How to write an opera review
For various reasons I found myself earlier today going through some recent opera reviews in Toronto newspapers. They are appallingly bad for the most part. Being a constructive sort of chap I wrote a...
View ArticleMusic this weekend
An interesting chamber concert by the Amici Ensemble. More...A brilliant DVD of Rossini's Il Turco in Italia. More...This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1014692.html....
View ArticleCaptcha
When did LJ start inflicting Captcha on logged in users trying to comment? I'm not playing that game.This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1014830.html. You can comment...
View ArticleA day of contrasts
Yesterday was truly a day of contrasts. Early in the day I was kindly offered tickets for the dress rehearsal of the COC's upcoming show. I figured I had time to get through my afternoon refereeing...
View ArticleDreamwidth only
From today I shall no longer be cross-posting from Dreamwidth to LiveJournal. I'm aware that many people feel a need to support LJ because of the role it plays as a platform for some opposition...
View ArticleJoan Sutherland in Toronto
In 1984 Joan Sutherland sang the title role in Donizetti's Anna Bolena in Toronto. The video recording is technically flawed but features some great singing plus some seriously over the top costuming....
View ArticleDon Giovanni in the 21st century
Martin Kušej’s 2002 Salzburg production of Mozart's Don Giovanni takes some liberties with the text but presents a sometimes baffling but always thought provoking take on a notoriously difficult opera....
View ArticleDon Giovanni - delusion and collusion
In which I explore how Martin Kušej treats issues of sexual orthodoxy and consent in Act 1 of Don Giovanni.This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1009777.html. You can...
View ArticleDon Giovanni - choices and futures
In which I explore how Martin Kušej develops and resolves (or doesn't resolve) the issues he has set up in Act 1.This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1010017.html. You...
View ArticleAdieu Jacqueline
The very talented Jacqueline Woodley gave her farewell to the COC recital today. More...This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1010392.html. You can comment here or there...
View ArticleIt begins again
I'm booked for two all day high school tournaments in Whitby on the 26th and 27th.This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1010535.html. You can comment here or there as...
View Articlede Bello Gallico
This 2006 Munich production of Bellini's Norma has the obligatory altar and mistletoe but it also has assault rifles and some truly brilliant singing. More...This entry was originally posted at...
View ArticleSo it starts again
I fetched my refereeing gear up from the storage unit today. I have a gig at St. Mike's on Tuesday; 2x30 minute games and a 40 minute game spread between 0900 and 1400. I have some fitness concerns as...
View ArticleGlobe and Fail
EU court rules Britain can extradite terror suspects to U.S.As evry skuleboy, but not the Fail apparently, kno the ECHR is not an EU body. It was established by the Council of Europe when the EU was...
View ArticleI survived
First reffing gig of the season; two 30 minute games and a 40 minute game. I'm tired but don't seem to have injured anything. The first few minutes were tough but I adjusted quite quickly. I am able to...
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Five questions
Five questions from f4f3 . If you want to play, ask in comments.1. If you could cast one opera, which would it be?Part of me wants to say Peter Grimes but really only three of the roles are an...
View ArticleDie Dreigroschenoper
GW Pabst's 1931 film is at least as much Dreigroschenroman as Dreigroschenoper but it's an intriguing piece of movie making history. More.... This entry was originally posted at...
View ArticleSleb opera
Irwin Schrött, Uruguyan baritone and partner of Anna Netrebko, is running a Twitter competition asking which celebrity one would like to take to which opera. My entries so far:The Pope to Verdi's Don...
View ArticlePatchy Figaro
Gerald Finley as Figaro in a rather patchy 1994 Glyndebourne recording of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. More...This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1012574.html. You can...
View ArticleTosca at La Scala
The 2000 recording of Puccini's Tosca from La Scala with Nucci, Licitra and Guleghina is satisfying if hardly revolutionary. More...This entry was originally posted at...
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