The origins of Turandot is a play from 1762 by Count Carlo Gozzi, based on a 12th century work by the Persian poet Nizami, but
Today’s chat relates to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera buffa Così fan tutte (“Women are like that”), libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which had its world
Today’s topic of conversation is the Royal Opera House’s 2016 production of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini, libretto by Felice Romani. The production was directed by
TV series review: Professor T. (Één, 2015-2018) tl;dr: Excellent Belgian comedy crime drama. Set in and around the university of Antwerp/Antwerpen in Belgium we meet
Film review: Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016), directed by Paul Feig tl;dr: Turns out the theatrical cut is better than the extended version. Professor and
Film review: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), directed by Taika Waititi tl;dr: Troubled foster kid goes walkabout with grumpy old man. Hilarity ensues. Based on
Film review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), directed by David Yates tl;dr: It’s fun and all, but umm … (Setting the general
Film review: Doctor Strange (2016), directed by Scott Derrickson tl;dr: This might give you motion sickness and American Cumberbatch is weird, but Marvel films still
TV series review: Cold Feet – Series 6 (ITV, 2016) Remember back in the late 1990s/early 2000s, there was this magnificent British TV comedy drama