Meanwhile, down in the pub below the gadget, a celebration takes place.
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From the looks on the faces of the judges, it looks as if Connie has made them see a bit of the lux perpetua.
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Rivals meet in the hallway outside. Someone needs to take better charge of scheduling these things.
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A little espionage goes on while Connie continues with Musetta’s waltz.
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Meanwhile, Connie Morton seems to be getting vocally formidable (though one always sounds better in the shower).
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For those among you who haven’t been to the opera in a while, she’s singing “Quando me’n vo'” from Puccini’s La bohème. And if you’re curious about what it’s like for real, here is a clip of one of my childhood opera crushes Lucia Popp singing it in a production at La Scala in 1979.
The midwinter cold is the bane of so many college existences.
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