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• Stop the World… From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (7 hours old)

  I need a break. Due to teaching commitments over the summer I haven’t had a real break since May and I’m just plain tired (awww!). And when I’m tired, I’m much more susceptible to passing bugs – one… more

• Life's Like That! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (18 days old)

  What a week of contrasts this has been. One night enjoying the delightful tale of Eliza Doolittle, and the next spent remembering the victims of war...life's like that! SALOS (Swindon Amateur Ligh… more

• His Principals are Killing Him! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (26 days old)

  The week started with a series of murders and a coronation, and ended with the coronation of a fool. Puzzled? Let me explain. Last Saturday was the final performance of White Horse Opera’s producti… more

• Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (35 days old)

  I think it was Renee Fleming who once remarked that for just seven days a year, her voice was in perfect form and on those seven days, it could be guaranteed that she was not singing in an opera, reci… more

• Achtung! Spitfeuer! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (54 days old)

  I must be mad – at least, my family thinks so. On Saturday I completed a seven hour round trip for a three hour choir rehearsal. And what is more, this craziness is likely to be repeated at regular … more

• Wonderful Traviata Tears at the Heart Strings From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (61 days old)

  My dear wife knows me very well and for my birthday back in May, bought some tickets for us to go and see Welsh National Opera’s new production of Verdi’s romantic tragedy, La Traviata, at the Millenn… more

• Time Flies! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (61 days old)

  I’m still not sure where all the time has gone, but the second of our “little girls” turned eighteen recently and yet my recollections of cradling her in my arms as a newborn are still as vivid as eve… more

• Chess has all the right moves! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (93 days old)

  I remember seeing Chess – the musical by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, over twenty years ago when it was fresh to the West End and to be honest, apart from a few well-known musical numb… more

• A Sting in the Tail! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (97 days old)

  August, as always, is a quiet month on the Arts front for me and an opportunity to rediscover evenings at home with the family and catch-up with my over-ambitious repertoire development plans - so the… more

• Abingdon Summer School for Solo Singers From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (123 days old)

  Despite providing a particularly poor quality recording of myself (singing like a crow) as part of the selection process, I was delighted to be offered a place on this year’s Solo Singers’ Summer Scho… more

• "If you can fill the unforgiving minute...." From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (123 days old)

  Even by my own somewhat hectic standards, the last few weeks have been extraordinarily busy and on at least one occasion, I felt under-prepared for a performance – and it showed. In this case, it wa… more

• It's Not Over Until the Peacock Sings! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (150 days old)

  I was lucky enough to obtain some tickets for us to see Trooping the Colour on Saturday 13th June so we decided to travel down to London on the Friday evening and take in a show. Believe it or not, n… more

• Grimes Against Humanity! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (168 days old)

  For once, I felt that the hype surrounding a new production was well deserved: David Alden’s Peter Grimes (for English National Opera) was a superlative production in so many ways and lived up to my e… more

• Amore! - Love is in the Aria. From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (184 days old)

  If I needed a reminder about why I enjoy singing, then Amore! – a recital to raise funds for the children’s charity FreyaBeya - provided it. There can be few things to match the excitement and sheer… more

• Three Cheers (and one cheer more) for the Hardy Captain of the Pinafore! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (184 days old)

  What a splendidly rollicking event Carl Rosa Opera’s HMS Pinafore turned out to be (Bath, Theatre Royal – 6 May) - musical candyfloss for sure, but none the less enjoyable for all that! Not all that… more

• Stressed? Me? From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (228 days old)

  I’m not usually a “stressy” type but I’ve been under a fair amount of pressure these last few weeks and my “fuse” has been shorter than usual. No more Mr Nice Guy! I’m my own worst enemy of course – … more

• Opera Bites! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (257 days old)

  I am currently doing an Opera Studies degree with Rose Bruford College in my “spare time” (usually between 10pm and 1am!) and a few weeks ago, as part of the course, I was lucky enough to attend study… more

• Rough Diamond or Sparkling Gem? From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (271 days old)

  (A Review of Bath Opera’s “Jewels of the Madonna” (I gioielli della Madonna) by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari sung in English at the Wroughton Theatre, Bath on 19 February 2009) As it said on the Bath Opera… more

• Regrets? I've had a few...but then again,.... From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (293 days old)

  Well, the new season has brought some mixed blessings on the auditioning front. It seems I won’t be singing with White Horse Opera this season after messing up the audition (and doubtless competing w… more

• I'm Dreaming of a.... From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (339 days old)

  After my last, rather grumpy blog, I am pleased to say that my sense of humour has returned along with a healthy dose of Christmas Spirit and I'm dreaming of a...well, a restful Christmas! Early Dece… more

• Frankly, Scarlett...I do give damn! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (362 days old)

  Sometimes you wonder whether it’s all worth it. Last night, I reckon that the Wessex Concert Orchestra gave one of it’s best ever performances in Chippenham with a programme of exciting and acces… more

• Magical Mozart! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (368 days old)

  What an absolute gift of a role Papageno is and I am so lucky to have sung it with Kennet Opera in their recent English-language production of Mozart’s Magic Flute at the Newbury Corn Exchange. Papage… more

• Haydn Seek (or Take Me To Your Lieder)! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (379 days old)

  I’ve always been a fidget (as my primary school teacher, Miss Jones, was fond of telling me), so it should be no surprise that I couldn’t do the sensible thing and simply take life easy between operas… more

• Strictly for Fun - Leading a Merry Dance! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (385 days old)

  Mrs Edwards had often suggested that we should take up dancing but frankly it had never really appealed to me. I much preferred to shamble around the dance floor embarrassing my offspring and amazing… more

• Widow Leaves Me Bereft! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (395 days old)

  I’ve just finished singing the role of Count Danilo in White Horse Opera’s production of “The Merry Widow” (Lehar) and after a week-long ‘high’ of fun, tension, excitement, adrenalin and (for me, at l… more

• Choir Sings in Warm Jersey! From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (396 days old)

  The swell in the Channel made the crossing somewhat uncomfortable, but didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the Wessex Male Choir when we took part in the Biennial Jersey International Choir Festival … more

• Barber Cuts a Dash! A Review of the ENO's 'Barber of Seville'. From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (415 days old)

  My latest offering is another opera review – and I hope you’ll forgive my rather naive critique. Of course, everyone is a critic – but knowing why something is good – or “exceptional” is sometimes di… more

• Orchestral Encounters in Malmesbury Abbey From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (432 days old)

  Last night, saw the long-awaited collaborative concert at Malmesbury Abbey between our very own Wessex Concert Orchestra (WCO) and the professional Stratford-based Orchestra of the Swan (OOTS) under t… more

• Prima Donna? Me? From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (438 days old)

  For a small, amateur orchestra, the Wessex Concert Orchestra undertakes some quite amazing projects (like, for example, performing major open air concerts which are normally the preserve of profession… more

• Random Thoughts About Performing From TenorGuy ^Pro in Guy's Blog (468 days old)

  Now there’s a real danger here that I am going to stray into the realm of pompous rambling, but hey, if you can’t do that on your ‘blog, then where can you do it? In short, I’ve being trying to figur… more

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