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Category Archives: London
On the Side of the Angels 1
An occassional dip into the early medieval paintings in the National Gallery, London, prompted by a four-hour longeur at a conference and proximity to beauty – and my inability to resist putting words into the mouths of painted faces, and … Continue reading
Posted in art, Inspirations, London
Tagged Art, beauty, National Gallery, Richard II, Wilton Diptych
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Blackheath Cendrillon: Prince Charming’s Dilema
L.C. Spinetti here again, I got in a bit of trouble with that recording earlier, Harriet says she’s going to sue me, but only when she needs the publicity. However the head honchos at REALly?! really liked it, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Cinderella, Community, fairytales, London, Opera, Singing
Tagged Blackheath Halls, Cherry Potts, Cinderella, Community Opera, Massenet, Music, Opera, singing
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Blackheath Cendrillon: Princesses’ Hour
A Guest blog here from L.C. Spinetti, roving reporter for REALly?! magazine, part of the REALly?! Empire which includes everyone’s favourite REALity show At Home With the Haltieres™, (the first installment of the fifth season is aired on July 17th … Continue reading
Posted in Cinderella, Community, fairytales, London, Opera, Singing
Tagged Blackheath Halls, Cendrillon, Cherry Potts, Cinderella, Community Opera, Massenet, Music, Opera, singing
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Brittle Bright Young Things
Last night we fought freezing temperatures, planned engineering works closing off three possible routes, and failed signals on the DLR to get to the wonderfully named St-Sepulchre-without-Newgate, for an evening of Ivor Novello songs with the Oxbridge Opera Company. I … Continue reading
Posted in London, music, review
Tagged Cherry Potts, Chris Milton, Ivor Novello, London, Music, Simon Dyer, song, St-Sepulchre-Without-Newgate
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Welcome Yule
The to do list is getting smaller. Presents bought and wrapped. √ First batch of mince pies cooked and eaten.√ Cards written and posted or delivered.√ Christmas concert sung√ Carols sung and money raised for Crisis√ Someone else’s carol singing … Continue reading
Posted in Community, London, music, review, Singing
Tagged Blackheath Halls, Broca, Cherry Potts, Christmas, Crisis, Crofton Park Library, Folk Music, Hills & Parkes, London, Music, Navidad Nuestra, Raise the Roof, Southbank, voicelab
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music is taking over my life
Haven’t written anything here (or anywhere else much) for a while, and I blame that pesky singing lark. It has taken over. We are rehearsing Ramirez’s Navidad Nuestra, carols and RTR stuff for Blackheath Halls on the 16th December, end … Continue reading
Posted in London, music, Opera, review, Singing
Tagged Blackheath Halls, Broca, Brockley, Castor & Pollux, Cherry Potts, Christmas, Cockpit Arts, Coope Boyes & Simpson, Crisis, Deptford, ENO, Eugene Onegin, Hills & Parkes, Honor Oak Park, Horniman Museum, Lewisham Choral Society, London, Music, Nunhead Community Choir, Opera, Raise the Roof, Shopping, The Marriage of Figaro
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Etruscan Smiles at the Estorick Collection
The Estorick’s collected twentieth century Italian art, a period and region I thought I knew nothing about, but there are a couple of Modiglianis, the piercing turquoise gaze and pursed lips of Doctor Francois Brabander standing out in a room … Continue reading
Posted in art, Days Out, London, review
Tagged Art, Campigli, Cherry Potts, Estorick Collection, Gerard David, Giacomo Balla, Giacomo Manzù, London, Marino Marini, Modigliani, Renato Guttuso, Zoran Music
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Days Out by Bus at the Estorick Collection
The second of our forays into North London on the lovely Overground; appropriate, since we were heading to an exhibition strong on leisure journeys by public transport. I didn’t know the Estorick Collection existed until A’s walking buddy J handed … Continue reading
Posted in art, London, review
Tagged Art, Cherry Potts, Edward McKnight Kauffer, Estorick Collection, London, London Transport, Shell Oil
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