Operamaniac – 5 Operas to see before you die
We all have our favourite operas (if you are into opera, of course). And frequently an intense debate among opera fanatics can arise over who is the best composer. After two hundred years we still...
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When one thinks of Brazil images of football, nice beaches, girls in bikinis, palm trees, slums and Samba very easily come to our mind. Brazil is one of those countries that, despite all its...
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Opera might have emerged as a form of art to entertain the rich and powerful, but it soon became used as a way to express political and social discontent. You might think such liberties are only a...
View ArticleOperamaniac: 5 things we take for granted (or why Wagner spoiled all the fun)
We tend to take a wide range of things for granted and immutable, as we never saw them being done on another way. However, things change. Who could imagine that in the 21st century we would be flying...
View ArticleOperamaniac: Silly Season
The weather has turned. No more bikinis, martinis or sunburn. Summer is over. And with it goes Silly Season, the time of year when it all gets a bit too much and suddenly anything is news. Opera, you...
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The OAE Office’s resident opera fan takes you through some 18th century opera house gossip. When you ask an Englishman about England’s best composers two names will stand out: Handel and Haydn. Which...
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‘My heyday is over, and another must take my place. The world wants something new. Others have ceded their places to us and we must cede ours to still others… I am more than happy to give mine to...
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Operamaniac: Notes on Les Martyrs
Daniel, OAE Finance Officer, aka Operamaniac, was lucky enough to sit in on some of the Les Martyrs recording sessions with Opera Rara and Sir Mark Elder last week. Here he ponders on the experience...
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Operamaniac: The Baltic States
Call me a nerd but when I travel I like to explore the region’s musical tradition and culture. For me, tourism not only includes checking in (and selfies) at famous spots but also attending concerts...
View ArticleOperamaniac: Horses for Courses
This season has been particularly interesting for Donizetti fans in London. From Opera Rara’s Les Martyrs to Glyndebourne’s Poliuto, not to mention ETO’s performances of The Siege of Calais and The...
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