Remembering a great singer

Kathleen Ferrier was born 100 years ago today and died, far too young, on October 8, 1953. There are so many songs and arias to choose from. Here she is singing Where'er You Walk from Handel's Semele:

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I've been trying to have a life and that little undertaking is coming to an end as Parliament returns and I shall be paying more attention to what goes on there, not forgetting the curious development in relationship between the EU and Switzerland. There is a longish posting about Russia in the works. But in the meantime, here is something to cheer everyone: Frank Sinatra and Dinah Shore singing a medley.



Enjoy! Back to work tomorrow.

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Here is a wonderful clip from Deanna Durbin's first full-length film, Three Smart Girls, singing Arditi's Il Bacio, as being the best way of getting herself out of a legal problem.