GRGR(6): two POW questions

Paul Mackin pmackin at clark.net
Mon Jul 26 08:53:55 CDT 1999



On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Nicole Slagter wrote:

> Jeremy Osner asked:
> 
> <<on page 132 we read, "If these Eyeties sing now and then you can bet
> it's not "Giovinezza" but probably something from *Rigoletto* or *La
> Boheme"". I don't know from opera; what does this mean?>>

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> I don't know about *La Boheme*; that is, I know the opera, but Idon't 
> know why it would be on the list of Nonacceptable Songs. Anybody?

It's "Giovinezza" that was  nonacceptable--Italian Fascist song.

			P.




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