"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

22 December 2016

Happy birthday, Puccini.


Giacomo Puccini was born on this day in 1858.

Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man's faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.

Giacomo Puccini

La Bohème performed by the Milan La Scala Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Herbert von Karajan ...

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