Dave Plowman (News) said:
In article ,
Richard Robinson wrote:
This kind of thing is inevitable with Brexit. Musicians are ready to
travel and stand in at a moments notice - if a counter tenor is needed
tonight, he is needed tonight - not in three weeks when a working visa
can be arranged. This orchestra has done the right thing in moving to
a location that preserves its freedom of artistic choice.

Yes, in the circumstances. But it's kind of a pity for anybody in the UK
who does care about such music, especially any students who might have
spent years of their life working towards getting a place in such an
orchestra. But, as you say, inevitable. Just one of the smaller reasons
why I do not have a good opinion of Brexit.

Quite. Can you imagine BMW - who own the Mini factory in the UK - having
to apply for a visa to send over an engineer to trouble shoot something
that crops up? Likewise with any such European organisation that have a
presence here.

"Fog in Westminster, continent left stranded".


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Richard Robinson
"The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem

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