This post is about spiritual despair, sorrow, sadness, and emptiness that can arise in the life of a Christian. And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul (1 Samuel 18:2). The LORD had departed from Saul, and we can read about…
This writing will be in five parts; this is part three where we will cover Don Giovanni and the Commendatore, and the concept of the reprobate who will never repent nor have any fear of God. We have already covered Don Giovanni rather extensively in the two first parts, but…
This writing will be in five parts; this is part two where we will cover Donna Elvira, Zerlina, and Masetto in the opera Don Giovanni. I have great fondness for the character of Donna Elvira. She is a scorned woman, she is a deceived woman, she is a very hurt…
This writing will be in five parts; this is part one where we will cover Leporello, Donna Anna, and Don Ottavio in the opera Don Giovanni. Then we will continue with Le Nozze di Figaro and Così fan tutte, these will be one-parters. There are some repetitions in this text.
So I have continued to explore the world of opera. I have discovered a few things, let me state these things. I have always loved Jussi Björling and as a swede, I am also proud of him. He is a one of the greatest tenors, one of the best many…
I have been thinking a lot about repentance these last days being immersed in the opera La Traviata (I did a little writing about it which you can find here). La Traviata is very much a drama about sin and redemption, about the power of love, but also how hard…