Matt Andersen – O Holy Night – Vinyl Cafe
Reader A. brings tidings of great joy – Matt Andersen and O Holy Night have made it onto Youtube courtesy of Techy72. Now you can see what had Miss Mussel at a loss for words – no mean feat! Andersen…
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And So It Begins
Today is the first Sunday of Advent and also the first day of a new ecclesiastical year. Miss Mussel is not a cradle Anglican and is still learning the ropes, so the rhythm of the church year and the rituals…
The Day Thou Gavest
A tweet by @jessicaduchen noting that it gets dark in London by 4:30 at this time of year put Miss Mussel in mind of her favourite time of year in Manchester. 200 miles further north and on the same latitude…
Thoughts On The Berliner Mauerfall
These were meant to be posted on Monday in honour of the Berliner Mauerfall commemoration. Celebration doesn’t seem like quite the right word, particularly since even now, 20 years on, not all Berliners are convinced that this modern day Jericho…
Blast From The Not So Distant Past: Carl Stalling
A good friend has recently turned Miss Mussel on to the genius of Carl W. Stalling – the man behind the music of Looney Tunes. Several hours have been lost in a Youtube black hole but it’s been worth it….
In Pictures: The Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts
or the day Miss Mussel went to the opera and whole building was flooded with glorious sunshine. Even her little iPhone, which routinely finds itself in situations with insufficient light, was able to capture some of the brilliance. 90 minutes…
NAJP Arts Summit Live Feed
Today from 12 noon to 4pm EST, the National Arts Journalism Program will be running it’s Summit On Arts Journalism. Tune in here to hear the lectures and participate in the discussions both in the forum and on Twitter. Live…
Yellow Lounge: Albrecht Mayer At The Berghain
Words and sound at some future date. For now, here’s how it looked on Tuesday 15th September. Click on any image to make it bigger and/or start a slideshow. For non-oboe nerds, Albrecht Mayer is the principal oboe of the…
Twitterdammerung: The Future Of Opera Or Just A Bit Of A Laugh?
In today’s Toronto Star It is a curious story — hear my tale, Although my name was never Ishmael, For this great epic will your souls ignite, Your senses ravish and your hearts deloitte… And so begins Twitterdämmerung, the new…
Margaret Atwood: Reinventing The Book Tour – Again
This article originally appeared in today’s Toronto Star LONDON&Book tours are exhausting & something few Canadians know better than Margaret Atwood. Three years ago, tired of travelling all day and eating out of mini-bars, she unveiled her solution to an…
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain: Wuthering Heights Cover
It’s the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain with a delightful cover of Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush. They sang this at their debut Proms performance on 18th August and had 6,000 people eating out the palm of their hand(s). It…
Urban Hiking Volume II
The first part of this hike was ruined by having to be somewhere at a certain time but over all it was another great use of what is surely one of the few remaining summer days. Over the last couple…
Urban Hiking
Due to an early closure of the Vigo Street Starbucks and a failure on Miss Mussel’s part to remember her internet donglemabob, a considerable window of time opened up last night ahead of the Ukulele Prom. The weather was absolutely…
Survey Says
A few weeks ago Ben from Classical Convert posted a ranking of Beethoven’s symphonies based on the number of views the Karajan set got on Youtube. His conclusion was 957 364 812. A while back, Miss Mussel started to develop…
Prima Donna Review Roundup
Who’s saying what about Rufus Wainwright’s Prima Donna. On the whole, the pop people loved it and the classical people were 3 stars or under. The Good The Times | Guardian |ManchesterConfidential | Manchester Evening News | NME | BBC…
Review: Prima Donna
In Tuesday’s Toronto Star The Palace Theatre in central Manchester is usually home to the likes of Chicago, Les Mis and the Christmas pantos. Audiences know exactly what they’re going to get when they attend and usually go home happy….
Preview: Rufus Wainwright – Prima Donna
In Saturday’s Toronto Star The marketing machine is in high gear in Manchester in aid of the Rufus Wainwright’s new opera Prima Donna. There are banners and billboards all over town and Tuesday night Wainwright was the subject of an…
Amadou And Miriam With The Beating Wing Orchestra
The OM’s UK headquarters has been without internet this past week, so reporting on the Manchester International Festival has been rather trying. Quaint teashops with lovely sandwiches and free wi-fi are great but it’s difficult for this bivalve to muster…
Be Still My Beating Heart
It’s every bit as romantic as it looks. More about Glyndebourne after the weekend. We got all photo fancy here at the OM, so click on any image to activate a larger slideshow.
Biscuit Tin
Day 2 – Lewes via iPhone