A list of favourites...
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almaviva90Yeah, I'm so bored, I'm posting a random lists of favourite things...
Favourite author: Ooh...difficult. It's a hard choice between Austen and Ishiguro but I'll say Kazuo Ishiguro.
Favourite playwright: Oscar Wilde.
Favourite historian: Andrew Roberts. (An excellent historian who has a fine writing style and sense of humour)
Favourite novel: The Remains of the Day...of course, Austen's P&P and S&S come v.v.v. close.
Favourite history book: Again, a difficult choice. Either Wellington: A Personal History by Christopher Hibbert or Napoleon and Wellington by Andrew Roberts.
Favourite historical figure: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Favourite autobiographical work: Blessings in Disguise by Sir Alec Guinness and Foreign Parts: A Singer's Journal by Sir Thomas Allen.
Favourite historical period: Modern European...c. 1789 - 1945, esp. the Napoleonic and Regency Eras.
Favourite singer: Sir Thomas Allen...obviously.
Favourite genre of music: Classical
Favourite vocal/singing range: BARITONE...oh, and mezzo-soprano for women. I cringe most of the time when I hear tenors although some are very talented.
Favourite musical instrument: Cello...and perhaps the flute, piano and oboe.
Favourite composer: W.A. Mozart.
Favourite opera: Hmm...I think I'll choose Le nozze di Figaro.
Favourite song from an opera: Gah...too many to choose from. But I'm really fond of the 'Papageno/Papagena' final duet from Die Zauberflote; it's always very uplifting and cheerful.
Favourite opera overture: The overture from Cosi fan tutte
Favourite TA role: Gah...he's good in ALL of them. But I particularly love Count Almaviva, Papageno and Guglielmo (my goodness, all from Mozart operas)
Favourite actor: Oh, god...TOO many to choose from. I like Sir Anthony Hopkins immensely though
Favourite Sherlock Holmes: As if there could be any other...Jeremy Brett!
Favourite Dr Watson: The fantastic David Burke.
Favourite film: I think...Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Favourite comedy: Blackadder...although Fawlty Towers and A Bit of Fry and Laurie are great as well.
Favourite comedian: Stephen Fry
Favourite artist: Sir Thomas Lawrence and John Singer Sargent.
Favourite musical: My Fair Lady
Favourite song from a musical: If I Loved You from Carousel
Can't think of anything else at the moment...
Favourite author: Ooh...difficult. It's a hard choice between Austen and Ishiguro but I'll say Kazuo Ishiguro.
Favourite playwright: Oscar Wilde.
Favourite historian: Andrew Roberts. (An excellent historian who has a fine writing style and sense of humour)
Favourite novel: The Remains of the Day...of course, Austen's P&P and S&S come v.v.v. close.
Favourite history book: Again, a difficult choice. Either Wellington: A Personal History by Christopher Hibbert or Napoleon and Wellington by Andrew Roberts.
Favourite historical figure: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Favourite autobiographical work: Blessings in Disguise by Sir Alec Guinness and Foreign Parts: A Singer's Journal by Sir Thomas Allen.
Favourite historical period: Modern European...c. 1789 - 1945, esp. the Napoleonic and Regency Eras.
Favourite singer: Sir Thomas Allen...obviously.
Favourite genre of music: Classical
Favourite vocal/singing range: BARITONE...oh, and mezzo-soprano for women. I cringe most of the time when I hear tenors although some are very talented.
Favourite musical instrument: Cello...and perhaps the flute, piano and oboe.
Favourite composer: W.A. Mozart.
Favourite opera: Hmm...I think I'll choose Le nozze di Figaro.
Favourite song from an opera: Gah...too many to choose from. But I'm really fond of the 'Papageno/Papagena' final duet from Die Zauberflote; it's always very uplifting and cheerful.
Favourite opera overture: The overture from Cosi fan tutte
Favourite TA role: Gah...he's good in ALL of them. But I particularly love Count Almaviva, Papageno and Guglielmo (my goodness, all from Mozart operas)
Favourite actor: Oh, god...TOO many to choose from. I like Sir Anthony Hopkins immensely though
Favourite Sherlock Holmes: As if there could be any other...Jeremy Brett!
Favourite Dr Watson: The fantastic David Burke.
Favourite film: I think...Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Favourite comedy: Blackadder...although Fawlty Towers and A Bit of Fry and Laurie are great as well.
Favourite comedian: Stephen Fry
Favourite artist: Sir Thomas Lawrence and John Singer Sargent.
Favourite musical: My Fair Lady
Favourite song from a musical: If I Loved You from Carousel
Can't think of anything else at the moment...
