Känslan är väl att de mest dramatiskt "fungerande" operorna är de som bygger på ett hyggligt källmaterial, pjäs eller bok.
Har själv svårt för Butterfly, kanske just för vettlösheten och de rätt osympatiska karaktärerna. Ok att lyssna på hemma utan inkopplad hjärna, inget hit på teatern för mig.
Favoritdelen i den fantastiska öppningsscenen är när ärkefånen Calaf först långt och högljutt deklarerar sin lycka att ha återfunnet sin far för att sen be honom hålla käften så att de inte ska bli upptäckta när han sen återgäldar lyckan.
Regel 1A på operan: Ignorera storyn.
Regel 1B: Om operan är italiensk, för guds skull kom ihåg regel 1A.
I'm working a five day work week this week and it's inhuman. Who even does that?
Her toughest challenge will be if UAE figure the best way is to keep her off big startlists and then throw her in last minute as a reserve.
Don't think Isabella Holmgren will have to ride as a support rider in Fleche in the future.
No idea. When it comes to Fleche I have a goldfish memory.
That was close. And she looked gone with 400m to go.
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A young colleague at work was doubtful who would buy this and I had to explain that maybe not in Sweden but it's likely a hit in Belgium/NL.
Women's Fleche Wallonne
Nah, just like flat sprints I enjoy the fight for positions coming into Huy.
Magyars gestikulerande när Serberna kommer och frågar om man håller på att samla ihop det gamla bandet igen.
Thought I had timed Flrche Wallonne perfectly, getting home and turning on the TV with 12 km to go.
But I misread, there was 32 km to go so I can make coffee and some sandwiches, unpack the groceries, go to the bathroom and do some other stuff before the race starts.
Also more age appropriate than Boonen.
(Leo's daughter I read elsewhere?)
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To be a contrarian. I wonder if Remco isn't saving up for a winning sprint.
Full sidebody crash. Ouch
Low quality attacking group now
Seasoned beer dudes who've been downing Amstel's since lunch in the VIP tent are full of praise for Blasi's podium effort.
Niewiadoma finally wins a....
Damnit you beat me to it
Probably the greenest race of the year on days like these.
Peloton not even gaining on Vinke is not a good sign.
Obama och Mamdani sjunger för barn
Man känner ju knappt igen Mora Träsk längre?
Fun women's Amstel so far. Teams putting the dagger to FDJ and now the kids (Blasi & Vinke) are away.
I went to the bathroom for a few minutes, is the Strait of Hormuz still closed?
Thanks to Mads Pedersen all he gets asked is how long he had to go without going number two.
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1. There's been a tech glitch with those but I think a fix is going live any day so they will work going forward
2. Absolutely. Keep telling yourself that.
3. .....
4. Damn you to....... no, wait, thats probably fair and correct.
Oh no sorry.... I now see that you're up to 11th place in my 12 player Mini-League. NVM.
@matgig.bsky.social So happy to see you up to 11th place in the VDS!!