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Robert Tanitch reviews two Philip Glass operas at The Metropolitan Opera House, New York

The Metropolitan Opera House New York nightly streams operas for free, which is a great treat. I recently caught up with two of American composer Philip Glass’s minimalist opera portraits. Glass, one ...

andrew 156 views 0 likes Jul 14, 2021

STAY AT HISTORIC KARMA SALFORD HALL WHILE VISITING PERIOD HOMES AND STUNNING GARDENS

Visiting historic country houses and fabulous gardens is a growing national pastime especially in these troubling Covid staycation times. And living in a green and pleasant land steeped in a rich and ...

andrew 184 views 1 likes Jul 13, 2021

You’ll be having too much fun (with Mads Mikkelsen) to realise this crowd pleaser is running on empty.

Another Round (July 2, 2021) Cert 15, 116 mins. After falling for Mikkelsen as the unflappable code-named Citron in Nazi occupied Denmark in the 2008 historic drama, Flame & Citron, he is my hero. ...

andrew 260 views 0 likes Jul 2, 2021

WATCH FILMS AT HOME: Robert Tanitch reviews 5 films

DUNKIRK (BBC iPlayer) is conscientious and sincere but lacks the passion and anger which had informed such masterpieces as All Quiet on the Western Front and Paths of Glory. The inherent weakness in t ...

andrew 201 views 0 likes Jul 1, 2021