"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.
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Vincero!
Nessun 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.
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