Ruth Leon recommends…. Fred Astaire and Partners
Fred Astaire died 38 years ago today, on June 22nd 1987. This item is just a blatant excuse to watch Fred Astaire’s best numbers with all three of his great partners. They are all gone […]
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A Mafia Widow: Lehár’s ever-popular score undergoes a transplant
It’s been a while: well, over 40 years, since I heard Lehár’s Die lustige Witwe, in an amdram production just outside of Manchester in which I was playing French horn. Has absence made the […]
Canada names Valery Gergiev in new sanctions list
From the independent Russian site, Meduza: Following the G7 summit in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russian individuals and entities, as well as more than 200 vessels from […]
#MOZART250: The Mozartists at Wigmore Hall
#MOZART250: Rachel Podger plays Mozart. Rachel Podger (violin); The Mozartists / Ian Page (conductor). Wigmore Hall, Londo, 18.06.2024 (CC) Haydn Symphony No. 66 in B flat (1775/6) Mozart Violin Concertos: No. 2 in D, K 211 […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Inside the Conservation Studio – National Gallery
What’s different about looking at a painting if we don’t know who it’s by? What opportunities does this open up? Regular readers know how much I love process and here’s a video which is right […]
Le Grand Hôtel de l’Opéra
Welcome to Le Grand Hôtel de l’Opéra: a brand-new show set in the 1920s that weaves the music from Johann Strauss, Donizetti and Mozart into an international tangle of mischief and seduction. Le Grand Hôtel […]
Maiden, Mother and Crone: mezzo-soprano Rowan Hellier talks about her interdisciplinary project integrating music & movement exploring the fascinating figure of Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga workshop -Ana Dordevic, Rowan Hellier, Carola Schwab – (Photo: Pascal Buenning/Deutsche Oper) Rowan Hellier is a mezzo-soprano who, along with her operatic career, is known for creating projects which blur the boundaries of […]
Schubert’s night moves with men
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Trump that, says Hummel
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Let’s start with two minutes of English percussion
It’s over sooner than you know. The post Let’s start with two minutes of English percussion appeared first on Slippedisc.
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