Arrivederci Italia..

Back in Blighty. Not delirious about the fact.

But before we put aside all things Italian for another season, I think there’s time for one last piece of Grand Opera from perhaps the preeminent operatic musician of his generation. A brilliant pianist, a rousing tenor, and even a startlingly convincing soprano, he’s seen here in a bravura performance of one of the timeless classics that he made his own…


“…and we leave the whole third act shrouded in mystery..”

Duck, you sucker..

Currently sitting on a balcony overlooking the sea, in a little Italian seaside town called Lerici. All the essentials in easy reach – Peroni, insalata mista, cigarettes (‘il fumo uccide’ indeed!) and an unfeasibly impressive wi-fi connection – so I thought we’d have a little something from the greatest Italian of them all. Giù la testa..

And even if they’re partly right..

..at least they’re partially wrong..

I tube, you tube, we all tube..

Let’s compare and contrast. Here’s renowned French brainbox and deconstructionist philosopher Jacques Derrida attempting to explain a reasonably simple concept. (Don’t get me wrong – he’s real smart..)

and now..

Answers on a postcard please – or, preferably, an embeddable clip..