Requiem for Enrico
Sadness washes,
Like a blanket newly thrown
upon a bright September day.
Aching, from the pain of
knowing nothing can be done
to reverse the chains of the past.
Missing a good man,
hoping his wife will survive
the heartbreak left behind.
Farewell, Enrico.
I just found out today that my old voice teacher, Enrico di Giuseppe, passed on January 6, 2006, from cancer. He was an amazing man with a beautiful family and a brilliant opera career. He is missed sorely by many, and I can only pray his wife Lorna finds peace and support in her friends and family in this time more difficult for her than I can imagine. If you want to see a full article from the New York Times, they have done him far more justice than I can right now. My favorite highlight from the article, is totally Enrico:
"While some American singers have been known to Italianize their names, Mr. Di Giuseppe’s name was his birthright. ‘I am not Henry Joseph,’ he told an interviewer in 1973. ‘My parents were from Italy, and I am me!’"
Good bye to a good, good man.
