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The joy of having one's preferences validated by a higher authority
Which brings us neatly back to those swans, of which the one on the moat at Wells Cathedral is supposed to ring one such, n-est-ce pas? And, speaking of The Royal Bend, the swansongs in Orkney can be quite tasty, or so I've been told...
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
I heard Antonio Pappano in discussion last year with Ed Gardner and Vladimir Jurowski at an ROH Insight evening. He came down firmly against Salome, saying it made him sick! Not sure I actually agree but I know what he means...
I heard Antonio Pappano in discussion last year with Ed Gardner and Vladimir Jurowski at an ROH Insight evening. He came down firmly against Salome, saying it made him sick! Not sure I actually agree but I know what he means...
I think Salome is the only opera I've come away from actually disliking. And I mean the opera not the production. Good to have Sir Tony validating my preference, then
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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