TITO SCHIPA SINGS "IL LAMENTO DI FEDERICO"

Let’s pretend I’m not telling you. Let’s pretend you don’t know that Federico’s lament is a bit like Ortis or Werther (ps: Werther, the one by Massenet, just avoid it!). Let’s pretend you don’t know about Tito Schipa’s son. Let’s pretend you don’t know that Tito Schipa went to the bedside of the KING, just hours before he passed away. And that - the KING - sees him. And says to his son: kneel down (like Kaepernick!). And the son says: yes, but who’s this guy?, Jesus Christ? The KING stands up and slaps him. There you go. Let’s pretend I’m not telling you. Just think about the last line of the aria. Just that. The rest, I won’t say. Everyone knows it already, everyone knows it...