Church/choral musician (alto), massive opera nerd, surtitle operator, and project planner working in public transport. Idiots not tolerated. She/her.
Camberwell, London, Europe
Joined February 2010
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This is for all arts orgs trying to rearrange their seating plans to be Covid-safe.
PEOPLE DO NOT COME IN PAIRS.
If the only single seats you offer are tucked into the corners of your auditorium, I’m fucking judging you. Even after making allowances for the position you’re in.
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It only took a tiny minority of bigots in the 1980s to introduce laws which persecuted gay people.
We overturned those laws.
It’s only taking a tiny minority of bigots in this decade to introduce laws which persecute trans people.
We’ll overturn them too.
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One of the screening questions for alcohol addiction is: do you ever get annoyed when someone’s questions your alcohol usage.
I think Westminster has collectively triggered this warning and should reflect on its relationship to alcohol.
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One of the most avoidable mistakes in arts PR is the temptation to dress up what is clearly bad news as the opposite. Conductor just quit? No, they've renewed their contract for one year! Burned your season to the ground? No, the ashes are "a bold statement of renewal". – at Lichfield, England
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I genuinely thought this was parody 😬
Introducing the first AI prototype of a British MP🇬🇧🤖
When constituent and local business owner, Jeremy Smith, approached me with this idea, I was very excited to work with him. The AI revolution is happening and we must embrace it or be left behind.
neural-voice.ai/mark-sewards
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David Cotter describes himself as an academic but appears unable to understand the difference between ‘relaxed’ and ‘relaxing’ and is unwilling to do even the most elementary research about Relaxed Concerts. But he’s complained about them anyway. 🤦🤦
thecritic.co.uk/democratisin…
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“Unexpectedly”
Does this have a different meaning in British English to American?
Tesla sales unexpectedly plunge to three-year low bbc.in/3R0j3uc
I appreciate that anecdotes are not data, but when opera is done well it has the exact opposite effect on me!
(My trip to this particular run of Tosca was made even harder on the blood pressure when I heard just before curtain that all the trains home were messed up…)
Did you know that research suggests that listening to classical music like opera can lower your blood pressure and boost your mood? 🎶
So, the next time you're stressed, skip the sweet tea and just let Tosca work her magic.
#WNOtosca
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I’ve changed my mind. David Lammy should have knee’d him in the nutsack. Twice.
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I am a doctor. A patient just informed me that the words anti-vaxxer is offensive to some. Ok, from now on l will use the more scientific term, dumbass.
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Carolina López Moreno - who was so fabulous in the LSO Rondine at the Barbican - has replaced Lisette Oropesa in the Royal Opera’s Faust. #operanews
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You cannot determine whether you saved or cost money based solely on one side of the ledger.
Example: I saved my household $2K by not paying the mortgage.
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Bravo @RegentsOpera for the epic Ring cycle 👏. Not a weak link in the cast and a unique opportunity to be really close to the action. If you can make cycle 2 starting next Sunday, go!
