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fierywoman

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5. It's true, I'm immensely lucky.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 17, 2019, 11:45 PM

Oct 2019

(I also got to play Carmen with Placido Domingo.) (I'm a violist.)
(When I lived in Venice (Italy) I had a Venetian housemate. I said something, she answered, "Che culo hai!!!" which means: you've got quite an ass. (which I always have had!) I was rather taken aback but she explained that it's slang for: how lucky you are. Which I definitely am.

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Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet, has died [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2019 OP

I saw her dance the "Cuban" Carmen in NY in the 70s -- fierywoman Oct 2019 #1

Oh, my gosh. You're the first one I've heard of who has seen her perform in person. Judi Lynn Oct 2019 #2

My goodness, I don't know what to say! fierywoman Oct 2019 #3

You are a lucky person to have been a witness to an actual Alonso performance! Judi Lynn Oct 2019 #4

It's true, I'm immensely lucky. fierywoman Oct 2019 #5

What an expression! Of course, so many U.S expression would seem bizarre elsewhere. Judi Lynn Oct 2019 #6

BTW thank you so much for the incredibly fascinating things you post. xoxo fierywoman Oct 2019 #7

BBC:Alicia Alonso: Legendary ballet dancer dies aged 98 Judi Lynn Oct 2019 #8

Cubans will never forget their ballerina Alicia Alonso Judi Lynn Oct 2019 #9