http://standpointmag.co.uk Welcome to the Standpoint magazine, the culture and politics monthly en /node/2404 <!--paging_filter--><p>The Royal Opera's Christmas treat opens next week, and it is <em><a href="http://www.roh.org.uk/whatson/production.aspx?pid=9997">The Tsarina's Slippers</a> </em>by Tchaikovsky. Never heard of it? Nor had many others, at least not here. Tchaikovsky isn't usually thought of as a creator of comedy...Here is <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/opera-sheds-new-light-on-tchaikovskys-gay-lifestyle-1818839.html">my article from today's <em>Independent</em></a> which explains that we often see only the tip of the Tchaikovskian iceberg.<p><a href="/node/2404"><span>read more</span></a></p> /node/2404#comments Music Royal Opera Tchaikovsky The Tsarina&#039;s Slippers Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:58:28 +0000 Jessica Duchen 2404 at http://standpointmag.co.uk