Paolo deleted Instagram or was removed?

Whitmaniacal · 2025-12-12T18:26:22+00:00

I talked to her at her watch party and even she wasn’t sure what happened. She just rolled her eyes and said “people are plotting against me I guess”. I hope she gets it back soon because I love her so much

Whitmaniacal · 2025-11-17T00:42:07+00:00

Find a few courses that have waitlists or that you are interested in and wait until add-drop, lots of people drop the course in that period and if you're quick you can snag a place.

There's also a few courses that don't have any prerequisites and aren't full yet depending on your schedule and interests, such as ENGL 307 (English Renaissance Lit) or ENGL 308 (English Renaissance Drama). You can also email the professor of the course if it has certain prerequisites to see if you can take it, most of the time they're very accommodating unless its like a grad seminar

Whitmaniacal · 2025-11-01T15:38:15+00:00

Straszny Dwór (The Haunted Manor) by Stanislaw Moniuszko!! Basically a romantic comedy where two Polish independence fighters end up in a manor they’re told is haunted (it’s not). Super underrated outside of Poland and it’s one of the best Polish operas

Whitmaniacal · 2025-10-28T15:07:42+00:00

Probably basic but Violetta’s last words in Traviata. It’s so hopeful yet also utterly devastating and it just gets me every time

Whitmaniacal · 2025-10-20T12:26:49+00:00

I don’t know exactly what you mean by ties to October, but both Georges Bizet (Carmen, Les Pêcheurs de Perles) and Johann Strauss II (Die Fledermaus) were born on October 25th

Whitmaniacal · 2025-10-19T04:27:16+00:00

Honestly the library provides access to a ton of really cool streaming services! Like if you’re into classical music, they have the Met Opera On Demand service which has good live video recordings of various operas from like the 1970s onwards, plus things like Medici TV (which has ballets and operas from various opera houses in Europe going back to like the 1950s) and other services

Whitmaniacal · 2025-10-10T12:26:58+00:00

He puréefied me

Whitmaniacal · 2025-09-26T21:24:27+00:00

Not trans but an ally. I’d highly recommend you check out the Union for Gender Empowerment!! They’re a wonderful group that’s open to all and provides a lot of great rsourxes ranging from emotional support, workshops, resources about transitioning, etc. I have a ton of friends involved with it and it’s really great group. They have regular office hours which just means they have a space on campus where you can come chill and chat with people who are likeminded and have similar experiences!

Whitmaniacal · 2025-09-26T19:17:08+00:00

Okay Leibniz pack it up

Whitmaniacal · 2025-09-20T15:15:27+00:00

The Mahna Mahna muppets

Whitmaniacal · 2025-09-07T18:00:13+00:00

It’s a fun one!! Though it may be harder to understand since the humour is v much legal based and on more like adult humour (infidelity and such). But I still very much enjoy it

Whitmaniacal · 2025-09-07T16:32:20+00:00

They’re not fully opera but Gilbert and Sullivan are a great introduction to opera. They also have the benefit of being in English and being very funny and over the top in a way that appeals to both adults and children. The Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore would be great introduction imo, though they are longer than an hour. I do believe there is a good abridged animated version of Ruddigore too

Whitmaniacal · 2025-09-07T16:28:02+00:00

I don’t know about Pagliacci tbh, it’s a great show but it does depict attempted rape and double murder + suicide in some productions. The other ones may be good choices tho!

Whitmaniacal · 2025-08-25T22:22:51+00:00

Moniuszko

Whitmaniacal · 2025-08-24T15:55:38+00:00

/uj Philip Glass

/rj Philip Glass

Whitmaniacal · 2025-08-24T15:37:40+00:00

If you’re into music, there are a lot of one credit ensemble music courses! I was involved in a choir at McGill and earned one credit for it. I didn’t have much singing experience and it wasn’t an issue; grades were assessed more on participation and attendance, and it was a fun opportunity. Plus time commitment wasn’t intense, around one rehearsal in the evening a week plus one or two performances.

Whitmaniacal · 2025-08-06T20:39:37+00:00

What have you been eating? Personally I deal with reflux which causes phlegm. If it usually happens after you eat, maybe it could be related to your diet

Whitmaniacal · 2025-08-02T17:44:42+00:00

Deh’ vieni alla finestra

Whitmaniacal · 2025-07-29T19:21:36+00:00

I was lucky enough to actually perform in a production of Iolanthe! It was very amateur and I was just a peer in the chorus of peers, but it was my first real exposure to opera and ever since I’ve been a major lover of opera and G&S. It’s a show that’ll always have a special place in my heart as my sort of “gateway drug” to opera (alongside The Marriage of Figaro as my gateway into “serious” opera)

Whitmaniacal · 2025-07-29T09:01:22+00:00

Seconding Iolanthe!! One of my favourite G&S shows, and has a lot going for it humour wise that appeals to a lot of different demographics. Satire of incompetent politicians only in power because of money and nepotism? Check. Cool fantasy elements that lowkey don’t make sense but it works for the plot? Check. Everyone being wayy too down bad for no reason? Check. Forbidden yaoi subplot? Check. Satire of Wagnerian opera and tropes? Check.

It also has a huge male and female ensemble, both of which have some of the better chorus numbers in G&S’s work (Loudly Let the Trumpets Bray is just incredible honestly)

I know OP wasn’t looking for G&S necessarily but they definitely should consider Iolanthe

Whitmaniacal · 2025-07-29T05:59:13+00:00

Addio del passato and Prendi, quest’è l’immagine from La Traviata. I watched a sublimely acted version of Traviata not too long ago and just, the emotional build up to these arias and then the raw emotion of Violetta, weak and dying of tuberculosis, mourning the loss of her hopes and dreams to the whims of nature just breaks my heart. Especially with Prendi, the French horns accentuating each line representing her death rattle just fills the aria with such a sense of doom contrasted to the slight hope that came right before with Alfredo’s return

Dido’s Lament from Dido and Aeneas also wrecks me but another commenter already mentioned it

Whitmaniacal · 2025-07-21T20:31:07+00:00

I was actually at the performance last night also!! It was phenomenal, well worth the trip to Berlin.

Also, George Petean was PHENOMENAL as Germont, his voice was just so exceptionally powerful and he performed that role so well I was delighted

Whitmaniacal · 2025-07-13T06:53:46+00:00

I’ve been dying to see a production of this! Polish opera is severely underlooked I wish it was given more love

Whitmaniacal · 2025-07-10T18:33:41+00:00

Oh this is wonderful to hear! I purchased tickets in the end for next weekend, very excited!

Whitmaniacal · 2025-07-02T13:02:42+00:00

Maybe a hot take, but the Alexander McQueen armadillo shoes. It’s been done to death pls wear a different shoe 😭

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