....... or malodorous?
We went to Peter Grimes last night. This is Benjamin Britten's opera set in Suffolk, written in the 1940's and still fresh and alive. Stunning.
Peter Grimes
I like this kind of music - visceral, almost off-key with an edge. It reminded me of Weill/Sondheim's Mahogonny
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogonny
The Old Girl prefers her music to be a bit more lyrical and I guess melodious. She didn't like Peter Grimes but that's OK, plus ca difference n'est ce pas?
Next week we are off to see La Boheme which we both like (Puccini) and her choice, Cosi Fan Tutti in January. This will balance things out as I'm not a big fan of Mozart opera.
We differ in our music tastes. I like that "crap from the '70's" and, according to her, she likes good stuff including a lot of modern music. This always gets me as a lot of the 'modern' music that I like she hates.
An example is Scott Walker's album Bish Bosch which I love but she can't be in the same room when it's playing.
Bish Bosch
It has some similarities to Britton's and Sondheim's music in the discordant tunes. Edgy, freaky and immensely satisfying.
THE CURMUDGEON
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I was reminiscing with my cat yesterday about the houses we've lived in. She's eighteen going on nineteen and we've lived in a ... -
So, what's that about? Well, Richard made this comment to Robert on his latest post: He's right on.
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The Old Girl is sorting through the clothes in the cupboards and storage boxes. We will keep some items aside for taking to Wellington and ...
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This is almost like a Richard's Bass Bag* post.
*the original bass bagging site
Hey, no need to be that critical.
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