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2016 Postmortem

The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. It would certainly make more sense for Trump to curry more favor with BFF Putin

Reply to pangaia (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2016, 06:49 PM

Dec 2016

to hire a Russian tenor rather than an Italian one (regardless of their relative skills), since Berlusconi is no longer the PM of Italy. As far as tenors go, I'm rather partial to this one:

But he's Danish and they are a bunch of socialists.

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HERE IS what a REAL tenor sounds like!!! [View all] pangaia Dec 2016 OP

It would certainly make more sense for Trump to curry more favor with BFF Putin The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #1

Yes, stunning.. Even reminds me just a little of Fritz Wunderlich. pangaia Dec 2016 #4

Fritz Wunderlich was magnificent (the name is perfect). The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #6

Just stunning.. pangaia Dec 2016 #7

Fischer-Dieskau... sigh... The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #8

With Gerald Moore. pangaia Dec 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Burch Dec 2016 #2

and Russian Basso Profundo! elleng Dec 2016 #3

Russian men must have hugh balls !! :)) pangaia Dec 2016 #5

OK I can't resist.. While on the Alexandrov Ensemble.. pangaia Dec 2016 #10

That was.... different. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #11

Pretty cool, eh??? pangaia Dec 2016 #12

It's a rather odd presentation, but quite well done. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #13