bbc has done it again – line of duty

… when I was staying with my friends in Scotland a couple of weeks ago they told me about this TV series. I told them that I like the “Bodyguard” which is a BBC production and they told me then …

an unusual tone – hbo’s “succession”

“It’s a show that has an unusual tone,” says Jesse Armstrong, the creator of HBO’s for the season new TV series “Succession” – and I couldn’t agree more. But I love it. So entertaining. It seems like you neither hate or …

weekly photo challenge – liquid (happy hours)

“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.” Ernest Hemingway https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/liquid/

my 5 favourites for lisbon, 8 – 12th may

So it’s time for one of my 2 favorite yearly TV event – The Eurovision Song Contest … and this year will it be held in Lisbon, 8 -12th of May. The 63rd edition. For me is it an evening (very …

ear- and eye-candy; jonas kaufmann

You are listing to Jonas Kaufmann singing my favorite tenor opera piece: “E lucevan le stelle” (“And the stars were shining”)  from “Tosca” by Puccini –  It is sung by Mario Cavaradossi (tenor), a painter in love with the singer …

another great voice out there – mart babayan (Март Бабаян)

Know very little about this young man – more than he was participated in “The Voice Of Armenia 2013” – he didn’t win. But it looks like he a well establish artist today. His work is a unique combination of …

culture-date with a broken toe

Every month I and my friend Iris meet up for a girly day out – most of our dates have some culture event included. Yesterday was our first date for the year … because in January she was away on …

a musical vip evening with a view

…. have been under the duvet since I returned from my UK and Ireland tour, they call it the B-flue. Still not fully okay, but getting there. *smile My 12 days visit in Belfast, Stranraer, and Dublin … was just …

‘one ball at a time’ – borg/mcenroe

Once I was a devoted tennis fan, I was glued to the TV every time he played – like the 99% of all Swedes was at the time. At the age of 15, Björn represented Sweden in the 1972 Davis …

a star was born in sweden this evening – gustav wigelius, 14 years

This evening did “Sweden Got Talent” on Channel 4 start and …. Gustav stool the whole show with his version of Ariana Grande’s “Focus” – Sorry for that the video doesn’t an English subtitle. He got the golden buzz and went straight …

christmas magic … in copenhagen

Today was it time for my friend Iris and I to have our monthly date (and our last for 2017) … and it was my choice of venue … The Nutcracker at The Royal Theater in Copenhagen. Denmark is a …

on extreme high notes for 35 years – david d’or

David D’Or (born David Nehaisi, 1965) is an Israeli singer, composer, and songwriter. A countertenor with a vocal range of more than four octaves, he is a three-time winner of the Israeli “Singer of the Year” and “Best Vocal Performer” …

after years of searching ….

“Opera is when a tenor and soprano want to make love, but are prevented from doing so by a baritone.” Unkown and today did I find the song I only heard once and it was about 20 years ago. Since I …

reality and fiction merge together – the dream about swan lake

Yesterday I enjoyed a fantastic new version of “Swan Lake” … I really liked it, at the Malmö Opera House and it was my 6th time ….but the storyline and costumes were very new. It’s more about the struggle that …

a powerful musical adventure

 ……. Hans Zimmer, born in Frankfurt 1957 – the man behind over 160 film scores since 1980’s – his big breakthrough was with “Rain Man”, 1988. Just now is on his second European tour, he did one last year .. but …