tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592307094236206281.post4345396429663436272..comments2024-03-28T11:23:56.891+00:00Comments on Vraie fiction: An anecdote about The Phantom of the OperaGuillaumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12376749604845793465noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592307094236206281.post-63454619828445073082009-10-27T09:40:52.162+00:002009-10-27T09:40:52.162+00:00As many of Musicals lovers I LOVE the Phantom of t...As many of Musicals lovers I LOVE the Phantom of the Opera! It is my favourite ever... Last year I’ve been in NY & I tried to get my <a href="http://www.casatickets.com/phantom-of-the-opera-tickets/" rel="nofollow">ticket </a> …guess what everything was sold out that show how great the show is. Anyhow I end up getting it from a site through Casatickets.com. Next week I’m going to visit my sister and I just got some pretty good tix from the same place .So I'll be analyzing as well as enjoying the show.TaylorSwifthttp://www.casatickets.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592307094236206281.post-2411317770958299662009-10-21T17:17:57.519+01:002009-10-21T17:17:57.519+01:00Well, as almost all French speaking Quebeckers I a...Well, as almost all French speaking Quebeckers I am of French heritage, but that dates back from the XVIIIth century at the latest. From my mother's side I have Scottish and/or Irish blood, we are not quite sure. Almost all Quebeckers have some Irish blood. <br /><br />As for how I ended up in England, that is a long story that started ten years ago. It started because I wanted to study abroad and I have always been very Anglophile.Guillaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376749604845793465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592307094236206281.post-27940407585344558072009-10-20T19:29:50.503+01:002009-10-20T19:29:50.503+01:00So then your family is not of French heritage, but...So then your family is not of French heritage, but rather you are Canadian? But because you all lived in a French province of Canada, you just grew up speaking French? Obviously your parents must have spoken it too. But for some reason that seems strange to me that people who are not French by blood, would actually speak French instead of English if they are actually Canadian? Fascinating...ha!<br /><br />So how did you get to England to live and work? Did you travel a lot, or go overseas to go to University? And I am guessing that is where you met your wife and she is English? I am just amazed at how traveled you all are, and how you can speak different languages. <br /><br />I have a friend who lives in Italy, whose daughter just started high school, and she is taking English, Latin, French and eventually German. She loves languages and obviously that will be a big benefit to her when it comes time to seek out employment. We are required to take very little foreign language here in school and college. I took Spanish which is of great use here in the states, especially Florida. But I love Language too and wish I had been encouraged to take more like French and Italian. <br /><br />And I think it's fabulous that you can sing opera and aren't afraid to sing in front of an audience. I'm not a bad singer, but I am mortified to sing in front of anyone other than my husband and kids...ha!The Artful Gypsy aka Wendy the Very Good Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019178141482378287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592307094236206281.post-51958097877613119522009-10-20T19:28:45.585+01:002009-10-20T19:28:45.585+01:00I really enjoyed your post Guillaume.. such an enl...I really enjoyed your post Guillaume.. such an enlightening experience you had.. a memory that has lasted ......Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592307094236206281.post-52982471704885191522009-10-18T21:36:35.030+01:002009-10-18T21:36:35.030+01:00No, you are not nosy at all, and I will try to ans...No, you are not nosy at all, and I will try to answer as best as I can. Okay, so to answer your questions, or a few of them: I am Quebecker and a native French speaker, but not French, as I was not born in France and never lived there. And while my Italian pronunciation is pretty good (or so my Italian friends said), I have not, as far as I know, Italian blood. I am a teacher (or almost, or was, it is not clear) and never studied opera seriously, just as a hobby. It is one I miss sorely. I considered at a time doing acting professionnally, but then decided to stick to literature. I sing for fun, but to myself mainly, not to my wife, as she does not like opera. But I did sing in front of a public and I am not shy at all to do so. And I don't always like Italian operas (written by Italian composers), but love many operas in Italian, if that makes sense.Guillaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376749604845793465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592307094236206281.post-53227467314977429252009-10-17T05:05:34.161+01:002009-10-17T05:05:34.161+01:00Ahh...very interesting stuff here Guilluame. So h...Ahh...very interesting stuff here Guilluame. So help me to understand you better in case I have something wrong. You are French yes? Or are you Italian? But you lived and schooled in Canada (Montreal) and now reside and work in England with your wife, who is a vegetarian, although you are not! You are a teacher, but you have also been trained in opera singing? Do I have any of that correct? Or do I have it all mixed up? Do you ever sing for other people, like for a job, or just for fun for your wife? We have a chain Italian restaurant here called Romano's Macaroni Grill, and they hire wait staff who can sing very nice Opera to sing for the patrons and to sing Happy Birthday to guests on occasion. Do you enjoy singing in front of people, or are you shy with your singing?<br /><br />Gosh, I feel even worse now that I am not cultured enough in the art of Opera. I enjoy learning things about people, call me nosy if you want....but it's really just an insatiable curiosity to understand other people and to learn about how we differ and what makes them unique. Maybe it's my little way of virtually traveling to other places and meeting the people there, even though I haven't been able to literally travel there. Guess that's why I love the internet so much. :o)The Artful Gypsy aka Wendy the Very Good Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019178141482378287noreply@blogger.com