Dear Cath,

What did Rodolfo whisper in the ear
of Mimi when her eyes stole his heart in an instant?

ed i miei sogni usati
e i bei sogni miei,
tosto si dileguar!
Ma il furto non maccora,
poich vha preso stanza
la dolce speranza!

Now all past dreams have disappeared.
Beautiful dreams I'd cherished,
immediately vanished without a trace!
But the theft does not wound me deeply,
because, in their room they have
been replaced by sweet hope

La Boheme, by Giacomo Puccini, Act 1
Free samples, click link below
and scroll down to sample area

Above poem is in sample Disc 1, sample 8
Mimi's response and flirting, is in sample 9
and the moment they fall in love, sample 10

Samples of Rodolfo and Mimi [opens in new window]

Your "James" is beautifully masculine...this
sequence is probably the most intensely
masculine 'love moment' in Opera

Enjoy while texturing.

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