This is the cast of La Traviata at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich tonight (NB, in the interval) as Germany progresses to the semi-final of the World Cup. "Something I've never, ever witnessed at Glyndebourne," says my spy.
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Friday, July 04, 2014
Just in: Fallen? Aber nein!
This is the cast of La Traviata at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich tonight (NB, in the interval) as Germany progresses to the semi-final of the World Cup. "Something I've never, ever witnessed at Glyndebourne," says my spy.
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
A little celebration of insomnia?
Er, no, it's Nessun dorma ("None shall sleep"). Known affectionately among some aficionados as Nissan Dormer. Here is my little celebration of Puccini's last stand, to kick off Turandot at the Royal Opera House (opens Monday).
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/a-spellbinding-soundtrack-to-love-life-and-loss-8797000.html
And here, to prove the points, are a few samples of what's happened to the thing over the years.
1990 World Cup Grandstand (those were the days...)
Jackie Evancho (oh help)
And if you watched that, you've earned the real thing: Joseph Calleja at the Last Night of the Proms last year:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/a-spellbinding-soundtrack-to-love-life-and-loss-8797000.html
And here, to prove the points, are a few samples of what's happened to the thing over the years.
1990 World Cup Grandstand (those were the days...)
Jackie Evancho (oh help)
And if you watched that, you've earned the real thing: Joseph Calleja at the Last Night of the Proms last year:
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