Tuesday, May 20, 2025

On this day in music history - Celtic Fairy Dream, by 2002 (2020):


Celtic Fairy Dream

Album by 2002,
released May 20, 2020.

Track list:

Castle of Dromore; The Green Fields of Autumn (Coinleach Glas An Fhomhair); Lullaby (Suantrai); South Wind; David of the White Rock (Dafydd y Garreg Wen); Close Your Eyes (Dun Do Shuil); She Moved Through the Fair; Genevieve’s Waltz; Little Bird (Einini); Across the Waves (Trasna Na D’tonnta).

On this day in music history - The Modern Romantic, by Laura Sullivan (2016):


The Modern Romantic

Album by Laura Sullivan,
released May 20, 2016.

Track list:

WInds of Magic; Moonlight Romance; Timeless; Come Home; The Most Beautiful Girl in the World; Finding You Finding Me; The Princess Dance; A Tender Obsession; Fairytale Waltz; I Will Remember.

On this day in music history - Bellini: Norma by Cecilia Bartoli (2013):


Bellini: Norma

Album by Cecilia Bartoli,
released May 20, 2013.

Track list:

Bellini: Norma: Sinfonia (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: Introduzione - “Ite sul colle, o Druidi” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Svanir le voci!” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Meco all’altar di Venere” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Me protegge, me difende” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Norma viene” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Sediziose voci, voci di guerra” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Casta Diva” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Fine al rito” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Ah! bello a me ritorna” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Sgombra è la sacra selva, compiuto il rito” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Deh! proteggimi, o Dio!” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Eccola! va, mi lascia, ragion non odo” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: “Va, crudele, al Dio spietato” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 2: “Vanne, e li cela entrambi” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 2: “Adalgisa!” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 2: “Oh! rimembranza!” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 2: “Ah! sì, fa core, e abbracciami” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 2: “Ma di’... l’amato giovane quale fra noi si noma?”...”Oh non tremare “ (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 2: “Oh! di qual sei tu vittima “..”Oh! qual traspare orribile”..”Norma! de’ tuoi rimproveri” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 1 Scene 2: “Perfido! - Or basti...Vanne, sì: mi lascia, indegno” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 1: Scena – Introduzione - “Dormono entrambi” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 1: “Mi chiami, o Norma!” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 1: “Deh! con te, con te li prendi” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 1: “Mira, O Norma” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 1: “Si, fino all’ore estreme” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 2: “Non parti?” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 2: “Guerrieri! a voi venirne” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 2: “Ah! del Tebro al giogo indegno fremo io pure” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 3: “Ei tornerà” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 3: “Squilla il bronzo del Dio!” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 3: “Guerra, guerra!” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 3: “Né compi il rito, o Norma?” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 3: “In mia man alfin tu sei”..”Già mi pasco ne’ tuoi sguardi” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 3: “Dammi quel ferro” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 3: “Qual cor tradisti, qual cor perdesti” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 3: “Norma! deh! Norma, scolpati!” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi); Bellini: Norma / Act 2 Scene 3: “Deh non volerli vittime” (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi).

On this day in movie history - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008):


Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

directed by Steven Spielberg,
written by David Koepp,
based on a story by George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson,
was released in the United States on May 20, 2008.
Music by John Williams.


Cast:

Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, Igor Jijikine, Dimitri Diatchenko, Emmanuel Todorov, Ilia Volok, Pasha D. Lychnikoff, Andrew Divoff, Venya Manzyuk, Alan Dale, Joel Stoffer, Neil Flynn, Chet Hanks, Brian Knutson, Dean Grimes, Sasha Spielberg, Nicole Luther, Sophia Stewart, Chris Todd, Dennis Nusbaum, T. Ryan Mooney, Audi Resendez, Helena Barrett, Carlos Linares, Gustavo Hernandez, Maria Luisa Minelli, Nito Larioza, Ernie Reyes Jr., Jon Valera, Kevin Collins, Robert Baker.

On this day in television history - Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001):


Anne Frank: The Whole Story

a two-part TV miniseries directed by Robert Dornhelm,
written by Kirk Ellis,
based on the book Anne Frank: The Biography by Melissa Müller,
was released in the United States on May 20, 2001.
Music by Graeme Revell.

Cast:

Ben Kingsley, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Brenda Blethyn, Lili Taylor, Jessica Manley, Carly Wijs, Tatjana Blacher, Jean-Luc Julien, Joachim Król, Nicholas Audsley, Jan Niklas, Peter Bolhuis, Victoria Anne Brown, Jeff Caster, Rob Das, Cees Geel, Holger Daemgen, Michaela Horáková, Johannes Silberschneider, Jade Williams, Branka Katic, Klára Issová, Karel Dobrý, Veronika Nowag-Jones, Nancy Bishop, Dominique Horwitz, Suzanne Friedline, Pavel Kríz, Petra Lustigová, Joel Kirby, Robert Russell, David O’Kelly, Petr Meissel, Yanna Fabian, Zdenka Volencová, Howard Lotker, Michael E. Perry, Phil Jones, Nicky Kantor, Jaroslava Siktancova, Jelena Juklová, Jan Klíma, Lisa-Marie Gravell, Ela Lehotská, Olga Schmidtová, Kristina Beranova, Talya Gordon, Alec Gordon.

On this day in movie history - Once Upon a Time in America (1984):


Once Upon a Time in America

directed by Sergio Leone,
written by Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli,
Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone, Stuart Kaminsky and Ernesto Gastaldi,
based on the novel The Hoods by Harry Grey,
was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 20, 1984.
Music by Ennio Morricone.

Cast:

Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams, Tuesday Weld, Burt Young, Joe Pesci, Danny Aiello, William Forsythe, James Hayden, Darlanne Fluegel, Larry Rapp, Dutch Miller, Robert Harper, Richard Bright, Gerard Murphy, Amy Ryder, Olga Karlatos, Mario Brega, Ray Dittrich, Frank Gio, Karen Shallo, Angelo Florio, Scott Tiler, Rusty Jacobs, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, Mike Monetti, Noah Moazezi, James Russo, Frankie Caserta, Joey Marzella, Clem Caserta, Frank Sisto, Jerry Strivelli, Julie Cohen, Marvin Scott, Mike Gendel, Paul Herman, Ann Neville, Joey Faye, Linda Ipanema, Tandy Cronyn, Richard Zobel, Baxter Harris, Arnon Milchan, Bruno Iannone, Marty Licata, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Estelle Harris, Richard Foronjy, Gerritt Debeer, Jennifer Connelly, Alexander Godfrey, Cliff Cudney, Paul Farentino, Bruce Bahrenburg, Mort Freeman, Sandra Solberg, Jay Zeely, Massimo Liti, Louise Fletcher, Terry Angus, Greg Anthony, Salvatore Billa, Bruno Bilotta, Matteo Cafiso, Nelson Camp, Rossana Canghiari, Scott Coffey, Doug Davis, Mark Frazer, Nunzio Giuliani, Dario Iori, Ole Jorgensen, Francesca Leone, Chuck Low, Claudio Mancini, Giuseppe Marrocco, Maria Pia Monicelli, Ron Nummi, Ryan Paris, Harry Peerce, Filippo Perego, Nicola Roberto, Gianni Sanjust, Alex Serra, Susan Spafford, Marco Stefanelli.

On this day in music history - Private Audition, by Heart (1982):


Private Audition

Album by Heart,
released May 20, 1982.

Track list:

City’s Burning; Bright Light Girl; Perfect Stranger; Private Audition; Angels; This Man Is Mine; The Situation; Hey Darlin Darlin; One Word; Fast Times; America.