The Cultural Year in Review: 2012
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tamaranth♫ classical concerts / opera: 11
Θ theatre: 5
♦ film: 16
⊗ gigs and clubs: 3
January
♦ Puss in Boots
♦ Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
♦ War Horse
February
♫Scott of the Antarctic Centenary Tour (Cambridge Corn Exchange)
♫Brahms Piano Concerto #2, Volodos (RFH, Philharmonia)
♦ This Means War
♦ L'Atalante
March
♦ This Means War (again)
April
Olympus 2012 (Eastercon)
♦ Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists
♫ Rachmaninov / Tchaikovsky (RFH, Philharmonia)
K's graduation in Brighton, yay!
♦ Avengers
May
Θ Duchess of Malfi (Old Vic)
♦ Avengers (again)
♫ The Barber of Seville (English Touring Opera, Cambridge Arts Theatre)
June
Θ Antigone (Olivier Theatre)
♦ Snow White and the Huntsman
♫ Mahler, Resurrection Symphony (RFH, Philharmonia)
July
Θ Singin' in the Rain (Palace Theatre)
♦ The Dark Knight Rises
August
Congenial
♦ Brave
♦ Bourne Legacy
September
L & P wedding!
♫ Beethoven Symphony #9 (RFH, Philharmonia)
October
♫ Mendelssohn Hebrides, Beethoven Piano 5, Elgar Enigma Variations (RFH, Philharmonia)
♫ Mendelssohn violin concerto, Mahler Symphony 5 (RFH, Philharmonia)
♦ Looper
⊗ Katzenjammer (Cambridge Junction)
November
♫ Purcell's Fairy Queen reimagined (Cambridge, West Rd)
Θ The Judas Kiss (Cambridge Arts Theatre)
♦ Skyfall
⊗ Alabama 3 (Cambridge Junction)
December
♫ Beethoven Coriolan, Brahms Symphony 3, Beethoven Violin Concerto (RFH, Philharmonia)
♫ Prokofiev, Romeo & Juliet & Violin 2, Tchaikovsky Symphony 6 (RFH, Philharmonia)
Θ War of the Worlds (Brighton Centre)
♦ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
⊗ Salon Rouge (Cambridge Junction)
Over the last 9 years, the ranges have been:
* 4 - 20 films (11 in 2012)
* 1 - 8 theatre trips (3 in 2012)
* 2 - 22 classical concerts (11 in 2012, but that includes 2 operas)
* 2 - 6 operas (2 in 2012, included under 'classical music')
* 0 - 6 gigs (3 in 2012, including one club night - Salon Rouge) must do better
I really must get back into writing up my cultural outings: one sentence is better than nowt!
As for books, I am soooo far behind on writing up what I've read since September that I've lost count. (Oh, the joys of a Kindle and a solitary week in the sun.) Watch this space ...
Θ theatre: 5
♦ film: 16
⊗ gigs and clubs: 3
January
♦ Puss in Boots
♦ Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
♦ War Horse
February
♫Scott of the Antarctic Centenary Tour (Cambridge Corn Exchange)
♫Brahms Piano Concerto #2, Volodos (RFH, Philharmonia)
♦ This Means War
♦ L'Atalante
March
♦ This Means War (again)
April
Olympus 2012 (Eastercon)
♦ Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists
♫ Rachmaninov / Tchaikovsky (RFH, Philharmonia)
K's graduation in Brighton, yay!
♦ Avengers
May
Θ Duchess of Malfi (Old Vic)
♦ Avengers (again)
♫ The Barber of Seville (English Touring Opera, Cambridge Arts Theatre)
June
Θ Antigone (Olivier Theatre)
♦ Snow White and the Huntsman
♫ Mahler, Resurrection Symphony (RFH, Philharmonia)
July
Θ Singin' in the Rain (Palace Theatre)
♦ The Dark Knight Rises
August
Congenial
♦ Brave
♦ Bourne Legacy
September
L & P wedding!
♫ Beethoven Symphony #9 (RFH, Philharmonia)
October
♫ Mendelssohn Hebrides, Beethoven Piano 5, Elgar Enigma Variations (RFH, Philharmonia)
♫ Mendelssohn violin concerto, Mahler Symphony 5 (RFH, Philharmonia)
♦ Looper
⊗ Katzenjammer (Cambridge Junction)
November
♫ Purcell's Fairy Queen reimagined (Cambridge, West Rd)
Θ The Judas Kiss (Cambridge Arts Theatre)
♦ Skyfall
⊗ Alabama 3 (Cambridge Junction)
December
♫ Beethoven Coriolan, Brahms Symphony 3, Beethoven Violin Concerto (RFH, Philharmonia)
♫ Prokofiev, Romeo & Juliet & Violin 2, Tchaikovsky Symphony 6 (RFH, Philharmonia)
Θ War of the Worlds (Brighton Centre)
♦ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
⊗ Salon Rouge (Cambridge Junction)
Over the last 9 years, the ranges have been:
* 4 - 20 films (11 in 2012)
* 1 - 8 theatre trips (3 in 2012)
* 2 - 22 classical concerts (11 in 2012, but that includes 2 operas)
* 2 - 6 operas (2 in 2012, included under 'classical music')
* 0 - 6 gigs (3 in 2012, including one club night - Salon Rouge) must do better
I really must get back into writing up my cultural outings: one sentence is better than nowt!
As for books, I am soooo far behind on writing up what I've read since September that I've lost count. (Oh, the joys of a Kindle and a solitary week in the sun.) Watch this space ...
