Simon Birkett

Late-flowering student of English, delighting in offbeat uses of language and so much genius our heritage affords.
Also opera, all things Italian and wit.

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@Paul_McCreesh @youngsuzie @GabrieliCandP @LaTynan @AJRStaples @AshleyRiches Last weekend in York is still echoing in my mind. Thank you so much!

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What's the big sub-woofer like box in front of the #proms conductor?

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@nfmusic Tutto nel mondo è burla

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There's always a surprise lurking. I thought I knew about #Verdi operas. And suddenly there's #Ernani, way back at the beginning and yet foreshadowing so much that is to come. Thanks @MetOpera, #Pavarotti, #Milnes, #Raimondi, @2worlds1voice , #JamesLevine - brilliant evening!

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You have to pay by Descartes bancaire.

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No Christmas complete without Messiah in the immaculate @Paul_McCreesh recording. Theodora later if needed.

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If this country reopens and all the theatres have gone bust, then it's not a country any more.

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Please retweet if you would rather have a burgundy coloured passport that gives you the unrestricted freedom to work, study, travel and live in 27 countries rather than a blue passport that limits you to restricted access to these countries.

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Yay! @thetimes crossword in under 20 minutes. Retirement is such an excellent training ground.

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But American audiences drive me to distraction. The music continues beyond the last sung note.

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La Boheme and a bottle of wine. Inevitable conclusion.

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A man has been found guilty of planning a stream of consciousness novel. He is about to start a 4 year sentence.

[Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10]

Maybe the greatest airport reunion ever

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@iestyn_davies @MrTimDunn @WellsCathedral1 Palm Sunday, in fact.

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Coastline Fractal

[Richard W @Richard87395183]

@janestevenson68 #page48 is very worrying. Everybody should take note of this bit from the Tory Manifesto, and realise how sinister it is. It means Boris will control the legal process, and will be above the law. It will no longer be possible to stop Boris from proroguing parliament for 51 wks.

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#ROHagrippina So much enjoying this Radio 3 broadcast. Lost the plot ages ago, but the stage action and the audience reaction speak volumes. Glorious!

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@RichmoMusic @jsdhenderson @operamagazine Through accidental circumstances?

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@WellsCathedral1 Isn't it Monday 16 September? Really looking forward to it.