If you have ever attempted any serious singing in a choir or through lessons on your own, you will never ever forget the first time sight-singing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music - I do not know if there are studies about this, but I strongly believe singing Mozart releases endorphins since my first attempts of Luci care, … Continue reading Chirpy chirpy cheerful – The Magic Flute at Wilton’s Music Hall
If there is one advantage of lockdown, it is the access to plays you have missed seeing on stage, in my case Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus at London’s National Theatre and again at its rerun in 2018. Thank you, National Theatre At Home. I first watched the Oscar-showered film from 1984 in school when I was … Continue reading London’s National Theatre At Home – Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus
In times of lunch & learns and al desko dining it is important for anyone employed to reclaim your lunch break – you are entitled to this to give your eyes a rest from screens, enjoy your food, get fresh air and not check your phone and to a certain degree you are also responsible … Continue reading Find a lunch time recital near you: Tuesdays at Wesley’s Chapel & Leysian Mission
When you are booking tickets for an event to go with someone who is far more passionate about the topic, artists or genre than you are, be aware that your idea of a night out might be challenged afterwards. I am accompanied by a Moog owner, synthesizer collector and sound engineer to the Kings Place, … Continue reading Don’t Panic: Waiting for the Moog with Bach in the Kings Place, London
It must easily be the rainiest days Florence has seen in a while but the two of us are here for a single weekend, no longer, and therefore the city needs to be discovered quickly. The first evening is spent entirely with wonderful Tuscan food but for the second we plan something else. Flyers in … Continue reading A little Night Music in Florence, Italy
Salzburg is a new city for me and I am immediately enchanted. When you grew up in Germany it is unlikely you have come across The Sound of Music and if you are Austrian you might have thanks to American, English and Japanese tourists. I was only introduced to it when I moved to London … Continue reading Wall Street’s Dry Powder in Salzburg, Austria
“It means nothing to me, Oh Vienna” sang Ultravox and you will hum it for sure when you’re admiring the imperial grandness of the Austrian capital – just do not take literally what you are actually singing, I am sure the locals hear it all the time, along with lots of Falco’s “Amadeus, Amadeus”. I … Continue reading American Dogfight in Vienna, Austria
Sadie takes the Stage 