@MarkValencia
Joined March 2010
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Oui, c'est elle, c'est la DS
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It's a good job Suella Braverman claimed £45,000 for water bills on her parliamentary expenses. If she had failed to declare a ten quid overpayment on Universal Credit, she'd have been in serious trouble then.
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There is nothing said, but a respectful nod from this Household Cavalry Guardsman at the end. He knew he had made her day complete. What a great bloke.
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This is Peter Cook & Dudley Moore with Superthunderstingcar from Not Only But Also
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Today I'm at @SnapeMaltings to see Roderick Williams perform Ben Parry's one-man opera My Father Cannot Speak. Reviewing for @operamagazine
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News from Snape: it's sloshy and wet. Not the weather for frolicking thro' the Suffolk reed beds. Ah well. Hey nonny bonny, eh?
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Alastair Morgan@AlastairMorganOct 23
Why aren't Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and Helen Whately not under investigation for mass manslaughter? @andyburnham The fact that they aren't is deeply unsettling. Are government ministers immune from prosecution? Do we have no protection against government misconduct?
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My review of last Sunday's Mahler 2 by Pappano and the @londonsymphony & @LSChorus has now been published by @MusicalAmerica ($)
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Two fabulous films!
Mark Valencia@MarkValenciaOct 21
Quite the double bill of 50s 'Nights' on @TalkingPicsTV this evening. First is Jacques Tourneur's Night of the Demon, a marvellous study in terror & dread, then Nights of Cabiria, a bleakly beautiful example of early Fellini. I do love this channel.
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Quite the double bill of 50s 'Nights' on @TalkingPicsTV this evening. First is Jacques Tourneur's Night of the Demon, a marvellous study in terror & dread, then Nights of Cabiria, a bleakly beautiful example of early Fellini. I do love this channel.
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ZippiddyDo@ZippiddyDOct 21
Matt Hancock told the country "we've put a protective ring around care homes" Untested patients were released from hospital. 43,000 people died in care homes. The worst government led by the worst Prime Minister at the worst possible time. Never forget. @BBCBreakfast @GMB
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When I saw 'The Story of Billy Budd, Sailor' at last year's @festival_aix it floored me. The chamber reduction by Oliver Leith & direction by Ted Huffman turned Britten's opera into something extraordinarily moving. Bravo to @GrangeFestival for bringing it to the UK next May.
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Larry the Cat
@Number10catOct 19
All you can hear in the cafes of France is cries of "when will the Prime Minister of the UK do something about this?!"
Sharron Davies HoL MBE
@sharrond62Oct 19
As Paris burns our prime minister has stopped people playing loud music on buses & trains.
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One day more, Another day, another destination. Tonight I'll be at the @BarbicanCentre to hear Antonio Pappano conduct the @londonsymphony in Mahler 2. I'll be reviewing for @MusicalAmerica
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My first live encounter with Mahler 2 was 45 years ago at the Three Choirs Festival in Worcester Cathedral. Charles Groves and the @royalphilorch with Rosalind Plowright and Alfreda Hodgson. It was a shattering experience.
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This from me too ⬇️
Richard Bratby@RichardBratbyOct 18
Replying to @amwilson_opera
The Manchester production was a car-crash from an audience point of view: dependent on video to the extent that the live action was meaningless. I expect this staging solves that issue but I couldn't face another 2 hours with such a trite, gratuitously hateful piece of theatre.
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Reimagined or what?
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@PaddyBriggsOct 17
“In his third production for the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, director Daniel Kramer draws on the allegorical nature of Richard Wagner’s opera in an opulent staging to portray a society whose social order is not only regressive, but also ideologically charged and dangerous: here, rules become weapons, tradition leads to exclusion, and community to isolation.” Production introduction. Sounds a bit Trumplike ! Going to first night tonight of DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG. 👍
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Tonight I'll be at @HackneyEmpire for the second show of @ETOpera's autumn tour. It's a double bill of Ariadne by Elena Langer and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. Reviewing for @operamagazine
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musicalamerica.com/mnews/new… Sobering read on @MusicalAmerica
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I was glad I saw this in Manchester earlier this year. Well with a look if you missed it then.
English National Opera@E_N_OOct 16
Angel's Bone opens tonight at the London Coliseum🪽 A dark, unsettling parable from contemporary composer Du Yun and librettist Royce Vavrek. Directed by Kip Williams. 📍London Coliseum, 16–31 October 2026 Angels appear all too rarely. Don't miss them: eno.org/events/angels-bone/
A theatrical stage set shows a minimalist, modern room with a large, round mirror displaying a close-up of a person's face. The scene includes performers positioned around the room, with some seated and others standing. A significant video screen at the back projects a live feed of the mirror image. The lighting enhances the dramatic atmosphere of the performance.

ALT A theatrical stage set shows a minimalist, modern room with a large, round mirror displaying a close-up of a person's face. The scene includes performers positioned around the room, with some seated and others standing. A significant video screen at the back projects a live feed of the mirror image. The lighting enhances the dramatic atmosphere of the performance.

A stage performance featuring individuals dressed as angels with wings. Two figures in darker attire dramatically reach towards each other in the foreground, while others in lighter garments are positioned behind them. A large image of an angel is displayed on a screen in the background.

ALT A stage performance featuring individuals dressed as angels with wings. Two figures in darker attire dramatically reach towards each other in the foreground, while others in lighter garments are positioned behind them. A large image of an angel is displayed on a screen in the background.

A theatrical performance on stage depicts a group of people in white costumes, some with angel wings. A large screen in the background displays a close-up of two individuals. In the foreground, a person operates a camera, filming the scene. The stage has a minimalist set design with an open structure.

ALT A theatrical performance on stage depicts a group of people in white costumes, some with angel wings. A large screen in the background displays a close-up of two individuals. In the foreground, a person operates a camera, filming the scene. The stage has a minimalist set design with an open structure.

A large digital screen displays a close-up of a person with intense expression. Below, a stage set resembling a building shows multiple rooms with people inside. The atmosphere is dramatic and theatrical.

ALT A large digital screen displays a close-up of a person with intense expression. Below, a stage set resembling a building shows multiple rooms with people inside. The atmosphere is dramatic and theatrical.

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