A Night at the Opera

Monday evening was “A Night at the Opera” at the Albert Hall; my first Prom this season.

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All Things Must Pass

This pair of lions carved of stone are at the base of the Queen’s Tower at Imperial College. Along with the rather more substantial tower they are the last vestige of the Imperial Institute.

The Giovane Scuola

Two words sure to put you ahead in Operamanship are giovane scuola. It’s most unlikely you will be asked what they mean but it’s as well to know, just in case.

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A Strip Show

Directed by Joseph Losey, script by Harold Pinter, starring Terence Stamp and Dirk Bogarde; it’s such a great film you could see it twice – and I have; Modesty Blaise.

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One Hundred Easy Ways

Last night New York City came to Holland Park in Quick Fantastic’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s Wonderful Town.

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Home Cooking

This is what I should have been listening to as I made tonno e fagioli yesterday morning but there is no CD player in the kitchen. I have ordered one and it will be delivered today.

La Traviata

To Holland Park for La Traviata last night. The two Traviatas I remember are Franco Zeffirelli’ 1982 film and a 2013 production by the Met.

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