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Broderick’s Minster visit revives memories of master musician
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Leading opera singer and Croydon resident discusses her love for the music of Felix Mendelssohn in the same historic church where the composer once performed. By DAVID MORGAN “I can’t remember a time in my life when I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Fairfield Halls, Music, Theatre
Tagged Croydon Minster, Dame Janet Baker, Das Rheingold, David Morgan, Die Walküre, English National Opera, Felix Mendelssohn, Götterdämmerung, JS Bach, Katherine Broderick, Royal Opera House, The Coliseum, Wagner
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The Miller’s tale of Mendelssohn’s visit and a lifetime of music
Croydon’s Parish Church in the early 19th century attracted some of the finest musical talents of the time, thanks to the role played by one influential parishioner, writes DAVID MORGAN On June 17, 1832, Felix Mendelssohn wrote in his diary: … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Music
Tagged Charles Dickens, Croydon, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Felix Mendelssohn
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