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The hits just keep on coming

fleming_dark_hope… and the hope gets darker and darker as La Scoopenda performs Leonard Cohen‘s “Hallelujah.”

Also on the program: a live(ish) version of “Endlessly” that includes (Herr Gott in Himmel!) a little headbanging during the bridge.

89 comments

  • ilpenedelmiocor says:

    OK, *what* is she wearing?

  • Florence Quartavodka says:

    I think La Scoopenda should record NORMA with Rufus Wainwright as Pollione, Antony (sans Johnsons) as Adalgisa, and, naturally, Leonard Cohen as Oroveso. Moby conducts.

  • Nerva Nelli says:

    “Ms. Fleming, for all her success, has drawn tough criticism from a segment of opera buffs who find her singing mannered and fussy. “Dark Hope” will surely rile them further.”

    Guess who? Cieca, I think Tony Y. may be your most assiduous reader!

  • Nerva Nelli says:

    T. that is