weekly photo challenge – liquid (happy hours)

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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 …

music is an universal language – eurovision song contest 2017

‘I love the Eurovision Song Contest and it will continue long after I’m gone. Just please don’t ask me to take it seriously.’ Terry Wogan (2008) Eurovision Song Contest 2017 decided in Kyiv on 9, 11 and 13 May. This year, participating …

a sweet ending and a magnificent start

…. so  WELCOME  2017 !!!! Sorry that I slept in for nearly one hour, didn’t wake up until 11.45am!!! But I promise to make it up to you. As always I finished off the old year with delighting myself a …