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Endnotes, July 2024
Endnotes, July 2024 In this edition: rare English String Quartets from Tremula Records * Homage, by Randall Svane, reviewed by Stuart Millson The more one travels to music venues beyond the metropolitan centres ~ Mid-Wales Opera in Brecon (now de-funded … Continue reading
Romans and their Levantine Ways
Romans and their Levantine Ways Hannah M. Cotton, ROMAN RULE AND JEWISH LIFE, Collected Papers, edited by Ofer Pogorelsky, reviewed by Darrell Sutton Hannah Cotton is the Shalom Horowitz Professor of Classical Studies Emerita at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. … Continue reading
Front Loading
Front Loading, by Bill Hartley It’s not hard to find a Wetherspoon pub in our larger towns and cities. There are more than 800 of them in Britain and Ireland. Last year the company reported its largest ever volume of … Continue reading
Tosca Redux
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
Endnotes, June 2024
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
In Deep
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
A Conspiracy to Silence and Control
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
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
The Elusive Earl of Chesterfield
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
Endnotes, May 2024
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