I've seen that opera - Wow! it's amazing.
I think all good music has an element of divine inspiration to it, so sure, I could see how that fits.
I'm trying to figure out what part of the story fits that Peter comparison - can you help me there?
2006-12-06 08:39:11
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answered by daisyk 6
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According to Wikipedia...here's the story of the writing of Pagliacci (not I Pagliatti as you have it)...Funny, it mentions nothing about Peter and Jesus. Where did you come up with that?
"Around 1890, when Cavalleria Rusticana premiered, Leoncavallo was a little-known composer. After seeing Cav's success, he decided to write a similar opera. It was to be one act long and composed in the verismo style. Most modern-day critics say that the libretto was inspired by an 1887 play of Catulle Mendès entitled La Femme de Tabarin. Leoncavallo was living in Paris at the time of the premiere, and it is likely that he saw the play.
However, Leoncavallo insisted that the plot of the opera was based on a true story he had witnessed as a child. He claimed that a servant had taken him to a commedia performance in which the events of the opera had actually occurred. He also claimed that his father, who was a judge, had led the criminal investigation, and that he had documents supporting these claims. None of this evidence has ever appeared, and most critics believe that Leoncavallo was trying to make the opera seem more realistic. Pagliacci was an instant success and it remains popular today. It contains one of opera's most famous and popular arias, Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba. (To perform! ... Put on the costume) Oh, and here is the translation of Nessun Dorma and it has nothing to do with Jesus either:
No one sleeps, no one sleeps...
Even you, o Princess,
In your cold room,
Watch the stars,
That tremble with love
And with hope.
But my secret is hidden within me;
My name no one shall know, no, no,
On your mouth I will speak it
When the light shines,
And my kiss will dissolve the silence
That makes you mine.
No one will know his name
And we must, alas, die.
Vanish, o night!
Set, stars!
At daybreak, I shall conquer!
2006-12-06 08:51:30
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answered by Anonymous
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I haven't heard that, and wouldn't believe it if I had. There is no such thing as a "holy spirit".
2006-12-06 08:36:32
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answered by Anonymous
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