Archive for Jules Massenet
Pleurez mes yeux
Posted in Opera with tags Jules Massenet, Le Cid, Maria Callas, Pleurez mes Yeux on July 14, 2012 by telescoperO Superman
Posted in Music with tags Jules Massenet, Laurie Anderson, O Superman on February 17, 2011 by telescoperI dozed off on the train from Reading to Cardiff earlier on, and for some reason I had a small dreamette that included this track by the wonderful Laurie Anderson. It reached Number 2 in the UK singles charts in 1981, an amazing feat for such an offbeat track, especially one that lasts over eight minutes. I loved it at the time, while I was studying for the Cambridge Entrance Examinations, and only later discovered that it’s based on an aria from the Opera Le Cid by Jules Massenet. I don’t know why it popped into my head, but I thought I’d share it anyway…
