Sunday, February 23, 2025

Much better--I can tell from the first few notes--Igmar Bergman movie The Magic Flute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufQxByt7dNM
Lovely Birdcatcher Papageno--
This is like a 12 out of 10,by a world famous director, staging and production of Mozart and Schikenedar's masterpiece, The Magic Flute.
I especially love "the walk through fire and water" near the end, which is like Tamino and Pamina going through Dante's Seven Layers of Hell--here only two.
Just beautiful, what more can I say.
Kyi May Kaung
2-23-2025

I have a copy of the Hall book--it's a very thick paperback-so--hard to read in one sitting and I prefer print books.

I have an almst identically thick compendium of writings in Ceylon/Sri Lanka--called The Sri Lanka Reader. I read a bit at a time as I need...