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ENDNOTES, 4th September 2016

Posted on September 9, 2016 by leslie

ENDNOTES, 4th September 2016 The Proms: Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic, performing Boulez and Mahler Each year at the Proms, certain performances stand out and provide the landmarks of the season. Last year, the Sibelius cycle embodied the … Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of Star Trek

Posted on September 9, 2016 by leslie

Fifty Years of Star Trek Mark Wegierski analyses a cultural vector and Hollywood cash cow Star Trek, conceived by Gene Roddenberry, officially premiered on NBC on September 8, 1966, with the very psychologically appealing core of half-human/half-Vulcan science officer Spock … Continue reading →

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Der Ring des Nibelungen

Posted on September 7, 2016 by leslie

Der Ring des Nibelungen Bayreuth Festival, Germany, August 2016. Director Frank Castorf, conducted by Marek Janowski, reviewed by Tony Cooper Berlin-based, avant-garde theatre director Frank Castorf arrived on the Green Hill in 2013, making his Bayreuth début with the Ring … Continue reading →

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Trump – not yet President, but getting closer

Posted on September 4, 2016 by leslie

Trump – not yet President, but getting closer Ilana Mercer dissects his two latest speeches Following Donald J. Trump’s immigration address, critics—essentially all Big, Crooked Media—charged that Trump’s Arizona speech represented a sharp departure from the tone he took earlier that day, … Continue reading →

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Paysanne Bistro, Deganwy,

Posted on September 1, 2016 by leslie

Paysanne Bistro, Deganwy Em Marshall-Luck finds French Ambiance in North Wales Paysanne Bistro is in the rather unlikely situation – for a French restaurant – of being located directly opposite a railway station on the north-west coast of Wales. Even … Continue reading →

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The Donald versus the Devil

Posted on August 31, 2016 by leslie

The Donald versus the Devil Leslie Jones reviews a timely and remarkable book Ilana Mercer, The Trump Revolution: The Donald’s Creative Deconstruction Deconstructed, Politically Incorrect Press, Washington USA, 2016, $24.95, pp. 252 Donald J Trump has taken a “wrecking ball” to … Continue reading →

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Has Trump Awakened the Concurrent Majority?

Posted on August 24, 2016 by leslie

Has Trump Awakened the Concurrent Majority? Ilana Mercer puts the Presidential contender in historical context In his August 20 rally in Fredericksburg, Va., Donald Trump continued to say things surprisingly basic. Or, “insubstantial,” if you believe the presstitutes (with apologies to prostitutes, … Continue reading →

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Der fliegende Holländer

Posted on August 23, 2016 by leslie

Der fliegende Holländer Der fliegende Holländer, Bayreuth Festival, Germany, August 2016. Director Jan Philipp Gloger, conducted by Axel Kober, reviewed by Tony Cooper Wagner’s first mature opera written in 1841, Der fliegende Holländer, was directed with great flair and imagination by the … Continue reading →

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Tristan und Isolde

Posted on August 21, 2016 by leslie

Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde, Bayreuth Festival, Germany, August 2016. Director Katharina Wagner, conducted by Christian Thielemann, reviewed by Tony Cooper This production of Tristan und Isolde by Katharina Wagner first saw the light of day last year, immediately … Continue reading →

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Parsifal, Bayreuth Festival

Posted on August 20, 2016 by leslie

Parsifal, Bayreuth Festival Parsifal, Bayreuth Festival, Germany, August 2016. Director Uwe Eric Laufenberg, conducted by Hartmut Haenchen, reviewed by TONY COOPER Specifically written for the Festspielhaus, Parsifal was Wagner’s final work completed in January 1882 and was first seen in … Continue reading →

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