Let's begin with music. Here is my favorite Christmas hymn, bar none. It is Ariel Ramirez's "Navidad in Verano," from his oratorio based on South American folk melodies. That angelic voice is the late GREAT Jose Carreras. It inspired a scene in Invisible Country, where a wounded war veteran finds his voice and sings again for the first time after suffering horrors. I suggest you log on to it and let it play in the background while you look at the pictures.
Potosi
Ornaments that show the Cerro Rico and the interior of the mine.
A children's chorus
Paraguay
The Government Palace got up for the holidays.
A banner of celebration
Buenos Aires
Two angles of the Plaza de Mayo
Calle Florida, where I placed the dress shop that figures in Blood Tango.
PAZ A TODOS LOS HOMBRES!
Annamaria - The Monday before Christmas
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Thank you! Listening to Jose Carreras again made this Monday special and brightened my spirits. Ah, opera.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you, loverofwords and of music. We have a lot in common! I wish you beautiful music in the New Year.
DeleteA VERY merry Christmas to you, AmA, and I wish all the best for you in the coming murders!
ReplyDeleteEvKa, I am working on the them. On paper, of course. All the best to you and yours! 2015 is the year we meet face to face!
DeleteLove the music, the singer-great memories-and a happy Christmas to you. thank you.
ReplyDeleteLil, so happy to oblige. Happy, happy Christmas to you. All the best in the New Year!
DeleteForget about going to Disneyland if I win the Super Bowl, I want to go down South America way! Thank you, Annamaria, and a very Merry Christmas. xo
ReplyDeleteJeff, it is magical down there. I highly recommend it. Make merry!
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