tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post1313360114825225661..comments2023-05-30T09:31:32.971+01:00Comments on Vasily Petrenko: SpringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-42069293505625400232010-06-13T18:16:38.065+01:002010-06-13T18:16:38.065+01:00Hi Jill
Glad to hear you're back and hope all...Hi Jill<br /><br />Glad to hear you're back and hope all is well. I'll be at the Jon Lord, but not My Fair Lady, and then White Knights the day after Vasily has conducted another performance of Macbeth!<br /><br />Like Jill, Vasily, I hope that Macbeth season goes well and that this afternoon's first performance was good.<br /><br />RobinRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-72337453005795224252010-06-12T15:12:46.486+01:002010-06-12T15:12:46.486+01:00Hi all, I am back! Not exactly raring to go, but ...Hi all, I am back! Not exactly raring to go, but at home at least. Will be at the Jon Lord and My Fair Lady concerts next week. <br />Vasily, hope all going well with Macbeth.<br />jilljillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-55937614341348447012010-06-09T13:44:35.772+01:002010-06-09T13:44:35.772+01:00I just thought I'd mention that last Saturday&...I just thought I'd mention that last Saturday's concert was very pleasant - another season down, but some good Summer Pops concerts just around the corner - and thanks to Ludovic Morlot, Alina Ibragimova and the orchestra. I enjoyed hearing Barber's Medea: Meditation And Dance Of Vengeance because, though it's said to be one of the composer's most popular works, I'd never Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-49003614457908905072010-06-03T11:25:11.715+01:002010-06-03T11:25:11.715+01:00Very sorry to hear about the complications, Jill, ...Very sorry to hear about the complications, Jill, and hope that all is well soon.<br /><br />Best wishesRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-26064197746179214922010-06-02T21:38:18.440+01:002010-06-02T21:38:18.440+01:00Thanks Jane, I have a ticket for the supersing con...Thanks Jane, I have a ticket for the supersing concert so hope to see you there.jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-59509103097274610572010-06-02T19:57:17.292+01:002010-06-02T19:57:17.292+01:00Oh Jill- what sad news! I had booked a ticket to s...Oh Jill- what sad news! I had booked a ticket to see you at the supersing. Hope all goes well!Jane.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14999866725694969720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-24681427598308629962010-06-02T14:09:08.092+01:002010-06-02T14:09:08.092+01:00Hi, i'm sure you are not interested in the sta...Hi, i'm sure you are not interested in the state of my health, but can tell you that I am recalled to hospital for yet more surgery, currently awaiting call from bed manager. Hey ho. The equipment is "compromised" so has to come out and then put back again in a month or two. <br /><br />I didn't think the critics were too bad, I guess they run out of superlatives and we have jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-54264105550323730992010-05-30T19:45:59.826+01:002010-05-30T19:45:59.826+01:00Looking forward to that, too, Violin Player, as I ...Looking forward to that, too, Violin Player, as I greatly enjoyed the performance at the Phil. Monday the 7th is the release date I see.<br /><br />Going back to the critics briefly, I see that The Observer today has a much better review of of Mahler's 3rd.<br /><br />Sorry to hear of your hospital tribulations Jill; I thought that something must be wrong and am glad all is now well so that Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-13087731553870714592010-05-30T19:18:06.618+01:002010-05-30T19:18:06.618+01:00Hi everyone, just to explain my silence, have been...Hi everyone, just to explain my silence, have been in hospital for past week, but fine now. I have a pain relief device implanted and had a minor op 3 weeks ago to change the battery (for switching on/off) but unexpectedly needed a further op last Monday and then a week on intravenous antibiotics - hence the stay. Am home and fine now, everything working and healing well. I will catch up with jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-54076769886018875732010-05-29T15:51:12.008+01:002010-05-29T15:51:12.008+01:00Looking foward to Susana's secret CD with Euro...Looking foward to Susana's secret CD with European opera center next month!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-77632447737829759642010-05-26T22:25:06.628+01:002010-05-26T22:25:06.628+01:00Hi Vasily
I'm not exactly blaming the critics...Hi Vasily<br /><br />I'm not exactly blaming the critics, but they so often puzzle me! For me, I shall remember the performance and I am greatly enjoying the Mahler journey with you and the orchestra - by the way, though it may not be fair to single people out, the off-stage trumpet and the Principal Tenor Trombone were brilliant last Saturday. Though they are some time away, I shall enjoy Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-49374064359342699772010-05-26T21:07:07.331+01:002010-05-26T21:07:07.331+01:00Hello everyone!
Please don't blame critics - t...Hello everyone!<br />Please don't blame critics - their job is very difficult, they need to travel and come to the concerts almost everynight! They need to write something afterwards and show their personal view, which must be different as they think. Plus strict rules about format, language, uniquity, amount of praise/abuse, respect/disrespect and God knows what else! So, their life is very Vasilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166713222661214106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-90119792650717174612010-05-25T12:36:31.532+01:002010-05-25T12:36:31.532+01:00Was Tim Ashley (Guardian today) at the same concer...Was Tim Ashley (Guardian today) at the same concert as me on Saturday? Doesn't sound like it, or perhaps he was overcome by the heat. David Fanning in the Telegraph is decidedly<br />more appreciative and everybody I've spoken to was amazed by the performance.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-88053266356153618312010-05-23T19:50:58.966+01:002010-05-23T19:50:58.966+01:00Hi all
Sorry that you had such a nasty journey on...Hi all<br /><br />Sorry that you had such a nasty journey on the train yesterday and that you don't get a repeat of the experience. Hope you get your water back soon too! It's a great pity that you should have had your evening so badly spoiled and missed appreciating how wonderful the performance was.<br /><br />Seeing Vasily's award was a bonus event at a truly wonderful concert - Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-47616472616729107872010-05-23T15:59:46.683+01:002010-05-23T15:59:46.683+01:00Hello everyone.
It was nice to see Vasily's C...Hello everyone.<br /><br />It was nice to see Vasily's Classical Brit Award last night (that was very friendly- so thanks). I had such a terrible time getting to the concert that I couldn’t focus on the performance. I got a train near New Brighton which was full of drunks shouting, screaming and smashing the ceiling and the walls. By the time I reached Birkenhead Park, everyone was told to Jane.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14999866725694969720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-12692605743270977202010-05-20T20:27:21.881+01:002010-05-20T20:27:21.881+01:00Glad they are going to install the rails, Jill; I ...Glad they are going to install the rails, Jill; I agree that it's pretty unbelievable that they weren't installed as a matter of course. Philip Duffy at Hope tells me that all the air conditioning switches were 'on' last night, but it just didn't function. Perhaps it's just a an early glitch that will be sorted out.<br /><br />I don't know the up-to-date story on the Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-44789050662720238912010-05-20T17:09:53.253+01:002010-05-20T17:09:53.253+01:00Hi everyone. An exciting time for Vasily with awa...Hi everyone. An exciting time for Vasily with awards and BBC Young Musician conducting. Did you all watch the final? I thought the winner was fantastic, such an accomplished pianist, yet almost a child away from the piano. Definitely a rare talent.<br /><br />I heard from Hope, Robin, and there will be rails soon. I am advised it is to be done shortly as part of "amendments to finishes jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-3787719724011842792010-05-20T16:24:07.474+01:002010-05-20T16:24:07.474+01:00I hope these messages get some support for all the...I hope these messages get some support for all these noble efforts to give opera a presence in Liverpool. Unfortunately, I'm a lousy singer, or I'd lend vocal support!<br /><br />Excellent 10:10 concert last night and great to see a big audience, though the Capstone was almost unbearably hot. For those who don't know the venue, give 10:10 a try and I'm sure you won't be Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-59344092243330372242010-05-17T16:45:38.102+01:002010-05-17T16:45:38.102+01:00Hi everyone
Just a follow-up to Luke's and Ro...Hi everyone<br /><br />Just a follow-up to Luke's and Robin's comments about opera in our area. There is definitely a shortage of opportunities around. I can certainly recommend both Heritage Opera and the Liverpool Italian Opera Company, and have worked with Chris Gill and Nick Hardy on a number of occasions (and with Luke too!) Regarding the 'now infamous' Una Voce Opera Mrs Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861371623597996331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-90976337438652258792010-05-17T16:29:31.596+01:002010-05-17T16:29:31.596+01:00Hi Luke
I'm sure Vasily will pick up your mes...Hi Luke<br /><br />I'm sure Vasily will pick up your message sometime in his busy schedule. You probably know that he's busy at Glyndebourne this summer with Macbeth and in Paris in the early Autumn with Eugene Onegin.<br /><br />Perhaps you've been to the European Opera Centre performances at the Phil, though you seem pretty busty singing and doing a job, and you'll know that Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-55758560332317824682010-05-17T13:39:44.093+01:002010-05-17T13:39:44.093+01:00Privyet Vasily (and everyone else),
I've been...Privyet Vasily (and everyone else),<br /><br />I've been pleased to discover (only recently) Vasily's interest in performing opera in Liverpool, and the interest of many other folk, including those of you posting here. By way of introduction and information, and not for advertising, I'm a semi-professional singer with a touring opera company named Heritage Opera http://Luke Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301765963206626456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-85031528101841510592010-05-15T14:43:33.652+01:002010-05-15T14:43:33.652+01:00Hi again everyone
Quite a while ago there was a l...Hi again everyone<br /><br />Quite a while ago there was a lot of discussion here about the lack of opera in Liverpool and I don't think anyone mentioned the Liverpool Italian Opera Company. I've only heard about it this week and thought some of you would be interested if you didn't already know about it.<br /><br />The contact is nickhardy2000@hotmail.com and they have a concert of Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-25035960717088769132010-05-13T23:49:28.620+01:002010-05-13T23:49:28.620+01:00Hi Vasily
Many congratulations on your Classical ...Hi Vasily<br /><br />Many congratulations on your Classical Brit award - well deserved!. Hope you enjoyed the evening.<br /><br />Have just got in from a great concert from the Orchestra, Leopold Hager and Stefan Vladar; the Liszt encore by Vladar was breathtaking. Glad you also enjoyed the evening Robin.<br /><br />Again Vasily, Congratulations!. We are very proud of you and your many Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489851290645589305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-33125181103141769932010-05-13T22:55:29.152+01:002010-05-13T22:55:29.152+01:00Hi Vasily
Many congratulations on the Male Artist...Hi Vasily<br /><br />Many congratulations on the Male Artist of the Year Award at the Classical Brits!! I hope that Jill's good luck helped a little - and may the wards keep flowing. Hope the BBC Young Artist finals go well.<br /><br />Meanwhile, back in Liverpool you'll be pleased to know that we had another great concert tonight conducted by Leopold Hager, who really showed the Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-12257854560230602662010-05-12T22:37:35.327+01:002010-05-12T22:37:35.327+01:00I tried twice today to send a message of good luck...I tried twice today to send a message of good luck for tomorrow, but both were rejected for some reason. Anyway, third time luck, Vasily, so the very best of luck for the Classical Brits tomorrow. Hope you also have a great time conducting the BBC Young Musician final. I have no favourite for this award so I don't mind who wins, but all bets are on you for the Brits! Have a fantastic timejillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.com