'Mein Traum' - The Orchestra of St.Luke’s with the Ensemble Altera choir, joined by soprano Ying Fang and baritone Christian Gerhaher, cond. Maestro Raphaël Pichon, in Carnegie Hall New York.

 

My last Zeffirelli fix. Vecchia zimarra was never so poignant. La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera

 

ZULU Final Battle with Michael Caine - 'They've got a very good bass section mate, but no top tenors...' Even then, Heldentenors were scarce. The anniversary of Rorke's Drift 1879, with magnificent Zulu warriors, and my favorite British service rifle - the Martini-Henry 577-450. In Zim, I stood with the Ndebele.

Felix Mendelssohn - Verleih uns Frieden Premature, perhaps, before we see the hostages released, especially the infants taken by Hamas. There will be no reconciliation with their supporters here, the cultural left, the keffiya twirlers.