Placido Dominga serenading Ruth Bader Ginsburg as they both accept honorary degrees from

[CTyankee]

Harvard:

the aria is from Aida by Verdi.

[niyad]

1. What a delightful find! Thank you so much for sharing.

[CTyankee]

4. I know! So cool.

It took me a while to pull that aria out of my memory "Celeste Aida."

[brer cat]

2. I'm so glad you found this!

How delightful.

[dlk]

3. What a beautiful moment!

It brought tears to my eyes!

[fierywoman]

5. FWIW, the song is "Celeste Aida"

here are the words:
Celeste Aida English Translation

If only I were that warrior!
If only my dream might come true!
An army of brave men with me as their leader
And victory and the applause of all Memphis!
And to you, my sweet Aida,
To return crowned with laurels,
To tell you: for you, I have fought,
For you, I have conquered!
Heavenly Aida, divine form,
Mystical garland of light and flowers,
You are queen of my thoughts,
You are the splendor of my life.
I want to give you back your beautiful sky,
The sweet breezes of your native land,
To place a royal garland on your hair,
To raise you a throne next to the sun.

[CTyankee]

6. I knew the aria but thanks so much for the lyrics. How beautiful...

"the splendor of my life."

Oh, my ...

[fierywoman]

7. Exactly.

[sarge43]

9. Thank you. A perfect tribute. n/t

[cp]

8. Beautiful and heartwarming

Esp. since she loved opera so much.
Ray of light!