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I won't be travelling anywhere in the nearest future, so my opera & ballet challenge is slightly on hold due to the coronavirus. I'm...
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 OPERAS & BALLETS
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TRAVELLING THE GLOBE VISITING THE MOST SPECTACULAR OPERA AND BALLET HOUSES
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AND SPREADING MY LOVE FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC & DANCE
- Mar 18, 2020
CHOPIN IN BAVARIA
A few weeks ago, pre-coronavirus lockdown, I headed for a 36h city break to Munich. I ticked off my first ballet of 2020 and looks like...
- Jan 8, 2020
BALLET IN DUBAI
I never thought that I'd manage to tick off Dubai in my first year of doing the 'Around the world in 80 operas and ballets' challenge. I...
- Dec 24, 2019
THE NUTCRACKER IN WARSAW
I’ve seen Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ at least a dozen times. Usually around December, as it’s a very Xmassy...
- Dec 12, 2019
MISTY COPELAND IN NEW YORK
Just a few highlights from seeing the amazing Misty Copeland live in New York (sorry in advance, I have no big close ups as was sitting...
- Nov 6, 2019
PRAGUE OPERA HIGHLIGHTS
The Prague National Theatre, Narodni Divadlo, is my next tick off the operas and ballets list. The neo-renaissance building stems from...
- Sep 13, 2019
BALLET MIT BRATWURST IN BERLIN
One thing you might not know about me: I studied German at Uni. Not sure how that happened, but it did. Applied Linguists to be specific,...
- Jul 12, 2019
PALAIS GARNIER OPERA
Normally it takes a few days or weeks till I get my head around writing about my latest adventure, but this time I decided to jot...
- Jul 4, 2019
SNOW WHITE IN ROME
It’s been a couple of months since I visited Rome. I needed a long, sunny break after that chilling Roman holiday. I mostly remember...
- Apr 2, 2019
10 REASONS TO GO TO OPERA (AND IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK)
1. Girls, you can properly get dolled up (some of the outfits I buy are only good for a fancy dress party or...the opera house) If you've...
- Mar 28, 2019
FRANKENSTEIN AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
I’ve never actually heard about Frankenstein performed ‘en pointe’ until I looked up what’s on in the Royal Opera House in London. The...
- Mar 17, 2019
DON GIOVANNI IN PALMA
My second opera trip ended up in…Palma de Mallorca. Not the obvious choice, but I happened to be visiting my best friend over there and...
- Jan 20, 2019
CINDERELLA IN AMSTERDAM
The title (and the above photo) say it all. I kicked off this challenge in Amsterdam on 31st December 2018 with 'Cinderella'. I've seen...
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