Cio-Cio-san’s powerful aria ‘Un bel dì vedremo’ from the tragic tale of the hopeful oriental (sic) woman and the insensitive American. Emotional performance by, I believe, Maria Callas. Admittedly Orientalist work and scathing of the US, but I love it for the music. I’m looking forward to observing some Occidentalism from Asia soon though.
i really like maria callas’ voice. she is the best. have her cd’s in my ipod