Chill Bump Inducing
Category: Music... TV & Radio...
Posted Sunday, June 17, 2007 at 10:35 PM [GMT-6]

Update: Deborah (whose absence from the blogosphere has only one acceptable excuse, which is that she's focused on writing a novel – and if that's not the case, then we demand some new Glove Box Stories, toot sweet) tells me that the man in the video linked below is singing the Nessun Dorma from Puccini's "Turandot," one of her favorite operas. She provides a helpful link to a translation and exposition of that aria. While I'm impressed with her knowledge and passion for this art form – and I love having opera-lovers for readers; it makes me feel less low-rent – for me, this video is not really about the opera. The guy could be singing the back of a Cheerios box and still deserve a standing ovation. Although I'll confess that his performance is made more meaningful because of his choice of material. He's obviously in it for the love of the music, and not for the commercial potential.

Jimmy posted a link to the short version of the following video. It speaks for itself.

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All I can say is WOW!

Posted by: Paula at June 17, 2007 11:34 PM

I love the moment when you hear the roar of the crowd and see a bunch of them jumping to their feet. Tremendous.

Posted by: Jim at June 18, 2007 04:49 AM

I think the fact that he tackled a well-known operatic aria - and that the Idol crowd enjoyed it - is significant ..... one of the reasons I don't watch the show is that so many of the contestants might as well be "singing the back of a Cheerios box" ..... it's that insipid.

Another benefit to Deborah's input - and Potts' performance! - is that it may open more ears to at least some opera ..... maybe we'll never develop the interest to sit through an entire opera ..... but there are plenty of 'greatest hits' albums out there by Pavarotti, Norman and the rest, that feature wonderful little snippets like Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" or "Un bel di, vedremo" , Bizet's "Habanera" or (my personal favorite) Catalani's "Ebben? Ne andro lontano."

Posted by: Jeff at June 18, 2007 07:07 PM
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