This is a beautiful aria I finally looked up on YouTube. I say finally because I first heard it in Flower Flour, my family’s neighborhood bakery (in Willow Glen, CA). The last weekend I was in San Jose I heard them playing this aria in the back-room of the shop. I asked them what it was and they kindly look it up, because they rock. Flower Flour is one of the most skillfully innovative non-technical businesses I have encountered. It is the partnership between a husband and wife, one of whom creates beautiful flower arrangements and the other delicious baked goods the name makes sense now, doesn’t it?).
Anyway, back to the aria. What I love about this video, is how innovative it is. Most classical music videos are staid, conservative or over-sentimental. I love the edgy approach to what could just be another sappy aria. It’s a fascinating approach–especially when viewed against the boring Renee Fleming videos.
Inspirational Quote
The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty. – Eugene McCarthy
