"14 Passion for Opera Aria (EMI Classics) 1994
I heard 'Nessun Dorma' in the kitchen at Coppola's with Raul Julia one night, and it changed my life, that particular Aria. I had never heard it. He asked me if I had ever heard it, and I said no, and he was like, as if I said I've never had spaghetti and meatballs - 'Oh My God, Oh My God!' - and he grabbed me and he brought me into the jukebox (there was a jukebox in the kitchen) and he put that on and he just kind of left me there. It was like giving a cigar to a five-year old. I turned blue, and I cried."
Upon reading this I instantly reached for my iPod and found Jose Carreras singing this. It is utter bliss.
Vincero!
ReplyDeleteNessun Dorma special song for many in the world... including those people who performed it in a large competition about a decade ago. And isn't it intriguing that "Vincero" translates to "I shall win!" Destiny - because we won the competition.
Bravo. I hope more people reach for this song wherever they can find it.