Monthly Archives: June 2013

Part I: Season at Covent Garden – sometimes Opera works sometimes it doesn’t
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Reviews from the Spring Season at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden My excuse is that spring has been late arriving and ergo my reviews are late blooming as opposed to bloomin’ late. This Spring and Summer season is full of … Continue reading

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Law v. Love – Courts of Justice, 1967
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From:  Cashel, tales of the emigres If you subject Love to the common law-No matter what the judgment you intend You make uncommon Love a common whore an outcome which no lawyer ought defend. If Law declares a crime where … Continue reading

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News from the Home Front & on the Home Front
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Battles lost; battles joined; battles won.   I’ve no idea why I choose military metaphors for this post other than for the very obvious reason that I’ve long been a lost cause. The last few weeks I’ve been struggling with … Continue reading

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Pretty Yende at the Wigmore Hall 6th June 2013

Wigmore Hall 6th June 2013 Pretty Yende with James Vaughan   Pretty Yende made her recital debut at Wigmore Hall, performing a programme of songs by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Liszt, Debussy, Weill, Gershwin and Bernstein. James Vaughan provided accompaniment.   … Continue reading

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Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano Malcolm Martineau piano
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Ravel Histories Naturelles Ravel Deux mélodies hébraïques Ravel Chansons madécasses Haydn Ariana a Naxos Bartók Village Scenes Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano Malcolm Martineau piano Kaspar Zehnder flute Tomas Jamnik cello Magdalena Kožená’s steady rise to fame turned meteoric a couple of years ago. By 2010, she was likened by The … Continue reading

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