Isle of Lewis On the 26th July our tour ventured to its furthest destination, the Isle of Lewis. This island provides beautiful and dramatic landscapes
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The focus of this week was sharpening up the production ready for opening performances on Friday 16th July. On Monday 12th July we rehearsed both
Down by the Sally Gardens was written by Irish poet William Butler Yeats, who was highly reputed for his poetry and in 1923 he received
At the early age of 15, Gustav Mahler showed enough music proficiency to be accepted to study piano at the Conservatoire in Vienna. During his
The song in the spotlight for today’s blog post is “Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft”. It was composed by Gustav Mahler and appears in his
“Do Not Look Into My Songs” I can sympathise with the poet Friedrich Rückert whilst reading his poem “Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder”, in
“Music exalts each joy, allays each grief Expels diseases, softens every pain, Subdues the rage of passion and the plague.” John Armstrong MD (1709-79) The
This week’s post focuses on the French composer Jules Massenet and his opera Werther, a passionate yet gloomy tale that focuses on how the cocktail
Although Liszt is well known today mainly for his piano works, he had also devoted his time creatively to celebrate the voice. His vast composition