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Wexford Opera

Wexford weather can be a bit chancy but this weekend the sky is blue and the Irish Sea sparkling. John Barry stands, sword in hand, looking out to sea, not the composer of music for James Bond films, but Wexford born John Barry who was a founder of the United States navy. Behind him the… Continue reading Wexford Opera

Don’t Sleep in the Subway

Oil is not above $75, the Labour party has not split and Don Cossack did not win The King George VI Chase at Kempton Park – all predictions made here – but I was right about something.

Wild Cat

Maybe it’s because opera tickets are often expensive but there is a tendency to play safe and book old favourites. The mantra “there’s always a good reason for it being rarely performed” is often recited. However, Wexford only perform rarities and Valencia are putting on something by Manuel Penella – que?.

Fortress Fulham

I have noticed in the last few years a proliferation of wooden louvre shutters in Fulham, replacing the good-old net curtain.

Cricket and Opera

Camille Pissarro painted this picture of a cricket match in Bedford Park in 1897. He came to live in England in 1870 and the reason surprised me.

So you want to put on an Opera?

So you want to put on an opera? Two years ago Fulham Opera started and are doing just that on a tight budget. Their next production is Die Fledermaus in St John’s church in Fulham. You can get information and buy tickets here. So you want to put on an opera and build an opera… Continue reading So you want to put on an Opera?

Last Week of the Proms

The BBC splash out on some big hitters to play at the last week of the Proms. This year it is the Staatskapelle Berlin and their conductor Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Dresden, under Christian Thielemann.

Theorbo Time

You don’t see a theorbo for years and then two come along together. About ten years ago I went to a concert at St Paul’s School to raise money for Venice in Peril.

Swarkestone Pavilion

Here’s another Round on the Links, set by me not James Walton. What is the connection between two Rolling Stones albums, a building in Las Vegas and a 17th Century bowling green? Not hard, the answer is today’s title.

Water Music

I heard the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra play at a classical music festival in Dorset quite a few years ago. The setting was spectacular looking down to Studland Bay and a group of us camped. The whole thing was made even more enjoyable because very few people turned up – only about 800 the night we… Continue reading Water Music

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