Phantoms of the Opera

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Please enjoy this teaser for the new video out now just in time for Christmas! Watch the full story (complete with live* performance) here:
https://t.co/GdSCkoz7k5

*technically “afterlive”, as the performers are ghosts…

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Vous êtes mon Prince Charmant … Massenet's Cendrillon was premiered in Paris @Opera_Comique #OTD in 1899.

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Everyone has their own theory of how Maria Callas lost her voice at the peak of her career. Today, the spectre of La Divina herself has come to point out that there’s something they’ve all missed…https://t.co/QQ6LdOYcLE
#RaisingAwarenessTogether

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Rae was one of Benjamin Britten’s favourite singers, and moved near @SnapeMaltings to sing frequently for him. At the request of Peter Pears she was one of the first @BrittenPears teachers. This photo was taken when the Maltings burned down, she is in costume as Elektra.

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Born #onthisday 100 years ago: Rae Woodland (1922-2013) her career spanned @RoyalOperaHouse @glyndebourne and @Sadlers_Wells (where her high note shattered the lights), to @RoyalAcadMusic and @BBC radio. Hear her as Queen of the Night in @RoyalAlbertHall: https://t.co/rEU9GC2zKB

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Not entirely defeated by 2021, I’ve at last got a new video on the channel! A perfectly normal video, nothing strange or unexpected to see, no ghostly visitors on Christmas Eve or anything like that…

Watch ghost-free here*
https://t.co/Qq32sX6B5O

*Warning: may contain ghost

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Today we say goodbye to Enrico Caruso, who died #onthisday 100 years ago. Also to my friend Joe Winstanley, who was my guide into the world of 78s and EMGs, an irreplaceable fount of knowledge and delight. I’m toasting them both this evening.

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@DominaVanZee @WhoresofYore Yes! I was thinking of connective tissue disorders. It’s not implausible that he could live a long life, given the care the castrati generally took over their health, diets and exercise.

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@SchruteFarmEats @WhoresofYore My research has been reading primary sources written about Pacchierotti during his lifetime, including his own accounts of his health. I hope to publish a paper on it in time, I will certainly make a video about it on my channel!

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@WhoresofYore Attributing them all to castration without considering other causes, assuming that all castrati suffered the same symptoms is poor science and poor scholarship. Don’t even get me started on the ‘unnaturally upright singing position’ nonsense 🙄

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@WhoresofYore This study is so presumptuous in drawing conclusions about a group from just one subject. From my research on Pacchierotti, I believe it’s possible he had a genetic condition which could have caused the health problems found in his skeleton... 1/2

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Here’s a sneak peek of what’s going on at Phantom HQ. Making use of those handy beams. The music isn’t a clue, I was just noodling on the piano, but it sounds familiar somehow. Do you know this tune or have I only heard it in a dream..?

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New year, new look for these phantoms! And that’s not all that’s changing round here. This year we’re coming back and better than ever! Stand by for updates...

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She embodies the apparent effortlessness we all strive for in performance #fonteynforever

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Happy birthday Margot! I seem to have a touch of hay fever today because I can’t watch this without my eyes watering... https://t.co/QGVMN5Z3LQ

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I’m glad you enjoying this one @Zelda_Fortune I’ve got plenty more lined up but if you have any requests I can try to include them!

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Ok so I’m looking into why that didn’t work and hopefully I’ll be able to set it up for another day. Stay tuned! Stay indoors! Stay safe!

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Have you got a dry, tickly throat? I have. Hopefully not the dreaded #corona but we can’t be too careful. Join me at 4:30 for some historic advice and remedies for singers with sore throats: https://t.co/jUkXSxDO1W

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On this week’s episode: pearls, pears, muppets, sausages, and toothpaste help to illustrate How To Sing Legato #pearlsnotpears Watch it here: https://t.co/D9GWDM4XU2

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Did you know? Tamagno was a proud single dad and his adored daughter helped him rehearse at home the final scene of ‘Otello’ just as Verdi wanted it, by standing in as Desdemona. Find out more: https://t.co/htGLYJC02t #singingfacts

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Happy new year! It’s not too late to say that, right? After a break of a few weeks, I hope you’re eager for the next installment of ‘It’s What He Would Have Wanted’, this time featuring Verdi’s ‘Otello’: https://t.co/htGLYJC02t