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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
date = "2015-04-21T15:40:00-04:00"
lastmod = "2015-04-21T15:48:00-04:00"
preamble = "I was watching Freddie Mercury videos earlier today, in research for [my recent post](/why-directing-opera-is-like-directing-music-videos-sort-of/) about music videos and opera. So, I just want to make sure everyone has seen this. Freddie Mercury sings \"Barcelona\" with Montserrat Caballé, released in 1988. It's [not their first collaboration](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CjUvbSjyPY), either. Freddie looks so dapper, and Monserrat is hamming it up. I love it.\n\nAlso, don't forget Queen and Pavarotti singing \"[Too Much Love Will Kill You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CjUvbSjyPY).\""
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1545409169/media/webhook-uploads/1429645270143/01-freddie-mercury-1.jpeg"
publishDate = "2015-04-21T15:44:00-04:00"
short_description = "I was watching Freddie Mercury videos earlier today, in research for my recent post about music videos and opera. So, I just want to make sure everyone has seen this. Freddie Mercury sings &quot;Barcelona&quot; with Montserrat Caballé, released in 1988. Freddie looks so dapper, and Monserrat is hamming it up. I love it."
slug = "speaking-of-freddie-mercury"
title = "Speaking of Freddie Mercury..."

youtube_url ="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Eg-mWdDLc"
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