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Category Archives: Science
Coronaclassical 28: Learning to Live With The Virus
Boris Johnson fiddles while Britain’s theatres smoulder ominously. Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Opera, Politics, Science, Science Fiction, singing, Theatre
Tagged classical music, Coronavirus, covid, covid-19, freelancers, music, omicron, pandemic, politics, theatre
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Coronaclassical 27: Not Just Cricket
Opera and sport face up to similar challenges – and for the same fundamental reason. Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Cricket, Football, Music, Opera, Science, singing, Sport, Theatre, Wagner
Tagged classical, classical music, Cricket, Football, music, opera, performance, physiology, Sport, sports science, theatre
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Coronaclassical 24: Into the Post-Covid World
“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Continue reading
Posted in Books, Coronavirus, Music, Opera, Politics, Science, singing, Theatre, Travel
Tagged classical music, Coronavirus, covid-19, music, opera, performing arts, pfizer, theatre, vaccine
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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 7: Living with Covid-19
Cancel everything and go to bed: you fight a virus lying down. Continue reading
Coronaclassical 1: Waiting for Thanos
This whole thing is a hideous, planetary-wide Kobayashi Maru test. There is no right answer, no winning outcome. Merely a card deck of atrocities to be dealt out. Continue reading
A God Who Plays Dice
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself; (I am large, I contain multitudes.)” Continue reading
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