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Category Archives: Art
Coronaclassical 13: The Death of British Opera
Three cheers for Oliver Dowden! Continue reading
Posted in Art, Coronavirus, Music, Opera, Politics, singing, Theatre
Tagged arts, Coronavirus, culture, music, opera, performance art, politics, singing, theatre
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Coronaclassical 10: Fiddling While Rome Burns
Ultra-Darwinism in the UK arts. Continue reading
Coronaclassical 9: Opening Up
How soon should musicians get back to work? Continue reading
Posted in Art, Coronavirus, Music, Opera, Politics, Science, singing, Theatre, Travel
Tagged classical music, Coronavirus, covid-19, health, music, opera, orchestra
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Coronaclassical 6: Fine Dining at Fast Food Prices
People want an improved product, but they don’t want to pay for it. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Coronavirus, Music, Opera, Politics, Science, singing, Theatre
Tagged Coronavirus, music, opera, singing, theatre, Travel
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Coronaclassical 3: Keeping Going
Michael Heseltine stretched out his veteran legs under the table, leant back and drawled… Continue reading
Posted in Art, Coronavirus, Opera, Politics, Science, singing, Theatre
Tagged classical music, Coronavirus, opera, opera singing, politics, singing, theatre
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Coronaclassical 2: Giving It Away
“Had we already done the work to establish the principle of paying for getting classical music on your TV screen, this could have been a genuine boom time for the industry…” Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, Coronavirus, Music, Opera, Politics, Theatre
Tagged Cinema, classical music, Coronavirus, opera, theatre
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Why Tosca Dies
“…it feels like a bleakly amoral story, with an almost nihilistically hopeless conclusion.” Continue reading
Wagner: What Wotan Wants
“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
Tagged acting, classical music, opera, philosophy, physics, ring cycle, stanislavski, Wagner, wotan
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Not racist but.
“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
Save Rhiwbina Library
Let’s learn to love and value all libraries, from the biggest to the smallest. Continue reading
