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"Life is like an opera"

by | 10:33 pm | Jun 8, 2007

Who, La Cieca asks, could disagree with this sentiment? Particularly when it is expressed so, well, expressively by the divine Jacqueline van Quaille in Tintin, the Musical (Kuifje de musical). The scene opens as Bianca Castafiore, the Milanese Nightingale, prepares to go onstage for a performance of Faust. She pauses a moment to read a telegram from Captain Haddock informing her of his adventures with Tintin and Snowy as they search for the Temple of the Sun.

La van Quaille may be heard elsewhere on YouTube singing Isolde in 1970!

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  • le cerf agile says:

    La Cieca, yet again you’ve made my day! Other than the rather square-jawed Tintin, the characters all look as as I remember them–Castafiore, Irma, Igor Wagner, even the condor. Thanks!

    on June 9, 2007 at 1:39 AM
  • JATM2063 says:

    Van Quaille on the youtube video is quite lovely. A beautiful voice in it’s prime.

    on June 9, 2007 at 5:02 PM
  • Dannyboy says:

    Does anyone remember the animated series on HBO? The voice of Bianca was provided by none other than the great Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester.

    on June 13, 2007 at 10:17 PM