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  1. The Nightmare: Chapters 7, 8

    by , May-28-2011 at 04:11
    The day of the anniversary happened to be the day when one of the workers at the justice department had drunk the poisoned wine.
    That morning, Alexandrov said good-bye to Natasha. He had come at midnight again, but left a little later than usual. Natasha gave him no reminder of what day it was, and didn't need to, it was obvious that he had forgotten. When he went out the door, she cried on the sofa.
    "It is true! Sergei was right! Ivan doesn't love me anymore. I'm his tool, a ...

    Updated May-28-2011 at 04:20 by Huilunsoittaja

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    Non-Classical Music , Personal , Literature , Other
  2. The Nightmare: Chapters 5, 6

    by , May-28-2011 at 04:00
    A few days before, Natasha was alone with her thoughts at a cafe, when a stranger walked up to her.
    "Hello, what is your name?" he asked warmly. She couldn't help smiling.
    "Mrs. Alexandrov."
    His eye brows raised. "Are you the wife of the great Alexandrov?" he said that name with a little bit of a sneer.
    "Indeed."
    He sat down across from her. He was very tall, with blond hair and blue eyes. He had on a dashingly fine suite, ...

    Updated May-28-2011 at 04:20 by Huilunsoittaja

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    Non-Classical Music , Personal , Literature , Other
  3. Simon Keenlyside discusses Macbeth

    by , May-24-2011 at 19:58
    Simon Keenlyside discusses Macbeth.

    Similar Q&A to when he was interviewed at the Insight.
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  4. My Macbeth experience

    by , May-22-2011 at 15:42
    Quote Originally Posted by sospiro View Post
    Part 2 - rehearsal

    Never been to a rehearsal before so didn't know what to expect. I thought it would be 'stop start' but not a bit of it. This was so like a performance, if the orchestra hadn't been in Tshirts & tracky bottoms you'd think it was the real thing. Sometimes the singers 'marked' to conserve their voices but that didn't spoil it.

    My seat was in the Amphitheatre which was a first for me & although the view was a bit restricted, the sound was excellent.
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  5. Der Rosenkavalier at the DNO

    by , May-21-2011 at 16:02
    So, last night I saw Der Rosenkavalier performed here by the DNO for the first time.

    Cast
    Simon Rattle - conductor
    Director - Brigitte Fasbaender
    Concept - Willy Decker
    Marschallin - Johanni van Oostrum
    Baron Ochs - Kurt Rydl
    Octavian - Karin Strobos
    Faninal - Michael Kraus
    Sophie - Sally Matthews


    Staging.
    The staging by Willy Decker was brilliant. Consisting of castle walls surrounding a room, which were set ...
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