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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 19, 2017 11:56:57 GMT
www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/oct/18/charles-osborne-obituaryHis books on Verdi and Bel Canto are really good. There used to be a London organization Amici di Verdi and he would regularly attend events and give short talks, for no charge to the organisers. This was in the 1990’s and he always seemed kindly and put up with the odd really stupid question/opinion rather well. Reading the Obit, shows he was more waspish in his professional life and it certainly seemed a full one. RIP
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Post by tonyloco on Oct 19, 2017 19:46:13 GMT
www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/oct/18/charles-osborne-obituaryHis books on Verdi and Bel Canto are really good. There used to be a London organization Amici di Verdi and he would regularly attend events and give short talks, for no charge to the organisers. This was in the 1990’s and he always seemed kindly and put up with the odd really stupid question/opinion rather well. Reading the Obit, shows he was more waspish in his professional life and it certainly seemed a full one. RIP Yes, Mr Snow, I agree. I have his Verdi book as well as his books on Puccini, Mozart, Strauss and Wagner. I met him once briefly at an Australian Music Foundation concert which was another organisation that he supported to help them raise money to grant scholarships to promising young Australian musicians to advance their studies. He cartainly seemed to pack a lot into his long life.
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Post by tmesis on Oct 19, 2017 20:32:55 GMT
I too am a fan of his books, particularly the Verdi one
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