It’s funny how things go. A couple of months back, Callac and its surrounds were convulsed by the Great Replacement debate. A billionaire-funded foundation in Paris had been persuaded by the mayor and his council to pay for the renovation of a disused school building to house and train immigrant workers. The idea was that the trainees and their families would then settle in the area, bringing new skills and dynamism to a tired rural economy.
Wagner’s Lohengrin at the Met goes far beyond the famous swan
The score of Lohengrin is a supreme achievement, staking out the territory for Romantic music to follow.