Matt song request tracks of my years

[maxine]

I like some classical music--George and I nloved James Last-the light classical ones-very easy to listen to. I guess George's favourite composer was Chopin, followed by Grieg.

As for opera, we also loved "Carmen" , with Maria Callas And Nicolai Gedda. George loved the voice of Maria Callas. We had Carmen as a cd, but also as a set of 4 lp records, which gave all the lyrics in both languages.

I still love the music from Carmen, very recognisable. I also liked it as the film "Carmen Jones"

Awww bless him Marian ......

[Gray]

Maxine

I am also a huge fan of classical music.
Sounds like you enjoy Opera very much.

Funny you have all mentioned Maria Callas, I was listening to her singing the Aria from La Wally on repeat-play yesterday.
Absolutely gorgeous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pkNpl-tZIw

[Christine Hampshire]

I knew Matt was going to be one of Frank Ifield's picks I saw it in the Radio Times last week was going to put it on the forum but never got round to it, it was a beautiful choice of Franks and lovely words about him as well.

[maxine]

Maxine

I am also a huge fan of classical music.
Sounds like you enjoy Opera very much.

Funny you have all mentioned Maria Callas, I was listening to her singing the Aria from La Wally on repeat-play yesterday.
Absolutely gorgeous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pkNpl-tZIw

Thank you for the link Gray ...wonderful voice and this link is from Tosca the Opera...she sings of how tormented she is when she kills Scarpio the baddie in Tosca...it's so moving as ive read the subtitles from the 1960s production ...( think it is on DVD or maybe some. More on youtube....) ...l will trawl through the you tube line up,at the weekend ...there is a great documentary that was on Sky arts 2 all about her ....they quite often repeat it ...she had quite a difficult life it seems ...and lost the love of Onassis to Jackie Kennedy...an amazing talent and I cant even remember how i first got to know about her ...Tosca is a really easy powerful opera to follow ....and madam butterfly ( miss Saigon musical based on this ..seeing 12 July ..and have done before in the 1990s ...

[Gray]

Wow, Maxine, where are you seeing Miss Saigon?

[maxine]

London Gray ....can't remember theatre! lots of trailers etc for it on the net ..... ...getting great reviews and has been revamped ....it's my birthday treat and taking eldest son and his girlfriend ( her dad used to work on the set many years ago but I think she was too young to see it the...he worked the special affect with the helicopter ...it is immensely moving ....lots of tears in the audience usually

[Gray]

How Wonderful, Maxine.
Please make sure you report back with your thoughts, I would be very interested to read them.

[mariana44]

I would love to see Miss Saigon again--and all the others ,come to that.

[maxine]

How Wonderful, Maxine.
Please make sure you report back with your thoughts, I would be very interested to read them.

Will do Gray ...

And Marian ....hope you get to see it too