Les Feuilles Mortes
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pallas_athenaThe year tilts toward autumn: tomorrow's the Equinox. Is it me, or has this summer flown by? Where did all those long warm lazy days go?
Cool things I have done recently:
Attended the Royal Opera's Iphigénie en Tauride with a friend from France, Peter. (Confusingly, I now have two friends named Peter: both baritones, both gentlemen-of-a-certain-inclination, and both delightful. If they ever meet, the Universe will explode.)
Anyway, Iphigénie: the production was very minimal, with a starkness suited to Greek tragedy. The chorus were very choreographed, but the principals' acting remained naturalistic (and very good). Susan Graham as Iphigénie and Simon Keenlyside as Oreste are both excellent. Also worth a mention is Paul Groves as Pylade; a fine voice, and his scenes with Keenlyside are very moving indeed.
While in America, I saw Delia, my Sophie from the Rosenkavalier excerpt in Scotland. She was kind enough to let me come to her singing lesson, where we sang through the Flower Duet from Lakmé. We're tentatively planning a concert for spring; I believe it will be a good one. (Also, we went to the Renaissance Fair. Yay!)
Received a Vision from the Whitby Clothing Muse. Now she will give me no peace until her will is done. There goes my relaxing weekend.
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spyinthehaus's birthday drinks and there saw the ever delightful slightlyfoxed. Many happy returns to the fast talkin' font of all eclectic knowledge. (For example, did you know there's a website devoted to artistic renderings of dragons having sex with cars? Neither did I, until last night. Now I want those braincells back.)
(NO, I'M NOT GOING TO LINK THERE. If you're bored enough to Google "dragons having sex with cars," then frankly you are beyond my help.)
So how are you? Are you having a good September? I hope so. If you're reading this, I send you a hug.
Cool things I have done recently:
Attended the Royal Opera's Iphigénie en Tauride with a friend from France, Peter. (Confusingly, I now have two friends named Peter: both baritones, both gentlemen-of-a-certain-inclination, and both delightful. If they ever meet, the Universe will explode.)
Anyway, Iphigénie: the production was very minimal, with a starkness suited to Greek tragedy. The chorus were very choreographed, but the principals' acting remained naturalistic (and very good). Susan Graham as Iphigénie and Simon Keenlyside as Oreste are both excellent. Also worth a mention is Paul Groves as Pylade; a fine voice, and his scenes with Keenlyside are very moving indeed.
While in America, I saw Delia, my Sophie from the Rosenkavalier excerpt in Scotland. She was kind enough to let me come to her singing lesson, where we sang through the Flower Duet from Lakmé. We're tentatively planning a concert for spring; I believe it will be a good one. (Also, we went to the Renaissance Fair. Yay!)
Received a Vision from the Whitby Clothing Muse. Now she will give me no peace until her will is done. There goes my relaxing weekend.
Attended
spyinthehaus's birthday drinks and there saw the ever delightful slightlyfoxed. Many happy returns to the fast talkin' font of all eclectic knowledge. (For example, did you know there's a website devoted to artistic renderings of dragons having sex with cars? Neither did I, until last night. Now I want those braincells back.)(NO, I'M NOT GOING TO LINK THERE. If you're bored enough to Google "dragons having sex with cars," then frankly you are beyond my help.)
So how are you? Are you having a good September? I hope so. If you're reading this, I send you a hug.
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on 2007-09-22 04:19 pm (UTC)September (other than the wee bit at the beginning with DragonCon) has been meh. A few good days, a few bad days, a lot of dull days doing laundry...
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on 2007-09-23 04:37 pm (UTC)Hope the next little while is better than meh. As we all know, dull days doing laundry are the price we costumers pay...
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on 2007-09-23 02:29 am (UTC)The grass has ris'
And here's where the boidie is.
The male Superb Fairy Wren who's staked out our front yard.
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on 2007-09-23 04:33 pm (UTC)right back atcha
on 2007-09-23 07:59 pm (UTC)Re: right back atcha
on 2007-09-23 08:38 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2007-09-26 10:13 am (UTC)no subject
on 2007-09-26 10:59 am (UTC)