Over the last couple of days or so I watched a documentary on the life of the world-renown concert pianist Lang Lang. It was an eye opening experience, seeing the hard work and struggles that go into being a performer at such a high level, and the demands placed not just on Lang Lang himself, but on his whole family.
I also watched Puccini's La Bohème on Sky Arts. I was particularly looking forward to seeing a recording of this, as I'd like to see this performed live next year at the Royal Opera House in London. I am slowly but surely making my way through the opera and ballet standard repertoire to broaden my horizons in these genres. Next to watch I think will be Verdi's La Traviata, and a ballet performance, such as Delibes' Coppelia or something by Tchaikovsky.
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