tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post7130036681619590599..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Music for a fewDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-62546844213710542782017-06-27T06:57:02.547+01:002017-06-27T06:57:02.547+01:00Absolutely - what a treat you have in store!Absolutely - what a treat you have in store!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-16079097662447854622017-06-27T00:37:45.182+01:002017-06-27T00:37:45.182+01:00I've yet to hear/see Albert Herring. Clearly a...I've yet to hear/see Albert Herring. Clearly a must!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-23812991603177846922017-06-26T07:22:53.737+01:002017-06-26T07:22:53.737+01:00Great Alice! Adams' true Hofmannsthal and Da P...Great Alice! Adams' true Hofmannsthal and Da Ponte. Struck me last night at a superlative Grange performance of Britten's Albert Herring that Eric Crozier was his best librettist, even if one wished Auden might have continued after Paul Bunyan (a more acquired taste).Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-47714301814133299292017-06-26T02:44:33.189+01:002017-06-26T02:44:33.189+01:00Ah, indeed you did! Great review, and of course I ...Ah, indeed you did! Great review, and of course I loved this: "But then the elephant in the room is the absence of that extraordinary poet Alice Goodman, who provided two of the 20th century's best librettos - yes, Hofmannsthal-worthy - for the two previous operas, Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer, and, alas, withdrew from this project at a crucial stage."Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-79030560522233264642017-06-25T23:54:50.823+01:002017-06-25T23:54:50.823+01:00Yes - in the Barbican performance of Doctor Atomic...Yes - in the Barbican performance of Doctor Atomic, where I seem to have described her as 'magnificent': http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/doctor-atomic-bbcso-adams-barbicanDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-4106147172354706542017-06-25T21:58:58.792+01:002017-06-25T21:58:58.792+01:00Quite the whirlwind tour! You are so right about F...Quite the whirlwind tour! You are so right about Francesca Chiejina--even from her photographs, and even before I read your own comment, this was clear. I'm reminded of Julia Bullock, a fast-rising soprano over here, whose easy charm is as captivating as her singing prowess. Have you come across her at all?Susan Scheidhttps://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com