NTT: That clue is useless!! 😠 But I agree with rainydaykeys about it being comical Italian. I think it's probably one of the 'big three' of early bel canto opera, so I'll just put them all in my basket: Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini.
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NTT: The only book that’s coming to mind for the hint is The Guns of August, but that doesn’t help me come up with an opera, so I may be barking up the wrong tree. Musically, I’d go with early Verdi or either Bellini or Donizetti.
Last week's NTT: maybe this is a little pedantic, but given the current geopolitical situation, it feels especially important to point out that while Khatchaturian was definitely Soviet, he probably would have objected to being called Russian, as the answer above (somewhat) implies. Rather, he was born in Georgia to an Armenian family.
And I think I have a fairly good idea what this week's NTT is, based on the clue.
Sounds like a comical Italian piece, possibly by Verdi, or Puccini. Three performances I have seen (and thoroughly enjoyed) includes Elixir of Love; Music by Gaetano Donizetti; Libretto by Felice Romani; also Tosca and La Traviata. I feel like I want to say I have most certainly heard this before, but I cannot recall. Most certainly not Handel (unless performed with different instrumentals).
NTT: That clue is useless!! 😠 But I agree with rainydaykeys about it being comical Italian. I think it's probably one of the 'big three' of early bel canto opera, so I'll just put them all in my basket: Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini.
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NTT: The only book that’s coming to mind for the hint is The Guns of August, but that doesn’t help me come up with an opera, so I may be barking up the wrong tree. Musically, I’d go with early Verdi or either Bellini or Donizetti.
Last week's NTT: maybe this is a little pedantic, but given the current geopolitical situation, it feels especially important to point out that while Khatchaturian was definitely Soviet, he probably would have objected to being called Russian, as the answer above (somewhat) implies. Rather, he was born in Georgia to an Armenian family.
And I think I have a fairly good idea what this week's NTT is, based on the clue.
Sounds like a comical Italian piece, possibly by Verdi, or Puccini. Three performances I have seen (and thoroughly enjoyed) includes Elixir of Love; Music by Gaetano Donizetti; Libretto by Felice Romani; also Tosca and La Traviata. I feel like I want to say I have most certainly heard this before, but I cannot recall. Most certainly not Handel (unless performed with different instrumentals).
My final guess is La Traviata.