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Tosca Redux

Posted on June 5, 2024 by leslie

Tosca Redux Tosca, Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Glacosa, first revival of the 2008 production, directed by Stephen Barlow, City of London Sinfonia conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, Opera Holland Park, June … Continue reading →

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Endnotes, June 2024

Posted on May 28, 2024 by leslie

Endnotes, June 2024 In this edition: a farewell to Sir Andrew Davis; rare English works on the EM Records label; Nielsen from Bergen Sir Andrew Davis, British international conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and Toronto, Melbourne, Chicago and Royal … Continue reading →

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In Deep

Posted on May 19, 2024 by leslie

 In Deep, by William Hartley Prior to the industrial revolution investors in mining schemes were known as Adventurers. Given that the dividing line between success and failure could be a narrow one, it was certainly an adventurous way of trying … Continue reading →

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A Conspiracy to Silence and Control

Posted on May 8, 2024 by leslie

A Conspiracy to Silence and Control By Dr A. R. Kneen Questioning the official narrative on a topic is often met with sneers such as: ‘you sound like a conspiracy theorist’; ‘I don’t listen to conspiracy theories’, and the like. … Continue reading →

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Mourning Sickness Again

Posted on May 3, 2024 by leslie

Mourning Sickness Again Lucia Di Lammermoor, Drama Tragico in three acts, Music by Gaetano Donizetti, Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, Royal Opera 30 April 2024, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti, Director Katie Mitchell, Revival Director Robin … Continue reading →

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The Elusive Earl of Chesterfield

Posted on April 30, 2024 by leslie

The Elusive Earl of Chesterfield  By Richard Wendorf Described by one of his contemporaries as “an eel too slippery to be held,” Lord Chesterfield has enjoyed the dubious distinction of serving as a lightning-rod for criticism twice over, first in … Continue reading →

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Endnotes, May 2024

Posted on April 24, 2024 by leslie

Endnotes, May 2024 In this edition: Bruckner, restored; Welsh composers honoured in Cardiff; reviewed by Stuart Millson Siva Oke, Director of the SOMM record label, turns her attention once again to the world of vintage recordings. Like an art gallery … Continue reading →

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The Last Caravaggio

Posted on April 19, 2024 by leslie

The Last Caravaggio Francesca Whitlum-Cooper, National Gallery Global, London, 2024, the catalogue of the exhibition The Last Caravaggio at the National Gallery, 18th April-21 July 2024, reviewed by Leslie Jones According to Giovanni Pietro Bellori, one of Caravaggio’s three seventeenth … Continue reading →

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“We must Educate our Masters”

Posted on April 16, 2024 by leslie

“We must Educate our Masters” By Duke Maskell Whenever the word “standards” crops up in connection with education, it’s time to lose heart (or to emulate Goering). Only two things are going to be said: that standards ought to be … Continue reading →

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No Shining Path

Posted on April 11, 2024 by leslie

No Shining Path Bill Hartley, on the Peruvian pagaille Some countries get the heads of state they definitely don’t deserve. Worse still, they get them in rapid succession. A good example of this would be Peru, whose recent history is … Continue reading →

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