Laughs 'guaranteed' at Opera Lectures
John
H. Reed urges you to get along to the lecture series
As an enthusiastic member of Barry Jobling's opera lectures in Chiswick,
I would like to encourage local people to come to the talks.
Whether you know little about opera or a lot, there is always something
to entertain and inform. Barry has a delightful style, knows his subjects
through and through, and is often hilariously funny. Opera is inheritantly
in line for mickey-taking, requiring sometimes willing suspensions of
disbelief in the plots, and Barry is wised-up to this fact while never
actually mickey-taking the art. Many laughs are guaranteed.
He is a slightly built man, but when he sings to demonstrate a musical point, a strong rich baritone voice issues forth, and he also demonstrates harmonies of significance on the piano. Recordings he chooses are often historical and experienced opera-goers will be surprised by some of the earlier performers unknown to them. He clearly has researched London's concert and opera schedules way in advance, because most of the operas chosen tie in with actual live performances in the capital.
So come and
join us, you locals; you will have a smashing time!
John H. Reed
December 23, 2003
Full schedule for lecture series
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