Tired but glad

So it’s the end of the day!! There’s this one song that’s stuck in my head – the one where the violin comes in, right as Hades and Persephone say things. It’s so beautiful, and I am absolutely sure this particular sequence of notes have been used before – I don’t know where though (see, this is where a musical search engine would be so handy! I love these very specific sounds, like in (Jealous, Ingrid Michaelson)

Somehow, Hadestown seems keyed to my soul (or heart?), especially when I read the plot to be able to sing the songs in context. Yvonne was totally right, I unwittingly was listening to the Original Cast Recording the whole time, where Hermes is a black guy and has an oak-ey (idk if this is a good description??), slightly raspy voice, and this. Was. Perfect. for what he has to say. When I listened to the Broadway version it was a bit of a jarring experience, like you come back to dishes in a restaurant that you’ve had before (in your childhood, perhaps?) and they’re a bit different.