The Art of Listening

A celebration in opera (mostly) of romance:

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And what could be more romantic than the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet?

Berlioz:

Tchaikovsky:

Prokofiev:

… and, from Bernstein, the balcony fire escape scene:

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But it’s not just the star-crossed lovers where boy meets girl, there’s, for instance, la vie de bohème in Paris (courtesy of Puccini):

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Or another way to get the girl is to win a prize in the local Nuremburg singing competition:

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Or maybe you can just resort to magic!

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However and whenever it happens, it’s a good excuse for throwing one hell of a party!

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Pontarddulais!