David Cloke

Now: Strauss ‘Die Schweigsame Frau’, starring Brenda Rae, Peter Rose, Siyabonga Maqungo and Samuel Hasselhorn. Oh, and EVELYN HERLITZIUS! Christian Thielemann conducts.

Liberal England: The Shortest History of Ireland by James Hawes liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-sh…

Meet the woman who started 'extraordinarily popular' Tube tradition 40 years ago ift.tt/bWQewOA

My favourite Dusseldorf photos. On way back to UK now.

🪘 #LutonCarnival impressions from our local park 💟 @LutonRising 🎊 #Luton 🎶 #GoldCarnival 👐🏾

@Stephen74977713 I took almost the same photo of those buildings, though it didn’t come out as well as the sun wasn’t shining! Also came across a bust of Mendelssohn in the opera house.

On my way to Figaro. Last night’s King Solomon is tonight’s Figaro

In Dresden for Bliss ‘A Colour Symphony’, plus pieces by Haydn, Elgar and Lawes

@Stephen74977713 I’ve really enjoyed Gounod’s Cinq Mars on @bru_zane and love the neo-classical/neo-baroque scene in Act 2. I believe @njd2245 saw it @Oper_Leipzig and also enjoyed it very much.

@DavidCloke I can see why it’s a rarity but glad to have heard it. Mainly cast from the house ensemble. You don’t get that in the UK these days.

I was last here in 1989! Rare one today.

Majestic, vibrant performance of Bliss A Colour Symphony by @DDPhilharmonie under Andrew Manze, their and Dresden’s premiere of the piece. I don’t think I was prepared for how thrilling and overwhelming it is in the hall and the variety of colours in and from the orchestra. Bravi

Looks like another visit to Düsseldorf next year, if I’m spared.

@Stephen74977713 The Golden Girl of West London!

@DavidCloke She gets everywhere

A tour of Düsseldorf record shops, spot of lunch by the Rhein, snooze and then Gounod’s Queen of Sheba. That’s my day.

@Strewthieruthie Enjoy! What’s on tonight. I need to find a night when we can go to Fanciulla!

@DavidCloke Holland Park

Guess the London Underground Station? Hello let's play another guessing game. We will again focus on a single tube station Please do reshare/tag this with anyone who'd enjoy guessing Answer on Sunday

@Strewthieruthie Where are you off today? We are currently wending our way from Leipzig to Dresden for a concert.

@tubemapper I will be there later changing trains at West Brompton

@RobertHugill Are they absolutely fabulous?!

Capella Edina: how Luis Schmidt, a young conductor from Munich, came to found Edinburgh's first professional philharmonic orchestra in almost ninety years. My interview planethugill.com/2026/05/capell…

Moving story of how a family divided by the bizarre rules of racism in early twentieth century America came back together: nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/…

US surrender: Trump’s endgame in Iran has become clear—as has his desire to slip away without Americans noticing the magnitude of this defeat theatlantic.com/international/…