John Johnston

As many of his followers will have already heard, John Johnston (@johnvecchio) passed away on the 26 August with his family at his side. John’s family are now collecting for Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in gratitude his care during his illness. justgiving.com/fundraising/jo…

@broadwoodsquare Haute cuisine à la Marsden!

@JohnVecchio Wonderful! Enjoy.

My first ‘square meal’ after nearly 2 weeks of nil by mouth and IV drip, a bowl of clear vegetable consommé 😋

@jsdhenderson I nearly finished it🤥......

@JohnVecchio Eat it up!

@triciascotte10 Thank you very much. I appreciate the support of all my Twitter followers and friends .

@JohnVecchio Have followed you on this weird Twitter thing for some time and appreciated your operatic advice. I hope very much that you’re health is improving.

Meeting my latest great-nephew for the first.

@Susan_Brodie Yes, my elder brother and a huge support.

@JohnVecchio What a sweet picture! Glad to see you surrounded by family—is that your brother standing next to you? Hope your recovery is progressing smoothly!

@Tonywauk @LPOrchestra All of the Glazounov symphonies are worth hearing.

For sheer enjoyment that Glazunov Fifth Symphony takes some beating. What a performance by @LPOrchestra ,

@Scarlet2046 😘, dear Wisdom.

@Baerenreiter @hugh_canning Thanks, Patrick.

@JohnVecchio @hugh_canning That's grim so sorry John :(

Knight to remember . Review by ⁦@hugh_canning⁩ thetimes.co.uk/article/opera-…

@fayeblay Dear Faye, I had been meaning to drop by but I’ve been poorly of late. Hope all is well with the family. Still working?

@JohnVecchio Sorry to see you are not so well John. Let’s hope you are up and about again soon. Lovely to meet you new nephew. Lovely times.

@Baerenreiter @hugh_canning I’m devastated I missed it due to ill health.

@JohnVecchio @hugh_canning Thanks whets my appetite for Rinaldo performance today!

@eggsbened @hellothisisivan Martita Hunt.

@hellothisisivan Stephanie Beacham.

Some of my pantheon of ultra camp British actresses: Fenella Fielding Amanda Barrie Georgina Hale Barbara Murray Barbara Shelley Margaret Leighton Jacqueline Pearce Sylvia Coleridge Hilary Tindall Vivian Pickles Ursula Howells Dawn Addams Bridget Armstrong Other suggestions?

@Susan_Brodie Susan, I’ll DM you.

@Tonywauk @JohnVecchio Yes please? I was happy to see John tweeting earlier today and hope all is going well.

@JohnVecchio What's the latest report John?

Conservatism has been recast as revolution: The Tory party has always been seen as cruel but competent; now it is starting to look nasty and reckless too. thetimes.co.uk/article/245ccc…

@Susan_Brodie @Tonywauk Many thanks, Susan.

@JohnVecchio @Tonywauk Golly, John—wishing you an easy and successful surgery tomorrow!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Jakub Jozef Orlinski interview: opera’s baroque’n’roll Glyndebourne star thetimes.co.uk/article/f3d0c7…

@anw71 Very dashing.

Pure reverie too, to hear @JoyceDiDonato in Berlioz @bbcproms . ‘luxe, calme et volupté.’

Prone on hospital bed as I am, connected to IV for medication and nutrition, ‘twas utter bliss to ascend the Alps in my imagination with #Pappano @bbcproms . My other obsession, when fitter,is mountains and trekking. I could smell that cocktail of pines and crystalline air.🏔❄️🥾