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I would be rather surprised if London hotels had any objection to visitors to rooms. London is not like Brazil or Mexico where hotels are quite rightly very security conscious. My favourite London escort (who I visit) tells me he has been to most major hotels in London including the likes of the Savoy.

He’s even better than his photos.

There is Darksmooth but you must be over 40.

One question for me about Jessye Norman was how to characterise her voice. She once famously said that she refused to be pigeonholed and that pigeonholes are for pigeons. She was a dramatic soprano that strayed into mezzo roles and has been categorized as a ''falcon'', that rare voice type that is on the threshold of dramatic soprano and mezzo. Her staged repertoire was limited to roles like Berlioz's ''Cassandre'' and ''Didon'', Gluck's ''Alceste'', Strauss's ''Ariadne'' and Wagner's ''Kundry'', ''Senta'', ''Sieglinde'' and ''Elisabeth'' as well as some 20th century roles by Schoenberg, Janacek, Stravinsky and others. Earlier in her career she sang some Mozart as well as ''Aida''. The question for me is to what extent her operatic repertoire was determined by her voice type, the limits imposed by her substantial physique or personal choice. In regard to the latter point she is on record as saying she was ''attracted to the unusual.'' Could she have made a career centred around dramatic Verdi roles (eg ''Lady Macbeth), more Wagner (eg Brunnhilde and ''Isolde'') and Richard Strauss (eg ''Electra'' which she recorded) if she did not have her physical limitations or the other factors mentioned? She sang excerpts from some of these roles in concert. Although I have not heard it, from reviews one serious error in judgement was her recording of ''Carmen''. I recall one of my favourite reviewers Hugh Canning in ''Opera'' magazine giving it the most scathing review imaginable. I should end on a positive note. After her Sydney recital the review in the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' was headed ''A rare and superb artist.''

I heard her once in recital at the Sydney Opera House. A very pure voice but surprisingly not a large voice, or at least that is the way it came across to me. I recall the program was Alban Berg’s Early Songs and Richard Strauss Lieder. I might add she was rapturously received. At a time like this one should concentrate on her greatness as an artist but it is not too disrespectful to point out from informed sources that she could be difficult and highly temperamental. There are some great youtube clips of her artistry in particular Senta’s ballad from the Dutchman. Glorious.

Ms Netrebko is singing Tosca at Covent Garden next June opposite Brian Jagde. I hope to be there. Another singer mentioned in this thread is Jennifer Rowley who is making her Opera Australia debut next year in Sydney in Roberto Devereux.

May I ask where you advertise apart from here. Your Rentmen profile has expired.

No kissing or oral. Sounds like a fairly loveless experience.

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Reviving this thread. Has anyone had recent experience of Nick?

I am contemplating a trip to New York. Mind you I have been contemplating a trip to New York for about 30 years but have never made it. A question for New Yorkers and others who frequent the Metropolitan. What is your favourite part of the theatre? I usually like being in the front stalls close to the action but if this is not available what about the expensive part of the parterre? Is it too far away for somebody who usually likes to be close? The most expensive seats in the parterre are 50 per cent more expensive than the stalls so they must have something going for them. I did ask this question many years ago but it was side tracked onto a discussion about opera in general. Nothing wrong with that mind you! A side question. What is the weather like in New York in April. I know I can look on the weather charts but that is not a substitute for the experience of locals. Thanking you all in advance.

Goodness gracious! What a find! The 42 satisfied customers on Rentmasseur speak as one.

Thank you. I visited Montreal many years ago. A very beautiful city.

Could I ask a basic question. Why does Montreal have this predominance of strip clubs? I did google Taboo and it gets very mixed reviews.

That comment of mine was written in haste after a disagreement. I offered an apology, it was exaggerated and everything is back on track.

There are 2 reviews on Rentmen, one positive one mediocre.

The standard of America’s tennis players is certainly higher than Australia’s. Depressing given our great tennis history. We have that appalling Nick Kyrgios who is a disgrace to the game and his country.

A very unusual profile.

I think he’s a cutie.

As I previously reported, in media interviews while he was in Sydney a couple of weeks ago he said he would be singing a staged Tristan in 2021 but did not say where.

I have seen his Sleepyboy ads for some time. I could not connect those with the rentmasseur ad. From what Joethomas reported he is more an escort than masseur.

He must be new, I haven’t noticed his ad before “reviewing “ those sites before my London trips.

Evaldo is very easy on the eye.

Domingo had a reputation as one of the genuine “Mr Nice Guys” of Opera. Humble, unassuming and the antithesis of a Prima Donna. He rarely cancelled. To hear of this dark side is sad.

Unfortunately there is a liberal sprinkling of rude, ignorant internet trolls lurking there. You have to carefully separate the wheat from the chaff.