Letter to ROH
This letter was published (in the Guardian of course) with musicians urging the ROH not to accept sponsorship from BP. I just hope they apply the same standards to themselves when driving their cars, heating and lighting their homes, etc..
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2...al-opera-house
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Good. BP has zero respect for our environment — greedy degenerates.Originally Posted by DavidA
I take it you don't share in their degeneration by heating your home or driving a car then?
The OP seems more "Politics" than "Opera."
We have to heat our homes of course, but that is the coal industry, not BP. Yes, of course it's just as bad, but I'll draw the line at suicide for the environment.
I do not drive a car however.
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Never heard of any of these"musicians". If it was Rod Stewart or Kylie Minogue I'd might be impressed. And to the Guardian too, how original.
How do these "musicians" think world class opera singers travel to Covent Garden? By pony and trap, and sailing ship? Next time Jonas Kauffman is invited to sing, these "musicians" can add, only if you bicycle from Germany.
As for BP, I saw a bit of their big screen Don Giovanni at Trafalgar Square last night. The set up was amazing and the sound incredible for an open air broadcast.
I thought I knew something about classical music, but I've pretty much drawn a blank from this list.
Don Fatale, Composer
Last edited by Don Fatale; Jul-04-2015 at 13:08.
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I saw of their big screen Don Giovanni last night in Nottingham. Is not that big screen at all. I enjoyed anyway.
BP doesn't heat my apartament and I don't own a car. And even if you'd been correct, that still wouldn't negate the truth: BP doesn't give a single solitary f@ck about our environment — they are contributing to its destruction. Why? $$$$ — that's all BP sees. To hell with the world so long as BP has money in the bank, right? Bunch of criminals.
Last edited by Morimur; Jul-04-2015 at 18:34.
All the more impressive being a Nashvillian!We have to heat our homes of course, but that is the coal industry, not BP. Yes, of course it's just as bad, but I'll draw the line at suicide for the environment.
I do not drive a car however.
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Composers, musicians and researchers I think it said. OK, so you've not heard of John Luther Adams, but would be "impressed" if the letter was written by Rod Stewart or Kylie Minogue? Perhaps they prefer to keep their environmental concerns private.
Should the letter have been sent to a more "original" publication? Why? Which one? Something fans of Kylie and Rod read maybe?
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Not so impressive maybe. In Nashville, my bike is about as fast as the cars during rush hour. These days, sometimes faster.All the more impressive being a Nashvillian!
Musicians would be better served commenting only on musical matters. Cobbler, stick to thy last. If we boycotted every multi-national and its satellites then we would all be listening to live music by candlelight while huddling up each other to keep warm.
"...it is said that first your heart sings, then you play. I think if it is not like that, then it is only just combination of notes, isn't it? " - Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Master of the Sitar.
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Oil, under the guise of any company, is dirty business. I do prefer Shell for my car, however. Re sponsoring, take their money gladly.
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I believe it! I have to time my commute to and from work or risk being stuck in gridlock.
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