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A collection of the most beautiful, romantic, inspiring and relaxing music (a combination of classical masterpieces and movie soundtracks).

Secret Garden – Nocturne 0:00 – 1:07
Pietro Mascagni – Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana 1:08 – 2:05
Max Steiner – Theme from a ‘Summer Place’ (Percy Faith and His Orchestra) 2:06 – 2:49
Henry Mancini – Days of Wine and Roses 2:50 – 3:32
Tan Dun – For the world (From Jet Li – Hero) 3:33 – 4:11
Thomas Newman – Whisper of a Thrill (From Meet Joe Black) 4:12 -4:54
Claude Debussy – Clair de lune 4:55 – 5:45
Thomas Newman – Any Other Name 5:46 – 6:27
Edward Elgar – Salut d amour 6:28 – 7:22
Giacomo Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro 7:23 – 8:26
Glenn Miller – Moonlight Serenade 8:27 – 9:36
Franz Schubert – Ave Maria 9:37 – 10:31
Maksim – Claudine 10:32 – 11:47
Enya – Caribbean Blue 11:48 – 12:22
Michael Nyman – The heart asks Pleasure First/The Promise 12:23 -13:05
Gheorghe Zamfir – The lonely Shepard 13:06 – 14:08

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The first stop on our trip was Cleggett Wines, home of the world first white Cabernet Sauvignon (Shalistin). The story behind this grape is incredible and a highly recommended read here . I didn’t really know what to expect with a white Cab Sauv but it’s always exciting for me to try a new varietal. We tasted the 2003 and the 2011, and there was so much difference between them. It was amazing how well the years have aged the 2003, it had such a smoothness to it, I bought a whole case, which for a primarily red wine drinker is a big thing! I think the Cab Sauv came through enough for me to happily drink it in winter. The 2011 still had a lovely youth about it, a definite consideration when spring and the inevitable picnics start to roll around again. Both highly recommended purchases.

The next stop was Bremerton Wines, where we tried the tastings, with the stand out for me was the Tamblyn blend, I would say it was the Malbec that really helped me with this, it’s one of the varietals I can clearly taste, and the relative scarcity always puts it to the top of my list when I see it. I was a tad upset they had sold out of their straight Malbec so I was unable to try that, I’ll have to get in earlier to try the next vintage. The food was also excellent there, I had a vineyard soup for lunch, while Luke had a very delicious red wine and beef pie in a ramekin dish with delicious puff pasty top.

After this we attempted to get to another vineyard but the water over the roads limited that a bit, but we drove on to a familiar name, Bleasdale. Bleasdale were one of the earlier producers of Malbec, and the very helpful staff advised us that many visitors still come there due to this. So after this, the Malbec was first up to taste. We tried the Premium Malbec and the Second Innings Malbec, I preferred the Premium while Luke preferred the Second Innings, it’s always funny the tiny differences that make one wine better for one person over the other.

The last vineyard we visited was Rusticana Wines, they are known for producing some less common varietals, Zinfandel and Durif being two of the ones they make. The Zinfandel was the preferred wine for us with Luke and I both purchasing a bottle. I think the palate easily helped my imagination pairing it with a lovely tomato and olive based pasta.

After this vineyard we were also pointed towards seeing some of the oldest Cab Sauv vines in the world, this happening after the dreadful phylloxera wiped out a lot of the older vines in Europe. It was just incredible to see the knarled vines that were still producing fruit today!

All in all a great first visit to Langhorne Creek, and we’ll definitely be back again!

Here’s the opera itself:

*Disclaimer!*

I have a really good memory and this will act as a personal “diary” entry to remember this event. There may be some really specific details in here.(Nothing offensive, but a “What I ordered for dinner” type of thing.)

So, for Christmas of 2008, I opened a gift on Christmas eve. The gift was a small white box tied with a ribbon. Inside the box, was an index card written in alternating colors of crayon. On the card, it said “You are entitled to do one event in New York city with Mom or Dad” and that was bout it. Pretty open ended. At that time in my life, I really wasn’t totally into Broadway and I had seen most New York museums, and I thought there wasn’t anything else to do. I asked my mom what I should pick. She responded “We could go to the opera…”.

I had never been one of those kids plagued by stereotypes of classical music and I hadn’t been taught to hate it. So I replied “Yes”. This conversation happened a month or two after Christmas.

For the next few months, I harassed my mom to buy the tickets but she was kind of at a loss of what to see. We consulted my grandfather, who suggested Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci which was playing in the 2008-2009 season. My grandfather described Cavalleria to me as: “So there’s this lady and she’s kind of sexy and her husband is the coach driver of the village. The wife then falls in love with another man and leaves him so he gets angry and kills the poor guy.” Notice no mention of Santuzzza. So him and my mother debated over whether it was appropriate to take me to see it. After seven more seconds of deliberation, they decided yes, bought tickets for my mother, grandfather and I and we then waited for the performance. We bought dress circle tickets in row G for that April 10, 2009 performance. It was the last performance of the double bill that season. I was also Good Friday. When my mom asked if it was alright to see it on Good Friday, my grandfather replied “Well there’s a church.”

My ticket for that night!

So, when the day of the performance came, I got super clean, and climbed in the car with my mom. I had read the synopsis quite a few times and was ready to see everything happen. For some reason, I was nervous to see it. Like scary movie nervous. I still wonder why…

I remember driving down and asking my mom “Do they have popcorn and snacks there?”. She replied with “No, You want a mid-aria snack?”

We had made reservations at Arte Cafe, at the suggestion of my grandmother’s cousin who lived in that area of New York for a long time. We met my grandfather there, along with my aunt, uncle, their two fantastic boys and my aunt’s best friend. My grandfather had been at the hospital all day, as he was a doctor. I ordered gnocchi with butter and Parmesan and I had a Shirley Temple to drink. After dinner, we went to Magnolia Bakery to get cupcakes, even though I’m allergic to them. I didn’t eat any but everyone else did.

So after dinner, we split from the group and made our way down to Lincoln Center, which I thought was one huge theater at the time. We entered through the side and gave them our tickets. We got to our seats up in the family circle and settled in.A cast list is included below courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Archives.

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA {672}
Mascagni-Targioni-Tozzetti/Menasci

Santuzza…………….Ildikó Komlósi
Turiddu……………..José Cura
Lola………………..Ginger Costa-Jackson
Alfio……………….Alberto Mastromarino
Mamma Lucia………….Jane Bunnell
Peasant……………..Linda Mays

Conductor……………Pietro Rizzo

Production…………..Franco Zeffirelli
Stage Director……….David Kneuss
Designer…………….Franco Zeffirelli

Cura and Komlosi in Cavalleria Rusticana

The minute they started to pull up those spectacular chandeliers I was hooked on that place. The lights dinned and the curtain opened. Jose Cura started to sing as Turridu to which my grandfather audibly said “Not very good.” then fell into sleep. I didn’t know what was good and what was not at that time. I just remember enjoying it.

Then, Ildiko Komlosi ran onstage. Her dramatic intensity made her the star of the entire evening. I also remember Ginger Costa-Jackson as a wonderful Lola and the rest of the leads were all great, but at that time I had no idea what great was. I so clearly remember poor Santuzza being hurled on the ground time after time. I also remember her fainting at the fall of the curtain, which Tatiana Troyanos who sang Santuzza did not do when this production was on in 1978. Th thing I remember most, however is the spectacular Easter Chorus with the entire procession to the church. That was my Good Friday. Also, in the first scene when all the peasants meander about the piazza, one boy who carried two baskets of oranges on a pole, lost one of his oranges. He tried to keep composure as he frantically tried to keep his orange from falling down the massive steps. I remember turning to my mother in the middle and whispering, “So far, this woman has had a terrible Easter.” I hadn’t learned Italian yet, but I remembered some words and picked out all the “Andiamos”. I think the best thing that happened to me opera wise is that I went in thinking that there were no translations. I had no idea what “Met Titles” were, so I went in expecting to just listen and watch. This has really prepared me for the rest of the opera world. Here is a clip of Komlosi in the Easter Chorus. Unfortunately, she has never been as important a singer in the U.S. as she is in Europe, so her New York engagements seem sparse.

Also below, is a picture of the bows from that cast. I don’t know which night it was or who took it, but I found it on Ginger Costa-Jackson’s website.

Curtain Call for Cavalleria Rusticana. Date unknown.

During the intermission, we stayed in our seats until the next performance, Pagliacci. Below is another cast list:


PAGLIACCI {712}
Leoncavallo-Leoncavallo

Nedda……………….Nuccia Focile
Canio……………….José Cura
Tonio……………….Alberto Mastromarino
Silvio………………Christopher Maltman
Beppe……………….Tony Stevenson
Villager…………….Timothy Breese Miller
Villager…………….Jeffrey Mosher

Conductor……………Pietro Rizzo

Production…………..Franco Zeffirelli
Stage Director……….David Kneuss
Designer…………….Franco Zeffirelli

Pagliacci, also with Cura, was wonderful as well. I was so shocked that they had even changed the floor. When the opera starts, Tonio is supposed to step out in fromt of the curtain. I remember arguing with my mother over whether he would do it or not. He did. The cast was also with Nuccia Focile and Christopher Maltman. I clearly remember the scene with Focile and Mastromarino when Nedda threatened to whip Tonio for his advances and then Silvio and Nedda’s duet. After that, I remembered the table in their comedy that kept rising up and down, and Canio stabbing the Nedda and Silvio. Also fresh in my memories are Silvio’s position during Arlechino’s seranade. I actually hae no recollection of ‘Vesti la Giubba’. When Silvio ran to help Nedda-eventually getting himself killed- he ran up to Canio. When Canio stabbed him, Maltman fell back onto a bench, tiping it over and appearing to slam his head pretty badly on the ground. To this day, I still have no idea whether it was intentional or not. I’ll have to ask him sometime… Not that I know him…

Here is the final scene with Pavarotti. I think these are the most chilling final words in all of opera.

Afterwards, we had to run to get our car out of parking after the applause. On the way home, I ate a chocolate covered marshmallow Easter egg my mom brought for me because I wouldn’t be able to eat any sweets there. This is one of the best memories I will ever have. I’m happy to share it all with you.

What were your first experiences with opera? Tell me in the comments and thanks for reading!

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By Pietro Mascagni. Intermezzo de la ópera Cavalleria Rusticana. Orquesta del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Director: Riccardo Muti.

The Hotel Orlan… in Yatina, mid north South Australia.

Stopped by a new Pizza Place in Delray Beach yesterday for lunch.  Pizza Rusticana took the place of Gennaro’s pizza off Linton Blvd.  Please do not confuse this place with Pizza Rustica of Delray beach, they are separate.  The place was pretty empty and the decor stayed the same, including that ugly round pizza warmer they leave up on the counter, which does nothing more then cheapen the experience.  I orderd the 2 slice special which was well worth its price.  This pizza was actually decent, and I can see myself stopping over there from time to time when I am in the area.  The cheese was good and the crust was crisp.  The sauce wasn’t perfect, but was good enough to enjoy.  The biggest negative to me is that I had to have a waitress bring me the 2 slices and my soda, which I could have easily done myself.  I just do not understand why pizza places make you sit down and get served.  As you can see it is a big pet peeve I have, also a major problem to me at Nino’s Pizza in Boca Raton.  I am not that out of shape that I need someone to carry my pizza to me!  I give this a 5 out of 8 slices!!  Well worth the try!