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It's very musical.
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My name is Ellis Moonsong.
I am from Harlem, USA.
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Ellis Moonsong. Is that really your name?
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Yes, it is. Let's go and sit down.
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It's wonderful. You also play beautifully.
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Well, one thing I could always do
was make music.
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I can play all the instruments,
but my specialty is composition.
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I've written two operas. One was done
at Yale, I'm proud to say successfully,
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and the other one is being done
in Santa Fe next summer.
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- Very impressive.
- Yeah, listen to me brag.
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I'm insecure, so I sell myself.
The truth is, not everybody likes the music.
:42:39
They're kind of modern,
but the critics were extremely supportive.
:42:43
Is that what you wanna be -
another Verdi or Puccini?
:42:46
I don't kid myself, you know, but, yeah.
:42:49
If I could rub that lamp and have my wish...
Operas, symphonies, string quartets.
:42:54
There's a lot of interest in my work in Europe.
I might go to Barcelona or to Paris to live.
:42:59
God, I can't stop gushing about myself.
You've opened Pandora's box.
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And you?
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I don't write opera,
but my life has been one.
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I'm one of those heroines too high-strung
for existence on this planet,
:43:17
although I brought
my worst troubles on myself.
:43:19
I shouldn't have reached
so thoughtlessly for my dreams.
:43:23
We grab without thinking
because we're passionate people.
:43:26
I knew you were passionate
once we started talking.
:43:29
- How?
- How?
:43:32
Well, your eyes, your voice.
:43:34
I got a great instinct about people.
:43:37
You know, I do. It's a gift.
:43:39
Let me get right to the point.
Can I get to know you better?
:43:42
I gotta go back and play, but
could we have lunch, you know, or dinner?
:43:47
You can certainly have my number,
if that's what you're asking.
:43:53
Let me... I'll just get a pen.
:43:55
There you are.
:43:58
- I saw Mr Bud Silverglide.
- The mystery pianist.