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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦

@markvalencia.bsky.social

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Lucky man. Critic for Opera, Bachtrack and Musical America. Francophile, grandfather, passionately pro-EU. Previously with the blue bird until it got sick. Much happier here.

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 20h

Definitely!!!

Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 1d

I would love to try that, Simon.

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 1d

As a 72-year-old myself, I sympathize. I'll pass it on. Meanwhile here's a link to the digital edition details.

Digital Edition | Opera Magazine share.google/Ws5MYDIZaFnH...

Digital Edition | Opera Magazine

Our digital edition provides the opportunity to access Opera wherever you are in the world. You can easily search every […]

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 1d

Good point John. Unfortunately, though, I'll probably be staring at my phone. It's how I rock'n'roll.

Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 1d

I'm very sad to read this. Would the digital option work for you?

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight David McVicar's production of The Magic Flute returns to the Royal Opera House. Always an enlightening evening.

I'll be there to review it for Opera magazine.

a woman in a costume with a crown on her head

ALT: a woman in a costume with a crown on her head

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Tom Sutcliffe @tds153.bsky.social · 2d

A headline that neatly sums up why I don’t watch Traitors.

Headline from The Times

REVIEW
The Celebrity Traitors — a fun start but will these luvvies get nasty enough?

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 2d

Nah. I love it. It's a privilege.

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 3d

That's the dream, Tony

Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 3d

In the new edition of Opera there are seven reviews by me. Four from Grimeborn, two from Waterperry and Tosca at the ROH.

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 3d

In that case I am content. A lorra lorra content.

Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 3d

Inexplicably perhaps?

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Nigel Auchterlounie @n-auchterlounie.bsky.social · 4d

I would ask Robert Jenrick why it is that British migrants in Benidorm don't "integrate" when living in Spain?

They all live near each other.

Eat and drink in English restaurants and bars.
It's different though, somehow, when we do the exact same thing, yeah?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 4d

More Handel tonight, this time in the Linbury at the ROH. It's a rare outing for his opera Giustino, which I last saw in a student production almost 20 years ago.

I'll be reviewing it for Musical America.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 5d

It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.

Goody-bag merch from Tory Conference branded "When Labour negotiates Britian loses" and signed "Kemi Badenoch".

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Halton Christmas Toy appeal @haltontoyappeal.bsky.social · 5d

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Halton Christmas Toy appeal @haltontoyappeal.bsky.social · 6d

Can anyone help us provide a food shop for a family of 4 children and single mum who currently struggling to feed her children any help around all would be so grateful 🙏 thank you paypal.me/haltontoyappeal #redsky #followers

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 6d

Indeed it does! Many do.

Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 6d

I do love a hotel breakfast and this one is very good. But it's curdling in my gut because there's a screen here showing Künßberg and Badenough enjoying a cosy chat.

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 7d

Off to Leeds shortly for the opening of Handel's Susanna, a co-production by @operanorth.co.uk and Phoenix Dance Theatre directed by Olivia Fuchs.

I'll be reviewing it for Musical America.

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 8d

Has anyone spoken to a sentient being on the phone to @virginmediacorp.bsky.social today, or is it just me they're bouncing around in a death spiral? I can't get beyond the inane computerised advice to 'hang tight'. I've been hanging tight (whatever that means) for bloody hours. #angrydude

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Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 8d

'Analysis' by Sky News that fails to analyse just how loyally Sky News has facilitated the public profile of Reform. Desperate stuff.

Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 8d

Oh how perfect!

Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 8d

So many shows, so little time

Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 8d

Myth?

Mark Valencia 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @markvalencia.bsky.social · 8d

I'm so glad you watched it. I've dug out my big EMI box of not-quite-everything by Delius on 18 discs. It will accompany me up to Leeds on Saturday.

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