Saturday, June 20, 2015

Since we are still in Ramadan--best opera on interracial marriage

Since we are still in Ramadan--one of the most beautiful operas ever written--death scene from Verdi's I Lombardi--

A Christian women marries a Muslim Prince and her kinsmen Crusaders seek revenge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXrX6vE7P6k

Bookstores in Old Town Karkov, Poland. I will always remember my time there--1968-9.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/love-books-go-to-krakow-poland-literature-history?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us