Hairman at the Opera

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Monday, 13 July 2009

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I'm a man with hair who's got a thing for opera. I was surprised that nobody had set up a blog dedicated to Welsh National Opera, so I decided to ignore common sense and give it a try myself. Apologies to anyone expecting expert analysis - I flunked the recorder in primary school and the triangle was beyond me. Despite all this I have contributed to the ROH Blog, although Daniel Barenboim doesn't seem to want to collaborate on a book just yet...

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