Tristan and Isolde

I'm listening to "Mild Und Leise" in preparation for my class on the first two extended treatments of the Tristan legend today (one in which I am being taught...still teaching Richard III.  :-)  )

O Wagner!  What would we do without you.

Tristan and Isolde

I'm listening to "Mild Und Leise" in preparation for my class on the first two extended treatments of the Tristan legend today (one in which I am being taught...still teaching Richard III.  :-)  )

O Wagner!  What would we do without you.

Of the Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles

This is my favorite poem from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

I have no idea why, but I was suddenly inspired to record it this morning.  Arthur was inspired to give a practical demonstration just when I was beginning, so I left it in...

On another side note, my mother owns a pollicle--Tess the Westie.  And can I say THIS POEM IS TRUE. 

:-)

Me reading the poem out loud in (sadly) not-a-British-accent. I don't even try except between the hours of 12 and 5 am. Also a surprise cameo from Arthur!

Here is the text of the poem:

( T.S. Eliot's awesomeness beneath the cut )

Of the Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles

This is my favorite poem from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

I have no idea why, but I was suddenly inspired to record it this morning.  Arthur was inspired to give a practical demonstration just when I was beginning, so I left it in...

On another side note, my mother owns a pollicle--Tess the Westie.  And can I say THIS POEM IS TRUE. 

:-)

Me reading the poem out loud in (sadly) not-a-British-accent. I don't even try except between the hours of 12 and 5 am. Also a surprise cameo from Arthur!

Here is the text of the poem:

( T.S. Eliot's awesomeness beneath the cut )

Today is a good day, I think...

I was up really, really early.  We won't even talk about that.

But by the time I was getting ready to go to school, I was in a rare mood.  I randomly recorded "The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles."  I sang Ridi Pagliaccio!  in my loud silly opera voice when I was taking  Arthur to the bathroom...and a neighbor was right outside.  That was embarrassing.  Oh well.

Then in class ALL MY STUDENTS SPOKE!  We were discussing the fact that the final speeches of the (bzillions of) people who are killed in Richard III are all cut out of Ian McKellan's adaptation.  Well, half of the class thought that the speeches in the text emphasize that the characters learned nothing, and half thought the speeches emphasized that they learned something.  I am definitely on the side of the latter, but the arguement for the other side wasn't bad.  And they all got so excited talking about it.  I am still riding the high from that.

(Of course, this means Friday's class is bound to be dismal...but leave Friday till it comes.)

Then class with THE BEST PROFESSOR EVER (only four students.  I LOVE SMALL CLASSES) was great as ever. 

Then I had my first voice lesson of the semester.  I know today was a good day because my voice lesson was the worst part of it.  And while it was a bit tough (haven't sung seriously in a month; Purcell's "The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation" is currently my favorite song to sing, but it is also seven and a half minutes of not-walk-in-the-park singing.  :-)  ) it was still great to be back! 

I leave you with a link to not-me singing "The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation."  Because it is a beautiful song:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eN-tvmXkNY

PS:  Any Irving Berlin song suggestions?  I'm to find one or two so I can have something "more croony" to sing (pushing too hard is one of my big problems...)  and the only one that comes to mind is "Love, you didn't do Right by me."  

Today is a good day, I think...

I was up really, really early.  We won't even talk about that.

But by the time I was getting ready to go to school, I was in a rare mood.  I randomly recorded "The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles."  I sang Ridi Pagliaccio!  in my loud silly opera voice when I was taking  Arthur to the bathroom...and a neighbor was right outside.  That was embarrassing.  Oh well.

Then in class ALL MY STUDENTS SPOKE!  We were discussing the fact that the final speeches of the (bzillions of) people who are killed in Richard III are all cut out of Ian McKellan's adaptation.  Well, half of the class thought that the speeches in the text emphasize that the characters learned nothing, and half thought the speeches emphasized that they learned something.  I am definitely on the side of the latter, but the arguement for the other side wasn't bad.  And they all got so excited talking about it.  I am still riding the high from that.

(Of course, this means Friday's class is bound to be dismal...but leave Friday till it comes.)

Then class with THE BEST PROFESSOR EVER (only four students.  I LOVE SMALL CLASSES) was great as ever. 

Then I had my first voice lesson of the semester.  I know today was a good day because my voice lesson was the worst part of it.  And while it was a bit tough (haven't sung seriously in a month; Purcell's "The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation" is currently my favorite song to sing, but it is also seven and a half minutes of not-walk-in-the-park singing.  :-)  ) it was still great to be back! 

I leave you with a link to not-me singing "The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation."  Because it is a beautiful song:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eN-tvmXkNY

PS:  Any Irving Berlin song suggestions?  I'm to find one or two so I can have something "more croony" to sing (pushing too hard is one of my big problems...)  and the only one that comes to mind is "Love, you didn't do Right by me."