Where did opera come from

Eastern music was very exotic and rare here, so when I heard those different chords and melodies, I was so drawn to them, because it was something that I had never really heard. You’ve also dipped a bit into classical, very successfully in my view, with the Bizet and Beethoven and Bach. Is that a form you’ve actually studied?I’ve tried, but I don’t read music. I’ve tried to learn music theory and learn how to read sheet music and it’s like I hit a wall. I do everything by ear and that’s kind of how I’ve learned. So no, I haven’t really studied in the classical way. I absolutely love classical music. I love listening to it and I do feel like I am inspired by it. I love playing it. But, oh my God, it’s so difficult compared to pop or whatever. In January 2021, you did that cool collaboration with the great Hawaiian baritone opera singer Quinn Kelsey—the “Opera Kanikapila” put on by the Hawaii Opera Theatre. How did that come about? They reached out said, “Look, we’re going to try this new series where we have singers play with different musicians, or collaborate with dancers, or something.” I believe I was the first one and they asked me to play with Quinn, which was definitely stretching me and a good way to grow. I’ve never played with an opera singer, so of course I was scared at first. But he was very sweet and let me do what I wanted to do, and it worked out that way. I want to ask you about the surf music thread that goes through almost all of your albums in some form, including the new one, and in your live show, of course. It seems like you play more surf music than just about any other uke player. Did that come from your initial experiences back when you were a kid playing with Don Ho in Waikiki, playing “Wipe Out” and other songs? Yeah, but even before before Don Ho, I played on the streets of Waikiki [which is where Ho discovered her and asked her to join his nightclub show] with a bunch of beach boys so those were kind of the songs we learned and that we would jam out together. Then Don asked me to play and that [surf music] was kind of my thing. I did

By @genug Nope, because you did a portable installation if I understood correctly. You can check in Menu > About Opera. genug last edited by [Sorry I didn't read your answer before, that's because I failed to set my profile so as to be informed when someone takes part in the topic.]I don't think it did a portable installation. I've installed Opera before and I always follow the standard procedure.Here is what I get from About Opera:Installation : D:_Programmes persos\OperaProfil : C:\Users\ALAIN\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera StableCache : C:\Users\ALAIN\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera StableDoes this point to a portable installation? leocg Moderator Volunteer @genug last edited by @genug Nope, as you can see. In a portable installation, Opera should put the profile and cache folders in the same place as of the installation folder.Download the portable installer and install it. genug last edited by Thank you.I just downloaded, but before I go further do you think there is any chance I could keep my cache and favorites which they are on C : right now and then copy them to the new directories once the portable Opera is on D : -- and in case I can, can you please tell me where the cache and favorites directories actually are on C :?If not, do you think Windows 10 can run two versions of Opera, one on C : and one on D :? I mean, that would buy me some time allowing me to reconstruct my favorites by opening the pages on the D : version and saving them there (tedious as it seems, it may be faster than importing the old Favorites if they come all mixed up).Thanks in advance! leocg Moderator Volunteer @genug last edited by leocg @genug Just copy your current profile folder and paste it into the new one that will be created. The same for the cache.

Shutting down Chrome-based browsers but they're definitely the culprit. If you're reading this message from the future experiencing the same problem now you know--don't just rely on antivirus tools that come with Windows and try running a third party program! GhostRider82 @Vesper222 last edited by GhostRider82 @vesper222I just did a deep scan and I found this:Is it the same like yours? Vesper222 @GhostRider82 last edited by @ghostrider82 Different for me all I remember is that one of them was an executable called archiver.exe and some others that were trojans. I deleted the anitvirus software off my computer once they had done their job so I don't have the logs anymore. GhostRider82 @Vesper222 last edited by @vesper222After finding that virus, I waited hoping that the virus was the problem, but no, it happened again, just now Opera closed, I reopened it and it logged me out again from all my accounts where I was logged in GhostRider82 @burnout426 last edited by @burnout426I uninstalled and reinstalled Opera, as soon as the browser started for the first time, this appeared!and this: GhostRider82 @burnout426 last edited by @burnout426No, I have to correct myself, these screens appear EVERY time I open Opera!I tried to open the other Browsers (Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge) and the antivirus doesn't tell me anything!it only does it with Opera! burnout426 Volunteer @GhostRider82 last edited by @ghostrider82 Looks like a legit warning, and the site is in this warning list, and looks like Opera tried to connect to it. But, I'm not sure what on your system told Opera to do that or if it was something included with Opera that did that. I would think the former, but I don't know either way.gogglerespite.com redirects to google.com, which does seem suspicious. But, I can't see what's in gogglerespite.com/sbar.json without a valid, unexpired key. burnout426 Volunteer @GhostRider82 last edited by @ghostrider82 Weird. Do you see anything at opera://extensions that's not supposed to be there?If you temporarily rename your profile, does it still happen? GhostRider82 @burnout426 last edited by @burnout426Ok, I fixed the problem..I opened Notepad++I did CTRL+F, I went to the "Search in Files" TABindicating as targets:"C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable"and"C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable"and I told it to search all the Files with the word "gogglerespite.com".Once it found me all files containing "gogglerespite.com"renamed them all to "FileName.old" or (like with the "Preferences and Preferences.backup" File) opened them and searched for the word "gogglerespite.com", deleted all entries for "gogglerespite.com", I saved them , I opened Opera, no problem and everything works fine! GhostRider82 @burnout426 last edited by @burnout426In any case, I think the problem was in "Preferences and Preferences.backup" because in the other files (I think to understand) that keep track of everything you "Write" in Opera by tracking LOGs of everything you do on the Browser, so if you type "gogglerespite.com" 1000 times, you will find it written 1000 times..