Comments on: Dido #1 http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/ Passionate about music, food, travel, languages, and life. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:38:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: John http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1181 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:19:53 +0100 http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1181 My favorite Beecham quotes are his two descriptions of the sound made by a harpsichord: "A birdcage played with a toasting fork." and "Two skeletons copulating on a tin roof." My favorite Beecham quotes are his two descriptions of the sound made by a harpsichord:

“A birdcage played with a toasting fork.”

and

“Two skeletons copulating on a tin roof.”

]]> by: Jo Beaufoix http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1180 Wed, 07 May 2008 19:52:28 +0100 http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1180 Sounds fabulous. Well done you. :D Sounds fabulous. Well done you. :D

]]> by: concertmaster http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1178 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:55:44 +0100 http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1178 Well, the story goes that Beecham was remonstrating with a soprano as she was sprawled on the floor (about to expire). "Sir Thomas, you must understand that it is impossible to perform at one's best when one is the prone position...", says she. "On the contrary madame, I recall some of my finest performances being in the prone position..." says he. Not sure if it's a true story, but I hope it is. Well, the story goes that Beecham was remonstrating with a soprano as she was sprawled on the floor (about to expire).

“Sir Thomas, you must understand that it is impossible to perform at one’s best when one is the prone position…”, says she.

“On the contrary madame, I recall some of my finest performances being in the prone position…” says he.

Not sure if it’s a true story, but I hope it is.

]]> by: Zhu http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1177 Wed, 07 May 2008 02:34:32 +0100 http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1177 Oh, I haven't been to a rehearsal in so long! I used to play violin as a kid at the conservatory and I remember the director's frustration sometimes... Oh, I haven’t been to a rehearsal in so long! I used to play violin as a kid at the conservatory and I remember the director’s frustration sometimes…

]]> by: missdespina http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1176 Tue, 06 May 2008 17:12:11 +0100 http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1176 No, I don't, you must enlighten me! Have you seen Victor Borge and the soprano, the one where they do Caro nome? No, I don’t, you must enlighten me! Have you seen Victor Borge and the soprano, the one where they do Caro nome?

]]> by: concertmaster http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1175 Tue, 06 May 2008 15:21:11 +0100 http://missdespina.blogsome.com/2008/05/05/dido-1/#comment-1175 Aah! Happy days... It reminds me of the Thomas Beecham/soprano opera rehearsal... I assume you know that one? Aah! Happy days…
It reminds me of the Thomas Beecham/soprano opera rehearsal… I assume you know that one?

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