March 2012
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Happy thoughts, happy thoughts...
Remember when Colin won? I stayed up late so I could freak out properly on Tumblr. I was younger and my Blog was rubbish. (Can’t say the quality has improved but now it’s certainly prettier).
I remember I went back and forth between Tumblr and Facebook, where I was exchanging giggles with my English Literature teacher over His Majesty’s loveliness:
King Colin the...
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Unexpected emotions coming through!
Okay, so, I was reading my dash - Sorry, I should rephrase that: I was swimming in a pool of Oscar tears (both of happiness and woe) and I couldn’t help but feeling a bit - more than a bit - disappointed.
I don’t want to dwell on the matter any longer, I’m just going to say, the day Gary Oldman wins an Oscar I will be gloating, laughing and probably dancing. His performances...
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GARY OLDMAN YOU GET ALL THE AWARDS IN MY HEART.
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I always find myself watching "Le Nozze di Figaro"...
marinold:
I regret nothing.
This is happening to me too often! I have a final coming up and all I will be able to do is a very pitiable rendition of “Non so più”… which technically would be correct since my books are being left untouched!
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The Metropolitan Opera House - Season 2012-13 →
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What did I do today? Oh, nothing. Just had an...
… like it’s nobody’s business.
Yeah.
*fangirling becoming more and more evident: little eye twitch, unadulterated joy*
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For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope...
– F. Scott Fitzgerald (via demycrawley)
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Now that the opera fandom is arising... could I...
… where Giovanni comes to steal away Susanna and The Countess, causing Figaro and the Count to form an unlikely alliance. Meanwhile, Leporello begins to fall for Cherubino, finding in him a strange beauty, getting confused with all these new feelings, while trying to catch up with his master’s plans?
Pretty please? ;)
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Watching "Le Nozze di Figaro" (Wein 2001)
I can’t handle Keenlyside’s Count. I CAN’T EVEN WITH YOU, SIMON!
I love everything in this production! Especially Almaviva.
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I wish operas had fandom.
iron-king-of-winter:
So we could make angsty gifs and funny gifs and Team Aida vs Team Amneris shipping wars and write slash because certain tenor/baritone pairings scream for it and spam everything with “Leonora, Y U NO LOVE THE COUNT”, and Hipster Loge (Human form? Too mainstream, going back to elemental fire.), and crossovers with everything and stuff.
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