Siegfried: The Illustrated flashbook - Arthur Rackham
It has, it must be said, been sometime coming, but here is the third part in our series. To make up for the delay you could listen to, what is now, public domain Furtwangler conducted Siegfried - while you are having a look
Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote
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Coming up next month (along, one hopes, with spring): Opera, Concerts etc
April 3rd. Bach’s St. John Passion is playing at Metropolitan United.
April 4th....
Rinaldo, Royal Academy Opera, 19 March 2026
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Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music
Almirena (Abigail Sinclair) and Rinaldo (Ella Orehek-Coddington)
Images: Craig Fuller
Goffredo – Owen Luc...
A Luminous Tristan at the Met: A Glimpse of Hope
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In a world governed by chaos, there is still room for a measure of
optimism. A sold-out house —not only of seasoned operagoers, but with a
significant pres...
An old and very fragrant red rose
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This very old red rose was transplanted into my garden to save it from a
renovators wrecking ball a couple of years ago when the house it was
planted nex...
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 ...
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...