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Not an ordinary review but a personal reflection.

Le Bon Journal was launched in April 2001 for the purposes of self-expression and sharing reviews of a different nature. The contents are picked up by Google and listed in the top 10 rankings within two weeks of publication. Le Bon Journal e-zines, which are collective contribution around topic themes, reside on the website forever.

Le Bon Journal reviews of opera, competitions, and music festivals target a wide readership, to educate (with historical backgrounds) and share the concert-going experience, not necessarily a critique of the performance or performers. It's the "tapas" or "dim sum" approach to include a little bit of everything but enough to whet your appetite and entice you to go to the next event.

Suggestions, feedback, offers, discounts, tickets, and reciprocation are always welcome. Contact the editor please!

MUSIC REVIEWS: OPERAS, COMPETITIONS, MUSIC FESTIVALS --- and contemporary music crossovers

New Music from China in Amsterdam
25 January 2010

Camenae Collective Octet in Amsterdam
23 December 2009

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies in Amsterdam
7 December 2009

Music and Poetry at Dutch Music Days in Amsterdam: Nederlandse Muziekdagen
16 October 2009

National preliminary rounds of the 48th International Vocal Competition in Den Bosch, Netherlands,
6 October 2009

Opera for first timers, 20 November 2008

Debussy's Pelleas et Melissande, Independent Opera, Sadler's Wells, London
7 December 2008

Strauss' Elektra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London,
5 December 2008

Tan Dun's Marco Polo in Amsterdam,
21 November 2008

Four Dutch men win the 8th International Student Piano Competition, Utrecht,
21 October 2008

Four operas in three consecutive days in London (9, 10, 11 October 2008):

Handel's Partenope, Cavalli's La Calisto, Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci

International Vocal Competition
1 October 2008

Donizetti's Don Pasquale at Jubilee Park, Canary Wharf London
22 August 2008

Cosi Fan Tutte, first production of Situation Opera in London
8 August 2008

Figaro, the Barber of Seville in London
18 July 2008

Messiaen's opera Saint Francis of Assisi in Amsterdam
24 June 2008

Golijov's Passion for St Mark in Amsterdam
23 June 2008

Loevendie's new operina Babylon in Utrecht
4 November 2007

Cortona Contemporary Music Festival: a personal reflection
8 August 2007

Queen and the Soldier in Utrecht
20 August 2007

Doctor Atomic, opera by John Adams and Peter Sellars, European premiere in Amsterdam
25 June 2007

BOOK REVIEWS

Spirit Matters, by Matt Pallamary, 14 December 2008

Change Thrivers: Your Resource Guide for Making Change Work by Afsaneh Noori
10 January 2007

A Man of His Village by Tanyo Ravicz
9 January 2007

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
4 February 2005

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Anne Ku
writes about her travels, conversations, thoughts, events, music, and anything else that is interesting enough to fill a web page. She has written and produced two chamber operas, premiered in Utrecht, Netherlands. See her publication list for more.

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