“Oh, this is the night, it’s a beautiful night And we call it bella notte Look at the skies, they have stars in their eyes On this lovely bella notte Side by side with your loved one You’ll find enchantment here The night will weave its magic spell When the one you love is near For this is the night And the heavens are right On this lovely bella notte This is the night It’s a beautiful night And we call it bella notte Look at the skies They have stars in their eyes On this lovely bella notte Side by side with your loved one You’ll find enchantment here The night will weave its magic spell When the one you love is near For this is the night And the heavens are right On this lovely bella notte” – Bella Notte, Originally sung by George Givot as the voice of Tony the Chef, Bill Thompson as the voice of Joe the Assistant, and the Disney Chorus, Composed by Oliver Wallace, Lyrics by Peggy Lee and Sonny Burke, From the Disney animated film Lady and The Tramp released on June 22, 1955 This piece of Robike fanart, which is an art trade I have accomplished with my dear friend KatyGorl, is dedicated to the amazing Pongpang aka the-pongpang-art who celebrated her birthday a week ago and Ika-chan aka LoveEmerald, Cinnamon aka Cinnamon-Swirls, and Miluda aka blameshiori who are celebrating their birthdays today. So, Pongpang, Ika, Cinnamon, Miluda, I wish you lovely ladies joy, prosperity, beauty, strength, glory, and love in everything you do as artists and as people. Keep on making wonderful pieces of work and stay awesome, blessed, and full of abundance. This is also dedicated to all of the wonderful Mike x Robin or Robike shippers out there. So, I hope you all enjoy this lovely piece of Robike fanart. Here we have Mike Believe and his darling wife Robin Snyder-Believe having a lovely date in a cozy Italian restaurant where they are a dinner consisting of spaghetti topped with a giant meatball seasoned and cooked to perfection, loaded with marinara sauce, and sprinkled with basil leaf bits and bits of parmesan cheese that has already been melted. Plus, this adorable normie couple from Townsville even have a Lady and The Tramp moment where they are even re-enacting the classic spaghetti kiss scene, which in turn is my inspiration for this little date scenario between Mike and Robin. Speaking of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp, it should come off as no surprise that Bella Notte has been one of my most favorite songs ever since I was a toddler. So, when combining my favorite song from one of my favorite animated Disney movies from the 1950’s with one of my most beloved Powerpuff Girls OTPs of all time, I thought to myself this is absolute genius. This classic song, as well as the iconic scene between The Tramp and Lady which emits so much nostalgia, is the perfect match for the scenario Mike and Robin are in. Without further ado, I present you not just one, not just two, but four versions of Bella Notte. The first is the original version sung by George Givot, Bill Thompson, and the Disney Chorus, the second one is the 1955 Italian version, the third is the pop version with Carlos Ponce and Joy Enriquez, and the fourth one is the Glee version sung by Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans, Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams, Harry Shum Jr. as Mike Chang, and the late Mark Salling as Noah Puckerman. I hope you also enjoy listening to these four selections as you gaze into the loveliness that is Mike and Robin on a date, and tell me in the comments which version you prefer the most. The original version sung by George Givot, Bill Thompson, and the Disney Chorus The 1955 Italian version The 2001 pop version with Carlos Ponce and Joy Enriquez The 2011 Glee version with Chord Overstreet, Kevin McHale, Harry Shum Jr., and Mark Salling I hope you all enjoyed this piece of Robike goodness and I will see you all in the next submission. Mike Believe and Robin Snyder from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
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This piece of Boomubbles fanart, which is part of BrickercupMasterX3’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month, is dedicated to CristianoReina, Kokistarr, Kaylen Constant aka VanillaBerp123, Daniel D. Roberts aka JekyllAndHydeChannel, and ven aka venntris who celebrated their birthdays a couple of days ago. So, Cristiano, Koki, Kaylen, Daniel, Ven, I hope you guys had magnificent birthdays and I wish you all of my love, joy, beauty, and strength in your lives as artists and as people. Come se dice in italiano, spero che che voi avete un compleanno molto magnifico e auguro a voi tutti tutto il mio amore, gioia, belta e forza nelle vostre vite come artisti e persone. This is also dedicated to all of the wonderful Boomubbles shippers out there. Enjoy and soak in the Boomubbles goodness, delight, and lusciousness. This should come off as no surprise that I have been a Boomer x Bubbles or Boomubbles or The Blues fan for a very, very long time. This is the only color-coded pairing I love so much, that I am most passionate about, and I have been rooting for since forever. So, here we have Boomer being the handsome, dashing muscle stud beefcake that he is and his darling wife Bubbles being the adorable, lovely sweetie that she is. Yeah, that’s right. Soak in the Boomubbles goodness. You will never leave this sweet couple’s sight ever again, especially considering that they are Townsville’s most adorable power couple ever. Well, I hope you all enjoyed this piece of Boomubbles goodness and I will see you all in the next submission. Boomer and Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
This piece of Bunnitch fanart, which is part of BrickercupMasterX3’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month, is dedicated to Frank Kovacshegyi aka SithVampireMaster27, PookieArt, and Zamy aka PinkuNoHato who are celebrating their birthdays today. So, Frank, Pookie, Zamy, I wish you guys a lot of love, joy, strength, and glory on your very special day and lots of success in your lives as artists and people. Como se dice en español, os deseo mucho amor, alegría, fuerza y gloria en vuestro día muy especial y mucho exitó en vuestras vidas como artistas y personas. This is also dedicated to all of the Bunnitch shippers out there. So, I hope you all enjoy this. One really has to give it up for Bunnitch or Mitch x Bunny just for being Townsville’s and Citysville’s interesting, fun, and really dynamic power couple. When one combines Mitch’s brand of roughness and toughness with Bunny’s lovability, amicability, and kindness, it is certainly a match made in Heaven. Besides, a buff, rough, tough guy like Mitch Mitchelson aka The Persecutor is certainly lucky to have a lovely, sweet, gorgeous wife like Bunny aka The Bouncing Mountain. Well, I hope you all enjoyed this piece of Bunnitch and I will see you all in the next submission. Mitch Mitchelson and Bunny from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
This piece of Blossutch fanart, which is part of my dear friend’s Paula’s aka BrickercupMasterX3’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month, is dedicated to Gabzilla aka gabzillaz, PON aka keijipeiji, Antonio Claret aka Claret821021, and Romalis aka Bluunachronicles who celebrated their birthdays a few days ago and Shin aka kokamugithu who is celebrating his birthday today. So, I Gab, Pon, Antonio, Romalis, Shin, I wish you a lot of joy, happiness, love, beauty, and strength in your lives as artists and as people and I hope you had such wonderful celebrations. Como se dice en español, os deseo mucha alegría, felicidad, amor, belleza y fuerza en tus vidas como artistas y personas y yo espero que hayaís tenido una celebración maravillosa. This is also dedicated to all of the wonderful Blossutch shippers out there. So, enjoy and soak in the Blossutch goodness. There is no doubt that Butch and Blossom make such a formidable couple, as this holy matrimony of the savage brawn and the elegant brain is something nothing short of fascinating. One should not also forget about how interesting their dynamics are both as fighters and as a couple. So, here are Butch and Blossom being the absolutely sexy couple that they are and you better believe that they can be more than capable of opening up a huge can of whoop-ass and still look so amazing. Butch and Blossom from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
This piece of Brickercup fanart, which is part of the amazing Paula’s aka BrickercupMasterX3’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month, is dedicated to Miki Fubiki aka Mikireikai, Stefanie Quah aka li-jean, and Yona aka Yona-Hime who celebrated their birthdays last week. So, Miki, Stefanie, Yona, I hope you lovely ladies had wonderful, marvelous, elegant, and fine birthdays. I wish you a lot of joy, love, and happiness in everything you do as people and as artists. I would also love to dedicate this to all of the exceptional Brickercup shippers out there. I hope you all enjoy this. Ah, Brickercup. I am going to sing my OTP’s praises until my dying day and that’s a fact. So, here are Brick and Buttercup being the strong, well-built, tough fighters that they are and you better believe me, when I say that these two are ready to kick some serious butt. I hope you all enjoyed this and I will see you in the next submission. Brick and Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
“May it be an evening star Shines down upon you May it be when darkness falls Your heart will be true You walk a lonely road Oh! How far you are from home Mornië utúlië (darkness has come) Believe and you will find your way Mornië alantië (darkness has fallen) A promise lives within you now May it be the shadows call Will fly away May it be your journey on To light the day When the night is overcome You may rise to find the sun Mornië utúlië (darkness has come) Believe and you will find your way Mornië alantië (darkness has fallen) A promise lives within you now A promise lives within you now” – May It Be, Originally sung and written by Enya, Co-Written by Roma Ryan, From the 2001 film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson This long overdue art trade I have done with one of my dearest friends Sylina aka AmusedDoodler is dedicated to Reddanmanic aka Silent-Sid and Iga aka Aiiga who celebrated their birthdays last week and, of course, the very person who has given me life, love, inspiration, strength, courage, and a lot of will-power my very own mother, Alma Mia Garcia, who is celebrating her birthday today. So, I wish you all a lot of love, joy, beauty, courage, hope, and abundance in everything you do in your lives. I salute, honor, and love you all. This was actually a long time in the making. For AmusedDoodler’s OC pairing, Voic x Voice, to work, I had to be able to bring in a certain loving connection that these two have. I have seen some fanart of these two and they are actually lovely to look at, though this pairing kind of reminded me of Blossick, which, in turn, is one of my least favorite RRB/PPG pairings of all time, though I used to like it. Regardless, I have to say that it was rather fun drawing this lovely couple. Enya’s May It Be is one of the most beautiful, haunting, and wonderful songs I have ever had the pleasure I have listening to growing up as a music aficionado. I basically listened to both the original Enya version as well as the Hayley Westenra version and I they are both exceptional in their own ways. I figured that in this picture, I thought that an autumn environment would suit Voic and Voice really well. I had them situated outside an open field, where there are colored leaves and potpourri falling around them like raindrops to add a fairytale-like mood and feel to this picture. Plus, Voic is basically dressed as a fairytale prince with Voice as his fairytale princess. I hope you all enjoy listening to both Enya’s and Hayley Westenra’s renditions of May It Be, as you gaze into the loveliness that is Voic x Voice. May It Be sung by Enya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7MLT4MmAK8 May It Be sung by Hayley Westenra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwfyYk3eAdw I hope you all enjoyed this and I will see you in the next submission. Voic and Voice belong to AmusedDoodler.
Aku: You three are ready. (Cackles menacingly.) Such fine specimens you are. You have that blackness in your souls that entices me. With that blackness, is that strength you three bear in combat. Will you pledge your loyalty to me your Master of Darkness and Shogun of Sorrow? Butch: Yes, my lord. We pledge our allegiance to you and no one else. Aku: What is your destiny? Boomer: We will honor you and serve your domain with all that we have. Aku: Yes! And what have I taught you three? Blossom: Anyone who dares defile your realm shall be killed by our own hands and their corpses will be given to you to feast on. Aku: Will you stay with me and fight by my side? Butch, Boomer, and Blossom: Yes, my lord. Aku: Will you obey my every command? Butch, Boomer, and Blossom: We will, my lord. Aku: Butch, Boomer, will you bring your most beloved brother Brick and take out his heart, lungs, and liver as a sacrifice for me? (Butch twitches, as he prepares his signature Tornado Punch. While Boomer has his hands charged with raw energy.) Butch: We thought you’d never ask. I would gladly have the privilege of bringing my dearest brother to you. It would mean the world to him. (Cackles wickedly.) Boomer: You are not the only one, Butch. You may have shown your fraternal love and kindness to him, but I for one cannot wait to see him squirm like the vermin he really is. I will gladly kill him. Aku: Excellent! And Blossom, if you are successful in not only bringing Brick and your sisters as my sacrificial lambs, will you, Boomer, and Butch stay and rule with me? Blossom: I thought you would never ask, my lord. My husband, my lover, and I will be glad to rule side by side with you. Butch and Boomer: Affirmative. Aku: Splendid! The time has come. Go and do my bidding! Butch, Boomer, and Blossom: Yes, my lord! (As Butch, Boomer, and Blossom fly away at the speed of light, Aku remains and laughs loudly and menacingly.) This piece of Aku, Butch, Boomer, and Blossom or Akublossutchoomer fanart, which is my contest entry for Powerpuff-Nation’s 2018 Halloween contest, is dedicated to Sheila aka syahilla, Phoebe Burick aka TheRandomCat88, Marshy aka Smol-Marshmallow, Ryan R. aka Rayryan90, Khalil aka sharkkson, and Icebluelink who celebrated their birthdays several days ago. So, Sheila, Phoebe, Marshy, Ryan, Khalil, and Icebluelink, I hope you guys had amazing, awesome, fantastic, and thrilling birthdays. I wish you a lot of love, happiness, joy, serenity, and greatness in everything you do as artists and as people. I would also love to dedicate this to all of the Blossutch, Blossoomer, and AkuBloss shippers out there and even those who ship Aku with both Butch and Boomer as a BroTP. I hope you all enjoy this piece of work I have for you. Man, this has been in the making for the longest time. I have been playing with the idea of putting in the legendary, demonic villain Aku from Samurai Jack, which is pretty much the best Cartoon Network show I have ever seen in my entire life, in my Team Xtreme headcanon. With this character, I also thought it would be fun to add an element of a dark prophecy looming over three of my most favorite characters Butch, Boomer, and Blossom, which in turn is my OT3 for life. When mixing these elements together, something extraordinary popped up from my brain, especially with all of the times I have rewatched and rewatched my most favorite Teen Titans 2003 episodes featuring Slade and eventually Trigon. Those episodes were “Apprentice Parts 1 and 2” with Robin being Slade’s apprentice, “Aftershock Parts 1 and 2” with Terra being Slade’s apprentice, and “Birthmark” and “The End Parts 1, 2, and 3” with Slade having some connection to Raven’s prophecy and featuring the main big bad Trigon. I am very sure you can see where I am going with this. And yes, it is really enjoyable seeing Butch, Boomer, and Blossom go to the dark, diabolical, demonic side. It makes the plot focused on them thicken. Aku is essentially an amalgamation of Slade and Trigon with a hint of Brother Blood, in my Team Xtreme Headcanon. Aku is not as cool and collected as Slade, but he can surely make one crap his pants off when dealing with him. You will not find me shipping Aku with Blossom romantically. Oh, no. He serves as a sort of dark mentor and grandfather figure to Blossom. He has done his fair share of creeping up to her room and giving her ominous symbols nearly placing a curse on her, thus threatening her with her comrades’ lives if she does not join him in the dark side. For Team Xtreme’s Team Mom that is surely a scary thought. I mean having to be in such a bargain with the devil himself just for the sake of her dear comrades could be a most harrowing choice. It also does not help matters that her darlings for life Butch and Boomer are dragged into this, seeing that they love Blossom with every bit of their being. At least for Aku, the more the merrier. So, he gets to appoint The Baron of Berserk, The Fleet Athlete, and The Commander and the Leader to be his apprentices in order to spare the likes of Brick, Buttercup, and Bubbles being slaughtered by the Shogun of Sorrow. Though, he also wants their blood as well when all is said and done. Now, when it comes to Butch, Boomer, and Blossom, I have this to say about them in this scenario. Each of these three has a bit of Robin, Raven, and Terra in their systems and in their beings. Think about…
“Say, love me or leave me and let me be lonely You won’t believe me but I love you only I’d rather be lonely than happy with somebody else You might find the night time the right time for kissing Night-time is my time for just reminiscing Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else There’ll be no one unless that someone is you I intend to be independently blue Saaay, I want your love, don’t wanna borrow Have it today to give back tomorrow Your love is my love There’s no love for nobody else Say, love me or leave me and let me be lonely You won’t believe me but I love you only I’d rather be lonely than happy with somebody else You might find the night-time the right time for kissing Night-time is my time for just reminiscing Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else There’ll be no one unless that someone is you I intend to be independently blue Say I want your love, don’t wanna borrow Have it today to give back tomorrow Your love is my love My love is your love There’s no love for nobody else” – Love Me or Leave Me, Nina Simone, Composed by Gus Kahn and Walter Donaldson, From the album Little Girl Blue, Released in 1958 This piece of BudBrute or Bud x Brute fanart, which is my final piece of work for KatyGorl’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month from September, is dedicated to Mercy Prince aka Haccoon, Kattajellie aka Thescarletsail, Ixshel aka bubbles213, and MariaDeFatimaツ aka Jasmine23Gril who celebrated their birthdays several days ago. So, Mercy, Kattajellie, Ixshel, Maria, I hope you guys had amazing, thrilling, wonderful, and elegant birthdays. I wish you so much love, joy, and euphoria in your lives as artists. Yeah, you guys are absolutely seeing this. I freaking love Bud Smith together with Brute of the Powerpunk Girls as a couple. There is something so wonderfully charming about a moody, hardass guy like Bud pair up with a rough, wild-hearted, fiery young lady like Brute. I know these two can totally gel together. Moreover, it is a love-hate relationship to happen between a normie and a Powerpunk Girl, which makes this pairing all the more enjoyable. As my final song for this spicy couple, I decided to pick Love Me Or Leave Me sung by Nina Simone. I swear this has been an earworm for quite some time all thanks to the lively, jazzy rhythm, which I think fits well with this couple. I hope you also enjoy Nina Simone’s virtuosic piano-playing combined with her exceptional vocal work. Love Me or Leave Me sung by Nina Simone I hope you all enjoy this classic Nina Simone song as well as this piece of Bud x Brute fanart. KatyGorl’s Claim a PPG Month was definitely fun even though real life and other priorities got in the way, but that is how it is. It was still so fun to have participated and I will always treasure the PPG couples I ship so much. Bud Smith and Brute from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
“La notte qui non torna più, dal giorno che sei andata via. Ed il cielo ha smesso di giocare, con le stelle e con la luna. E le nuvole sono ferme qui, come lacrime che non cadono. Vedi come il tempo, perde anche il ricordi. Resta solo il canto, di un amore che non muore. Prendi la mia mano, danza con il vento. Apro le mie ali, posso solo amarti così. Vieni, vieni, via con me. Resta solo il canto, di un amore che non muore. Prendi la mia mano, danza con il vento. Apro le mie ali, posso solo amarti così. Vieni, vieni, via con me.” – Il Canto, Composed by Romano Musumarra and Luciano Pavarotti, originally sung by Luciano Pavarotti, released in 1999 English Translation Courtesy of Translate Lyrics: “The night here does not return anymore, since the day you left. And the sky has stopped playing, with the stars and with the moon. And the clouds are firm here, like tears that do not fall. See how time, it also loses memories. Only the song is left, of a love that does not die. Take my hand, dance with the wind. I open my wings, I can only love you so much. Come on, come on, go with me. Only the song is left, of a love that does not die. Take my hand, dance with the wind. I open my wings, I can only love you so much. Come on, come on, go with me.” This piece of Boomercup fanart, as part of KatyGorl’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month last September, is dedicated to Jonathan Maxwell Peterson aka KingofSupremeChaos, Fairy Star Guardian aka OperaticAnimeNimue, and Charles Morgenstern aka TetraModal who celebrated their birthdays several days ago. So, I hope you guys had wonderful, blissful, and exceptional birthdays and I wish you abundance and joy in everything you accomplish as artists and people. Ah, Boomercup or Boomer x Buttercup, a pairing I can easily classify as a very cute, innocent pairing between The Fleet Athlete and The Toughest Fighter. Like I said when one combines Boomer’s sympathetic, lovable, and endearing dumb muscle nature with Buttercup’s feistiness, fiery attitude, and independence one gets a pairing that is quite flexible. Sure, in my opinion, it does not approach the OTP level that Brickercup, Blossoomer, and Boomubbles ended up achieving but Boomercup still manages to leave a fuzzy feeling inside of me. I first heard “Il Canto” originally sung by Luciano Pavarotti ever since I was twelve years old and this song was part of my life growing up. Three years later, I listened to Katherine Jenkins’ version and I also loved it. Moreover, just last night, I watched Jonas Kaufmann’s version of this song and I thought he was great as always. I figured that Pavarotti’s and Musumarra’s Il Canto would be a nice fit to Boomer and Buttercup as a couple, as it manages to be a sweet, moving song. So, I hope you enjoy listening to Pavarotti’s, Jenkins’, and Kaufmann’s versions of this song, as you gaze at the sweetness that is Boomercup. Il Canto sung by Luciano Pavarotti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pqT2sGDgFw Il Canto sung by Katherine Jenkins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ntVXzO_Lc Il Canto sung by Jonas Kaufmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS6QvZXjSjs I hope you all enjoyed this and I will see you in the next submission. Boomer and Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network.
“LEONORA Tacea la notte placida e bella in ciel sereno; la luna il viso argenteo mostrava lieto e pieno! Quando suonar per l’aere, infino allor sì muto, dolci s’udiro e flebili gli accordi d’un liuto, e versi melanconici un trovator cantò. Versi di prece ed umile, qual d’uom che prega Iddio: in quella ripeteasi un nome, il nome mio! Corsi al veron sollecita… Egli era, egli era desso! Gioia provai che agl’angeli solo è provar concesso! Al cor, al guardo estatico la terra un ciel sembrò! INES Quanto narrasti di turbamento m’ha piena l’alma! Io temo… LEONORA Invano! INES Dubbio, ma tristo presentimento in me risvegli quest’uomo arcano! Tenta obbliarlo. LEONORA Che dici? Oh basti! INES Cedi al consiglio dell’amistà, cedi! LEONORA Obliarlo! Ah! tu parlasti detto che intender l’alma non sa. Di tale amor che dirsi mal può dalla parola, d’amor che intendo io sola, il cor s’inebriò. Il mio destino compiersi non può che a lui d’appresso. S’io non vivrò per esso, per esso morirò” -Tacea La Notte Placida, Leonora from Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, first performance on January 19, 1853 at Rome’s Teatro Apollo, based on the play of the same name but in Spanish, El Trovador, by Antonio García Gutiérrez English Translation Courtesy of DM’s Opera Site: “LEONORA The serene night was silent and, lovely in the calm sky, the moon happily revealed its silvery and full face! When resounding in the air which till then had been so quiet, sweet and sad were heard the sounds of a lute, and a troubadour sang some melancholy verses. Verses, beseeching and humble, like a man praying to God: and in them was repeated a name, my name! I ran eagerly to the balcony… There he was; it was he! I felt a joy that only the angels are allowed to feel! To my heart, my ecstatic eyes, the earth seemed like heaven! INES What you’ve told me has filled my soul with anguish! I fear… LEONORA Needlessly… INES A sad but vague presentiment is stirred in me by this mysterious man! Try to forget him. LEONORA What are you saying? Enough! INES Give way to a friend’s advice, do give way! LEONORA Forget him! Ah, you’ve spoken a word that my soul cannot understand. With such love that words can scarcely tell, of a love that only I know, my heart is intoxicated. My fate can be fulfilled only at his side. If I can’t live for him, then for him, I’ll die.” This piece of Brickubbles fanart, which is part of KatyGorl’s Claim a PPG Pairing Month last September, is dedicated to Herb Montes aka HMontes, Kenny Andrade aka datteMEINUbayo, and Mat Brunet aka AniMat505 who celebrated their birthdays two days ago and Richard Cram aka RCBlazer who celebrated his birthday yesterday. So, Herb, Kenny, Mat, Richard I hope you gentlemen had such amazing, awesome, wonderful, thrilling, and beautiful birthdays. I wish you abundance, joy, love, luck, and prosperity in everything you do as artists and people. I would also love to dedicate this to all of the wonderful, awesome Brickubbles shippers out there. Finally, I would love to dedicate this to the great Madama Montserrat Caballé who unfortunately passed away yesterday from a gallbladder infection. Entonces Señora Caballé descansa en paz y gracias por su talento como una cantante famosa y brillante. Ah, Brickubbles or Brick x Bubbles. I know I mainly ship these two as my main BroTP because of the fact that OTP shippings for these two are Brickercup, for Brick, and for Bubbles, Butchubbles and Boomubbles, but I cannot deny how cute and innocent this pairing is and how infectious their brand of platonic and puppy love really is. I would go out of my way to say that this pairing is my second favorite Brick-centered pairing of all time, the first one being Brickercup because, hello RRB/PPG Pairing OTP for life, and right smack below Brickercup and Brickubbles is Blossick because I have grown tired and jaded of the whole Red Cap and Red Bow craze and I would rather pair these two up platonically. Plus, there is nothing more adorable than having a large-and-in-charge gentleman like Brick pair up really nicely with his favorite little sister-in-law Bubbles. Now, before I make you listen to Montserrat Caballé’s rendition of Leonora’s opening aria Tacea La Notte Placida from Verdi’s Il Trovatore, I would love to have a few words about my experience with listening to this wonderfully versatile diva. My very first experience with Madama Caballé was when I was ten years old and I was immediately fascinated with her, especially when I first listened to her rendition of Violetta’s Addio del Passato from La Traviata also by Verdi. Throughout time, I was fascinated by the repertoire she embraced from the Bel Canto dramatic coloratura soprano roles of Norma, Maria Stuarda, Anna Bolena, Elisabetta from Roberto Devereux, and Lucrezia Borgia to the full lyric soprano roles of Mimí, Liú, Fiordiligi, and Contessa Almaviva to the spinto soprano roles of Tosca, Leonora di Vargas, Elisabetta from Don Carlo, and Aida to the dramatic roles of Turandot, Sieglinde, and Isolde to her exploits in modern music with Freddie Mercury in the song Barcelona. I have always loved the focus, cleanliness, and purity of her voice whether she sang lyrically or dramatically. There was always something I admired from her and I feel so honored to call myself a devotee of hers. It is a shame I did not meet her in person, but the memories I have of her voice will always be kept in my heart, mind, and soul. So, without further ado, here is Montserrat Caballé singing Leonora’s opening aria Tacea La Notte alongside the Italian lyric soprano known for singing character roles Giuliana Matteini singing the role of Ines, Leonora’s confidante. Enjoy listening to this superb rendition. As for the aria…