Operamania
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Wednesday evening at The great Hall witnessed a seminal event in the
history of opera; Operamania. Our beloved art form; courtesy of the
indefatigable Ope...
Carmen, Royal Academy Opera, 19 November 2025
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Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music
Images: Craig Fuller
Carmen – Charlotte Clapperton
Don José – Woogyeom Kim
Micaëla – Madeleine Perring...
Hamlet at the National, or, But He Hasn't Fired!
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Act 3 Scene 4 is a fairly crucial moment in this play. For any readers who
may need their memory refreshing this is the scene where Hamlet kills
Poloniu...
Imprints of Man: Death Metal for piano
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New York metal trio Imperial Triumphant is my best discovery of 2025
(better late than never to a party). Now there’s a new record—not with new
songs, but ...
Amapola by Villeroy Boch
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This painting of a teapot and other crockery from the Amapola series by
Villeroy Boch adds a sense of calm to a wall. Amapola is the word for Poppy
in Span...
NY Wagner Society Announces Auditions for Grants
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The Wagner Society of New York has, for many years, awarded grants to young
singers whose gifts and talents indicate that they may have a future in the
Wag...
The Future
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Today is Nostradomus day.These are my predictions for the coming year (I
hoope I'm wrong)> First, Trump will begin the roundup and deportaton anyone
he ded...
Lahti
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I am in Lahti, Finland, to give a talk at the Lahti Symphony's Sibelius
Festival. I've been wanting to visit since I encountered Osmo Vänskä's
revelatory B...
Royal Opera House announces Ring Cycles for 2018!
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Very excited by this announcement. Must start saving now…. ADVANCE
ANNOUNCEMENT Four full cycles performed September–November 2018 The 2018/19
Season open...
