Today's #tbt go back to November of 1952, Joan was just a newcomer at the opera house team. She was lucky enough to be in the cast (as Clothilde) of Norma with the legends - the mezzo Ebe Stignani and soprano Maria Callas at the height of her powers. Joan always said Callas, despite her temperament, was very nice to her. And these excerpts show us this side:

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[...] Callas was easy to work with and appreciatively considerate of others. As she and Joan stood together in the wings on the opening night, whilst Ebe Stignani sang the part of Adalgisa, Callas, enormous arms folded, said: "Please be my eyes, Joan. Make sure I'm in the right position for the steps." Almost blind, without her glasses, Callas had paced everything out in rehearsal, but it was useless her counting paces, as she moved across the stage, if she started off slightly in the wrong direction and so strode briskly into the orchestra pit. Stignani was singing superbly and Callas and Joan listened contentedly together. Suddenly Callas hissed: "God, I should've done a pee before I came up. This great long scene... Ah well!" Her duet Mira o Norma with Stignani was expected to be the highlight of the performance. "I must sing it down for Stignani, "Callas murmured regretfully, well aware of how brilliantly she would have been able to sing it 'up'; but knowing also that this was a duet and that both tradition and Stignani's voice were to be respected utterly. Callas listened again; and then said: "God, how she can sing! [...]" Taken from Joan's biography by Russell Braddon.

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LA PIAZZA

Covent Garden, London

Dec 2022 A Piazza with a long and interesting history https://www.coventgarden.london/cg-edit/the-history-of-covent-garden/

"...SEEN HERE STRUTTING HER STUFF AT THE BLITZ CLUB."

PIC INFO: Spotlight on then fashion student Wendy Tiger Pearson dancing at the Blitz Club, Covent Garden, London, England c. February 1980. 📸: Homer Sykes.

BACKGROUND INFO: The Blitz Kids at the Blitz Club were a group of people who frequented the Tuesday club-night in Covent Garden from 1979-80. They are credited with launching the New Romantic subcultural movement. There was an emphasis on style that was ensured by enforcing a strict dress code at the door. Crucially, the Blitz lay between two art colleges (St. Martin's School and Central School) and it became a testbed for student fashion designers who set London ablaze during the 1980s. The club was decked out in Second World War posters and thus the Clubs name.

PART II: "Fashion student Wendy Tiger Pearson worked at Granny Takes a Trip in the Kings Road, Chelsea. She was also a dancer at the Embassy nightclub in Bond Street, seen here strutting her stuff at the Blitz Club. Many years later Wendy can be found at a London university working in administration or on Saturday nights at the Chelsea Arts Club and still strutting her stuff."

-- HOMER SYKES (Canadian-born/British photographer)

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6560111/amp.

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Tourist Spots in London

Because of its popularity, London is one of the cities travelers/tourists dream of visiting. There are plenty of charming tourist spots in London and it has gained popularity for several reasons. London is where the Royal Family lives and where the magnificent prehistoric buildings are with their vintage construction. It is rich in history, has lovely gardens, a variety of museums, and a home…

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Decadent Italian Dining at Luci in Covent Garden

Thoroughly enjoyed the Italian dining at Luci in the heart of Covent Garden 🇮🇹

The only place in London to have a Milanese-style counter for breakfast, lunch and aperitivo time, and upstairs is for dinner.

The decadent and spacious building makes you forget the time as you watch passers-by outside. Can’t wait to return! ❤️

Sun is out and spring with a blooming melody, 🎶 flowers 💐 spreading their scent, chirping birds 🦜, a nice breeze, sunny skies 🌌 , and fluffy pinkish ☁️ clouds—just a definition of perfection. Close your eyes and imagine the beauty of life #london #coventgarden ☀️

Guest Bedroom in London

Image of a medium-sized, elegant guest bedroom with carpeting, blue walls, and no fireplace

#tbt Norma at Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, November 1967.

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Have you been to the London Transport (Transport for London) Museum yet?

NOTHING LESS THAN PROTO-THRASH-ATTACKING WARDOGS OF THE SECOND WAVE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on vocalist/songwriter Colin Abrahall and Guitarist Colin "Jock" Blyth of English street punk band, CHARGED G.B.H., photographed in Covent Garden, London, UK, c. 1983. 📸: Erica Echenberg.

Sources: www.pinterest.com/pin/412712753322521810 & Getty Images.

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