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Opera diaries: 09-Dec-2012
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Bits and pieces from the world of opera. This is the personal blog of Michael Volpe. The views expressed here are his own. There may be some swearing from time to time. Sunday, 9 December 2012. In search of Jewels. Of the regular questions we are asked about our repertoire of late Italian operas, the most common is "where on earth do you find them? By Ermano Wolf-Ferrari (who is more famous for his comedies and in particular I segreto di Susanna) enjoyed a kind of butterfly-brief stardom that many operas...
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Opera diaries: Investec Wealth & Investment - back on board
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Bits and pieces from the world of opera. This is the personal blog of Michael Volpe. The views expressed here are his own. There may be some swearing from time to time. Monday, 6 January 2014. Investec Wealth and Investment - back on board. We are pleased and excited to announce that Investec Wealth and Investment. Yes, and we will almost certainly be better still by 2016. It is a simple measure but a profoundly important one. Welcome on board for another three years IW&I. Posted by Michael Volpe.
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Opera diaries: 04-Apr-2014
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Bits and pieces from the world of opera. This is the personal blog of Michael Volpe. The views expressed here are his own. There may be some swearing from time to time. Friday, 4 April 2014. Sponsorship of the arts is about more than money. An adapted version of a piece I wrote for the Standard a few years ago. Still relevant. Of course, it isnt really largesse is it? Posted by Michael Volpe. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. View my complete profile.
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Opera diaries: 17-Mar-2013
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Bits and pieces from the world of opera. This is the personal blog of Michael Volpe. The views expressed here are his own. There may be some swearing from time to time. Sunday, 17 March 2013. Posted by Michael Volpe. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. General Director of Opera Holland Park in London. @noisymv @operahollandpk @aliceopera. View my complete profile. Some other sites and blogs you might enjoy. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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Opera diaries: 06-Jan-2014
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Bits and pieces from the world of opera. This is the personal blog of Michael Volpe. The views expressed here are his own. There may be some swearing from time to time. Monday, 6 January 2014. Investec Wealth and Investment - back on board. We are pleased and excited to announce that Investec Wealth and Investment. Yes, and we will almost certainly be better still by 2016. It is a simple measure but a profoundly important one. Welcome on board for another three years IW&I. Posted by Michael Volpe.
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Opera diaries: 28-Jul-2013
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Bits and pieces from the world of opera. This is the personal blog of Michael Volpe. The views expressed here are his own. There may be some swearing from time to time. Sunday, 28 July 2013. At the heart of the jewel. But that is the gamble we take and believe me, whilst it might not seem like much of a flutter now as the plaudits flood in, making a decision to produce something like I gioielli della Madonna. Posted by Michael Volpe. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Opera diaries: Sadness, anxiety, miners and Britten
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Bits and pieces from the world of opera. This is the personal blog of Michael Volpe. The views expressed here are his own. There may be some swearing from time to time. Tuesday, 13 May 2014. Sadness, anxiety, miners and Britten. In the year since May 2013, OHP have experienced several bereavements of close and precious people associated with the company and it's been a long, emotionally exhausting twelve months. Most recently, Christine Collins, founder supporter of the Christine Collins Young Artist...
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Opera diaries: 23-Jun-2013
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Bits and pieces from the world of opera. This is the personal blog of Michael Volpe. The views expressed here are his own. There may be some swearing from time to time. Sunday, 23 June 2013. Well, what ARE we fighting for? The problem is that whenever we discuss budget cuts, we are offered one dimensional "either, or" scenarios; "I would rather money was spent on saving lives" or, from the arts side, "we spend billions on Trident". And so the public are easily manipulated. I work in an industry that rece...
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Opera diaries: 24-Mar-2013
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Bits and pieces from the world of opera. This is the personal blog of Michael Volpe. The views expressed here are his own. There may be some swearing from time to time. Sunday, 24 March 2013. What I am about to impart to you is absolutely true. I really DID have a dream last night that featured Antonio Pappano and a full audience at the ROH. And I did have a stand up row with the maestro from the floor of the auditorium which migrated onto the stage. Good evening ladies and gentlemen! A roar in return.
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