This all started with yours truly participating in Rossini's Stabat Mater and Vivaldi's Credo with Inverness Choral in the Eden Court on the 2nd November. Bunty assures me it was pretty good and obviously I'll take her word for it. For me it was a joy to participate in, with the Latin a throw back to an earlier time in St Peter's and St Michaels with convent schooling.
This was swiftly followed by a return to the Eden Court on the 9th to see Scottish Opera's rendition of "Tosca" by Puccini. Set in Rome during the reign of Benito Mussolini. Everything about this production was stellar. The set, the choral numbers, and in particular the role of the soloists. Bunty even got quite emotional with the role (and singing) of Floria Tosca which was played by Natalya Romaniw, a Welsh soprano despite the Ukrainian name. She was absolutely superb and has a voice to literally die for (especially when she jumps off the ramparts after she finds Cavaradossi has actually been shot by the firing squad instead of the supposed blanks)
Finally tonight, we've just come back from a piano recital that would have brought tears to a glass eye with the unadulterated quality of the next best thing to come out of Wales since I passed my HGV3 course at RAF St Athan, Llyr Williams, who specialises in the piano works of the worlds greatest composer Beethoven. Tonight we had the pleasure of four of his Piano Sonata's with the pinnacle being the final movement of his F minor sonata No 23.
The "Welsh Wizard's" digital dexterity was eye watering in its speed and the quality of playing had to be seen as well as heard which we could from the advantage of the seats in the Inverness Town House. This is our third recital organised by Inverness Piano Recitals in the 18 months that we've been up here together and each has been a treat! The venue is divine and the playing of each of the players has been likewise! This Welsh Wizard though will take some beating with his magic of the maestro.
Who says you can't get too much of a good thing?
This was swiftly followed by a return to the Eden Court on the 9th to see Scottish Opera's rendition of "Tosca" by Puccini. Set in Rome during the reign of Benito Mussolini. Everything about this production was stellar. The set, the choral numbers, and in particular the role of the soloists. Bunty even got quite emotional with the role (and singing) of Floria Tosca which was played by Natalya Romaniw, a Welsh soprano despite the Ukrainian name. She was absolutely superb and has a voice to literally die for (especially when she jumps off the ramparts after she finds Cavaradossi has actually been shot by the firing squad instead of the supposed blanks)
Finally tonight, we've just come back from a piano recital that would have brought tears to a glass eye with the unadulterated quality of the next best thing to come out of Wales since I passed my HGV3 course at RAF St Athan, Llyr Williams, who specialises in the piano works of the worlds greatest composer Beethoven. Tonight we had the pleasure of four of his Piano Sonata's with the pinnacle being the final movement of his F minor sonata No 23.
The "Welsh Wizard's" digital dexterity was eye watering in its speed and the quality of playing had to be seen as well as heard which we could from the advantage of the seats in the Inverness Town House. This is our third recital organised by Inverness Piano Recitals in the 18 months that we've been up here together and each has been a treat! The venue is divine and the playing of each of the players has been likewise! This Welsh Wizard though will take some beating with his magic of the maestro.
Who says you can't get too much of a good thing?
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