Elegantly Dressed Wednesday: Gioachino Rossini
Anyone who dressed with the panache of Rossini, a man I admire for composing a rollocking Mass for two pianos and harmonium (which he sometimes described as the “last mortal sin of my old age”) deserves not only to be nominated for Elegantly Dressed Wednesday, but also to be accorded a sack load of respect.
“Gracious Lord,” he remarked in the preface of his manuscript, “forgive me the following comparison. Your twelve are also the apostles in Leonardo da Vinci’s famous fresco that is called The Last Supper. Who would have thought it possible! There are some among your disciples who sing wrong notes!! Be assured, my Lord, I swear that there be no Judas at my supper, and that my [disciples] will sing your praises in tune and with love.”
Chapeau!
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Ah, come on! Lovely.
Comment by Ms Baroque — 25th May, 2008 @ 8:16 pm