"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
Yesterday, prompted by the advice of a colleague I'll always heed when it comes to culture and art, we organized an impromptu expedition to the theatre to see a play that's been acclaimed by both the public and critics, a Latvian 4-hours piéce called Rohtko...
The new exhibition at Palazzo Reale, showcasing works by Patrizia Mussa, complements the inauguration of the new operatic season at La Scala, a theatre that makes a point of not doing anything people might like (if I see again the Dame aux Camélias I might...
On Friday evening, we went to see a Rocky Horror Show rendition put together for the 50th Anniversary of the show, and currently touring Europe. I don't even know how many times we've seen this anymore: every time a new group comes to town, we...
Is there anything more Halloweenish than Neil Gaiman? Oh yes, there is: an album by Neil Gaiman and the FourPlay String Quartet. Described as a "Classical Crossover", it features Neil's voice alongside a violin, two violas and a cello. Words are primarily by Neil, when they're...
If you ask someone for a Christmas classical piece, they'll most likely answer The Nutcracker. Everyone knows that. But what happens if you ask the same about Halloween? There probably won't be such a unanimous answer. Some might say Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, for the...
Probably not the best song from Nightwish, certainly not my favourite though I like this a lot, it's possibly the most haunting. Ghost River is part of the underrated album Imaginaerum, composed for a generic vocalist during a transition period in the life of the...
I know this opinion might be unpopular with music connoisseurs, but I liked what Deep Purple did with their 2017 studio album Infinite. My favourite track has to be "The Surprising", and it's a perfect feature for this Spooky Season with its haunting atmosphere, its mythical...
When we talked about the boar's head as a traditional Christmas dish, we mentioned "Boar’s Head Carol", one of the oldest Christmas carols to date. Today we take a look at another Christmas Carol from the XVI Century, and perhaps the one with the most...
Today on my Patreon, the post is free to read even if you're not subscribed. We take a look at the ultimate evil Fairy Godmother, Carabosse, and her sister Magotine. Carabosse is famous for being the wicked fairy in the Sleeping Beauty ballet (stage name Maleficent,...
My main character uses silly rhimes a lot, both as a trick while thinking and when he has to time something. Since the novel is set in 1701, and many nursery rhymes and tunes were not collected until a century and a half later, I...
