The Danger of Minimalist Design (& the death of detail) A short thread...

what one piece of advice would you give a visitor to the UK, mine is that tap water is free in *all* restaurants

In London's Covent Garden, 130 members of a Ukrainian choir file into St Paul's Church for rehearsal. Some are professionals while others are relative novices. The collective will perform at the Royal Opera House, in a sold-out concert dedicated to Ukraine u.afp.com/ihmq

Absolutely incredible.

A touching look back at yesterday's performance of Songs for Ukraine Watch the Royal Opera Chorus and more than 130 London-based Ukrainians, including individuals displaced by the war, as they perform a range of works from their collaborative project. #RoyalOperaHouse

This thread. Paul Wynne Griffiths has been a legend in my ROH lifetime. And the most supportive coach. We will miss him. ☺️☺️☺️

This is me before the #coronationconcert it has been absolutely amazing. Glad to be part of it. Very proud to be with the #royalopera and my best friends and colleagues. We’ve had a ball. Congratulations to all.

What they were really saying at the #coronation

How dare you tweet this, given the state of arts funding in this country?! My profession is on its knees as a *direct result* of iconoclastic funding decisions taken by ACE, in hock to a philistine govt. A few years ago you were telling me to retrain in cyber. Gobsmacking.

Did you enjoy the #Coronation music? Hear from Alexander Armstrong why church music and musicians need your support – now, more than ever 🎶 "Music that's loved by people all around the world, but under threat. Find your local choir and go and support it."

I’m obviously an idiot. Because I didn’t know Jay Rayner was Claire Rayner’s son. But of course he is. Clever, Insightful, Critical without being mean. Love both of them.

I was so proud to be part of Innocence recently. Such a powerful work.

.English National Opera has been granted an additional three years to develop plans for a move outside of London, in a U-turn that has seen Arts Council England award it £24 million to support its plans bit.ly/3DxzBTk

We had so much fun too!!

This. Is. Phenomenal. Corrie characters aghast at “London?”

This #WorldAnimalDay, we're shining a spotlight on our very own furry star from L'elisir d'amore: Skyler the Dog! 🐕 Catch Skyler on stage in our last public performance of L'elisir d'amore tomorrow evening – limited tickets remaining 🎟 bit.ly/3Kt7EzZ

Farewell Jacob Rees-Mogg 👋 [sound on]

So #youview box is now obsolete. Was annoyed that I couldn’t sign in to Disney+ but now no Netflix. Why would I even bother. #talktalk #youview so suggestions. Amazon fire stick? Cos this is Apparently obsolete