Rainelle Krause’s Queen of the Night
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In my review of Opera Atelier’s production of The Magic Flute I had this t
say about Rainelle Krause’s Queen of the Night… “Her coloratura was
powerful and...
Horton - Chopin and Bach, 29 October 2025
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Wigmore Hall
*Chopin:* Prelude in C-sharp minor, op.45
*Bach: *English Suite no.2 in A minor, BWV 807
*Chopin: *Waltz in A minor, op.34 no.2; Fantasy in ...
Parsifal in the Metaverse
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PARSIFAL at OPERA VLAANDEREN is a musical triumph that drowns in visual
excess. With its tension between music and image – between transcendence
and techno...
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...