Alphabet associations

[cloughie]

Or if you're really picky - In 1964, Kertész received an appointment at the Cologne Opera where he conducted the first German performance of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd and Verdi's Stiffelio, as well as the Mozart operas La clemenza di Tito, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte and The Magic Flute.

While he established good rapport with the often critical Cologne audience, they were sometimes unhappy with his often fast tempi. His 1970 Aida, with Martina Arroyo in the title role, with one interval and some cuts, lasted under three hours.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

This was a real tragedy. At the time, and still is, one of favourite conductors, very few of his recordings many with LSO and VPO were below par and to this day his Dvorak Syms have rarely been dislodged fro the top of the pile.

[cloughie]

2 out of 3. Fascinating as János no doubt is to all the closet econophysicists among us, there is only the one Kertész involved here, our beloved Istvan.
Perhaps L should be awarded to the first person to get the correct answer to clue 2 ?

How scrupulously fair - not (whose done the grafting?)!

[rubbernecker]

Or if you're really picky - In 1964, Kertész received an appointment at the Cologne Opera where he conducted the first German performance of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd and Verdi's Stiffelio, as well as the Mozart operas La clemenza di Tito, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte and The Magic Flute.

While he established good rapport with the often critical Cologne audience, they were sometimes unhappy with his often fast tempi. His 1970 Aida, with Martina Arroyo in the title role, with one interval and some cuts, lasted under three hours.

Getting there... I think Or perhaps I am just being picky?

[cloughie]

Getting there... I think Or perhaps I am just being picky?

Well that's all you're getting from this poster!

[rubbernecker]

Well that's all you're getting from this poster!

Shame. You were doing so well... Perhaps someone else would like to take up the baton?

[cloughie]

Shame. You were doing so well... Perhaps someone else would like to take up the baton?

If it's not this I give up
Kertész was appointed chief conductor at the Cologne Opera in 1964 and later, in 1971, took on responsibility for the city’s orchestral concerts, which were given by the opera’s orchestra under the name of the Gürzenich Orchestra. He conducted a wide repertoire at the Cologne Opera, including a highly-praised production of Mozart’s final opera La Clemenza di Tito that helped to re-establish this work in the international repertoire.

[rubbernecker]

Ah well, I thought I'd made it obvious by boldening the relevant bit above, ie. Billy Budd, the action of which takes place on board the Indomitable.

I give up too. I'm off to bed. Cloughie's grafting (and griping!) gets him the L

[Caliban]

How scrupulously fair - not (whose done the grafting?)!

I agree, what's rubbers on!?

cloughie you got the link and two of the elements, thanks to assidous chipping away... You plainly deserve the L!!!

Rubbers will wake up more cheerful, let us hope

[cloughie]

Ah well, I thought I'd made it obvious by boldening the relevant bit above, ie. Billy Budd, the action of which takes place on board the Indomitable.

I give up too. I'm off to bed. Cloughie's grafting (and griping!) gets him the L

Don't do Britten Operas so wouldn't have got it anyway!

I'm getting the L outta 'ere 'til morning.