Here's what I have been reading during the period we have been locked down due to Covid-19. The Man In The Red Coat What a gorgeous cover. I was really looking forward to finding out more about the very handsome subject; Dr Samuel Jean Pozzi. Actually, writing this I realise the cover should have alerted me to what I found so frustrating … [Read more...] about More Books
More Opera At Home – Philip Glass, Dame Joan, Mozart
Since watching the Wagner operas I talk about here, I've been catching up on some more; though this time on my iPad which proved up to the task. Akhnaten This was a 2019 Met production of the 1984 work by Philip Glass. I think it was actually a London production that I'd read about on Twitter. In any event, here is a great review of it in … [Read more...] about More Opera At Home – Philip Glass, Dame Joan, Mozart
Opera At Home – Wagner
Der Ring des Nibelung The Metropolitan Opera commenced free streaming of some of their productions in March as New York closed down due to Covid-19. I found out about this via a post on Twitter by @Operachaser. Another reason I love twitter - handy to be linked on social media to like-minded people. And so it was that we spent the better … [Read more...] about Opera At Home – Wagner
Virtual Cinémathèque
Weekly Cinematique screenings were abandoned as soon as the restriction on large gatherings was put in place in March. But the clever people at ACMI were quick off the mark introducing on the 19th of March the Virtual Cinématèque providing screenings we could access in our homes. They put together a terrific range of films announcing on Twitter … [Read more...] about Virtual Cinémathèque
Life In Lockdown
The Start It's three months since lockdown started for me leading to a period that has put my sense of time out of kilter - oddly the 12th of March feels like ages ago but at the same time very recent. By the time we went on our much delayed Canberra trip - originally scheduled for January but put back because of the bushfires - the idea … [Read more...] about Life In Lockdown
Reading, April-May 2020
A Radical Romance: A Memoir of Love, Grief and Consolation, Alison Light This is a beautifully written account of a relationship with lots of wisdom about life and quotable bits on every page. The author is searingly honest about herself and includes much more of her background than I expected. It's about her marriage to a charismatic … [Read more...] about Reading, April-May 2020