Professor Kang Xiaofei is my new hero.

For this:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Cult-Fox-Religion-ebook/dp/B00903HNZ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1367870718&sr=1-1&keywords=cult+of+the+fox


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" I have been thinking about it for a while. A friend of mine has started working on the libretto, a few ideas for the music are already on paper, and since I find myself with some free time I might well see what comes of it”.

That sobered me up: “Still no new contracts?”

"There have been some approaches that melted away soon afterwards” he shrugged ( Read more... )

" What do you think of Turandot?”

" Pass, next question please”.

He grinned: “ You won’t get off so easily, so why trying?”

I raised my hands in surrender “ You win.”

"So…?” He prodded, raising an eyebrow.

" As far as music is concerned, it is my favorite opera. There are others I love but if I had to listen to a single opera for the rest my life I’d ( Read more... )

Usually, it being Monday, today would be 'serial day'.

It is far from a normal Monday, though, and going on like nothing happened feels, if not wrong, definitely out of place.
I feel bewildered, stunned into silence, and I believe it is time for silence, meditation and prayer.

I'll be back before or on next Monday.

Welcome back to Viola's and Xiaowen's story

The bio section was rather skimpy, most of it well known: Chinese contemporary composer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist born in Harbin, moved to Beijing when his talent became evident, first public performance at eight years old, graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music, wide range of ( Read more... )

When I woke up it took three cups of espresso to feel human again, at which point I decided to spend the remainder of the morning working outside. Fall was well underway and the oaks and hackberry trees kept trying to drown my garden in dead leaves.

A fresh breeze had swept the sky of clouds and the swallows were doing trial runs for their ( Read more... )

In the car I told Lucia the whole story.

" Paola Adami? I hadn’t recognized her”.

" You two know each other?”

" I have the displeasure, but last time I saw her she was a brunette and her lips weren’t rubber. Her husband owns a couple of  factories, he is a big name in the shoe-making business. Was also one of the first local factory owners to de- ( Read more... )

Here is our weekly instalment of Black Fox, previous ones can be found under the 'fox' and 'romance' tags

And now, in the theatre...

“ Thank you, Miss…”

"Corradi, Maestro, Viola Corradi” I fell silent, uncertain. Politeness demanded that I complimented him on the concert, but that would have sounded shallow, what I had just heard went well beyond ( Read more... )

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and your 2013 started in the best possible way.

Here is our weekly instalment of Black Fox (I really need a better title for this), I hope you are enjoying the journey so far. The previous instalments can be found under the 'fox' and / or 'romance' tag.
( Let the music speak... )

As promised, here I come, as both the year and the chapter draw to a close together.

A word of warning, This scene rapresents serious violence on-stage, is not graphic but emotionally charged.

If you are new, here are the previous episodes:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

And now

( Let the music speak )