february -- the puccini month

i just realized, that boheme, butterfly and tosca...all debuted in february -- i wonder why

for the record, boheme debuted in 1896, with arturo toscanini, wielding the baton, in turin; butterfly, in 1904 -- milan; and tosca, in 1900, in turin

well, it's obvious, from the dates, that he's an olympian -- belongs with the gods...on mount olympus

toscanini...leading rehearsal of traviata

for the last three days, i've been listening in the car to this cd i recently picked up at a library sale

it's shot up...to one of my all-time favorites

here's the first track -- 'coro di zingarelle'

it's such a delight...hearing the maestro...sing...hum...feel...cajole his way...through the piece, as he leads the orchestra -- the nbc symphony orchestra, in 1946 -- makes the masterpiece, so much more thrilling -- makes it soar...even more -- enhances my appreciation...many fold

here's 'di sprezzo degno' -- may not be...from the same cd -- doesn't match, exactly, the tracks on my cd