The travels of an opera singer

Music

All Work and No Pay…Volunteers for Melbourne’s ‘Ring Cycle’ worth their weight in Rheingold…

  It’s difficult to imagine what a Dental Technician, a Bid Manager, an Art History Lecturer, an International Hotel Consultant and an ex Politician turned High School Teacher could possibly have in common.  This diverse group of individuals, and over one hundred more like them, are all volunteers in Opera Australia’s current ‘Ring Cycle’ production …

Travel

Saigon Stopover

Sensory overload. The sights, smells and sounds of Saigon assault you the moment you leave the haven of the airport. It is immediate and somewhat overwhelming. But amazing and exciting too. My first thought is simply “traffic.” Traffic like I have never seen it anywhere else in the world. Motor cycles, millions of them, weave …