Day 15: A person you admire + Day 16: A song that makes you cry

In a more general sense--I admire people who are hardworking, self-disciplined, humble, kind, patriotic, true to their principles, and trying to lead decent lives.

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Right now I am really (as in REALLY) into Rodrigo's arias from Don Carlos, by Verdi.  Without making me cry necessarily, they're certainly tear-worthy.  In typical opera fashion, this is sung by a character who is dying with a bullet in his chest.  By some baritones, it is sung quietly, but I love how Dmitri Hvorostovsky just suspends all disbelief and sings with gusto all the way through. That is a huge part of what opera is about--living in the moment, making every moment count!