♦ Nick Drake [1948 – 1974]
Betty came by on her way – Said she had a word to say About things today – And fallen leaves. Said she hadn’t heard the news – Hadn’t had the time to choose A way to lose – But she believes.
Gonna see the river man […]
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♥ Amy Winehouse They tried to make me go to rehab, I said, «No, no, no» Yes, I’ve been black but when I come back you’ll know, know, know I ain’t got the time and if my daddy thinks I’m fine He’s tried to make me go to rehab, I won’t go, go, go […] 
Nursery Rhyme The Wooden Bridge The ‘London Bridge is falling down’ Nursery Rhyme is based on the one of the most famous landmarks in London. Its history can be traced to the Roman occupation of England in the first century. The first Bridge was made of wood and clay and was […] 
ˆ Peter Grimes is an opera by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), with a libretto adapted by Montagu Slater from the Peter Grimes section of George Crabbe’s poem The Borough. The «borough» of the opera is a fictional village which shares some similarities with Crabbe’s, and later Britten’s, own home […] 
Benjamin Britten‘s comic opera which is gently laced with moments of face, is a jocular parody on life in East Suffolk at the turn of the 20th century. It is a quaint, nostalgic journey to a bygone England and the journey has come full circle back to Glyndebourne where this […] 
Death in Venice is an opera in two acts by Benjamin Britten, his last. The opera is based on the novella Death in Venice by Thomas Mann. Myfanwy Piper wrote the English libretto ↔ Death in Venice was composed during a time of great physical and psychological stress for Britten: aware that he was in urgent need of major heart surgery, […] 
The first of the two operas by William Walton (1902-1983). The libretto was by Christopher Hassall, his own first opera libretto, based on Chaucer‘s poem Troilus and Criseyde. ◊ SYNOPSIS • Act One – Troy, the Citadel. Troy has been besieged by the Greeks for ten years. The people of Troy are desperately praying at the […] 
[1872-1958] ¤ The Pilgrim’s Progress An opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams, based on John Bunyan‘s allegory The Pilgrim’s Progress. The composer himself described the work as a ‘Morality’ rather than an opera. Nonetheless, he intended the work to be performed on stage, rather than in a church or cathedral. Vaughan Williams […] 
¯ Dido and Aeneas is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The first known performance was at Josias Priest’s girls’ school in London no later than the summer of 1688. mayo 29th, 2014 | Tags: vid, England | Category: opera ♩ | Leave a comment 
A semi-opera in five acts with music by Henry Purcell and a libretto by John Dryden. It was first performed at the Queen’s Theatre, Dorset Garden, London, in late May or early June 1691. The plot is based on the battles between King Arthur’s Britons and the Saxons, […] 
Semele (HWV 58) is a 1743 opera (initially presented as an oratorio) in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It is based on the classical myth of Semele, mother of Dionysus. • SYNOPSIS OF SEMELE [GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL] Traditional Setting: Roman Mythic Times The marriage of Semele to Athamas is being celebrated in Thebes. Semele seeks to postpone […] 
Rodney Hylton Smith, better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a British rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada, an independent record label distributed by Ninja Tune. It was started by reputed hip hop journalist Will Ashon in 1997. abril 14th, 2014 | Tags: lyrics, England | Category: hiphop ♩ | 5 comments 
¤ Jeff Beck [1944-2023] ◊ Red White & Blues ⇓ [at the White House]
Jeff Beck & bassist Rhonda Smith (formerly of Prince) and Veronica Bellino (drums) Booker T Jones (Musical Director/»Green Onions») lay down a blues groove on «Brush with the Blues» at The White House Feb 21, 2012. […] |
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