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Vladimir Putin, Impaler or Impaled?

Posted on March 21, 2022 by leslie

Vladimir Putin, Impaler or Impaled? The Barbican, 16th March 2022, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Semyon Bychkov, Yuja Wang, reviewed by Leslie Jones In this long overdue return of an international symphony orchestra to the Barbican, politics overshadowed music. Semyon Bychkov, … Continue reading →

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Wharf Factor

Posted on March 19, 2022 by leslie

Wharf Factor  By Bill Hartley, back on the waterfront For those of a certain age, the term ‘worker’s cooperative’ summons up memories of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, where the late Tony Benn attempted to resuscitate failing industries. Such organisations also exist … Continue reading →

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Fair is Fowl

Posted on March 15, 2022 by leslie

Fair is Fowl Rimsky-Korsakov, The Golden Cockerel, English Touring Opera, the Lighthouse, Poole: Saturday 12th March 2022, reviewed by David Truslove Given the current tragic events in eastern Europe, an evening of slapstick depicting an inept Tsar overseeing a disastrous … Continue reading →

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Welsh National Opera’s Jenůfa

Posted on March 10, 2022 by leslie

At the heart of this psychological drama is Jenůfa’s corrosive shame set in motion by her pregnancy at the hands of the feckless Števa.

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Coq au Vin

Posted on March 8, 2022 by leslie

Coq au Vin English Touring Opera, The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, 5th March 2022, Hackney Empire, directed by James Conway, orchestra conducted by Gerry Cornelius, reviewed by Leslie Jones For the peace, that I deem’d no peace, is over … Continue reading →

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A New Tanakh for Klal Yisrael

Posted on March 5, 2022 by leslie

A New Tanakh for Klal Yisrael The Koren Tanakh: the Magerman Edition, Koren Publishers Jerusalem, 2021, Pp. 2033, $59.95. KJV Topaz Reference Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2022, Pp. 1534, $325.00, reviewed by Darrell Sutton    Ancient texts serve several purposes. … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, March 2022

Posted on March 1, 2022 by leslie

Endnotes, March 2022 A portrait of Sir Michael Tippett, by Stuart Millson Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett dominated post-war British music. Both pacifists, the two composers shared many musical traits: a love of opera and desire to see British opera … Continue reading →

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The Case for Greater Male Intelligence

Posted on February 24, 2022 by leslie

The Case for Greater Male Intelligence by Dr Edward Dutton Richard Lynn, Sex Differences in Intelligence: The Developmental Theory, Arktos, London 2021, 131 pp, reviewed by Ed Dutton I have known Richard Lynn since 2012, consider myself his protégé and in 2015 we … Continue reading →

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I’m So Good at My Job

Posted on February 11, 2022 by leslie

I’m So Good at My Job Bill Hartley looks at Linkedin Linkedin is described by some sources as social media but others see it differently. Whatever the definition, the idea is that users can post their profile and someone looking … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, February 2022

Posted on February 2, 2022 by leslie

ENDNOTES, February 2022 In this edition: Chopin, Schumann, Tchaikovsky and Dupont, performed by Severin von Eckardstein, Second Symphony by Thomas Larcher, played by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, reviewed by Stuart Millson The German pianist, Severin von Eckardstein, has enjoyed … Continue reading →

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