Category: Uncategorized

Came across this piece from the New Yorker on a composer who’s had almost as many hits as the Beatles — and yet, is virtually unknown. He also prefers it that way. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/blank-space-what-kind-of-genius-is-max-martin The article brings interesting comparisons between modern music and renaissance painting workshops, where cohorts of students worked…

« Oh, ça va, le billet n’est pas cher ! » — Un passager anonyme du Titanic. J’aurais dû me douter qu’il y avait baleine sous roche lorsque ma moitié s’est exclamée ainsi. Mais j’étais occupé à empêcher No. 1 de mettre les doigts dans la prise, de sauter du canapé la…

I saw La Traviata yesterday at the King’s Head Theatre, in a very interesting adaptation by Becca Marriott and Helena Jackson. In order to adjust the opera to the constraints of the theatre (the backroom of an Islington pub), the authors condensed the story to a 2-hour, 4-character show. But that’s not all:…