The Cultural Year in Review: 2013

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♫ Classical concerts: 10 + Opera: 4
‽ Theatre: 4
♯ Gigs: 1
§ Exhibitions: 2
⊗ Films: 6 different ones, 10 cinema trips

Over the last 10 years, the ranges have been:
* 4 - 20 films (6 in 2013)
* 1 - 8 theatre trips (4 in 2013)
* 2 - 22 classical concerts (14 in 2013, but that includes 4 operas)
* 2 - 6 operas (4 in 2013, included under 'classical music')
* 0 - 6 gigs (1 in 2013) must do better


24-Jan-13: ♫ Beethoven, Symphony #6; Royal Philharmonic; Corn Exchange, Cambridge
05-Mar-13: ♫ Cantiamo concert; Unitarian Chapel, Cambridge
16-Mar-13: ♫ Charpentier, Medea; English National Opera, London
20-Apr-13: ♫ Verdi, Requiem; Philharmonia; Royal Festival Hall, London
26-Apr-13: ⊗ Iron Man 3
29-Apr-13: ‽ Tom Crean; Mumford Theatre, Cambridge
30-Apr-13: ⊗ Iron Man 3
01-May-13: ‽ Peter and Alice; Noel Coward Theatre, London
13-May-13: ⊗ Star Trek: Into Darkness
21-May-13: ♫ Donizetti, The Siege of Calais; English Touring Opera; Arts Theatre, Cambridge
06-Jun-13: ♫ Brahms and Beethoven; Philharmonia; Royal Festival Hall, London
08-Jun-13: ‽ The Tempest (Shakespeare); Globe Theatre, London
12-Jun-13: § Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum; British Museum, London
27-Jun-13: ♫ Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky; Philharmonia; Royal Festival Hall, London
29-Jun-13: ♫ Haydn, Paukenmesse / Salieri, Mass in D; Collegium Laureatum; West Road, Cambridge
30-Jul-13: ⊗ Pacific Rim
01-Sep-13: ♫ Part, Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten / Britten, Violin Concerto / Berlioz, 'Le Corsaire' / Saint-Saens, Symphony #3; Orchestre de Paris, Janine Jansen, Thierry Escaich; Royal Albert Hall, London
05-Sep-13: § Visions of the Universe; National Maritime Museum, London
19-Sep-13: ⊗ Hawking
10-Oct-13: ♫ Brahms, Piano Concerto #1 / Brahms, Symphony #1; Philharmonia, Andris Nelsons; Royal Festival Hall, London
12-Oct-13: ♫ Preisner, Diaries of Hope (UK premiere); Britten Sinfonia, cond. Preisner, Lisa Gerrard; Barbican
17-Oct-13: ♫ Beethoven, Fidelio; English National Opera, London
24-Oct-13: ♫ Cherubini, Medee overture / Beethoven, Piano Concerto #5 / Beethoven, Symphony #7; Philharmonia, Sunwook Kim; Royal Festival Hall, London
30-Oct-13: ⊗ Thor: The Dark World
31-Oct-13: ⊗ Thor: The Dark World
01-Nov-13: ♯ The Cult; Roundhouse, London
02-Nov-13: ⊗ Thor: The Dark World
30-Nov-13: ‽ Mojo; Harold Pinter Theatre, London
30-Nov-13: ⊗ Thor: The Dark World
08-Dec-13; ♫ Giancarlo Menotti, Amahl and the Night Visitors; Cambridge Youth Opera; St Augustine's Church, Cambridge
14-Dec-13: ⊗ The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Also:
Weddings: 1
Conventions: 2 (Eastercon and Nine Worlds)
Leaving the Country: 2 (Menorca in July, Fuerteventura in December)

Books to come!