The Greenest Heroes Gala, Part 15 of a Multi-part Series

Many, many thanks, Melba Moore, and this fantastic Middle Eastern dancer for sharing with us these heartfelt, moving songs and this amazing talent. “Look at how vegan people can dance so energetically. And beautiful. Vegan, a long time. I am so proud. I’m so proud of my Association members. See, they are very shy, they don’t want their name to be introduced or anything. You can call them, ‘flyer distributor,’ you know, ‘the SOS distributor.’ They’re all working very hard, and tonight they entertain you.”

Well, we now welcome to the stage one of the world’s fastest rising pop classical stars, Italian-born singer Filippa Giordano. Referred to as “a natural songbird,” her debut recording titled, “Passioni,” not only was award-winning, but it also captured the hearts of audiences worldwide, climbing to the top of the classical charts, and achieving gold status in Australia and Japan. This evening, Filippa will be performing two pieces, “Contigo Aprendí,” in Spanish and the spiritual song, “Amarti sì,” sung in Italian.

“Supreme Master Ching Hai, we didn’t have a chance to meet before this specific moment, but I want to tell You that I was following behind the scenes, all Your speech and all the show, we are all together there. And I was so impressed. Let me tell You a brief story. I was trying - I’m going to be very sincere telling You this – many times to become vegan. And it’s hard when you love meat. But tonight, after I heard you speaking and everything, I want to do the most hard work to make it happen again, and this time become vegan.

So, the song I want to dedicate to You, and to everyone, of course, but to You, in particular, is called, ‘Contigo Aprendí,’ which means, ‘With You I’ve Learned,’ and it says, ‘I was born again the day I met You.’”