what a tremendous 'di provenza': renato bruson

over dinner, yesterday, after the butterfly in pittsburgh, my opera buddy sheila shared that verdi was disowned (or the like) by his father, which made me think...that's the source for this song -- the source for the sentiment...behind the song

nucci...at the piano: di provenza

singing...one of my favorites -- i intend to learn this,...real soon -- at the top of my list