But no one outside of the USA is really free, that's why we're all jealous, we probably live under socialism too.

I credit season 5 with my development of critical skills, it was (at the time, I'm not really interested in revisiting) bad enough to make me realise that having seen every episode of a show so far is not good enough a reason to keep doing so.
I've forgotten most of it, Dame Edna still is a particularly sore point, the…

Them's fighting words… Tristan und Isolde is a work I've travelled abroad to catch (it was Nina Stemme singing that did it, I'm sure she's great in other repertoire too but I've only heard her in Wagner), so far the only one for which it happened.

That's great! I hope it goes well, and that they let you know quickly.
A week ago, I was unemployed with no leads; I'm starting a new job on Monday, I hope things will go just as well for you.

Handel's Acis and Galatea is the longest hour and a half I ever spent in a theatre so I may not be the best person to reply and hopefully someone else will, but you may like Purcell or Monteverdi if you don't know them already. Not quite Baroque anymore, Gluck, Boccherini and Haydn are worth a listen if you like…

I don't know much about contemporary stuff, although not for lack of interest, if there is more you would recommend, feel free to do so.

I saw The Marriage of Figaro relatively late, it is sometimes referred to as the perfect opera, and I could only agree, it is really served by the plot which makes for a great evening. Have you seen The Barber of Seville? I mostly go to live performances so wouldn't be able to recommend recordings, but one I saw was…

Classical Music thread

It was the snooze button, wasn't it?

Unless we count a few one-day things where I could sleep home, I've only been to one festival, End of the Road last year. And it was everything I could have expected and more, I'd been tempted for a few years as their line-ups are always excellent (if you're into indie or folky stuff, they even have a bit of country),…

You mean like Pineapple Express or Your Highness ended on all the end of year best of lists because they were directed by David Gordon Green?

No no no, you've got it all wrong, this is not Girls Gone Wild: The Movie, it is an ironic deconstruction of female exploitation, this is the first sign of a new paradigm where art house movies will take over the mainstream. Finally, movie goers found a picture they knew would challenge them, this is the only reason…

I'm a bit too old now (just a little) for it to be entirely relatable, but if anything it is more relevant than ever

"Mis-shapes" here.

On Sat I watched Young Frankenstein, I was surprised by how much of a real movie so to speak it was compred to the other Brooks movies I had seen; the jokes never took precedence, I understand why it's considered his masterpiece, but I think I'll be more likely to rewatch The Producers or Blazing Saddles.

NameTBD, Mytly, I actually thought the "Egg Salad Equivalency" was hilarious, so clearly we are not likely to agree on what we like best about the series.
BBT is a show I like very much, and catch on a week to week basis, but not one I rewatch (apart from seasons 2 and 3, and occasionnally 1 which I have on DVD).…

1. Operarion Shylock
2. The Counterlife
3. Patrimony
4. The Human Stain
5. Everyman

Ok, I really want to watch it now.

It's the just the one episode as yet unaired in the US so far, there should be one every week until they've aired it all.

It's missing the one from Pierrot le Fou, might not be as iconic as the other Godard excerpts, but it's a nicer one…