Happy Belated, Big P
In my defense (my family and friends will vouch for me on this one) I've never been good with remembering birthdays. So today, we here at Aria Serious would like to celebrate, a day late (but only a day), Mr. Giacomo Puccini's 150th. That's a lot of candles, especially for a ghost. Numerous publications have written tributes including ones here , here and here . For those that really like to celebrate in style (and we know you do), his operas Tosca and Madama Butterfly open and close the season respectively. Buy a ticket and party like it is 1858. Now onto that cake. -- Edward