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Amor Fati, Madama Butterfly

Posted on September 14, 2022 by leslie

Amor Fati Madama Butterfly, Japanese tragedy in three acts, Royal Opera 12th September 2022, music composed by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, conductor Nicola Luisotti, reviewed by Leslie Jones In The Origin of the Family, Private … Continue reading →

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Endnotes, September 2022

Posted on August 29, 2022 by leslie

Endnotes, September 2022 In this edition: the Celtic musical world of Arnold Bax, by Stuart Millson In 1917, the nature- and myth-worshipping English composer Arnold Bax travelled to the northerly Cornish coast, to the “castle-crowned cliffs of Tintagel”, for a … Continue reading →

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Varieties of Canadian Conservatism

Posted on August 22, 2022 by leslie

Varieties of Canadian Conservatism By Mark Wegierski The divisive leadership contest in the federal Conservative Party of Canada will soon be resolved. The leading candidates are Pierre Polievre, seen as tending towards populism, and Jean Charest, considered a centrist. The … Continue reading →

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Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, Part V

Posted on August 18, 2022 by leslie

Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, Part V By Darrell Sutton Sects that employ predestinarian systems (theological determinism) must adopt rigorous forms of textual analysis and interpretation to shore up their ideological frameworks. Romans, chapter eleven, which adresses the foreordination of … Continue reading →

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Glyndebourne Festival, 2022

Posted on August 16, 2022 by leslie

 Glyndebourne Festival, 2022 Two new productions from the Glyndebourne Festival: Poulenc’s La Voix humaine & Les Mamelles de Tirésias, Saturday 6th August 2022, Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, reviewed by David Truslove Emotional turmoil and exploding breasts bring heartache and hilarity … Continue reading →

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To the End of the Line

Posted on August 12, 2022 by leslie

  To the End of the Line by Bill Hartley Railway junctions don’t usually have signposts. However, the observant traveller on the East Coast Main Line may spot one just north of Darlington. The sign points to the Stockton and … Continue reading →

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Lamming It

Posted on August 7, 2022 by leslie

Lamming It Edge of England, Landfall in Lincolnshire, Derek Turner, Hurst & Company, London, 2022, 446 pages, hardback, £20, ISBN 978-1-78738-698-3, reviewed by Stuart Millson The mainly low-lying coast and country of Lincolnshire – the unregarded Fenland world to the … Continue reading →

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Darkness Visible

Posted on August 3, 2022 by leslie

Darkness Visible Robespierre: the Man Who Divides Us the Most, Marcel Gauchet, translated by Malcolm DeBevoise, Princeton University Press, Princeton & Oxford, 2022, Hb, 199pp, reviewed by Leslie Jones As Professor Gauchet sagely observes in his new book, “All the … Continue reading →

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Endnotes, August 2022

Posted on July 31, 2022 by leslie

Endnotes, August 2022 In this edition: orchestral music by Thomas de Hartmann, reviewed by Stuart Millson The enterprising Nimbus Alliance label, which brings dedicated CD buyers out-of-the-ordinary repertoire, herewith presents the music of Thomas de Hartmann, played by the Lviv … Continue reading →

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Pitch Perfect

Posted on July 19, 2022 by leslie

Pitch Perfect It’s five minutes to three on a Sunday afternoon in June. A crowd of around 5000 has gathered to watch the game. The players, their warm up completed, have temporarily left the field. Over the PA system the … Continue reading →

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