A belated Happy Birthday from me too.
We value you as yourself, and would not wish you to be 80 years old and that
much nearer the final cadence.
But, given those operas, what language would you want them sung in? The
language of the original libretto, or the language of the country where
they're being performed?
best joanna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Wolman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: Prose snap--Wanting to Be Giuseppe Verdi
> Alison Croggon wrote:
>
>>Happy birthday, Ken! Have a good one. Who wants to be Verdi anyway?
>>
>>
> I don't particularly wish to be Verdi. I just wish to be 80 years old
> and be able to compose _Falstaff_, and opera that sounds like it came
> from the mind of a man of 35.
>
> Ken
>
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