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The English Patient Soundtrack - Ending Theme
Lebanese composer Gabriel Yared's score is brim full with wistful romantic love melodies which seem to have a life of their own, spanning time across the film's flashbacks. Against the musical accompaniment, some of these scenes have a serene beauty oblivious to the war being waged elsewhere. Set during the Second World War, this epic romance tells the story of a mysterious Englishman found badly burned in the Sahara. His nurse transports him across Europe taking him to a deserted Monastery...
Posted 12 January 2009 09:46 AM by charlotte | with no comments
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Sogno - Andrea Bocelli / 2008
Operatic tenor Andrea Bocelli has recorded four complete operas, has sold forty-five million albums worldwide, most of them in his trademark popular classical style and the shelves at his home in Pisa, Italy are groaning with music industry awards. He was born with congenital glaucoma, and was blinded at the age of 12 by a brain hemorrhage, which he suffered when hit on the head playing football. As a child he played the church organ and at the age of 12 he won his first award - the Margherita d'Oro...
Posted 30 September 2008 09:41 AM by charlotte | with no comments
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Operatic Rock Diva PATRIZIA sings Puccini "Vissi D'arte"
Born in Abruzzo, Italy and raised in Thunder Bay, Patrizia moved to Toronto to pursue her musical dreams. As a teen she sang and explored various artistic mediums and later composed and performed rock music. Never fond of opera, Patrizia was inspired by a recording of Maria Callas and instinctively knew she had the potential to sing opera. Driven by a newfound passion for opera, Patrizia studied and trained with renowned soprano Stephanie Bogle, music coaches Stuart Hamilton and John Hess, and conductors...
Posted 29 September 2008 05:30 PM by charlotte | with no comments
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