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12.01.12 La Traviata at Royal Opera House
Photo: Piotr Beczala as Alfredo and Ailyn Pérez as Violetta, taken from Royal Opera House’s Flickr photo set for 2011-2012 production.
Went for Royal Opera House Covent Garden’s 18-year-old production of Verdi’s La Traviata on the 2nd day of the new year. Some excellent singing were in offer, in particular from Ermonela Jaho’s Violetta, whom I thought had well-balanced clarity and coloratura (unlike the very popular but awkwardly out-of-sync Anna Netrebko here) and a very warm-spirited Paolo Gavanelli as Father Germont. The period staging was amazingly decorated, accompanied with tender lighting. What else to expect but a typically melodramatic ending to the show for the ill-fated, self-sacrificial Violetta.
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sempre libera
22.10.11 Autumn scenes at St. James's Park
Right in the middle of fall season. Isn’t there no better time to take walks and pictures?
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st james park
12.10.11 London Sound Survey
Take a peek at the London Sound Survey, an interesting collection of recordings of background ambient and incidental sounds from all across London. Include recordings of day and night sounds from city life, busy roadways, markets, under the bridges, pub and nightspots, the Tube, canals, rivers, wildlife, and more.
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waterloo