I actually sang Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott at this morning’s Good Friday service, and had every intention of posting it here. But as I was sitting at my desk, writing about last night’s Maundy Thursday service in more detail, Mayhem,…
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Handel’s Messiah: Rejoice Greatly!
As anyone who has looked at the front page of this blog recently will know, I’m singing the soprano solos for a Sing Your Own Messiah production in a couple of weeks. This is the first time I’ve sung a…
Come Away Death (Roger Quilter)
I’ve only discovered Quilter recently, mostly because there was a book of his art song available at the Allans sale a few weeks ago and I was seduced by the prospect of singing Shakespeare’s poetry. My friendly salesperson, who is…
Review: Handel’s Messiah, directed by Claus Guth
Preliminary thoughts: I never thought I’d say this, but I have *such* a crush on Bejun Mehta, the male alto in Claus Guth’s version of the Messiah. *swoon* And this despite my general antipathy towards male altos (stealing my solos…