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Palazzo Cattolica Palermo, Sicily

January 12, 2014 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

My big sister and I usually spend a week together in January in London while the Englishman goes away skiing. But this year, Big Sis suggested we'd also go away. 'To somewhere where there's a chance of sunshine. Not that I don't like London,' she continued, 'but we've seen it now, haven't we?' … [Read more...]

A little bit of Finnish goes a long way: Karita Mattila as Tosca

July 23, 2011 by Helena Halme 1 Comment

Karita Mattila, the Finnish sopranoPhoto credit: Lauri ErikssonCourtesy Warner Classics InternationalOn Wednesday Daughter, the Englishman and I went to see a Met production of Tosca at The Everyman Cinema here in Hampstead. It was a recording of a new production of Tosca by Luc Bondy with the … [Read more...]

My favourite opera: Tosca by Giacomo Puccini

May 23, 2011 by Helena Halme 9 Comments

I cannot even remember the first time I saw Tosca on stage – but I do remember the first time I heard Maria Callas sing Vissi D’arte, my very favourite aria. My mother loves Callas and has several of her records (vinyls!). When my sister and I were younger, we’d often make a show of putting our … [Read more...]

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