![]() ![]() Fortunately for those of us who admire Madame Russell’s brilliant musical parodies, her classical education ultimatrely served her quite well. She initially wished to become an opera singe,r but an early field hockey accident resulting in a broken nose also resulted in her voice no longer suiting her intended career. Russell grew up in a rather staid family, although her father was quite musical. Hence, I obtained this book from the library. ![]() I was immediately hooked by Russell's comedic rendering and set about obtaining some recordings of her other work, which includes "How to Write Your Own Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta" (the which has completely ruined me for G&S, I must confess), and a whole series on who to tell the various types of sopranos from one another.Having become fascinated with the artist, I decided that I wanted to learn more about her. ![]() It is thanks to the Arts Channel that I was introduced to the brilliant musical parodist, Anna Russell - specifically her 20-minute analysis (completely accurate in detail) of the plot of Wagner's "Ring Cycle." This television station dedicates its programming to classical music, ballet, theatre, opera and the like. I am very fortunate, where I live, to have access to something called the Arts Channel. ![]()
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