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All The Great Operas In 10 Minutes

Courtesy of Philly Markowitz at the CBC Radio 2 blog:
All The Great Operas in 10 Minutes by Kim Thompson

Thursday Links

The Canadian Opera Company has created a whole little Flash mini-site about its new General Director Alexander Neef. So far the blog is only one post old but the comments are already worth the price of admission.

Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt says that the British Conservative Party is now, “the natural party for [...]

Alexander Neef New COC Director

The Canadian Opera Company have been looking for a new general director since the much-loved Richard Bradshaw died unexpectedly in August 2007. This morning, the COC announced that German-born Alexander Neef, currently the casting director at the Opera Nationale de Paris, has accepted the post.
Neef is just 34 years old but according to [...]

Friday Links

There seems to be a bit of a brouhaha surrounding Canada’s new proposed copyright legislation. C-61 doesn’t get its second reading until after the Parliament returns from its summer break. Perhaps that will be enough time for MPs to see the bill as the Very Bad Idea it really is. Miss Mussel continues to [...]

Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival 2008 Highlights

Roughly five hours drive from the Southern Ontario conglomeration that is Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, London, Toronto etc, Ottawa is a bit of a hike. Miss Mussel did consider using ad revenue to fund her trip but then discovered that the $10.42 she has earned since July 2007 would only get her as far as Milton….or [...]