Voice and nothing else: Pursuing a vanished diva (Article) - 12/10/2012 6:35:03 AM
I found this fascinating as I saw her sing Isolde in London. I thought she was great and only gradually realised that I'd never come across her since. I do remember spotting her being met at the stage door by a handsome man in a kilt (presumably her husband) and thinking how lucky she was on every front. Sad that she had to stop singing but she seems to have made the most of her life despite that.
Shadow on Earth: Hortense Duchess Mazarin (Article) - 10/2/2004 7:24:06 AM
Ahhhh, as they say in my neck of the woods, "Drama, drama, drama!" ;-) Your piece reminds me of the old Hollywood gossip writes about silver screen megastars, all tongue-in-cheek and name dropping with insights into what's really afoot behind closed doors and who's really calling the shots. Can't help but believe the court and its entourage looks down (or up) from wherever now and gets a kick out of this telling of their lives. :-)
An entertaining historical piece.
