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New worlds waiting
I feel terrible. I’m rapidly approaching the three-month mark without having written a word on here. It wasn’t meant to be this way. I know there aren’t a lot of people out there chomping at the bit for me to … Continue reading
A Beautiful Song
While I was overseas earlier this year, a wonderful Brisbane violinist sent me a brief message recommending a novel she thought I’d enjoy and which would be perfect for me to blog about. As it just so happened, I already … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Solo Vocal Music
Tagged Ann Patchett, opera, Rossini, South America
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The Wonderful World of Dartington – Part 2
So after an even longer than usual hiatus, I thought I should finally get this out in the blogosphere, to remind myself of some more of the great music I was introduced to at Dartington. And to reassure everyone that … Continue reading
Monteverdi & Minestrone
It’s warming up in south-east Queensland. Our short “winter” has passed, but I took one final opportunity last week to make a big pot of soup before it gets too hot to enjoy it properly. After all, no one wants … Continue reading
Posted in Solo Vocal Music
Tagged cooking, food, L'Arpeggiata, minestrone, Monteverdi, Nuria Rial, Philippe Jaroussky, soup
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Sounds from a literary underworld
If there’s one thing I love almost as much as music, it’s words. And words about music even more than that. There’s a quote I read recently (which has been attributed to multiple people such as Elvis Costello, Thelonious Monk … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Solo Vocal Music
Tagged Gluck, Janette Turner Hospital, novel, opera, Orpheus
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