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Might actually be cooler if we knew what they were singing?
Christine wrote: "I have plans this summer"I actually DO have plans this summer. We are going to a wedding in a California (near Sacramento) in June and then we are also going to drive to Portland (Oregon) in mid-July to see an opera.
Yeah tell me about it but I would laugh so hard watching that video of them singing lol
That’s very cool and I hope you have a great time at the wedding and that’s cool that your going to see an opera and on July 12th i’m going to a Shania Twain concert and on July 21st i’m going on vacation and on June 21st i’m going on vacation
Christine wrote: "That’s very cool and I hope you have a great time at the wedding and that’s cool that your going to see an opera and on July 12th i’m going to a Shania Twain concert and on July 21st i’m going on v..."Very cool. I'm looking forward to it. Little worried about my dog. She has to be boarded and she's just turned 19!
Very cool is right and i’m glad your looking forward to the wedding and that stinks about the dog
Kirsten wrote: "Christine wrote: "I have plans this summer"I actually DO have plans this summer. We are going to a wedding in a California (near Sacramento) in June and then we are also going to drive to Portlan..."
That's a long drive to an opera. Must be good !
Not that long. I live in eastern Washington State. So, I have to go to either Seattle (Washington) or Portland (Oregon) to see an opera. Every year for my birthday I pick an opera to see. This year Seattle had a good lineup (Porgy & Bess, Aida, Carmen), but when I saw that Portland was putting on La Cenerentola (Cinderella) I couldn't refuse.
Composed by Rossini, it is my favorite opera. I've never seen it live and I just love the music. It is a very happy and joyful opera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXZn1...
I’ve never been to an opera before
My dad loved opera and we used to watch the Met when they were on PBS or he would order operas from Amazon. I miss him dreadfully. (He died from throat cancer in 2013.)Opera is like theater with music. Some of them have downright strange plots.
i can only seem to get into the operas that are in English - the others - just don't do it for me. Phantom of the Opera - Awesome!
Aww Kirsten i’m sorry that your dad died from throat cancer
Kirsten wrote: "Not that long. I live in eastern Washington State. So, I have to go to either Seattle (Washington) or Portland (Oregon) to see an opera. Every year for my birthday I pick an opera to see. This ye..."
I think we talked about your love of opera when I read Bel Canto. I"m with Sandy, but most foreign operas (which is not many to be sure) have subtitles otherwise I'd go mad! I flipped through the video and it looked like it had humorous bits-the mustached guy singing a fast clipped pace
Christine wrote: "I’ve never been to an opera before"i HAVE. iT'S KIDA FUN. oF COURSE, i WAS IN THIRD GRADE AT THE TIME... . And my teacher took me to see it. Community theater style production.
Sorry. Accidentally put the caps lock on.
The opera I saw was Gian Carlo Menotti's English language Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors.
Despite it's title, The Phantom of the Opera, is NOT an opera. It's simply a musical. https://dallasopera.org/learn/opera101/
Oh that’s cool and it’s ok and I love going to plays Kirsten who’s wedding are you going to?
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A great day for the UK and of course Duke And Duchess of Sussex.
New titles, and a lovely day in Windsor...
Hope you are all enjoying warmer weather now. (It seems Spring skipped the Midwest!) Just had to check in with the most enjoyable Goodreads Group. Despite avoiding social media while I attempt the completion of my latest book, I find that after losing two very close friends over the last few months, I can't seem to find the motivation. So . . . just popped in to say hello. I've missed you all. Have a great summer!
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Hey Thriller fans! We have a couple of people who are interested in doing BookPals this summer. If you are interested, there is a thread under BookPals to sign up. I hope we can get enough people to get this started back up again.**That is summer here in the Northern Hemisphere** June, July, & August
It feels like early summer already here in Belleville, D.B.
June 1 and graduations have started. I sat outside in a grad ceremony - got sunburned an very hot. What happened to spring is right!!! not that I am complaining exactly after the cold cold winter we had. I felt great but really really amazingly hot.
My beautiful Goddaughter and niece from highschool. A very talented your lady going on to an art school. I really believe she has some significant talent.
Good luck to her in art school.... what medium is she interested in?? I've always wished I was more artistic.
That's a good question - she won an award for visual media.
Anybody else here participating in the Reading Challenge having trouble getting their finished books to show up in the count towards their personal goal of books read for the year?
My page updates on books I am reading, as well as date finished are not sticking. They are apparently having issues again.
I’m doing my reading challenge and it’s working fine for me
I haven't had an issue since I switched to Chrome for goodreads.
It probably depends where you live. I'm still having issues.
I’m surprised some people are having issues with the reading challenge
Janet wrote: "Good to see you D. B. and sorry about your losses too. Hope you find the motivation to carry on writing. We're always here for a chat when you need."Thanks, Janet. And that's why I love this group.
Amber wrote: "It feels like early summer already here in Belleville, D.B."Seems to be that way in many places! Of course, spring is my favorite season.
I can't use Chrome and still listen to my YouTube playlists, they aren't compatible, so switching browsers wouldn't work for me. Re: the suggestion I switch browswers if my problems with my reading challenge weren't fixed.
Hey all. Hope ya'll have a great day of reading for pleasure. Sorry I've been MIA here. Just been busy reading and moderating my own book club on here and stuff. Going to be reading some later tonight after I get back from a Free Christian concert in town later. I hope everyone has a great day of reading and everything. BTW, did ya'll get that weird spam notification Goodreads sent everyone? I had to block the person they advertised cuz it was an advertisement for an author's book club and book.
D.B. i thought A.J. Finn was a female writer and Amber I hope everything is going good with you
Hey Christine, its great. Just thought that spam notification from goodreads today was weird. But am just keeping busy running RFP and reading and stuff.Installed my new dvd player I got for my room all by myself and stuff too.
Oh cool and i’ve been busy with babysitting and the following Thursday i’m going on a mini vacation with my parents and I’m getting a new van soon
Awesome Christine hope you have a fun mini vacation and good luck getting the van and stuff too.
Aww thanks and I’m getting so excited for both of those things and June 28th i’m going to be watching the fireworks with my mom and someone else’s house and on July 12th i’m going to a concert
Christine wrote: "D.B. i thought A.J. Finn was a female writer and Amber I hope everything is going good with you"And I thought I was the only one! Enjoy the fireworks and the concert!
Nope I thought the same thing lol and I will
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The band is called Hanggai and they're from Mongolia.