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Hello, everyone. Some of you may be aware that a few of my blog articles have appeared on a music and media website I hugely admire, The Ro...

In the past few weeks, I've managed to fit in quite a few opera visits and classical concerts - and when that happens, I find myself loa...

And now... *places fingertips together in manner of Bond villain* ... an experiment. As someone whose obsession with the voice in classic...

Another relatively last-minute decision to break free of the military-campaign precision of my Royal Opera House bookings (involving the Mrs...

My latest two visits to the Royal Opera House were both slightly out of the ordinary. The first because it was a rehearsal rather than an of...

Proof of a great gig: the high survives the night's sleep and lasts well into the next day. Happy to report that that's the state I...

Even the traffic cone gazes up in awe at the Angel of the North. As some of you will know, I occasionally post some of my (strictly ama...