Did you walk or take the train? It’s only a couple of hours.
The sad thing about Liverpool Cathedral is that it was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, and everything he touched ended up looking like a power station. He would probably argue that his power stations look like cathedrals, not that anyone would agree.
Reminds me that I was due to hear Lise Davidsen sing in Fidelio (with Zeppenfeld and Kaufman), unfortunately it was the first night of lockdown in March 2020 so on the top of my stack of unused tickets. Hasn’t been rescheduled.
I feel you Steven. If it’s not Covid, it’s something else. Me and my friends haven’t felt safe going to downtown Seattle due to the high crime and lack of police. So haven’t done shows at either Benaroya Hall or Jazz Alley.
Someone stole my wife’s car a few weeks ago, but thankfully our personal safety is not something that ever crosses our mind at any time of the day or night. Trips to Covent Garden are usually on public transport. I’ve never felt unsafe anywhere in Europe. Alvin Ailey tomorrow night, always good dancers and an enjoyable show.
There was a time, years ago, when I thought this piece too far out, but these days it seems no stranger to my ear than Beethoven or Mendelssohn - suitable even for a nice “first spin” of the morning. That’s one of the things I love about classical music - how our ears can grow along with the art.
Explains things to a degree. My exposure to classical started with Bartok. Nice enough I thought. No pretensions, and with a certain energy that I am attracted to to this day. So to these ears Bartok’s work isn’t much of a reach. I guess I’m more into Twentieth Century composers, and the Vienna School to a greater degree than some.