The beautiful fairy princess artwork on this blog was hand-painted by Kelfae Flowers and based on a photo of myself. Lucky me! She's a wonderful artist - please click the image to visit her page.
"Oh! quante volte" is a lyric coloratura aria from the first act of the Italian opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" by Vincenzo Bellini, and is performed by the character Giulietta: the daughter of Capellio, and lover of Romeo. The scene is set on Giulietta's balcony in the palace of Capulet, Verona, Italy, in the fifteenth century; Giulietta is longing for Romeo to come and see her; she wishes to see his silhouette in the light of the day, and hear his sigh, which reminds her of the breeze. The opera is based on an opera by Nicola Vaccai, Giulietta e Romeo, which was based on the play by English playwright, William Shakespeare.
Pamela Andrews is a Tasmanian-born lyric soprano and a recent Master's graduate of the Australian National University. Pamela is currently studying with soprano Louise Page (Canberra), having previously studied under Jane Edwards and Marilyn Smith (Hobart). Read more about Pamela at http://www.sopranopamela.com
Alan Hicks is a graduate of Newcastle Conservatorium of Music (DSCM piano and flute) and the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester (Diploma in Professional Performance with distinction). Alan is currently Head of Voice at the Australian National University. Read
Filmed and recorded in Llewellyn Hall, Canberra, by the Australian National University, November 2010, on behalf of Pamela Andrews. Edited for YouTube by Joseph Restubog.
The magnificent trumpet aria, "Let the Bright Seraphim", occurs at the end of Händel's oratorio, Samson (HWV 57), and is a joyous, uplifting aria set directly after a funeral march. Interestingly, it was not the original ending to the work, and was added by Händel some twelve months after he had originally declared the work to be finished. The character of Manoah calls upon the Israelites to cease their mourning for Samson, which is followed thus by the trumpet aria. Sadly, we were not able to find a trumpeter for this performance. The trumpet part is instead written into the piano arrangement.
Pamela Andrews is a Tasmanian-born lyric soprano and a recent Master's graduate of the Australian National University. Pamela is currently studying with soprano Louise Page (Canberra), having previously studied under Jane Edwards and Marilyn Smith (Hobart). Read more about Pamela at http://www.sopranopamela.com
Alan Hicks is a graduate of Newcastle Conservatorium of Music (DSCM piano and flute) and the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester (Diploma in Professional Performance with distinction). Alan is currently Head of Voice at the Australian National University. Read more about pianist Alan Hicks at http://music.anu.edu.au/academic-staff/Alan-Hicks
So I'm not going to bore you with resolutions for the new year, as I sit here chewing on a few Jaffas (from the 1kg bag of Jaffas I bought - and *obviously* needed). I won't talk about how I'm going to lose weight this year, or finally get a real job -- I'm going to write some lists.
Good Things About 2010
Joseph Restubog
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Master of Music degree
ANU School of Music
Dido & Aeneas
Embassy performances
Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food
Pippa, Lucinda & Julia and new friends
Cassie Clare's The Mortal Instruments
Atkins diet (total of 21kg lost so far whilst dieting)
Cream
The Pervy Council
Miranda, Nurse Jackie, Merlin and Jeeves & Wooster
Bad Things About 2010
Missing my family and friends
Being a poor student again
Customers
Great Things Predicted for 2011
Joseph Restubog!
Earning money
Riding a bicycle
Passport
Pelee Island
Philadelphia
New York City
National anthems
*Possibly not comprehensive lists, but summations.
May the adventures continue. Hope your 2011 brings you lovely things!