Libre Libretto
One of the flopping fresh fish hauled in this morning by the eMailman featured a classical music query, which I’m going to submit to the ultimate crowd wisdom of You Guys. The question in question was whether there is a good location for not only free opera librettos, but also their English translations. It looks like there are options for the former (e.g. Karadar; the Aria Database) but the translation part is trickier.
Any suggestions?
Oops, almost forgot about the (ultra-descriptively titled) Lied and Art Song Texts Page, which is where I go when trying to remember the approximate words to the last two Alex Blok songs. (Which is what I’ve been listening to all day, either in my head or via real, honest compression waves into the ears).
Hot Wednesday… errr… Performers
The sacred ritual of raising money with a nudey calendar has been part of human culture since at least prehistoric times. The latest kids to get into the sort-of-naked act are the guys and gals of the Royal Opera House. It’s only 10 quid from the ROH store and there are 12 months of guys and 12 of girls in every action-packed one of them. Buy a dozen and re-wallpaper your living room.