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Category Archives: Theatre
Why Tosca Dies
“…it feels like a bleakly amoral story, with an almost nihilistically hopeless conclusion.” Continue reading
Summer opera? Pray for rain.
You shouldn’t get too downhearted if the weather is gloomy – you might well end up getting better singing as a result. Continue reading
Home Truths
We’re turning what was the most working-class field in classical music into a rich kid’s pastime, and no-one seems to be lifting a finger to change that.
Death of the Hero
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
Tagged classical music, opera, opera singer, opera singing, philosophy, ring cycle, singing, theatre, Wagner, wotan
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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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Why Siegmund?
‘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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And don’t bump into the furniture
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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