David Nice
@davidnice.bsky.social
Writer, lecturer, broadcaster, happily bestriding London and Dublin. Classical music/Opera Editor of The Arts Desk, author of seven books including Prokofiev: From Russia to the West (Yale). Running two Zoom courses, one on opera, the other on concert rep.
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David Nice
@davidnice.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Giving it a try on here after low-key interactions on Mastodon - excellent for finding out about the world, but I missed most of the musical folk I left behind on Xitter last year. Good to see some famiiar faces already.
Despite Starmer's awful missteps, Labour have still done a hell of a lot more for this country than the Torons did. Small pluses instead of immense minuses.
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Despite Starmer's awful missteps, Labour have still done a hell of a lot more for this country than the Torons did. Small pluses instead of immense minuses.
That's more like it. Yes, it's a funny face, that's to be sure, and his looks at her when at the second piano (sadly no photos supplied of that) were a delight.
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
That's more like it. Yes, it's a funny face, that's to be sure, and his looks at her when at the second piano (sadly no photos supplied of that) were a delight.
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These are the options...
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 AM
These are the options...
And why the 'she'? The page turner, in this instance, was male.
February 10, 2026 at 12:21 PM
And why the 'she'? The page turner, in this instance, was male.
Oh, he very much knows what he's playing. Not a helpful response to a brilliant concert (try reading the review rather than just looking).
February 10, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Oh, he very much knows what he's playing. Not a helpful response to a brilliant concert (try reading the review rather than just looking).
Somewhere I NEVER want to visit.
February 10, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Somewhere I NEVER want to visit.
Remember this cruelty has been going on for decades. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Israeli court blocks life-saving cancer care for boy, 5, due to his Gaza address
Palestinian boy has been in the West Bank since 2022 but is still registered as a resident in the strip where ban applies
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Remember this cruelty has been going on for decades. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
A fine writer I really trust.
February 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A fine writer I really trust.
Ah, now it begins to make sense, as in nonsense.
February 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Ah, now it begins to make sense, as in nonsense.
It's a lovely place.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 PM
It's a lovely place.
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★★★★★ #MariamBatsashvili #MartinJamesBartlett @wigmore-hall.org.uk - Gravitas and zest in a perfect programme for two pianos and four hands at one - review @davidnice.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
★★★★★ #MariamBatsashvili #MartinJamesBartlett @wigmore-hall.org.uk - Gravitas and zest in a perfect programme for two pianos and four hands at one - review @davidnice.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
Why isn't EVERY Democrat rep visiting and reporting?
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Why isn't EVERY Democrat rep visiting and reporting?
As someone put it here, we may be getting somewhere with the Epstein files - what about the Epstein trials?
February 10, 2026 at 11:57 AM
As someone put it here, we may be getting somewhere with the Epstein files - what about the Epstein trials?
Still trying to trace the apparent statement that Pres Pizda and
Epstein drowned a baby of one of their victims in a river.
Epstein drowned a baby of one of their victims in a river.
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Still trying to trace the apparent statement that Pres Pizda and
Epstein drowned a baby of one of their victims in a river.
Epstein drowned a baby of one of their victims in a river.
Don't be deceived.
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Don't be deceived.
Perfect @wigmore-hall.org.uk programme from major pianistic personalities Mariam Batsashvili and Martin James Bartlett, from anchoring Bach to flyaway Lutosławski. theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
February 10, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Perfect @wigmore-hall.org.uk programme from major pianistic personalities Mariam Batsashvili and Martin James Bartlett, from anchoring Bach to flyaway Lutosławski. theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
Here's one who looks like he might drop dead soon from the weight of his criminal complicity.
February 10, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Here's one who looks like he might drop dead soon from the weight of his criminal complicity.
On the other hand, you wouldn't listen to Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, Priti Patel, Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi etc etc...plenty of bad women out there...
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM
On the other hand, you wouldn't listen to Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, Priti Patel, Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi etc etc...plenty of bad women out there...
Virginia Giuffre's memory should be honoured by placing her at the top of that list.
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Virginia Giuffre's memory should be honoured by placing her at the top of that list.
I don't really understand the traitor's point.
February 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM
I don't really understand the traitor's point.
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★★★★ COSI FAN TUTTE #EnglishNationalOpera - All's fairground in love and deceit, as conductor #DinisSousa paces a brilliant cast and orchestra perfectly in this classy revival -review @davidnice.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/opera/cosi-f...
February 7, 2026 at 3:11 PM
★★★★ COSI FAN TUTTE #EnglishNationalOpera - All's fairground in love and deceit, as conductor #DinisSousa paces a brilliant cast and orchestra perfectly in this classy revival -review @davidnice.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/opera/cosi-f...
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Going to repost this brilliant wordplay daily until it happens.
January 25, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Going to repost this brilliant wordplay daily until it happens.
Yep. Wouldn't go under the previous Trump maladministration, and certainly not now.
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Yep. Wouldn't go under the previous Trump maladministration, and certainly not now.