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On the Trail of Beauty, Sul Cammino Delle Storie
I am an Italian Canadian Storteller steeped in the oral tradition of folk and fairy tales, stories from Italian literature, tiny stories and rhymes, and personal stories. I have included a wide variety of material for audiences of all ages, from babies to older children, to teens and adults and elders. I have lived for most of my life in two languages, Italian and English, which I love very much. In my telling, I seamlessly go from one language to the other in a way that is never a technical translation. Rather, I aim to express the meaning in an artistic and authentic way. I have used this interweaving of the two languages throughout the album, including the title. It has been a joy to record many of the rhymes and songs with my grandchildren whose voices add a bright note to the album and make it more accessible to children and families, early childhood educators, librarians, teachers and more.
All the spoken words and stories within the album are deep in my heart and mind and alive in my voice. It is a privilege and a pleasure to be sharing them with you. The ditty at the end of Petrosinella: "Stretta la Foglia... Narrow is the Leaf. is a traditional ending in telling Italian folk and fairy tales. The Italian used in the story, Federigo and the Falcon, is verbatim from Giovanni Boccaccio's story published in 1348. In the telling of Astolfo Sulla Luna, the Italian I speak is mostly from Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, published in 1532. How serendipitous that this story was recorded on the day that Artemis I returned from its journey around the Moon! It has been an honour and a delight to speak those words from long ago and make them come alive for listeners today.
All the spoken words and stories within the album are deep in my heart and mind and alive in my voice. It is a privilege and a pleasure to be sharing them with you. The ditty at the end of Petrosinella: "Stretta la Foglia... Narrow is the Leaf. is a traditional ending in telling Italian folk and fairy tales. The Italian used in the story, Federigo and the Falcon, is verbatim from Giovanni Boccaccio's story published in 1348. In the telling of Astolfo Sulla Luna, the Italian I speak is mostly from Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, published in 1532. How serendipitous that this story was recorded on the day that Artemis I returned from its journey around the Moon! It has been an honour and a delight to speak those words from long ago and make them come alive for listeners today.
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