Well, I recorded the Alagna video clips from the television with a Leica C-LUX, and they are like 600+ MB, so what you see currently on YouTube is a capture of that Leica video, captured playing on an imac with a Sony cameraphone. It's pretty weak...
...but that's about all that the technical department of Opera Chic can manage right now.
I'll update as necesary, but see that some of you have managed to seed the entire interview via hosting services. Sooooo, go for it! brb tia.
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The wonderful La Cieca directed me to this much better version on YouTube. Yay La Cieca saves the day!:
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One of our commentators has taken a stab at a partial Sicilian translation of the Donkey Song. A smattering of the lyrics are here as:
My poor donkey
What a beautiful voice you had
Like a great tenor
My beloved donkey
How could I ever forget you?
You brayed
Heee Haw Heee Haw
O donkey, dear to my heart
How could I ever forget you?