Tag: life
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Where I Learned to See
My mother was not only a tormentto the man who was my father — she was a stormthat reached everyone around her. She was an alcoholic.Violent. And I, her only child,was the reason for her anger. I do not drink.I never have. But I learned very earlywhat alcohol could doto a person. During the day,she…
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Between Silence and Violence
My mother was a brilliant lawyer.And a frustrated opera singer. Her father, born in Greece, never allowed her to sing. She built a life of intellect —but something inside her remained unresolved. She practiced law in Tartagal,a small town in northern Argentina,near the Bolivian border. That is where she met my father —a high-ranking military…
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How Music Came Into My Life
I never listened to lullabies. My mother, a lawyer and lyric singer—a Wagnerian soprano—used to sing alongside Birgit Nilsson.And yet, those voices did not disturb me. They were, simply, music. Music for my ears,for my heart,and for my soul. These were the only recordings that existed in my home when I was a child. They…
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