Michael Lee
@operapage.bsky.social
Music writer; recovering former academic and broadcaster; civil servant; Lulliste; made in Aotearoa/NZ, living in Dublin
The return of Jus exclusivae? If so, not wielded in quite the same style as by the Bourbons or the Habsburgs, I'd imagine...
February 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The return of Jus exclusivae? If so, not wielded in quite the same style as by the Bourbons or the Habsburgs, I'd imagine...
'An' epiphany cantata? There's only one of those in the CO.
January 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
'An' epiphany cantata? There's only one of those in the CO.
For me 'modern' starts sometime around 1830. You know, with trains, photography, and Berlioz. But each to their own.
December 26, 2024 at 10:59 PM
For me 'modern' starts sometime around 1830. You know, with trains, photography, and Berlioz. But each to their own.
The most famous or notorious episode in the history of conducting is the death of Jean-Baptiste Lully. However, the source has been partially misunderstood... boydellandbrewer.com/blog/music/b...
Before the Baton
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December 10, 2024 at 8:39 PM
The most famous or notorious episode in the history of conducting is the death of Jean-Baptiste Lully. However, the source has been partially misunderstood... boydellandbrewer.com/blog/music/b...
Up for the commute into work, so only half an hour or so earlier. You swam? It must have been freezing!
December 3, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Up for the commute into work, so only half an hour or so earlier. You swam? It must have been freezing!
The playing and (especially) singing were excellent. But the minimal stage-design, personenregie and overall direction made it barely better than a concert performance. Visually very bland and uninvolving.
December 2, 2024 at 2:08 PM
The playing and (especially) singing were excellent. But the minimal stage-design, personenregie and overall direction made it barely better than a concert performance. Visually very bland and uninvolving.