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Where’d he go??

Oh, dear.  A bit of a bloggin’ disaster.  Moving house got me out of the habit, out of the frame of mind, and out of the path of a computer for rather too long.  I do apologise, and especially to … Continue reading

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Champagne on the lawn and brutality below decks

Yes, it’s Billy Budd at Glyndebourne.  We went on Friday.  It’s manic at the moment, with a house move pending, so hence the delay in jotting down thoughts.  It also explains why this will be brief. In essence, it was … Continue reading

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A shattering Peter Grimes

This was a bit of a whimsical purchase - last minute (well, day before anyway), I grabbed the last pair of tickets available in the balcony at ENO on any date for Peter Grimes, on the strength of the reviews.  What … Continue reading

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