Author Archives: sogalitno

Nigella Lawson’s new ONLINE store….. <sigh>

Thanks to the diligent efforts of M. La Cieca, now you can get all those wonderful ‘Unnatural Acts’ you may have missed (or mislaid)… check it out  La Cieca’s Podcast Archives

From IONARTS Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer, Thomas Stewart, Gwyneth Jones, Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Böhm (re-released June 12, 2007) When the distinguished American bass-baritone Thomas Stewart died last year, it was one of several signs that the representatives of a golden … Continue reading →

LOOKIE LOOKIE what came in the mail on Wednesday! So  now I am a novice in the bee fields……

Vintage ‘Ring’ cycle released for the first timePublished 07/26/2007 by Tim Pfaff Astrid Varnay, backstage in Bayreuth. Photo: Courtesy Testament Like migratory birds in their summer plumage, True Wagnerites will make their annual return to the Green Hill — as … Continue reading →

Photos from here, Thanks to Wagneroperas.com from last year as BF is not releasing any photos this year (still what is up with that?) Start time 955 am EDT Wednesday 1 August 2007Operacast has the webstreaming information Dirigent   Christian ThielemannChorleitung  Eberhard … Continue reading →

  2:15am [Documentary] Dick Cavett Show, The: Ingmar Bergman (1971)Director Ingmar Bergman appears on The Dick Cavett Show in an interview that originally aired August 2, 1971.C-54 mins, TV-G [Close Captioned] 3:15am [Drama] Seventh Seal, The (1957) buy nowA medieval … Continue reading →

Shetland Garden Faroese Shawl Designed by Sivia HardingStarted July 2 (?) Completed knitting July 29thYarn – Rowan True 4 ply Botany Nettle Well, its all done but for the blocking – and I am thrilled!  Was most worried about running … Continue reading →

This year’s offerings include  CANDIDE  ORLANDO FURIOSO  L’ORFEO   ORPHEUS & OEDIPUS REX   DIDO AND AENEAS & PRIMA LA MUSICA, POI LE PAROLE  CAPRICCIO  BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting these after the Festival ends… see here for schedule of all broadcasts from … Continue reading →

Christian Thielemann conducting SIEGFRIED  9:55 am EDT (see Operacast website for streaming)  with American born Stephen Gould as Siegfried (2nd year in role)  BTW has anyone else noticed that there are NO photos on the Bayreuth Festival website this year?  Last … Continue reading →