N. and I braved an early wintry evening last week for the music of Mozart’s Magic Flute at the State Theatre. We ate a quick meal at Sahara restaurant upstairs on Swanston Street. This restaurant has been renovated again since I last ate there. Several years ago there was a long communal table down the [...]
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The Magic Flute in Oz
Posted in Opera, tagged brotherhood, Derrida, Freemasonry, Mozart, music, Opera, The Gift of Death, The Magic Flute on May 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Donnie G. is Bleeding
Posted in HY Art, Opera, Writing, tagged Dionysus, Don Giovanni, ethics, Love, Mozart, Nietzsche, Opera, Victorian opera on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mozart’s opera, Don Giovanni, finished playing at the National Theatre Saturday week ago. I caught the last night of the performance with Bella. Through wind and rain we made our way on the tram from Brunswick across the river to St Kilda for a night at the opera. The performance was enchanting. The lyrics were [...]