Yes, here is something very rebloggable, from my electronic ally, Yalensis. I wonder if I can find a good video, subtitled, of this opera “bluebeard’s castle.”
A big theme of my own writing is people’s compulsion to self destruct under the influence of psychopaths.
I await the second half of this, probably reblog it as well.
KÉKSZAKÁLLÚ Legyen csukva a két ajtó. Téljen dallal az én váram. Gyere, gyere, csókra várlak! JUDIT Nyissad ki még a két ajtót. KÉKSZAKÁLLÚ Judit, Judit, csókra várlak. Gyere, várlak. Judit várlak! JUDIT Nyissad ki még a két ajtót. ------------------------------------------------------------- BLUEBEARD: Keep the two doors closed. Let my castle sing in winter. Come come, I'm waiting for a kiss! JUDITH Open it again the two doors. BLUEBEARD Judit, Judit, I'm waiting for a kiss. Come, I am waiting for you. I'm waiting for you Judith! JUDITH Open the other two doors.
(Béla Bartók, “Bluebeard’s Castle”)
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Bartók’s brilliant opera tells the story of a beautiful but over-curious gal who fell for the wrong guy. For whatever reason: She coveted his castle and wealth; perhaps truly loved him; or was just obsessively…
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[…] Over the weekend I had another interesting discussion, this one about an opera. Yalensis put out something about an opera he likes. He connected it with the behavior of the European leadership. I rarely reblog stuff but I reblogged this. […]
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