Michael Lee
@operapage.bsky.social
Music writer; recovering former academic and broadcaster; civil servant; Lulliste; made in Aotearoa/NZ, living in Dublin
Back in the Gaiety for INO's L'elisir d'amore #donizetti
May 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Back in the Gaiety for INO's L'elisir d'amore #donizetti
Streetscape - shop signs on Parnell Street, Dublin 1, on 16 March 2025
March 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Streetscape - shop signs on Parnell Street, Dublin 1, on 16 March 2025
Sunset over the Royal Canal
January 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Sunset over the Royal Canal
January 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Stunning winter light at Glendalough today
January 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Stunning winter light at Glendalough today
The Paper of Record excelling here, and in a column about culture too. (A 'crescendo' isn't a point of arrival, you can't 'build' to it, check a dictionary, etc.)
December 31, 2024 at 1:20 AM
The Paper of Record excelling here, and in a column about culture too. (A 'crescendo' isn't a point of arrival, you can't 'build' to it, check a dictionary, etc.)
Nice coffee, but is my land of origin a myth now? #mapswithoutnewzealand
December 28, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Nice coffee, but is my land of origin a myth now? #mapswithoutnewzealand
Delighted to see our specially-themed issue of Early Music, 'Lully in London' ❤️ - it's taken a while! academic.oup.com/em/issue/52/2
December 28, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Delighted to see our specially-themed issue of Early Music, 'Lully in London' ❤️ - it's taken a while! academic.oup.com/em/issue/52/2
Not the most photogenic of days, but a pleasant walk all the same.
December 26, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Not the most photogenic of days, but a pleasant walk all the same.
Dublin Bay this morning. Howth in the distance.
December 3, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Dublin Bay this morning. Howth in the distance.
Delighted to sing Charles Stanford's Requiem at Dublin National Concert Hall with the NSO tonight - a hugely underrated work! Should be on the RTÉ player soon...
November 22, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Delighted to sing Charles Stanford's Requiem at Dublin National Concert Hall with the NSO tonight - a hugely underrated work! Should be on the RTÉ player soon...
In Bordeaux, every night, the sparrows in the trees beside the opera house try to out-sing their neighbours
November 15, 2024 at 10:42 PM
In Bordeaux, every night, the sparrows in the trees beside the opera house try to out-sing their neighbours
This is another way of imagining the task. Some people like pictures.
July 26, 2024 at 11:50 PM
This is another way of imagining the task. Some people like pictures.
Great to be back in Lyon - such a lovely city...
March 19, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Great to be back in Lyon - such a lovely city...
Apparently there's a shortage of cats here? This is Theo. He doesn't care to have his photo taken, or to be picked up. And he won't sit on anyone's lap.
January 28, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Apparently there's a shortage of cats here? This is Theo. He doesn't care to have his photo taken, or to be picked up. And he won't sit on anyone's lap.
I enjoyed visiting Lisbon last week, a very photogenic city!
January 14, 2024 at 9:35 PM
I enjoyed visiting Lisbon last week, a very photogenic city!
A blue picture for the blue app #Monkstown 💙
December 28, 2023 at 5:19 PM
A blue picture for the blue app #Monkstown 💙