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on You Tube this is the best recording of this aria

the period between 1950 and 1975 saw some of the finest opera singers that this world has seen and heard.

Franco was one of the greatest

@MGrB3hM1

you appear to have a problem with your keyboard !

at what point do they bring in a donkey?

@Tamar940

No e in crowd also no f in bananas

"go down for two dollars..."

sigh !!!

those were the days

i watched this prog for the first time on the night that Claire sang this quite difficult aria

to say that i was amazed that she did not go through is putting it mildly.

even van gough with one bloody lug ,ole would have voted for her instead of that goddam awful dog Cheryl Baker whoes claim to f...

i watched this prog the otherday

nothing has changed

i could not understand it back in 1968

and am no nearer now

so Mrs Lincoln other than that did you enjoy the play ?

my uncle joe had a pub on the pier

the rocketmen used to come into the pub after a hard day pulling their rockets!

"good as gold" uncle joe would say " but a bloody nuisance when pissed"

they caused no end of trouble ,so uncle joe sold the pub and bought a bar in Hiroshima for some peace and quie...

Eton chaps are quite sociable and would welcome a visitor to join in

not so at Harrow,you have to have a intrusive interview ,however this is carried out by the local RC priest so everything is above board

at Winchester the head has tried to ban dorm sports,this is because the prefects will insis...

@0.41 the engine 45690

i think this engine has been restored

i say.... The Queen talks back to her mummy !

whatever next one asks

Mary Poppins smacks child !!

the bagpipes are a martial instrument.

in times past they instilled a fighting spirit into the troops around them , and scared the bloody shit out of any who dared face them.

a couple of pipers and a platoon of scotlands finest let loose would sort them heathen ragtop vermen shit out in 20 min

@m...

i think the period between 1950 and 1975 saw some of the finest opera singers that graced stage and theatre

these days we dont seem to have the same calibre or magnetism that they exuded

this is not the best rendition of this classic

but

you dont see chests like that on skinny pop singers

years ago on most saturday nights in my local club , one of the village characters would get up on the stage , take his false teeth out ,put on a coppers helmet ,sing this song and bring the bloody house down with laughter!!

we laughted with him , not at him (even the miserable ones)

(sigh) the g...

for years i have enjoyed opera , and it is a delight that every now and again i come across something that is as sublime as it is is beautiful.

look behond the music

the poise and elegance that Te Kanawa has is absolutely divine

@ayank3891

the bagpipes play a big part in these occasions.

they are a martial instrument and played at the right time can either stir up sad emotions or on the battlefields of old scare the bloody shit out of anybody who dared face them.

a well placed piper and a gang of Glasgows finest would s...

poisonstinger

following your instructions i have just completed my first cube

so

from england i take my hat off and bow.

the period between 1950 and 1975 saw some of the finest opera singers.

these two were at the very top

at the moment we just dont seem to have the same calibre

the eyeflash birgit gives at 4.44 is just bloody stupendous !!!

this is an accecptable performance ....

however

anyone who wants to hear a better performance , pay a visit to Renata Tebaldi

and

anybody who compares Sarah Brightman,go and get yer hearing tested !

long live patty

although my favourite is LaVerne

a lovely post

lol i,m called aday

when i was born my dad came into hospital took one look at me and said to my mother " well love its time we called it a day"

this brings back happy memories

gran had been nagging me grandad about getting the sweep in to clean the chimney

i called in and grandad said "right you i have a job to do , give us a hand"

he had me holding a sheet over the fire front while he went onto the roof with a hen from his yard

i waited...