Category Archives: Båstad 2025 (Gaz)

My trip to Båstad to see Aida from centre court.

Wagner made her famous, Puccini made her rich

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Gary

Birgit Nilsson was a very famous, 20th century opera singer. I’m ashamed that I’d never heard of her, particularly given she was one of the performers at the first concert at the Sydney Opera House when it opened in 1973. … Continue reading →

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Mr Highbrow goes to the opera

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Gary

Back in April, I accidentally spotted an ad on Facebook. The thing is, I rarely see much on Facebook given all I do is pop in for a few seconds each morning, post a link to this blog then pop … Continue reading →

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