The opera, “May Night” composed by Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov was first performed at the Marlinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia in 1880. The libretto comes from the story of the same name written by Nikolai Gogol and the setting is … Continue reading →
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Mozart’s Opera Die Zauberflöte at Finland’s Oldest Theatre
Here is an early scene from the production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte which premiered at the beginning of 2016 at the Åbo Svenska Teater in Turku, South West Finland. It shows the prince Tamino arriving on a unknown planet and being … Continue reading →
Camellias: The Beautiful First Sign of Spring
I love camellias. Originally from eastern and southern Asia, they were cultivated in Japan and China before they were seen in Europe. Camellias were first grown in the UK in Essex in 1739. A hundred years later they had become … Continue reading →
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