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Tag Archives: music
Things Left Unsaid
And what true, worthwhile conversation ever ends, after all? Continue reading
The Freelancers’ Arts Council
We know what the problems are. We know what needs to be done. But who should be doing it? Continue reading
Posted in Art, Brexit, Coronavirus, Music, Opera, Politics, singing, Theatre, What they don't teach you at music college
Tagged Brexit, classical music, Coronavirus, freelancers, music, opera, performing arts, politics, singing, theatre
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Playing God
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth Continue reading
Posted in acting, Art, Coronavirus, Music, Opera, Religion, singing, Theatre, Wagner
Tagged classical music, Coronavirus, music, opera, performing arts, ring cycle, singing, theatre, Wagner, wotan
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Who Will Back British Opera?
Why I hate Peter Grimes. But you, and the rest of the world, shouldn’t. Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Music, Opera, Politics, singing, Theatre, Travel
Tagged benjamin britten, Brexit, britain, british music, classical music, contemporary music, contemporary opera, music, opera, performing arts, peter grimes, singing, theatre
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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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Brexit for Musicians: View from the USA
“When we are born, we cry that we are come
To this great stage of fools.” Continue reading
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
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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