About Paul Carey Jones
Paul Carey Jones is a Welsh opera singer. He should be writing about the current state of the classical music business but might well digress into science, politics, football or cheese.
You can contact him via comments here or at: paulcareyjones@gmail.com
We’re not used to stories about failure, and they’re hard for us to understand. Continue reading →
Posted in Cinema, Music, Opera, Politics, Religion, Theatre, Wagner
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Tagged classical music, opera, opera singer, opera singing, philosophy, ring cycle, singing, theatre, Wagner, wotan
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“It seems hard to sneak a look at God’s cards. But that He plays dice is something that I cannot believe for a single moment.” Continue reading →
Posted in acting, Art, Music, Opera, Politics, Religion, singing, Theatre, Wagner
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Tagged acting, classical music, opera, philosophy, physics, ring cycle, stanislavski, Wagner, wotan
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‘Something must be done. This is something. Therefore we must do it.’ Continue reading →
Posted in acting, Music, Opera, Politics, Religion, singing, Theatre, Wagner
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Tagged acting, classical music, music, opera, philosophy, ring cycle, singing, Wagner, wotan
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er-Z-o-G- ich euch -K-ühn, -Z-um -K-ampfe -Z-u -Z-ieh’n, -SCH-u-F- ich die -H-e-R–Z-en euch -H-a-R–T- und -SCH-a-R–F-, dass ihr -W-ilde-N- -N-u-N- -W-ei-N-T u-N-D- -GR-ei-N-T, we-NN- -M-ei-N- -GR-i-MM- eine -TR-eulose s-TR-af-T-? Continue reading →
Posted in acting, Music, Opera, singing, Theatre, Wagner, Wales, What they don't teach you at music college
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Tagged classical music, music, opera, singing, Wagner, wotan
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Nothing can quite prepare you for the experience of facing Paxman under studio lights with the cameras rolling. Continue reading →
I’ve read every single Maigret novel, and yet I couldn’t tell you a single detail about any of the plots except that he often goes into a bar for a marc. Continue reading →
“Opinion was divided between whether A A Gill was a brilliant writer or a complete prick, as if the two are in some way mutually exclusive.” Continue reading →
