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Post by Dori on Sept 7, 2007 3:45:33 GMT
HI all, My mother just told me that this morning, Hay;ey and another singer was interviewed on BBC about Pavoratti's death. Does anyone have this interview, or seen this interview?? It would be great if someone can post it!  I'll try looking for it myslef. Dori |
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Post by dkeeno on Sept 7, 2007 7:58:06 GMT
I was watching BBC all morning, i heard Lesley Garrett and Russell Watson being interviewed but not Hayley.
Danny
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Post by Dori on Sept 7, 2007 9:29:27 GMT
Hhhmmmm, i don't know, but my mom is a Hayley fan, so i know she didn't mistake her for someone else!! She said Hayley was interviewed with another guest who was a man. But, let me also say, that because i am in New Zealand, we may be a littlle behind with the BBC programming...  Dori |
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Post by george on Sept 8, 2007 22:04:01 GMT
Hi Dori
Hayley was on Sky news at about 12:15 pm in the studio speaking about Pavarotti. She was then in the studio on BBC News 24 just after 5 pm. Also via a satellite link was Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. I was caught by surprise both times and failed to get anywhere near the record button. I don't think I even saw the whole tribute. I just looked up and there she was!
George
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Post by Andrew on Sept 8, 2007 23:11:19 GMT
Hi George, Thanks for sharing... Heh-heh! Hayley is full of surprises huh? i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif I'm delighted to hear that Hayley is receiving the recognition she deserves for her classical music... She's certainly "out there" and in the public eye! I was sorry to miss that interview. I've seen a lot of 'Sky' TV coverage about Pavarotti's funeral though. I believe a recording of a duet of Luciano and his father singing 'Panis Angelicus' was played over a P.A. system for the public to hear after the funeral. Andrew |
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Post by Stephany on Sept 9, 2007 5:48:06 GMT
Hi all, Hayley and tenor Shaun Dixon were interviewed by Radio Live New Zealand about Luciano Pavaorri's death. You can listen to the interview if you click HERE and choose the 'Luciano is gone' mp3 (September 7, 2007). Stephany  |
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Post by graemek on Sept 29, 2007 10:28:57 GMT
Thanks Stephany. (my apologies too for overlooking it for so long) The clip took a bit of finding but it was well worth it. Very interesting to find that Shaun Dixon was tutored by Pavarotti in Italy & what he thought of Pavarotti's unique voice. When Hayley gave her thoughts on Pavarotti she had plenty of well considered things to say, also including that "you can recognize his voice anywhere" ** and also was grateful to P. for bringing classical music within the reach of a wider range of people than previously possible. [**I loved hearing her say that as thats exactly how I think of her voice....you would recognise it anywhere. It can only be Hayley who sings like that ] Those of us who love Hayley's comedy effects should listen right at the end....  Very funny & very Hayley.  Graeme PS for anybody who has trouble finding & listening to that audio clip please say so as I made a copy for myself which I'll just upload here. Size is 8.6 Mb mp3. |
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Post by grant on Sept 30, 2007 15:46:55 GMT
Hi Graeme
I'd forgotten to listen to this interview until now and wondered, as I listened, why Hayley's interview didn't sound as crystal clear as Shaun's did.
I thought with the wind effects she was probably on the balcony of her flat, or perhaps in one of the many London parks, but no!
Our Hayley was happily chatting to a radio presenter in New Zealand whilst standing on a railway station, somewhere in the UK, waiting for a train!
What an absolute Treasure she is!!
Best wishes
Grant
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Post by Stephany on Sept 30, 2007 17:34:25 GMT
Hi Graeme & Grant, Just a quick question - what is the difference between : ' 'I'm on a train' and 'I'm by a train' (I believe it's what Hayley says ) Thank you! Stephany  |
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Post by grant on Sept 30, 2007 17:50:41 GMT
Hi Graeme & Grant, Just a quick question - what is the difference between : ' 'I'm on a train' and 'I'm by a train' (I believe it's what Hayley says ) Thank you! Stephany Hi Stephany Many thanks for giving me the opportunity to practice my English wot I learned at school 45 years ago!! "On a train" means to be inside it. i'e. travelling on it or waiting to travel on it. "By a train" means there is a train close by. More than likely Hayley would have been on a station platform waiting to get "on a train!" Generally speaking I think it would be more usual to say "I'm on a station", but as the interviewer asked directly if she was on a train, she confirmed that he was almost correct by saying it that way. Phew!! Love Grant |
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Post by Stephany on Sept 30, 2007 18:01:39 GMT
Hi again Grant, Thank you for the clear and very helpful explanation! Love, Stephany |
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Post by mariannek on Sept 30, 2007 22:54:50 GMT
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Post by milewalker on Oct 5, 2007 16:58:48 GMT
This raises a very irrelevant (not to mention irreverant ) question. Idiosycrancies in English have always fascinated me.....why exactly do we say we are getting "on" a bus, when what we really mean is that we are getting in? The prospect of someday flying on a plane frightens me  Jon Hi Graeme & Grant, Just a quick question - what is the difference between : ' 'I'm on a train' and 'I'm by a train' (I believe it's what Hayley says ) Thank you! Stephany Hi Stephany Many thanks for giving me the opportunity to practice my English wot I learned at school 45 years ago!! "On a train" means to be inside it. i'e. travelling on it or waiting to travel on it. "By a train" means there is a train close by. More than likely Hayley would have been on a station platform waiting to get "on a train!" Generally speaking I think it would be more usual to say "I'm on a station", but as the interviewer asked directly if she was on a train, she confirmed that he was almost correct by saying it that way. Phew!! Love Grant |
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Post by Paddy on Oct 5, 2007 19:05:11 GMT
Hi Grant,
Your English lesson intrigues me, i.e.:
[glow=red,2,300]"It would be more usual to say 'I'm on a station'"[/glow]
I never heard the expression in all my years teaching English.
Surely one would say either,
'I'm at a station'
or
'I'm in a station'?
Or perhaps this is the Irish idiom?
Regards,
Paddy
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Post by Dave on Oct 5, 2007 19:33:16 GMT
This raises a very irrelevant (not to mention irreverant ) question. Idiosycrancies in English have always fascinated me.....why exactly do we say we are getting "on" a bus, when what we really mean is that we are getting in? The prospect of someday flying on a plane frightens me Yes indeed - and that reminds me, returning briefly to Stephany's original question, travelling by train means essentially the same as travelling on a train and as Grant pointed out, something entirely different from standing by a train. Hi Paddy, yes indeed, the expression "standing on [Waterloo] station" is used sometimes by some people in some parts of England and indeed, I've used it myself (I originate from the North of England). I think it is derived from "standing on the platform at [Waterloo] station" but who knows? I used to think I was very good at English grammar but now, I'm not so sure (deftly getting back on topic ) that I understand it any better than did that wonderful Italian singer, Luciano Pavarotti!  Cheers, Dave |
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