While Election Night drags on into Election Morning, here are two wonderful musicians to meet and hug.
Last Friday I went to Madrid to meet Juan Diego Florez, who's singing at the Barbican tonight and at the ROH from 17 May. Here's the article from today's Independent. Actually he is nothing like Pavarotti, but his voice is a miracle in its own right.
Violinist Gil Shaham is heading for London next week. I had a chat with him for the JC.
These guys can make us all feel better, no matter the precise cause of our upset.
Post your comment
Jessica Duchen is a music journalist and the author of four novels, two biographies and several stage works. She writes regularly for The Independent and BBC Music Magazine. Her latest novel, Songs of Triumphant Love, is published by Hodder.
- Writing versus Propaganda
- Never Forget...
- Congratulations to EastEnders
- Out of a 'Grave'
- Will Judges Ever Banish Misconceptions?
- I'm Talking about Faust...
- Free Speech: a Delicate Balance
- More Evidence on New Islam4UK Front
- ...and Inside Out
- Garsington Goes to Wormsley
- The Public has a Right to Know
- The Authentic Voice of the Political Class
- New al-Muhajiroun/Islam4UK Front
- After You've Tweeted, Warble
- Play It Again, Roger
- Good Bad/Timing
- Labour's Passion Spent
- Ex-MPs will not have private hearing
- It's Back: #OPERAPLOT 2010
