Death and Opera
Death and Opera
By John Hawkins
Someone is going to die.
The question the chorus asks first
always is "Chi morirà?"
This is no place for small emotions,
no room for tepid gestures or timid steps.
We must love deeply now,
laugh loudly,
gasp in shock and horror
so that the emotion
cannot be mistaken.
And when the time comes
when someone must die,
let it be done extravagantly,
with an orchestra,
and let it be well sung.