James,

I like the groove on this from the outset, particularly that acoustic guitar panned left. I don’t know the Verdi piece—and perhaps it’s quite true to the original piece—but I found the stops early in the song to be a bit too long . . . I’d shorten them a tad. I like your little vocal “scatting”, which gives the song the feel of someone listening to this tune and singing along as he’s making his breakfast in the morning, or walking through the park, or driving down the road in his convertible. (Don’t know if that makes sense). Though I agree with DC Ron that the vocals get a tad too loud in the second half of the song. Good stuff!

All my best,

Deej