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2019-12-03 16:42:00
Alive and dizzying: Die tote Stadt in Munich
We've got a revolve and we're gonna use it...Marietta (Petersen) and Paul (Kaufmann) hold on for dear lifeAll photos from the Bavarian State Opera website: ici I'm just back from an unexpected dash to Munich to see Korngold's Die tote Stadt at the Bavarian State Opera. It's always a little daunting when dreams come true; sometimes you imagine they can only disappoint and will be best avoided, which is not the least reason I hadn't got my act together about this sooner. But when a kind friend in the cast wrote to me out of the blue saying she could get me a ticket, I decided to drop everything, use my air miles and run.Die tote Stadt was the topic of my dissertation at university, which is where my Korngold book really began to germinate. Back then - the 1980s - you'd say the name "Korngold" […]
2019-11-05 09:04:00
Is Beethoven actually trying to kill me?
I spent last week in Vienna, on the Beethoven trail for my new book, IMMORTAL; what follows is my Letter from Vienna for the Unbound 'shed', which is emailed to all the book's supporters. It's both substantial and quite interesting (I think), so I wanted to bring it to you here too. Delighted to say that the funding is all in place, but if you would like to be part of the IMMORTAL family, be thanked in print, pre-order your copy and receive regular updates on progress, you still can, here. I came home from Vienna on Friday evening sick as the proverbial dog and barking like one. I was already unwell when I set off the previous Sunday; charging around the city, trying to see everything, walking about 7 miles a day during a nasty cold snap, did me so little good that I wondered if Beethoven is trying […]
2019-02-25 08:00:00
Irish ExaminerThe State agency responsible for attracting foreign direct investment has backed bus Lanes on Cork's main street as part of the overall strategy to improve the ...
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