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Tag Archives: Sissel Kyrkjebø
‘O Mio Babbino Caro’
As there is no official Father’s Day song, I want to embed one into your head. The favored piece is the aria, “O Mio Babbino Caro” (Oh My Dear Papa), from the opera, “Gianni Schicchi” (1918) by Giacomo Puccini. In the opera, Lauretta sings a plea to her father for permission to go with the man she loves to buy a wedding ring.
Though I’m not advocating society go back to the days when fathers hold power over who should marry, society has moved too far from children asking their fathers even for advice. As you listen to the Norwegian sophrano Sissel Kyrkjebø sing, think what plea do you have for your father?
I know plenty of children who wish their fathers were in their lives more and plenty of fathers who miss their children. Also, I know God, Our Heavenly Father, would like to hear our pleas to him as well.
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Tagged children, Father’s Day, fathers, Giacomo Puccini, Gianni Schicchi, God, Heavenly Father, Norwegian soprano, O Mio Babbino Caro, Oh My Dear Papa, opera, pleas, Sissel Kyrkjebø
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