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Category Archives: Art
Brexit for Musicians: An Englishman Abroad
A British musician starts work in the EU – how did he do it? Continue reading
Posted in Art, Brexit, Coronavirus, Music, Opera, Politics, singing, Theatre, Travel, Wagner
Tagged Brexit, classical music, freelancers, music, musicians, opera, opera singers, passports, performing arts, politics, singers, theatre
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Brexit for Musicians: What Happened, What Next?
UK artists are in a deep hole – is there any hope of climbing out? Continue reading
Giving It Away: Classical Music in Lockdown and other fairytales
On sale today: The Book of the Blog Continue reading
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Coronaclassical 13: The Death of British Opera
It’s the perfect storm. And any British opera singer who survives it deserves every reward they get. 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 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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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
Interview with The Cross-Eyed Pianist
“Work hard. Learn to switch off. Remember that the work doesn’t lead to rewards – the work is the the reward.” Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Opera, Theatre
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Happiness of an incompetent golfer
When I stride out purposefully in my sun visor and plus-fours, my expectation levels are near-zero. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Opera, Theatre
Tagged opera singing training conservatoire music
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Out of the Paper Bag
If there are 100 actors on stage, your eye will be drawn to the brilliant and the terrible – and you’d find it very hard to decide which is which. Continue reading
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