#Jan Rossini

[uwmspeccoll]

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

It has been called the first masterpiece of the Renaissance, the forefather of artistic realism, and the first major oil painting (though that last claim is dubious, since oil paints were in use in Asia as early as the 7th century). In the last five centuries, it has been involved in seven separate thefts and is possibly the most stolen work in art history (the bottom left panel has never been recovered, a reproduction now stands in its place). It’s Jan van Eyck’s Adoration of the Mystic Lamb A.K.A. The Ghent Altarpiece. Rather, it’s the comprehensive treatment of The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb printed and published in 1964 by Arti Grafiche Ricordi of Milan, under the auspices of the Belgian National Commission for UNESCO.

The text is by Valentin Denis, a Belgian professor of Archeology and Art History, and translated into English from the French by Michael Langley. Arti Grafiche Ricordi had also published the original French edition in 1963, as well as an Italian translation the same year. A Dutch-language edition was published in 1964 in Amsterdam by Bonaventura, an imprint of Elsevier (both names an homage to the lauded Dutch House of Elzevir). Despite the change in publisher, the Dutch edition maintains the same design that is consistent across all three of the Ricordi editions. The plates are printed in full-color letterpress halftone on wood veneer laminated to carboard. The first plate is a fold-out triptych, allowing readers to view the entire altarpiece, both open and closed. The following 24 plates focus on the panels, showing individual panels in their entirely and also honing in on details, such as the extreme close up of the background flora and architecture on the upper left corner of the central panel (eighth image above). 

Arti Grafiche Ricordi was the graphic design arm of Casa Ricordi, founded in 1808 by the violinist Giovanni Ricordi and predominantly known as a publisher of classical music and opera. The publishing house came to prominence by developing privileged relationships with major 19th-century Italian composers like Rossini, Verdi, and later, Puccini. The firm maintained full family control, with four generations of Ricordi’s at the helm, for over a century, and remains a major name in classical music publishing (now as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group). But Arti Grafiche Ricordi has its own influential past in Italian graphic design. Giulio, the third Ricordi to lead the firm, first bolstered the Officine Grafiche, hiring as the creative director the German Adolfo Hohenstein in 1888. Hohenstein and Officine Grafiche would go on to train the bulk of the first generation of great Italian poster designers. 

Find more Decorative Sunday posts here. 

-Olivia Hickner, Special Collections Graduate Intern

#Decorative Sunday #Decorative Plates #decorative arts #The Ghent Altarpiece #The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb #Jan van Eyck #Valentin Denis #Arti Grafiche Ricordi #Casa Ricordi #Giovanni Ricordi #Giulio Ricordi #micheal langley #letterpress halftone #Adolfo Hohenstein #oil painting #renaissance art #olivia

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 2.29

Beer Birthdays

Jessica Jones (1984)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Jimmy Dorsey; jazz saxophonist, bandleader (1904)

Tim Powers; sci-fi author (1952)

Gioacchino Rossini; Italian composer (1792)

Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri; Italian illustrator (1944)

Tempest Storm; stripper (1928)

Famous Birthdays

Fyodor Abramov; Russian author (1920)

Joss Ackland; actor (1928)

Jean Adamson; British writer and illustrator (1928)

John Byrom; English poet (1692)

Balthasar "Balthus" de Rola; Polish-French artist (1908)

Dennis Farina; actor (1944)

Phyllis Frelich; actress (1944)

Gene H. Golub; mathematician (1932)

Vance Haynes; archaeologist, geologist (1928)

John Philip Holland; invented first true submarine (1841)

Herman Hollerith; inventor (1860)

Naoko Iijima; Japanese actress and model (1968)

Rica Imai; Japanese model and actress (1984)

Jaguar; Brazilian cartoonist (1932)

Ann Lee; founded Shakers (1736)

Hermione Lee; English author, critic (1948)

Jack R. Lousma; astronaut (1936)

Sylvie Lubamba; Italian showgirl (1982)

Pepper Martin; baseball player (1904)

Patricia McKillip; writer (1948)

James Mitchell; actor and dancer (1920)

Michèle Morgan; French-American actress and singer (1920)

Howard Nemerov; poet (1920)

Antonio Neri, Florentine priest and glassmaker (1576)

Seymour Papert; South African mathematician and computer scientist (1928)

Bryce Paup; Green Bay Packers LB (1968)

Pope Paul III (1468)

Dickey Pearce; baseball player (1836)

Tony Robbins; motivational speaker, new age personality (1960)

Alex Rocco; actor (1936)

Ja Rule; rapper, actor (1976)

Antonio Sabato, Jr.; actor (1972)

Sugar Sammy; comedian (1976)

Augusta Savage; sculptor (1892)

Peter Scanavino; actor (1980)

Leonard Shoen; founder of U-Haul (1916)

Dinah Shore; actress and singer (1916)

Superman

Jan Svatopluk; Czech poet (1864)

Louie Myfanwy Thomas; Welsh writer (1908)

Howard Tayler; author and illustrator (1968)

Rakhee Thakrar; English actress (1984)

Karl Ernst von Baler; Russian naturalist (1792)

William A. Wellman; actor and director (1904)

Frank Woodley; Australian actor (1968)

#Birthdays

[brookston]

Holidays 2.20

Holidays

Adult Support & Protection Day (Scotland)

Ansel Adams Day

Blessed Wulfric’s Day

Bean Planting Day

Bun Day (Iceland)

Clean Out Your Bookcases Day

Day of Heavenly Hundred Heroes (Ukraine)

Deadpool Day

Dogwood Day (French Republic)

Ectodermal Dysplasia’s Awareness Day

FFA Alumni Day

FFA National Day of Service

Flying Car Day

Hoodie-Hoo Day (Northern Hemisphere)

Hotel Elevator Day

Hunter S. Thompson Remembrance Day

International Cat Day (Mexico; South America)

International Day of Commemorating Air Crash Victims & Their Families

National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants

International Lego Classicism Day

International Pipe Smoking Day

Johnny Cash Day (Los Angeles)

Kurt Cobain Day

Love Your Pet Day

Metropolitan Museum of Art Day

Missing Day

Mystery Science Theater Day

National Comfy Day

National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants

National Handcuff Day

National Leadership Day

National Whistleblower Reward Day

Native Agents Day

No Politics Day

Orbit Day

Princess Alice Day

Psychology Day

Rih Day (a.k.a. Rihanna Appreciation Day)

Society for Psychical Research Day

Student Volunteer Day

Thank You Plant Medicine Day

Toothpick Day

Una Asteroid Day

Women in Blue Jeans Day

World Day of Social Justice (UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Clam Chowder Day

National Cherry Pie Day

National Muffin Day

3rd Tuesday in February

Travel Africa Day [3rd Tuesday]

Independence & Related Days

Bardo (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Castacia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Chinland (from UK, 1948) [unrecognized]

Melaka Independence Proclamation Day (Melaka, Malaysia)

Prussia Disestablishment Day

Statehood Day (Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoran; India)

Festivals Beginning February 20, 2024

Singapore Airshow (Singapore) [thru 2.25]

Taipei International Book Exhibit (Taipei, Taiwan) [thru 2.25]

Feast Days

Adopt a Goblin Orphan Day (Shamanism)

Ansel Adams (Artology)

Day of Tacita (Goddess of Silence; Ancient Rome)

Don’t Think About Elephants Day (Pastafarian)

Eleutherius of Tournai (Christian; Saint)

Eucherius of Orléans (Christian; Saint)

Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto (Christian; Saint)

Frederick Douglass (Episcopal Church (USA))

I.G. Farben Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Ivan Albright (Artology)

Jan de Baen (Artology)

Levitation Day (Pastafarian)

Lucretius (Positivist; Saint)

Mr. Can You Guess (Muppetism)

Nine Waves Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Pierre Boulle (Writerism)

Sadoth (Christian; Martyr)

Scleucia and Ctesiphon, with 128 companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Tacita’s Day — Day of Silence (Pagan)

Tyrannio, Zenobius, et al., in Phoenicia (Christian; Martyrs)

Ulrick of England (Christian; Saint)

William Rimmer (Artology)

Wulfric of Haselbury (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Africa Before Dark (Ub Iwerks Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Disney Cartoon; 1928)

The African Queen (Film; 1952)

The Barber of Seville, by Gioachino Rossini (Opera; 1816)

Candy (Film; 1969)

Cat Meets Mouse (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Columbo (TV Serties; 1968)

Drag-a-Long Droopy (MGM Cartoon; 1954)

The Duff (Film; 2015)

Euro Trip (Film; 2004)

Follow the Fleet (Film; 1936)

Follow the Swallow or The Inside Story (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 153; 1962)

Freddy the Freshman (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

George Harrison, by George Harrison (Album; 1979)

Give It To Me Baby, by James Brown (Song; 1981)

The House That Cat Built (WB Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 2021)

How the West Was Won (Film; 1963)

Instant Karma, by the Plastic Ono Band (Song; 1970)

The Magnet Men, Parts 1 & 2 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 41 & 42 1965)

The Milkman (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1932)

Moose Hunters (Disney Cartoon; 1937)

On A Roll (WB Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 2021)

Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, by Rudolph Ganz (Piano Concerto; 1941)

Playtime for Rollo or Rest in Pieces (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 154; 1962)

Robot Chicken (Animated TV Series; 2005)

Sixth Column, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1949)

So Big, by Edna Ferber (Novel; 1924)

Sofia the First (Animated Disney TV Series; 2015)

Still Alice (Film; 2015)

There You go, by Pink (Song; 2000)

Veronica, by Elvis Costello (Song; 1989)

Welcome to Mooseport (Film; 2004)

Wild Wife (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

Woodpecker Wanted (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1965)

Today’s Name Days

Corona, Falko, Jacinta (Austria)

Lav, Lea, Leon (Croatia)

Oldřich (Czech Republic)

Eucharias (Denmark)

Ardi, Hardi, Hardo, Kardo, Meinhard, Meino (Estonia)

Heli, Helinä, Heljä, Hely (Finland)

Aimée (France)

Corona, Falko, Jacinta (Germany)

Leon (Greece)

Aladár, Álmos (Hungary)

Eleuterio, Eros, Otokars, Otomars, Silvano, Smuidra, Ulrico, Vitauts (Italy)

Otokars, Otomārs, Smuidra, Vitauts (Latvia)

Eitvydė, Leonas, Visgintas (Lithuania)

Halldis, Halldor (Norway)

Euchariusz, Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Leon, Ludmiła, Ludomiła, Ostap, Siestrzewit (Poland)

Leon (Romania)

Lívia (Slovakia)

Eleuterio, Jacinta (Spain)

Vivianne (Sweden)

Svitlana (Ukraine)

Aimee, Alaric, Alarica, Alarice, Aimee, Ami, Amy, Amya, Cyd, Cydney, Desmond, Sid, Sidney, Syd, Sydnee, Sydney, Ulric (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 51 of 2024; 315 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 8 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 11 (Jia-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 11 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 10 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 21 Grey; Sevenday [21 of 30]

Julian: 7 February 2024

Moon: 87%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 23 Homer (2nd Month) [Lucretius]

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 62 of 89)

Week: 3rd Week of February

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 2 of 30)

#calendar #Holidays

[sonyclasica]

JAN VOGLER

POP SONGS

Jan Vogler, Filarmónica de la BBC y Omer Meier Wellber presentan las piezas vocales más populares a lo largo de los siglos, de Monteverdi a Michael Jackson, con nuevos arreglos para violonchelo y orquesta. Ya disponible.

Consíguelo AQUÍ

rbb Kulturradio dice: "Jan Vogler canta con su instrumento". En "Pop Songs" graba las piezas vocales más bellas y populares, desde Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Bizet, Mozart hasta los Beatles, Gary Moore o Micheal Jackson, abarcando un período de casi 500 años. Para este proyecto especial se une a la Filarmónica de la BBC y al director Omer Meier Wellber. Las piezas cuentan con arreglos especialmente creados para violonchelo y orquesta y consiguen que cobren vida en un nuevo esplendor inédito. La Filarmónica de la BBC realza a Jan Vogler de una manera maravillosa, mientras que el director Omer Meier Wellber interviene con el acordeón en una versión con un hermoso arreglo de "Pur ti miro" de Monteverdi. Vogler eligió las piezas más deliciosas de óperas como Dido y Eneas, Carmen o la Flauta Mágica. Tampoco rehúye los favoritos del siglo XX, como "Summertime" de Porgy and Bess, "It was a very good year" interpretada con ironía por Frank Sinatra o "Billie Jean" de Michael Jackson.

El violonchelista Jan Vogler vive en Nueva York y Dresden. A lo largo de su carrera ha actuado con directores de renombre y orquestas de fama internacional en todo el mundo, como la Filarmónica de Nueva York, la Orquesta Gewandhaus de Leipzig, la Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester de Berlín y la Orquesta Filarmónica de Londres. Su sólida base artística le ha permitido explorar los límites de su sonido, creando un diálogo continuo también con compositores e intérpretes contemporáneos. A menudo estrena nuevas obras. El New York Times elogia su "interpretación conmovedora y rica en matices" y el Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung le atribuye la capacidad de "hacer que su violonchelo hable como una voz que canta". Por su elogiada grabación de las suites para violonchelo de Bach recibió un Opus Klassik. Jan Vogler es director del célebre Festival de Música de Dresden desde octubre de 2008 y director artístico del Festival de Moritzburg desde 2001.

La Filarmónica de la BBC tiene su sede en MediaCityUK, en Salford, y realiza una temporada anual de conciertos en el Bridgewater Hall de Mánchester, además de dar conciertos con regularidad en Hanley, Leeds, Kendal y otros lugares del norte de Inglaterra. Como uno de los seis grupos de interpretación de la BBC, la orquesta graba y ofrece conciertos para BBC Radio 3.

Omer Meir Wellber, nacido en 1981 en Israel, se ha consolidado como uno de los principales directores de orquesta de la actualidad, tanto en el repertorio operístico como en el orquestal. En la actualidad, reparte su tiempo entre sus cargos de Director Principal de la Filarmónica de la BBC y Director Musical del Teatro Massimo Palermo.

  TRACKLIST 

1.     Pur ti miro (Monteverdi)

2.     Air de Didon (Purcell)

3.     Vedro con mio diletto (Vivaldi)

4.     Ach ich habe sie verloren (Gluck)

5.     Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Mozart)

6.     Casta Diva (Bellini)

7.     Largo al factotum (Rossini)

8.     La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Bizet)

9.     Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Verdi)

10.   O du, mein holder Abendstern (Wagner)

11.   Summertime (Gershwin)

12.   It was a very good year (Drake)

13.   Golden Slumbers (Lennon/McCartney)

14.   Still Got the Blues (Moore)

Billie Jean (Jackson)

#jan vogler

[churchofsatannews]

Vox Satanae - Episode 458 - Week of November 25, 2019

Vox Satanae – Episode 458 – Week of November 25, 2019

Vox Satanae – Episode 458 – 140 Minutes – Week of November 25, 2019

This week we hear works by Claudin de Sermisy, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Johann Caspar Kerll, Carl Friedrich Abel, Gioachino Rossini, Isaac Albéniz, Erik Chisholm, and Olga Neuwirth.

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#Carl Friedrich Abel #classical instrumental music #classical music #classical vocal music #Claudin de Sermisy #Erik Chisholm #Gioachino Rossini #Isaac Albéniz #Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck #Johann Caspar Kerll #magister gene #Olga Neuwirth #radio free satan #vox satanae

[mamusiq]

It's Renée  Fleming Week at the MET!

7 operas in 7 days, streamed free from the Metropolitan Opera.

Mon, Jan 11- Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro with Cecilia Bartoli, Susanne Mentzer, Dwayne Croft, and Bryn Terfel, conducted by James Levine

Tues, Jan 12- Massenet’s Thaïs with Michael Schade, and Thomas Hampson, conducted by Jesús López-Cobos

Wed, Jan 13- Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier with Christine Schäfer, Susan Graham, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, and Kristinn Sigmundsson, conducted by Edo de Waart

Thurs, Jan 14- Rossini’s Armida with Lawrence Brownlee, Barry Banks, John Osborn, and Kobie van Rensburg, conducted by Riccardo Frizza

Fri, Jan 15- Strauss’s Capriccio with Sarah Connolly, Joseph Kaiser, Russell Braun, Morten Frank Larsen, and Peter Rose, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis

Sat, Jan 16- Handel’s Rodelinda with Stephanie Blythe, Andreas Scholl, Iestyn Davies, Joseph Kaiser, and Shenyang, conducted by Harry Bicket

Sun, Jan 17- Dvořák’s Rusalka with Emily Magee, Dolora Zajick, Piotr Beczala, and John Relyea, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin Visit metopera.org to watch. Each performance is available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. And Wednesday at 6:30 pm, catch Renée with Kelli O'Hara, Julia Bullock, and a host of other stars in the first episode of Adam Guettel’s theatrical song cycle, Myths and Hymns at Master Voices.

#Metropolitan Opera #Renée Fleming #ARCHIVE👉https://mamusiq.tumblr.com/archive 👈

[ohchopin]

- Chopin's first love was Konstancja Gładkowska, the blue-eyed daughter of Commander of the Warsaw Castle, who studied singing at the same conservatory. How deep this feeling must have been can only be guessed from the beauty and quality of the works Chopin composed at this time: the Adagio from the f minor Concerto, dedicated to Miss Gładkowska, and the whole Concerto in e minor. 

- Konstancja performed at the farewell concert held in Warsaw before the composer’s leaving to Paris.

- “He invited Gładkowska and Wołków to participate, and Soliva to conduct. “You would not believe the trouble I had getting permission for those young ladies to sing.” Chopin complained. (...) The day after the concert Chopin waxed lyrical about the evening to Tytus. His farewell appearance had exceeded all expectations, he said. It was a full house, the applause was tremendous, Konstancja was dressed in white with roses in her hair, “her attire divinely arranged to suit her complexion.” Soliva had transposed Konstancja’s aria from Rossini’s La donna del lago down a tone, the better to suit her voice. At the words “tutto detesto” she descended to the low B-natural in such a way that “Zieliński declared that one note to be worth a thousand ducats.”

Chopin called the Larghetto movement of his concerto a “Romance”, the only time he is known to have used the term. And since it is the only piece of music about which he ever attempted to provide a literary program, his commentary is not set aside. Once again Tytus becomes recipient of some private thoughts.

‘’The Adagio of the new concerto is in E major. It is not meant to create a powerful effect; it is rather a Romance, calm and melancholy; giving the impression of someone looking gently toward a spot which calls to mind a thousand happy memories. It is a kind of reverie in the moonlight on a beautiful spring evening.’’

When Chopin talks of a “reverie in the moonlight” and “a spot which calls to mind a thousand happy memories” he comes close to suggesting that the movement enshrines an imagined love scene. His description is notable, coming as it does from a composer who generally chose to say nothing about his music in order not to let the daylight spoil the magic. Is it possible that thoughts of Konstancja lay behind this music too?

In the afterglow of this concert Konstancja and Chopin exchanged rings, althought there is no evidence that this symbolized a betrothal. Still, Chopin arranged to correspond with Konstancja throught his friend Jan Matuszyński, who was studying medicine at the university and agreed to act as a go-between. - He instructed Jan to tell her that "my ashes shall be laid at her feet." Konstancja did not respond to such an extravagant notion, which led Chopin to ask his intermediary, "Did you hand over my note? Today I regret having written in. Perhaps she is fooling me and treating it as a joke." The Russian officers who spent time in her company aroused his jealousy and he disparaged them as "the epaulets". His feelings sometimes came boiling to the surface. "How I tear my hair when thought comes that she may forget me! Those fellows! Gresser! Bezobrazow! Pisarzewski! It's too much for me. Today I feel like Othello!"  -  There was secrecy involved, but the mere fact that these arrangements were put in place indicates that the relationship had been taken to a new level, one in which it was not impossible for the couple to contemplate a future together after Chopin had returned from his foregin travels. The idea is borne out by some affectionate lines that Konstancja wrote in Chopin’s album on October 25, just two weeks after the farewell concert, most likely in the Chopin family apartament in the Krasiński Palace. 

‘’Sorry twist of fate you weave, Yet yield we must to fortune. Remember well, as now you leave in Poland they do love you. K.G.’’

Two or three pages further on Konstancja added more lines, conveying the patriotic sentiment that "in foreign lands they may appreciate and reward you better, but they cannot love you more." She never saw the words that Chopin was add in pencil after he had left Poland and she herself had married, "Oh yes, they can!". (Dr. Alan Walker)

- He revealed his feelings for Konstancja to Tytus Woyciechowski in a letter of 1829:

“…. because perhaps I already have my ideal, whom I faithfully, not having spoken to her for half a year already, serve, about whom I dream, for whom the adagio of my concert is dedicated”.

- Incidentally, this pure love of Chopin to Gładkowska still continued after her marriage. This is evidenced with Ludwika Chopin's words from a letter to Fryderyk, ‘’You write that your love is here. (...) I wonder, how can you be so unfeeling. Palace seemed to be [for Gładkowska] more important, but you made a bad interest; you said she had a good taste, feeling! Ah, the feeling! But it seems she has that feeling only in the singing, and you are the proof for it!’’ (prof. Jacek Jadacki)

#Chopin #Konstancja Gladkowska #Poland #konstancja gładkowska

[andysullivan]

Some things are just meant to be.

Matteo Rossini 19/11

#Matteo Rossini #Christian Vit #Holby City #Holby City Quotes #S19E11 #Year Three #jan 17

[orbemnews]

Explore the History of Jazz and Celebrate the Lunar New Year Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication. Monday Explore the history of jazz in Washington with the musician, broadcaster and historian Ken Avis, as he discusses what made the city a capital for the genre and how the music has changed through the years. This event, presented by the Smithsonian Associates, costs $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Registration closes two hours before the event. When 6:45 p.m. Where smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/music-city-dc Listen to a conversation between Priyanka Chopra Jonas and the author Glennon Doyle, presented by Live Talks Los Angeles. The two will discuss Ms. Chopra Jonas’s new memoir, “Unfinished,” which recounts the actress and producer’s 20-year, dual-continent career. Tickets cost $38, and include a signed copy of “Unfinished,” which is available to ship only within the United States. When 9 p.m. Where livetalksla.org Tuesday Watch the Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith perform a monologue, originally commissioned by the Repertory Theater of St. Louis, exploring the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., after a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, a Black teenager, in 2014. Presented by the Center Theater Group, All Arts and eight regional theaters, the production pulls from Ms. Orlandersmith’s own interviews with residents in the Ferguson area, and uses footage from her performance at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York. This event is free to watch at any time, although donations are accepted. When Anytime Where centertheatregroup.org/digitalstage/digital-stage/until-the-flood-streaming-on-all-arts Wednesday Celebrate the Lunar New Year’s unique food traditions in a talk from the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, which make up the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. Jan Stuart, the Melvin R. Seiden curator of Chinese art, will present works from the museum’s collection that relate to the holiday’s culinary traditions, and Lydia Chang,of the Peter Chang restaurant empire, will share stories about her family’s celebratory dishes. This event is free, and attendance is capped at 500. When 6 p.m. Where asia.si.edu/lunar-new-year-celebration Thursday Dive deep into the science of attraction and aphrodisiacs with the drag queen Coleslaw, presented by the Museum of Science in Boston. The event, which is prerecorded, features a conversation, Q. and A. and some games. Coleslaw will be joined by Martha Hopkins, author of “The New InterCourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook” to learn, ask and play in the name of science. This event is free (although donations are accepted). When 7:30 p.m. Where mos.org/explore/subspace/coleslaws-corner Friday Sit down for a discussion with Adrian Miller, the James Beard Award-winning author of “The President’s Kitchen Cabinet,” as he explores the history of African-American chefs who cooked in and supported the White House kitchen during the presidencies of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Barack Obama, among others. Mr. Miller will examine how these chefs, cooks and staff members contributed to American trends and culture through their cuisine, and will delve into the stories of those who worked in the White House and the presidents whom they served. Tickets to this event, which is presented by 92Y, are $20. The session will be recorded and viewable later for those who register. When 5 p.m. Where 92y.org/event/the-president-s-kitchen-cabinet Spend the evening listening to poetry from COUPLET, a quarterly reading series produced, curated and hosted by the poet Leah Umansky. The winter edition, presented alongside The Red Room at KGB Bar and sponsored by Poets & Writers, features work from both established and emerging poets, including Patricia Smith, Shane McCrae and Benjamin Garcia. This event is free. When 7 p.m. Where poets.org/event/winter-edition-couplet-reading-series Saturday Join Ensemble NYC for an evening of operatic love songs. Featuring well-known artists, such as Maggie Woolums, the event will include pieces like Gioachino Rossini’s “Una voce poco fa” and Mozart’s “La ci darem la mano.” A portion of the proceeds will be donated to West Side Campaign Against Hunger. Tickets are need-based and can be purchased for as little as $10. When 7:30 p.m. Where musae.me/ensemblenyc/experiences/889/canzone-damore Sunday Dance with your little ones while listening to a special Valentine’s Day concert from the Laurie Berkner Band. In a live performance, Ms. Berkner, a children’s recording artist, will play family-friendly songs, dance with animations and even introduce special guests. Tickets are $20, and give viewers access to both the 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. shows. When 12 p.m. or 5 p.m. Where live.laurieberkner.com Plan the perfect Valentine’s Day date night at home with a performance of “Romeo and Juliet,” from Shakespeare’s Globe in London, starring Nathan Welsh as Romeo and Charlotte Beaumont as Juliet. Recorded in 2019, the tragic romance comes to life in a replica of the original open-air theater, which opened in 1599, where the play would have been staged in Shakespeare’s time. The show is free to watch online until the end of March. When Anytime Where 2019.playingshakespeare.org Source link Orbem News #celebrate #explore #history #Jazz #lunar #Year

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 2.20

Holidays

Adult Support & Protection Day (Scotland)

Ansel Adams Day

Blessed Wulfric’s Day

Bean Planting Day

Bun Day (Iceland)

Clean Out Your Bookcases Day

Day of Heavenly Hundred Heroes (Ukraine)

Deadpool Day

Dogwood Day (French Republic)

Ectodermal Dysplasia’s Awareness Day

FFA Alumni Day

FFA National Day of Service

Flying Car Day

Hoodie-Hoo Day (Northern Hemisphere)

Hotel Elevator Day

Hunter S. Thompson Remembrance Day

International Cat Day (Mexico; South America)

International Day of Commemorating Air Crash Victims & Their Families

National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants

International Lego Classicism Day

International Pipe Smoking Day

Johnny Cash Day (Los Angeles)

Kurt Cobain Day

Love Your Pet Day

Metropolitan Museum of Art Day

Missing Day

Mystery Science Theater Day

National Comfy Day

National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants

National Handcuff Day

National Leadership Day

National Whistleblower Reward Day

Native Agents Day

No Politics Day

Orbit Day

Princess Alice Day

Psychology Day

Rih Day (a.k.a. Rihanna Appreciation Day)

Society for Psychical Research Day

Student Volunteer Day

Thank You Plant Medicine Day

Toothpick Day

Una Asteroid Day

Women in Blue Jeans Day

World Day of Social Justice (UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Clam Chowder Day

National Cherry Pie Day

National Muffin Day

3rd Tuesday in February

Travel Africa Day [3rd Tuesday]

Independence & Related Days

Bardo (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Castacia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Chinland (from UK, 1948) [unrecognized]

Melaka Independence Proclamation Day (Melaka, Malaysia)

Prussia Disestablishment Day

Statehood Day (Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoran; India)

Festivals Beginning February 20, 2024

Singapore Airshow (Singapore) [thru 2.25]

Taipei International Book Exhibit (Taipei, Taiwan) [thru 2.25]

Feast Days

Adopt a Goblin Orphan Day (Shamanism)

Ansel Adams (Artology)

Day of Tacita (Goddess of Silence; Ancient Rome)

Don’t Think About Elephants Day (Pastafarian)

Eleutherius of Tournai (Christian; Saint)

Eucherius of Orléans (Christian; Saint)

Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto (Christian; Saint)

Frederick Douglass (Episcopal Church (USA))

I.G. Farben Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Ivan Albright (Artology)

Jan de Baen (Artology)

Levitation Day (Pastafarian)

Lucretius (Positivist; Saint)

Mr. Can You Guess (Muppetism)

Nine Waves Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Pierre Boulle (Writerism)

Sadoth (Christian; Martyr)

Scleucia and Ctesiphon, with 128 companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Tacita’s Day — Day of Silence (Pagan)

Tyrannio, Zenobius, et al., in Phoenicia (Christian; Martyrs)

Ulrick of England (Christian; Saint)

William Rimmer (Artology)

Wulfric of Haselbury (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Africa Before Dark (Ub Iwerks Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Disney Cartoon; 1928)

The African Queen (Film; 1952)

The Barber of Seville, by Gioachino Rossini (Opera; 1816)

Candy (Film; 1969)

Cat Meets Mouse (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Columbo (TV Serties; 1968)

Drag-a-Long Droopy (MGM Cartoon; 1954)

The Duff (Film; 2015)

Euro Trip (Film; 2004)

Follow the Fleet (Film; 1936)

Follow the Swallow or The Inside Story (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 153; 1962)

Freddy the Freshman (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

George Harrison, by George Harrison (Album; 1979)

Give It To Me Baby, by James Brown (Song; 1981)

The House That Cat Built (WB Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 2021)

How the West Was Won (Film; 1963)

Instant Karma, by the Plastic Ono Band (Song; 1970)

The Magnet Men, Parts 1 & 2 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 41 & 42 1965)

The Milkman (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1932)

Moose Hunters (Disney Cartoon; 1937)

On A Roll (WB Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 2021)

Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, by Rudolph Ganz (Piano Concerto; 1941)

Playtime for Rollo or Rest in Pieces (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 154; 1962)

Robot Chicken (Animated TV Series; 2005)

Sixth Column, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1949)

So Big, by Edna Ferber (Novel; 1924)

Sofia the First (Animated Disney TV Series; 2015)

Still Alice (Film; 2015)

There You go, by Pink (Song; 2000)

Veronica, by Elvis Costello (Song; 1989)

Welcome to Mooseport (Film; 2004)

Wild Wife (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

Woodpecker Wanted (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1965)

Today’s Name Days

Corona, Falko, Jacinta (Austria)

Lav, Lea, Leon (Croatia)

Oldřich (Czech Republic)

Eucharias (Denmark)

Ardi, Hardi, Hardo, Kardo, Meinhard, Meino (Estonia)

Heli, Helinä, Heljä, Hely (Finland)

Aimée (France)

Corona, Falko, Jacinta (Germany)

Leon (Greece)

Aladár, Álmos (Hungary)

Eleuterio, Eros, Otokars, Otomars, Silvano, Smuidra, Ulrico, Vitauts (Italy)

Otokars, Otomārs, Smuidra, Vitauts (Latvia)

Eitvydė, Leonas, Visgintas (Lithuania)

Halldis, Halldor (Norway)

Euchariusz, Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Leon, Ludmiła, Ludomiła, Ostap, Siestrzewit (Poland)

Leon (Romania)

Lívia (Slovakia)

Eleuterio, Jacinta (Spain)

Vivianne (Sweden)

Svitlana (Ukraine)

Aimee, Alaric, Alarica, Alarice, Aimee, Ami, Amy, Amya, Cyd, Cydney, Desmond, Sid, Sidney, Syd, Sydnee, Sydney, Ulric (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 51 of 2024; 315 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 8 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 11 (Jia-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 11 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 10 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 21 Grey; Sevenday [21 of 30]

Julian: 7 February 2024

Moon: 87%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 23 Homer (2nd Month) [Lucretius]

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 62 of 89)

Week: 3rd Week of February

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 2 of 30)

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Downton Abbey - References to Historical Figures + References to Other Fictional Characters and Works

The following are two lists; one are real people who where mentioned on Downton Abbey, and the other is fictional characters and works that were also mentioned in the show. I complied these two lists together (because sometimes I had to research what was indeed being referenced!). As I didn’t know if I’d ever been sharing these lists, I don’t have the episode numbers listed out, but they do go in order by mention.

Real Historical Figures Mentioned in Downton

* means that the person was not contemporary of the characters and there for famous or well-known to them. Others without it may not be known personally by them, but are their contemporaries. Some of these have made it to the character list, if for sure they did indeed know the Crawleys, or other any other major character.

- Lucy Rothes (Titanic survivor, friend of the Crawleys) - John Jacob "JJ" Astor (business man who died on Titanic, friend of the Crawleys) - Madeleine Astor (not mentioned by name, but as JJ's wife, Titanic survivor, Cora did not like her) - Sir Christopher Wren* (architect, designed the Dower House) - David Lloyd George (politician and Prime Minister starting in 1916) - William the Conqueror* - Mark Twain* (author) - Queen Mary (wife of King George V) [mentioned in S1, appears in S4CS] - Queen Catherine of Aragon* - Oliver Cromwell* - Bishop Richard de Warren* - Anthony Trollope* (author; he would have been somewhat contemporary, died in 1882) - Piero della Francesca* (painter) - Franz Anton Mesmer* (scientist) - Thomas Jefferson* (politician, inventor, third president of the United States) - Léon Bakst (Russian painter and scene- and costume designer) - Sergei Diaghilev (another Russian artist) - Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry (sounds like the Crawleys did attend her parties from time to time) - Emily Davison (suffragist) - Herbert Henry "H.H." Asquith (politician and Prime Minister until 1916) - Kaiser Wilheim (ruler of Germany; Sir Anthony personally visited him a few times) - Vincenzo Bellini* (composer) - Gioachino Rossini* (composer) - Giacomo Puccini* (composer) - Karl Marx* (philosopher) - John Ruskin*  (social thinker and artist; he would have been somewhat contemporary, died in 1900) - John Stuart Mill* (philosopher) - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria - Guy Fawkes* - Gavrilo Princip (member of the Black Hand and Franz Ferdinand's assassin) - H.G. Wells (author) - Major General B. Burton - Heinrich Schliemann* (German businessman archaeologist, died in 1890; deleted scene mention) - General Douglas Haig (later a field marshal) - Belshazzar* (King of Babylon) - Mabel Normand (actress) - Plantagenets* - Eugene Suter (hair stylist) - Alexander Kerensky (Russian political leader) - Vladimir Lenin (Russian communist revolutionary) - Florence Nightingale* (nurse; died 1910) - Czar Nicholas II and the Romanov family (ruler of Russia) - Jack Robinson (footballer; he stopped playing in 1912) - Frederick Marryat* (author) - George Alfred "G.A." Henty* (author; he would have been somewhat contemporary, died in 1902) - Maximilien Robespierre* (French revolutionary) - Marie Antoinette* (French queen) - Erich Lundendorff (German commander) - Sylvia Pankhurst (suffragist) - Jack Johnson (boxer) - Commander Harold Lowe (Fifth Officer of the Titanic; if P. Gordon was really Patrick, he would have known him personally) - Theda Bara (actress) - Robert Burns* (poet, read by Bates; name is not uttered on screen, but it is clear on book cover) - Jules Verne* (author; he would have been somewhat contemporary, died in 1905) - Marion Harris (singer of "Look for the Silver Lining"; name is not uttered on screen) - Edward Shortt (Home Secretary from 1919-1922) - Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of York (one of the first actual historical figures in the show; married Matthew and Mary, visited Downton Abbey for dinner) - King George V (king of England) [mentioned in S3E1, appears in S4CS] - Charles Melville Hays (president of the Grand Trunk Railway that Robert invested in; died on the Titanic) - Robert Baden-Powell (founder of the Boy Scouts) - Lady Maureen Dufferin (socialite, friend of the Crawleys) - Georges Auguste Escoffier (famous chef and restaurateur) - Marie-Antoine Carême* (famous chef) - Queen of Sheba* - Napoleon Bonaparte* - The Bourbons* - The Buffs* (famous army regiment; "steady the Buffs" popularized by Kipling) - Croesus* (king of ancient Lydia; mention several times starting in S3 and through S4) - Thomas Edwin "Tom" Mix (Wild West picture star) - Dr. Samuel Johnson* (English writer; quote paraphrased by Carson) - Jean Patou (dress designer; maker of Edith's S3 wedding dress in-show) - Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff-Gordon (dress designer of "Lucille"; a survivor of the Titanic) - The Marlboroughs (famous family; mentioned like the Crawleys knew them personally, Sir Anthony did) - The Hapburgs* (rulers of the Holy Roman Empire) - Maud Gonne (English-born Irish revolutionary) - Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (Irish revolutionary) - Constance Georgine Markievicz, Countess Markievicz (Irish revolutionary and politician) - Lady Sarah Wilson (née Churchill) (female war correspondent) - Gwendolen Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk  (real person and friend of Violet's) - Pope Benedict XV - Lillian Gish (actress) - Ivy Close (actress) - Alfred the Great* (9th century ruler of England) - Oscar Wilde* (author; he would have been somewhat contemporary, died in 1900) - Nathaniel Hawthorne* (author) - Charles Ponzi - Walter Scott* (author) - Charles Dickens* (author) - Virgina Woolf (author, one of the first actual historical figures in the show, was not actually mentioned though, just a background guest at Gregson's party) - Roger Fry (artist, one of the first actual historical figures in the show, was not actually mentioned though, just a background guest at Gregson's party) - Sir Garnet Wolseley* - Phyllis Dare (singer and actress) - Zena Dare (singer and actress, sister to Phyllis) - Maurice Vyner Baliol Brett (the second son of the 2nd Viscount Esher, Zena Dare's husband) - King Canute* (Cnut the Great, norse king) - Nellie Melba (opera singer, one of the few actual historical figures in the show) - Al Jolson (singer) - Christina Rossetti* (poet) - Marie Stopes (feminist doctor and author of Married Love) - George III* (ruler of England) - Lord Byron* - Arsène Avignon (chef at Ritz in London, actual historical figure in the show) - Louis Diat (chef at Ritz in New York) - Jules Gouffé* (famous chef) - King of Sweden (whoever it was when Violet's husband was alive) - Rudolph Valentino (actor) - Agnes Ayres (actress) - Lord Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington* (Lord Chancellor and abolitionist) - Albert B. Fall (US senator and Secretary of the Interior) - King Ludwig* (I’m assuming of Bavaria) - John Ward MP (liberal politician, actual historical figure in the show) - Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (Royal Navy, Blake and Tony served under him) - Benjamin Baruch Ambrose (bandleader at the Embassy Club, his band appears on-screen but it's not pointed out who he is) - The Prince of Wales (David, who became Edward VIII when King) - Freda Dudley Ward (socialite and mistress of the above) - The Queen of Naples* - Wat Tyler* (leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England) - Edmond Hoyle* (writer of card rules) - Ramsay MacDonald (Prime Minister Jan-Nov 1924) - Archimedes* - Boudicca* (Queen of the British Iceni tribe) - Rosa Luxemburg (Revolutionary) - Charles I* - Douglas Fairbanks (movie star) - Jack Hylton (English band leader) - Edward Molyneux (fashion designer; Cora has a fitting with him in S5E3) - The Brontë Sisters* (Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, all authors. Anne's work The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was the charade answer in S2CS.) - Leo Tolstoy* (author) - Nikolai Gogol* (author) - Elinor Glyn (author of romantic fiction) - Czar Alexander II - Prince Alfred (son of Queen Victoria) - Grand Duchess Maria (wife of Alfred, daughter of the czar) - Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian jeweller) - Ralph Kerr (officer in the Royal Navy; Mabel mentions a man by this name as a friend) - Keir Hardie (Scottish socialist, died in 1915) - The Moonella Group (formed a nudist colony in 1924 in Wickford, Essex) - John Singer Sargent (American painter, died in 1925) - Rudyard Kipling (author and poet - often quoted starting in S1, but first mentioned by name in S5) - Mary Augusta Ward (Mrs. Humphrey Ward - author; I'm not adding her to the character list, died in 1920) - Adolf Hitler - Pola Negri (film star) - John Barrymore (actor [Drew Barrymore's grandfather]) - King Richard the III (of England)* - Hannah Rothschild and Lord Rosebery (British socialites Violet knew; Hannah died in 1890) - General Reginald Dyer - Lytton Strachey (supposedly was at Gregson's party) - Niccolo Machiavelli* - Adrienne Bolland (aviatrix) - The Fife Princesses (as listed by Sir Michael Reresby) - Duke of Arygll (as listed by Sir Michael Reresby) - The Queen of Spain (as listed by Sir Michael Reresby) - Lady Eltham (Dorothy Isabel Westenra Hastings) - King John* - Neville Chamberlain (Minister of Health in 1925, later Prime Minister; appears on-screen in S6E5) - Anne de Vere Cole (Neville Chamberlain's wife. Fictitiously, she is Robert's father's goddaughter. Her father is mentioned has having served in the Crimean War with Robert's) - Horace de Vere Cole (Anne de Vere Cole's brother) - Joshua Reynolds* (painter) - George Romney* (painter) - Franz Xaver Winterhalter* (painter) - Sir Charles Barry* (real architect of Highclere, cited here as one as Downton Abbey) - Tsar Nicholas I* - Teo (or Tiaa)* - Amenhotep II* - Tuthmosis IV* - King Charles* - Clara Bow (actress) [To my knowledge, the Ripon election candidates in S1E6 were not real people, as were not always the case for military personnel Robert referred to.] Fictional Characters and Works Mentioned in Downton - Long John Silver (referenced by Thomas) - Andromeda, Perseus, Cepheus (Greek mythology) (referenced by Mary) - Sydney Carton (A Tale of Two Cities) (referenced by Robert) - Princess Aurora, and later Sleeping Beauty (the ballet I presume) (referenced by Robert) - Horatio (Hamlet; Thomas quotes a line in a deleted scene) - "Gunga Din" (poem by Kipling; quoted by Bates and later quoted by Isobel) - Little Women (referenced by Cora) - The Lost World - Elizabeth and her German Garden (book given to Anna by Molesley) - Wind in the Willows (referenced by Violet) - "If You Were the Only Girl in the World" (sung by Mary, Matthew and cast) - "The Cat That Walked By Itself" (short story by Kipling; quoted by Matthew) - Iphigenia (Greek mythology, may be referenced in The Iliad but I cannot confirm) - Uncle Tom Cobley ("Widecombe Fair") (referenced by Sybil) - Alice and the Looking Glass - "The Rose of Picardy" (only a few strains played, possibly the John McCormack version which was out in 1919) - Zip Goes a Million and "Look for the Silver Lining" (song played by Matthew) - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (title used in The Game) - Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Angel Clare (referenced by Mary) - Lochinvar (from Sir Walter Scott) (referenced by Martha) - "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (played at Mary and Matthew's wedding) - "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (sung by Martha and cast) - "Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron" (English folk song sung by Carson) - Way Down East (film) - The Worldings (film) - "Molly Malone" (Irish song) - The Scarlet Letter (referenced by Isobel) - Lady of the Rose (musical) - The Lady of Shalott (ballad) - The Puccini pieces from S4E3 - The jazz pieces from S4E4 sung by Jack Ross ("A Rose By Any Other Name") - The Sheik (film) - The jazz pieces from S4E6 sung by Jack Ross ("Wild About Harry") - "The Second Mrs Tanqueray" (play and films) (referenced by Edith) - "The Sword of Damocles" (Greek myth) - Dr. Fu Manchu - Mrs. Bennett (Pride and Prejudice) - A vague allusion to Wuthering Heights (talking about the Brontë sisters and moors) (referenced by Rose) - Vanity Fair and Becky Sharp (Molesley reads this with Daisy) - "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" (sung by Denker) - "The Fall of the House of Usher" (short story by Edgar Allen Poe) - Madame Defarge (A Tale of Two Cities) - Ariadne (Greek mythology) - "Cockles and Mussels" (Spratt sings a few bars in S6E5; this is also called "Molly Malone") - Elizabeth Bennett and Pemberley (Pride and Prejudice) (referenced by Violet) - Mr Squeers (Nicholas Nickleby) (referenced by Bertie) - The Prisoner of Zenda (adventure novel by Anthony Hope) (referenced by Tom) - "The course of true love never did run smooth" (quote from A Midsummer Night's Dream) Not included are proverbs or sayings (which Anna says a lot of), nor Biblical references. Do note that there's a lot of scenes with the characters reading, but we don't know exactly what.

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7 Oct 2020 Norman Foster addresses the first United Nations Forum of Mayors in Geneva

Norman Foster has given the opening keynote to the first UN Forum of Mayors, a platform where mayors presented their experience dealing with the COVID-19 health emergency and other challenges their cities are facing. Marking the start of this year’s Session of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, mayors from 41 cities as diverse as Belgrade, Glasgow, Kazan, Milan, Pittsburgh and Reykjavík, sent a clear message that healthy populations require more resilient and sustainable cities.

Forum of Mayors 2020. Sami Kanaan, Mayor of Geneva, Switzerland. Co-Chair of the Forum of Mayors; Norman Foster, Architect; and Olga Algayerova, Under-Secretary-General and UNECE Executive Secretary. Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, October 6, 2020: photo © UNECE/Pierre Albouy

From introducing temporary public spaces where people can walk or cycle while practicing social distancing, experimenting with new means of public transport, to decarbonizing heating systems, Norman Foster’s speech to the forum outlined how the current pandemic can be seen as an opportunity for mayors and other civic leaders across world.

Forum of Mayors 2020. Norman Foster, Architect Special address: “A message to Mayors”. Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, October 6: photo © UNECE/Pierre Albouy

Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners, said: “Many have questioned the impact that the pandemic will have on cities. Significant issues have been raised about their future and as an architect and urbanist I am honoured to have had this opportunity to address Mayors and civic leaders from around the world as part of this important initiative by the United Nations.”

photo © UNECE/Pierre Albouy

Speaking about how it is ‘vital that Mayors lead public debate on how cities can be remoulded into greener, healthier, and more liveable places’, he lauded the initiative, urging civic leaders to be ‘at the forefront of change.’ His address illustrated the challenges and opportunities at both the urban scale and at the level of individual buildings with ‘sustainable principles hardwired into them’. He went on to showcase how these are not novel ‘trends’ but moves that have already taken place in cities around the world, from Madrid to Seoul.

photo © UNECE/Pierre Albouy

“Cities are the future, statistically more so today than ever before. City centres will have the potential to be quieter, cleaner, safer, healthier and vitally, if the opportunity is grasped, to be greener,” added Foster.

Click to read Norman Foster’s keynote speech.

Mayors of 41 cities participated in the forum including: • Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan, Italy • Abdulah Skaka, Mayor of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina • Jan Vapaavuori, Mayor of Helsinki, Finland • Remigijus Šimašius, Mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania • Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest, Hungary • Jānis Vilnītis, Chairman of the Liepāja City Council, Latvia • Viktoria Mozgacheva, Deputy Mayor of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan • Konstantin Georgieski, Mayor of Ohrid, Republic North Macedonia • Conxita Marsol Riart, Mayor of Andorra la Vella, Andorra • Peter Danielsson, Mayor of Helsingborg, Sweden • Hazel Chu, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland • Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, Albania • Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor of Athens, Greece • Hayk Marutyan, Mayor of Yerevan, Armenia • Maia Bitadze, Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi, Georgia • Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Israel • Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine • Jahongir Ortiqkhojaev, Mayor of Tashkent, Uzbekistan • Zdeněk Hřib, Mayor of Prague, Czech Republic • Nina Abrahamczik, Vienna City Council, Austria • Martin Horn, Mayor of Freiburg, Germany • Morten Wolden, Chief Executive of Trondheim, Norway • Marcin Krupa, Mayor of Katowice, Poland • Kishwar Shamirov, Mayor of Khorog, Tajikistan • Carlos Carreiras, Mayor of Cascais, Portugal • Tomaso Rossini, Captain of the Castle, San Marino • Zoran Radojičić, Mayor of Belgrade, Serbia • Lucia Štasselová, Deputy Mayor of Bratislava, Slovakia • Gregor Macedoni, Mayor of Novo mesto, Slovenia • Alec von Graffenried, Mayor of Berne, Switzerland • Dagur B. Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavík, Iceland • Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, United Kingdom • Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan, Russian Federation • Ion Ceban, Mayor of Chișinău, Moldova • Andres Jaadla, Vice Mayor of Rakvere, Estonia • Pierre Hurmic, Mayor of Bordeaux, France • Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA • Lisa Helps, Mayor of Victoria, Canada

22 Sep 2020 Hankook Technoplex in Pangyo, South Korea photo : TIME OF BLUE Hankook Technoplex in Pangyo Building on the successful partnership developed during the Hankook Technodome project – the company’s integrated R&D centre in Daejeon – Foster + Partners has designed Hankook’s new headquarters in Pangyo, on the outskirts of Seoul.

17 Sep 2020 Apple Marina Bay Sands, Singapore photograph : Finbarr Fallon Apple Marina Bay Sands Singapore A new distinctive 30-metre-diameter structure is a fully glazed dome with a black glass base, complementing the sister pavilions through its scale and materiality.

11 Sep 2020 Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre, Cairo, Egypt image courtesy of architecture office Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre Construction has started on the newest outpost of the Aswan Heart Centre founded by renowned Egyptian surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub and provides free state-of-the-art treatment for the people of Egypt and beyond, in particular those in sub-Saharan Africa.

12 Aug 2020 Apple Central World, Ratchaprasong, Bangkok, Thailand, South East Asia Design: Foster + Partners with Architects 49 Ltd. photo © Apple Apple Central World Bangkok Store Apple Central World in Bangkok welcomed its first visitors. Located in one of the city’s iconic urban centers, the new store establishes a quiet sculptural presence at the heart of the bustling Central World Square on the intersection of Rama I and Ratchadamri roads.

6 Aug 2020 Pitt Street OSD and metro station, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia image © Foster + Partners Pitt Street Over Station Development Sydney Designs for a mixed-use over station development at the heart of Sydney have been revealed. The new 39-storey premium office building on the corner of Park and Pitt streets will create a vibrant mixed-use hub offering flexible office space with an elevated lobby and retail plaza in the heart of Sydney’s retail, dining and entertainment precinct.

3 Aug 2020 Apple Sanlitun, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China image courtesy of architects Apple Sanlitun The design is the result of a close collaboration between Apple’s teams and the integrated engineering and design teams at Foster + Partners.

27 May 2020 Foster + Partners’ machine-cut visor obtains CE Certification

The all-purpose face visor designed by Foster + Partners for medical professionals has now received full CE Certification. We have updated our free open source data accordingly and this raises our hopes that more companies will investigate and adopt this type of design and method of manufacture.

29 Apr 2020 Plus: The new Journal of Foster + Partners launched

Plus – a new journal from Foster + Partners – was launched today as a ‘digital-first’ publication on fosterandpartners.com. Every month, new articles will be added, showcasing both the in-depth research and the broad array of the firm’s interdisciplinary collaboration within the practice and pertinent issues affecting the world around us from independent writers.

It provides a forum for non-traditional stories and case studies on the innovation and processes that reinforce the diverse projects in the practice, as well as a platform for industry experts and more. The articles will offer insights into ideas that underpin our work, creating connections between projects and the wider issues that affect the built environment today.

The inaugural features include an exploration of the practice’s work with metal 3D-printing in ‘A Journey to Digital Manufacture’; ‘Structure of Support’ – an in depth discussion on the structural design and of Maggie’s Manchester, examining the close relationship between architecture and engineering, coupled with the vital supporting role the centre plays; and ‘Biophilia in Design’, developing a greater understanding on the importance of this aspect of environmental design.

Future articles will explore the development of SandBOX, a conceptual design system created by researchers and analysts at the practice; an anthropological investigation into the importance of public space in Chinese city life; and a study of spatial configuration and staff movement in healthcare.

8 Jan 2020 Alibaba’s new HQ, Shanghai, China image © Foster + Partners Alibaba Shanghai HQ Building by Foster + Partners The architectural firm win the ompetition to design the new headquarters for the Chinese ecommerce giant. The HQ is set to showcase the Chinese company’s unique working culture to the public.

6 Dec 2019 COP25: Foster + Partners launches its sustainability manifesto

Foster + Partners has launched its sustainability manifesto, revealing its methodology for greener projects and demonstrating the practice’s ongoing commitment towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. Outlining a holistic sustainable approach, this methodology enables the measurement of embodied and operational carbon in each project.

Over the last five years, drawing on the practice’s experience, expertise and in collaboration with others, Foster + Partners has created a unique system that can effectively determine carbon emissions at every project stage. This process gives greater insight into the different aspects that affect the environmental impact of a project and provides tools to mitigate and lower their carbon content.

As part of the COP25, the practice has been invited to present this methodology and tools by UNFCCC, UN Environment and the European Commission at their respective events in Madrid. It is also represented at the UK Pavilion demonstrating sustainable and green innovations at the event.

Applying the manifesto’s principles to its own operations, Foster + Partners has been purchasing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources for the past three years. In addition to this, the practice is also fully offsetting its annual global carbon emissions associated with transport (airline and vehicular), as well as those associated with heating and waste from its London campus.

Download the Foster + Partners Sustainability Manifesto 2019.

Oct 24, 2019 Comcast Technology Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA photography © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Comcast Technology Center Building Located next to the existing Comcast Center, the Comcast Technology Center rises 1,121 feet (341 meters) as the city’s tallest building. The Comcast Technology Center is vertically stepped, with loft-like work spaces and state-of-the-art television studios for NBC10 and Telemundo62, with a 12-story Four Seasons Hotel above.

28 Sep 2019 Le Dôme Winery, Saint-Émillion, Bordeaux, France Le Dôme Winery in Saint-Émillion, Bordeaux Foster + Partners’ designs for the new Le Dôme winery in Saint-Émillion have been unveiled. Nestled in the rolling hills of Bordeaux, the design of the new building aims to blend seamlessly with the landscape.

25 Sep 2019 Gabriela Hearst, London, England, UK photography : Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Gabriela Hearst London Store Gabriela Hearst, the sustainable global fashion brand with an uncompromising commitment to the environment, has opened its first London outpost, designed by Foster + Partners.

Foster + Partners News 2018

Dec 12, 2018 425 Park Avenue, Manhattan, NYC, USA 425 Park Avenue Building News Topping Out news: the tower’s form is a pure expression of its function. The building is divided vertically into three distinct volumes: a seven-storey base, knitted to the urban grain at street level; a recessed central section; and a slender formation of premium floors at the top.

12 Dec 2018 The Tulip City, city of London, England, UK image Courtesy Foster + Partners, Architects The Tulip City of London Building A planning application has been submitted by this celebrated British architecture office to the City of London Corporation for a new public cultural attraction which would be sited next to 30 St Mary Axe.

Jul 5, 2018 Norman Foster Wins Prestigious American Prize for Design The Architect of the World’s Most Iconic Works of Contemporary Architecture as the new $5 Billion Apple ‘Spaceship’ Headquarters, the famed ‘Gherkin Building’ in London, and the British Museum’s Great Court is Honored for His Achievements in the Field of Industrial Design. Norman Foster Wins American Prize for Design 2018

2 Jul 2018 Apple Cotai Central, Macau, China Architects: Foster + Partners photograph © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Apple Cotai Central by Foster + Partners Apple Cotai Central offers a calm complement to the buzz and excitement of Macau, responding to the desire for an inviting, contemplative space, where technology, entertainment and arts come together to make a positive contribution to the city.

30 Jun 2018 Bloomberg London Shortlisted at World Architecture Festival 2018 Awards

Bloomberg European Headquarters in London is one of 536 shortlisted entries across 81 countries: photograph © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners World Architecture Festival Awards 2018 Shortlist

22 Jun 2018 50 Scollard Apartments, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Architects: Foster + Partners image courtesy of architecture office 50 Scollard Apartments Toronto A unique amalgam of community-based amenities, heritage restoration, high-end luxury residences, and public green space, 50 Scollard lays the foundation for a rich social anchor within a vibrant district in downtown Toronto.

20 Jun 2018 Axis Madrid – Plaza Colón Building Refurbishment, Madrid, Spain image Courtesy architecture office Axis Madrid The comprehensive refurbishment of the Plaza Colón building, at one of the most major intersections in the city, the project seeks to completely transform and revitalise the existing structure to create a new iconic landmark that reflects the prestige and importance of the site.

9 May 2018 DJI’s new HQ, Shenzhen, China Architects: Foster + Partners image : Foster + Partners DJI HQ Building Vision unveiled for the new headquarters for DJI, the world leading robotics company, currently under construction in Shenzhen.

1 May 2018 DP World Cargospeed, Dubai, UAE image Courtesy architecture office DP World Cargospeed Dubai Building Foster + Partners has created a video that describes a vision for the future of high-speed transportation. DP World Cargospeed, a collaboration of cargo giant DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One aims to create an infrastructural network that forms a fundamental part of a new ecosystem, in which urban centers, rural landscapes, people & nature are all interconnected. This is a unique project with far-reaching global implications that could have its first step based in Dubai.

29 Mar 2018 Vatican Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Italy image courtesy of architects Vatican Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale Foster + Partners, in partnership with Tecno, will build one of the chapels located in a wooded area at one end of the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore.

25 Mar 2018 Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK photograph ® Nigel Young – Foster + Partners Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Building by Foster + Partners Opened in 1978, the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts was the practice’s first cultural project, and one that embraced several themes that have remained at the core of our unique design approach – a strong belief in the integration of architecture and engineering, a commitment to low-energy, sustainable design, and a never-ending drive towards innovation.

19 Feb 2018 The Murray, 22 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong, China image courtesy of architects Murray Hotel Hong Kong The Murray Hotel, re-imagined and designed by Foster + Partners, officially marked its completion at a plaque unveiling ceremony in Hong Kong officiated by guest-of-honour, Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the HKSAR along with Mr. Peter Woo, Chairman of Wheelock Holdings Pte Ltd. The Murray, converted from the previously known Murray Building, is one of several historic landmarks under the Conserving Central Initiative Project to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the HKSAR.

24 Nov 2017 Marseille Airport Building Extension, France image courtesy of architects Marseille Airport Building Extension The competition winning entry for the new Marseille Airport extension was revealed today at a grand ceremony in the presence of JC Gaudin, Mayor of Marseille; Renaud Muselier, President of the region; Martine Vassal, President of the Departmental Council; JL Chauvin, President of the Chamber of Commerce, and several other dignitaries.

17 Nov 2017 Ocean Terminal Extension, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China photo © Foster + Partners Ocean Terminal Extension in Hong Kong A new gateway for thousands of international cruise liner passengers, the extension to the Ocean Terminal in Harbour City, Hong Kong has opened. With stunning new outdoor spaces for dining and leisure capitalising on the unmatched panoramic views of the harbour, this new expansion creates a new landmark for Hong Kong.

6 Nov 2017 Ashburnham Primary School Playground, West London, England, UK photograph : Aaron Hargreaves / Foster + Partners Ashburnham Primary School Playground London The opening of the new children’s playground at Ashburnham Community School in West London was met with shrieks of delight, as the children got a first taste of the recently transformed school grounds.

25 Oct 2017 Bloomberg European Headquarters, Bloomberg Place, London, EC4, England photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Bloomberg European Headquarters in London The new European headquarters of Bloomberg LP has been launched at an event hosted by its founder Michael R. Bloomberg, in the company of Lord Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners and Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. Located between the Bank of England and St Paul’s Cathedral, the building responds to its historic context, yet is uniquely of its place and time. It is a true exemplar of sustainable development, with a BREEAM Outstanding rating – the highest design-stage score ever achieved by any major office development.

Aug 10, 2017 Apple Retail Store, Carnegie Library, Washington DC image Courtesy of architects Carnegie Library Apple Store Design This interesting project aims to renew the Carnegie Library building as a retail and education facility.

5 Aug 2017 Oceanwide Center Building, Transbay Area, San Francisco, California, USA images courtesy of Foster + Partners Oceanwide Center San Francisco Building The Oceanwide Center buildings comprises two high-rise towers, along with new public spaces and pedestrian links through downtown. The two buildings provide 1.35 million square feet of office space and 650,000 square feet of residential units.

2 Aug 2017 Foster + Partners to Re-purpose Bee’ah Landfill in UAE Foster + Partners is transforming the landfill site of Bee’ah, the leading sustainable waste management company in the Middle East, located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The city is expected to reach its goal of zero landfill waste by 2020, and once it does, the current landfill will no longer be of use. Foster + Partners is redeveloping the site with a sustainable masterplan that reflects Bee’ah’s “vision of a world where clean energy is generated sustainability and utilized both sparingly and efficiently,” according to the British architectural firm. The site is located next to the yet-to-be-completed Bee’ah headquarters, a sustainable, renewable-energy powered complex designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Link: https://ift.tt/2tpchCn

11 Jul 2017 International shortlist revealed for architects to design landmark Centre for Music in London DS+R are shortlisted to develop a concept design for a new concert hall in the City of London. The Barbican Centre, London Symphony Orchestra and Guildhall School of Music & Drama are leading the competition, backed by £2.5million in funding from the City of London Corporation: Centre for Music London Competition

21 Jun, 2017 Bloomberg’s New European Headquarters, City of London, UK image © ChopsMoxie/Foster + Partners Bloomberg’s New European Headquarters Building Opening this autumn, Bloomberg’s new European headquarters in the heart of the City of London is the first wholly owned, designed and constructed Bloomberg building globally. Conceived in collaboration with Foster + Partners, it reflects founder Mike Bloomberg’s long-held belief that workspaces should foster collaboration, innovation and productivity.

Circular Quay Tower, Sydney, NSW, Australia

19/06/2017 – Foster + Partners wins design competition for Circular Quay Tower, Sydney

Foster + Partners has been selected as the winners of an international competition to design a new office tower for Sydney’s Circular Quay, close to the city’s harbor and iconic Opera House. Located between George and Pitt streets, the tower will serve as a centerpiece of the urban district’s reinvigorated masterplan, featuring a scheme characterized by its array of pedestrian pathways that cross through the site at multiple levels. The laneways will be lined with retail shops, cafes and bars.

“We wanted Circular Quay Tower and its surroundings to be of its place, taking advantage of its topography and unique location near Sydney Harbour,” said design team leader Gerard Evenden, Head of Studio and Senior Executive Partner at Foster + Partner. “The tower will form the centrepiece of an urban regeneration precinct that will reshape the northern end of the CBD into a vibrant community contributing to Sydney’s status as a global city.”

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The tower will feature an innovative façade made up of a series of external cross-brace members that put the building’s structural engineering and load-tracing on display. On the south elevation, three bays of transparent elevators will be book-ended by the building’s concrete cores, animating the façade and articulating the structure’s vertical elements. By offsetting the core to one side and pushing the structure to the exterior, the interior floor plan can remain open, allowing for flexible arrangements for future tenants.

May 5, 2017 University of Pennsylvania Hospital Pavilion, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA image from architects University of Pennsylvania Hospital Pavilion Building by Foster + Partners The University of Pennsylvania announced the groundbreaking for the construction of a new hospital on Penn Medicine’s West Philadelphia campus designed by Foster + Partners as part of PennFirst, an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) team.

25 Feb 2017 National Bank of Kuwait Building, Kuwait City photo © Adrian Welch National Bank of Kuwait Tower Located on a prominent site, the 300-m-high headquarters tower for the National Bank of Kuwait will have a distinctive presence among the high-rise buildings of Sharq, the city’s growing financial district.

31 Jan 2017 Jabal Omar Hotel Development, Mecca, Saudi Arabia image courtesy architects Jabal Omar Development in Mecca Foster + Partners’ competition winning scheme for a new luxury hotel and serviced apartments in the heart of Makkah has been revealed. Inspired by traditional Arab architecture, it’s design reinterprets the traditional dense building clusters, creating a new contemporary vernacular that respects its sacred location.

18 Jan 2017 Andhra Pradesh Capital Competition, India Foster + Partners has won an international competition for a new £500 m capital for the state of Andhra Pradesh in south-eastern India, reports the Architects’ Journal.

The architecture studio, working in partnership with Mumbai architect Hafeez Contractor, was chosen for the prestigious commission ahead of an undisclosed shortlist of international firms last month.

Planned to complete in 2022, the project will create a new municipal capital for India’s eighth largest state, which lost its former capital, Hyderabad, to the newly formed state of Telangana two years ago.

The 365ha masterplan will deliver a new civic core for the planned 200km2 settlement on the southern banks of the Krishna river, known as Amaravati.

16 Jan 2017 The RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship 2017 launched Applications are invited from schools of architecture around the world directly by the RIBA to put forward one applicant each. Entries will be assessed by a panel of judges which will include Lord Foster and RIBA President Jane Duncan: RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship

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Overview of the Practice

Lord Foster runs one of the most celebrated architect offices in the world of the last century. Not only prolific, the architects practice has consistently pushed boundaries, especially in terms of materials and technology, but also of form and building envelope.

Norman was born in Manchester in 1935. Having moved to London, and worked in Team 4, he established Foster Associates in 1967. This continued the Hi-Tec (or High-Tech) style of Team 4 with influences from Archigram. Prefabrication and modular design were clear goals with a passion for good detailing.

One of Norman Foster’s key early works was the Willis Faber Dumas building (1974) in southern England. It eschewed traditional wet trades for the facade and compartmentalised space within. This design, along with the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at UEA and the former Renault Distribution Centre, celebrated technology and notions of flexibility in architecture.

Related architects at this time (early 1980s) included Nicholas Grimshaw, Richard Rogers and Michael Hopkins. In fact, this reaction to the doctrines of Modern architects Corb and Mies can be traced back to the late 1960s, for example Norman Foster’s Reliance Controls Electronics Factory (1967).

During the Postmodern years the Foster + Partners style became a little more colourful but never strayed from technological rigour. In the 21st century – with new computer technology – forms have become more flowing, for example Beijing airport and the Swiss Re Building.

Over the years a stunning array of buildings and bridges has emerged from the Foster + Partners architects office. We selected the key designs by the practice, in chronological order below.

Major Buildings by Foster + Partners

Willis Faber & Dumas Headquarters, Ipswich, England (1974) Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, England (1977) Renault Distribution Centre, Swindon, England (1982) Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong (1986) Stansted Airport Building, England (1991) Carré d’Art, Nîmes, France (1993) Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong (1998) Reichstag Building, Berlin, Germany (1999) British Museum Great Court, London, England (2001) 30 St Mary Axe – aka Swiss Re Building, London, England (2004) Millau Viaduct, France (2004)

Comments on the selection welcome. These Foster + Partners designs aren’t selected simply due to their fame – we’ve excluded London City Hall and the Millennium Bridge for example – but because each design signified a strong creative achievement.

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Luz (2018)

The possession movie is a path so often walked it’s been worn down to the bedrock. We have our flagship films that will long stand the test of time, and then we have the run of the mill, thrown together movie that comes along so often it’s destined to be forgotten once the next one comes around. For this reason, when a movie cuts out a new path that is so haunting, so beautifully shot, and executed in such a creative an imaginative way, it begs to be watched again and again. Written and directed by Tilman Singer, 2018’s Luz is one such film.

The film follows Luz Carrara, a Chilean taxi driver now living and working in Germany. The opening scene sees her arriving at a police station after a mysterious accident, then Luz’s backstory is revealed when an old classmate of hers, Nora Vanderkurt, meets a psychiatrist, Dr. Rossini, who works consults with the police. While attending an all girls catholic school, Luz’s interest in the occult results in the suicide of a pregnant classmate, a mysterious illness plaguing a number of students and finally Luz’s expulsion from the school. It’s her recent interaction with Nora that has brought her into the police station and Dr. Rossini is now there to put the pieces together through hypnosis.

Director Tilman Singer helms a love letter to 80s Italian horror, shooting on 16mm film and filling frames with grain and hair in every shot. Cinematographer Paul Faltz does a magnificent job of recreating the look of those iconic films, while still allowing Singer’s film to look and feel all his own. The film has a washed out, unsaturated color palette that still manages to punch through the screen beautifully. Not to be forgotten is the score by Simon Waskow, pulsing with deep 80s synth and pads that float over each scene. The combination of visual and audio are a powerful one, though their subtlety helps to separate the film from the overly saturated market of nostalgia obsessed horror films and in your face retro wave soundtracks.

The interrogation scene is one of the most creative and captivating scenes in the film. We watch as Dr. Rossini, or an entity posing as the Doctor, asks Luz to talk them through the events of the previous night. It isn’t until Luz is under hypnosis that we realize the chairs are set up to emulate the seating inside a taxi, and the microphone stand doubles as a stand for a rear view mirror. We then watch as Luz pantomimes lighting a cigarette, only for a cigarette to eventually appear between her fingers. I watched this scene multiples times out of the joy I felt watching something so original and so effective! The lines between what we are lead to believe is real and the actual reality of it all are constantly blurred in this film and it’s great to see someone take their artistic freedom and just run with it through and through.

Luz is an incredibly contained film, with only 3 major sets and some really creative methods of taking us to new locations without ever leaving the room. Clocking in at only 70 minutes, the film is also paced slowly to help build up tension and dread. Shots linger and carry you into a frame, while sometimes the camera shacks up in one spot and forces you to watch the action play out at its own pace. There are moments where something so simple as characters carefully passing by one another just sends shivers down your spine. The magic is in the execution.

Jan Bluthardt (Rossini) is amazing in all 70 minutes of this film, his presence filling up the screen every minute he’s in a shot. That being said, the real star of the film is Luana Velis. Her portrayal of Luz is both haunting and painfully human. She manages to not only transcend the barrier of language (she speaks no less than 3 different languages in her time on screen) but she manages to take us along with her on a trip through time and space. I feel that I can’t stress enough just how much of her character Velis manages to communicate to us in a runtime that’s is 20 minutes shy of our usual full length film. I look forward to seeing her in more projects in the coming years. Of course, acting is a major part of the equation, but the writing in this film is the soil these actors use to build a creative and exciting new path for horror.

The films ending mirrors the opening shot, but where the films opening draws you in out if curiosity, the ending sinks you into your seat, chills traveling down your spine. We get a sense that Luz had to live life constantly looking over her shoulder, the shadows of her past refusing to leave her alone once they’ve been called forth. There is a repetition of phrases in the film, one of them a blasphemous prayer, another a means of hypnosis, and it’s curious how the film is bookended much in the same way. The questions “Is this how you want to live your life? Is this seriously what you want?” is asked again and again, and it feels like Luz speaking to herself, as well as that shadow asking if she wants to live in constant fear of being caught up with. The threatening tone and ominous nature of the question makes it one of my favorite elements in the film.

As I said, the possession film has been done time and time again, but Luz BEGS to be watched multiple times. Not out of a need for clarity, not out of a need for picking up on key points you may have missed, but simply because the hike to the climax is just that exciting! Though the story may not be original, the way in which it is crafted makes it stand out from the crowd. Singer has managed to give me a new favorite to rant about, and this is a film whose path I’m eager to share with friends and readers alike.

Rating: 5 Full Moons out of 5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

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Bad Elster/CVG. Die Wählerschaft hat entschieden und ein gewisser Prozentsatz wollte wohl mal „Blaumachen“ vom etablierten Politsystem. Einfache Antworten auf schwierige Fragen sind scheinbar einfach zu platzieren, dass hinterlässt aber neue Fragen. Die Demokratie ist eine Antwort, denn sie befördert den Diskurs. Die Zukunft sieht man aber nur, wenn man nach vorne blickt. Jetzt erst recht. Daher blicken wir zuerst einmal auch auf das tolle Kulturprogramm in Bad Elster. Hier daher unsere Tipps für die Woche vom 2. bis 8. Oktober, keine leichte Wahl:

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Der aus Chemnitz stammende Nachwuchspianist Ben Lepetit gastiert am Montag, den 2. Oktober um 19.30 Uhr in der Klavierreihe »Tastenzauber« im König Albert Theater Bad Elster. Unter dem Titel »Kinderszenen« interpretiert der Pianist der nächsten Generation eine Auswahl an Werken von Bach über Chopin bis hin zu Tschaikowsky. Anlässlich der Chursächsischen Festspiele freut sich Bad Elster auf einen ganz jungen »Quell« klassischer Musik: Vorhang auf für Ben! Der 10-jährige Nachwuchspianist aus Chemnitz ist nicht erst seit seinem Fernsehauftritt in der ARD-Sendung »Klein gegen Groß« mit Kai Pflaume als beeindruckender junger Musiker bekannt. An der Musikhochschule Weimar ist er mittlerweile Jungstudent bei Prof. Grigory Gruzman. Bei seinem farbenreichen und sprudelnden Recital wird er auf dem klangvollen Steinway-Flügel eine passende Auswahl berühmter Werke von Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Tschaikowsky und Bartók interpretieren und damit quasi eindrucksvoll Carl Czerny‘s »Kunst der Fingerfertigkeit« unter Beweis stellen!

FEIERTAGSTIPP:

Am Dienstag, den 3. Oktober beendet das feierliche Symphoniekonzert »Brahms & Böhmen« im König Albert Theater um 19.00 Uhr die 17. Chursächsischen Festspiele in Bad Elster. Gleichzeitig setzt dieser musikalische Höhepunkt am 27. Jahrestag der Deutschen Einheit den Schlusspunkt unter das Kulturfestival des 22. Chursächsischen Sommers in der europäischen Bäderregion. Im Zuge dieses großen Festkonzerts gastieren die Hofer Symphoniker erstmals im König Albert Theater im Klangverbund mit der Chursächsischen Philharmonie Bad Elster unter der Gesamtleitung von GMD Florian Merz. Auf dem Programm stehen mit zum würdigen Festspielausklang Brahms 2. Symphonie und Dvořák’s Cellokonzert mit dem Solist des Abends,  Ehrenkünstler Peter Bruns. Dvořák Cellokonzert entstand 1895 in den USA. Im gleichen Jahr soll Johannes Brahms nach Studium der Partitur ausgerufen haben: »Warum habe ich nicht gewusst, dass man ein Cellokonzert wie dieses schreiben kann? Hätte ich es gewusst, hätte ich schon vor langer Zeit eines geschrieben!«. Das Konzert wurde dann am 19. März 1896 in London uraufgeführt. Mit der zweiten Symphonie von Johannes Brahms erklingt danach die wohl populärste Symphonie des Komponisten, die vor allem durch die freundlichen und „sonnigen“ Klangfarben eine Sonderstellung im Gesamtwerk einnimmt.

Am Mittwoch, den 4. Oktober laden Nina und Thomas W. Mücke um 19.30 Uhr zu einer Reise nach Norwegen ein. Das besondere an diesen Vorträgen im Königlichen Kurhaus sind dabei die musikalischen Einlagen des studierten Opernsängers, die die Harmonie der bereisten Region vortrefflich beschreiben.

Die beeindruckende Dia-Ton-Show zeigt die raue und wunderschöne Natur des Landes. Das Publikum wird mitgenommen zu den längsten und tiefsten Fjorden der Welt und wandert auf den höchsten Berg Norwegens, reist mit dem Schiff auf der Hurtigroute über dem Polarkreis auf die Lofoten und bekommt den Eindruck frei über das ewige Eis zu fliegen. Deutschland ist rund 1000 Kilometer von Norwegen entfernt, doch während der Vorführung verspürt der Zuschauer eine ungeahnte Nähe zu diesem Land. Und egal wo man sich befindet, man wird von der Kultur dieser skandinavischen Schönheit erfasst!

Am Freitag, den 6. Oktober präsentiert Dirk Michaelis im Trio um 19.30 Uhr sein neues Bühnenprogramm im König Albert Theater Bad Elster. Dirk Michaelis live zu erleben ist ein Konzerterlebnis ganz besonderer Art. Durch seine charismatische Ausstrahlung, seinen Charme und höchste Professionalität schafft es der Künstler scheinbar mühelos, sein Publikum zu begeistern. Mit großem Selbstvertrauen und exzellentem Entertainment zeigt Dirk Michaelis auf, dass für ihn Unterhaltung in erster Linie mit Haltung zu tun hat. Seine Texte sprechen Herz und Hirn gleichermaßen an, wie das soziale Gewissen. Jedes Konzert zeigt Dirk Michaelis als gefühlvollen Komponisten und brillanten Sänger, welcher die deutschsprachige Musikszene bereichert. Mit »Als ich fortging«, dem schöntraurigsten Kuschelsong Deutschlands, schrieb der ehemalige Karussellsänger wohl seinen unsterblichsten Hit. Auf seiner aktuellen Tour bedankt er sich bei seinem treuem Publikum mit Liedern aus aller Welt: Sting, Cindy Lauper, Snow Patrol, Tracy Chapman, U2, Tanita Tikaram u.v.a. gestatteten ihm, ihre Hits ins Deutsche zu übertragen und so zu seinen zu machen. Dabei wird geseufzt & gerockt & gejammt – Immer im Augenblick des Songs – Vorhang auf!

TIPP DER WOCHE:

Am Sonnabend, den 7. Oktober öffnet das König Albert Theater um 19.30 Uhr den Vorhang für die Premiere des »Zorro« Musicals von John Cameron. Es tanzen, singen und musizieren Solisten der Landesbühnen Sachsen in einer Inszenierung von Manuel Schöbel und unter der musikalischen Gesamtleitung von Jan Michael Horstmann. Die berühmte amerikanische Mantel- und Degen-Geschichte nach dem Roman von Isabel Allende startete seit ihrer ersten Verfilmung 1920 einen Siegeszug. Zwei Brüder werden zu erbitterten Feinden: Diego, der Jüngere, soll seinem Vater als Bürgermeister ins Amt folgen und wird deshalb zur Ausbildung nach Barcelona geschickt. Der ältere Bruder Ramon allerdings versteckt den Vater im Gefängnis, erklärt ihn für tot und reißt die Macht brutal an sich. Dass sich Diego bald nach seiner Rückkehr in einen rächenden Zorro verwandeln wird, kann Luisa nicht ahnen, als sie ihn musizierend durch die Straßen ziehen sieht …

Am Sonntag, den 8. Oktober öffnet sich im König Albert Theater um 15.00 Uhr der Vorhang für ein neues musikalisches Theaterprojekt zu Ehren von Julius Mosen als Benefizveranstaltung zugunsten der Telefonseelsorge Vogtland. Am 10. Oktober 2017 jährt sich der Todestag des berühmten Dichters Julius Mosen zum 150. Mal. Aus diesem Grund ehren Rolf Bach und die Obervogtländische Lyrik Combo aus Adorf den gebürtigen Vogtländer mit einer Weltpremiere aus Rock, Lyrik und Theater. Kann man die Lyrik eines Mosen in das Jetzt transportieren? Ja man kann, und wie! Der Schauspieler Rolf Bach aus Adorf/V. hat sich seit einigen Jahren der Vergegenwärtigung der Lyrik des Julius Mosens verschrieben. In einer freien Zusammenarbeit verschiedener Musiker aus dem Oberen Vogtland entstand nun im Julius-Mosen-Jahr 2017 die Idee, seine zeitlose Poesie auch als moderne und kraftvolle Theaterkunst musikalisch in Szene zu setzen. Das Ergebnis ist eine spannende, intensive Reise durch Mosens Welt der Dichtkunst im Spektrum verschiedenster Stile und Ausdrucksformen. Von verträumt sphärisch bis treibend rockend. Im Zentrum immer die Sprachkunst des Dichters, verpackt in Gedichten, Songs, märchenhaften Vertonungen und lyrischer Bühnenkunst. Musik & Poesie 4.0 für einen guten Zweck – aus dem Herzen und der Heimat Julius Mosens… Mittlerweile ist diese Benefizveranstaltung zugunsten der Telefonseelsorge Vogtland zu einer beliebten und auch wichtigen Tradition geworden. Jedes Jahr unterstützen im König Albert Theater Bad Elster Prominente und Künstler diese wichtige vogtländische Institution.

Abgerundet wird das Festspielprogramm in der Kultur- und Festspielstadt Bad Elster mit verschiedenen Kammermusikprogrammen von Ensembles der Chursächsischen Philharmonie und Folklore-Konzerten mit Orchestern der Musikregion Vogtland. Die Veranstaltungen können selbstverständlich jederzeit mit Rahmenprogrammen aus Erholung & Kulinarium kombiniert werden. Tickets & Infos: Touristinformation Bad Elster | 037437 /53 900 | www.badelster.de

VORSCHAU BAD ELSTER:

Di 10.10. | 19.30 Uhr | Theatercafé

THEATERCLUB

FLEMMING BORBY Indie-Folk-Pop (Dänemark)

Fr 13.10. | 19.30 Uhr | König Albert Theater

»LA CENERENTOLA«

Märchenoper von Gioacchino Rossini

Sa 14.10. | 19.30 Uhr | König Albert Theater

»HOLLYWOOD IN CONCERT«

Große »Movicalshow« aus Tanz, Gesang & Entertainment

So 15.10. | 19.00 Uhr | König Albert Theater

ULRIKE FOLKERTS & CLEMENS VON RAMIN: »Die Blechtrommel«

Konzertlesung zum 90. Geburtstag von Günter Grass

Quelle: Chursächsische Veranstaltungs GmbH

Symphonie, Rockchansons, Musical- & Weltpremiere! Bad Elster/CVG. Die Wählerschaft hat entschieden und ein gewisser Prozentsatz wollte wohl mal „Blaumachen“ vom etablierten Politsystem.

#Bad Elster #Chursächsische Veranstaltungs GmbH #Deutschland #Germany #König Albert Theater #Sachsen #Saxony

[todayclassical]

August 14 in Music History

1675 Birth of composer Johann Georg Christian Storl.

1714 FP of Mouret: "Les Fêtes ou Le Triomphe de Thalie" opera/ballet, Paris.

1727 Death of English composer William Croft in Nether Ettington. 

1738 Birth of composer Leopold Hofmann in Vienna. 

1763 Death of Italian violinist Giovanni Battista Somis.

1755 Death of French violinist Jean Baptiste Anet in Luneville.

1769 Birth of composer Friedrich Ludwig Dulon.

1804 Death of tenor George Mattocks. 

1810 Birth of English organist Samuel Sebastian Wesley, in London. 1814 FP of Rossini's opera Il Turco in Italia at La Scala in Milan.

1823 Birth of composer Karel Miry.

1865 Birth of French composer Paul Dupin in Roubaix.

1868 Birth of Italian composer Leone Sinigaglia. 

1869 Birth of Spanish bass José Mardones, in Fontecchia, Spain. 

1869 Birth of Finnish composer and conductor Edvard Armas Jarnefelt.

1870 Death of French soprano Josephine Fodor-Mainville.

1870 Birth of American composer Lucius Hosmer in South Acton, MA. 

1876 FP of Wagner's Ring Cycle with Die Walkure, at Bayreuth. 

1886 Birth of American soprano Mignon Nevada.

1892 Birth of Belgian soprano Emma Luart, in Brussels. 

1892 Birth of English composer Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji.

1893 Birth of composer Alfred Alessandrescu.

1899 Birth of composer Jaroslav Jeremias.

1900 Birth of composer Shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili.

1902 Birth of German opera composer Franz Konwitschny. 

1904 Birth of French baritone Martial Singher.

1910 Birth of French composer Pierre Schaffer in Nancy. 

1911 Birth of Dutch conductor and composer Jan Koetsier, in Amsterdam.

1913 Birth of tenor Ferrucio Tagliavini, in Reggio Emilia. 

1923 Birth of American composer William Flanagan in Detroit. 

1924 Birth of French conductor Georges Pretre in Waziers, France.

1934 Birth of tenor Horst Hiestermann, in Ballenstedt.

1934 Birth of Rumanian tenor Ion Buzea, in Cluj. 

1937 Birth of American composer, pianist, and conductor Brian Fennelly.

1938 Death of English composer and conductor Sir Landon Ronald.

1942 FP of Edmund Rubbra's Symphony No.4 in London.

1946 Birth of English composer Bjørn Kruse in London.

1948 Birth of American bass-baritone John Cheek.

1950 Birth of American composer Joseph Pehrson in Detroit, MI.

1951 Birth of American composer Philip Carlsen in Coulee Dam, WA.

1952 FP of Richard Strauss' opera Die Liebe der Danae produced posthumously at the Salzburg Festival.

1953 Birth of American composer James Horner in Los Angeles.

1953 Death of Hungarian baritone Friedrich Schorr. 

1954 FP of Malcolm Arnold's Harmonica Concerto. Larry Adler was soloist at a Proms Concert in London.

1960 Birth of Italian soprano Cecilia Gasdia, in Verona.

1961 Death of English tenor Heddle Nash. 

1961 Death of Italian composer Guido Alberto Fano in Tauriano, Udine, Italy. 

1961 FP of Henry Cowell's Scherzo from Air and Scherzo for saxophone. Sigurd Rascher was soloist at the Camp Kinhaven in Weston, VT. Composer also arranged it for saxophone and chamber orchestra.

1966 Birth of Japanese composer Michio Shirasawa in Tokyo.

1972 Death of American pianist Oscar Levant.

1974 Birth of Canadian composer and pianist Heather Schmidt.

1981 Death of German conductor Karl Böhm, in Salzburg. 

1987 Death of American composer Vincent Persichetti.

1994 Death of baritone Hubert Dilworth.

1996 Death of Rumanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache in Paris.

2004 FP of Lowell Liebermann's Trio No. 2 for Piano, Violin and Cello. 

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[portaldiario]

Iván López Reynoso, orgullo mexicano en la OSEM

Arcura ASD

La OSEM recibe la batuta de uno de los directores más jóvenes del país y quien cuenta con una gran carrera a nivel internacional, el maestro Iván López Reynoso, quien en agosto de 2014 realizó su debut internacional en el prestigiado Rossini Opera Festival en la ciudad de Pesaro, Italia, concertando la ópera “El viaje a Reims de Rossini”, convirtiéndose en el primer mexicano en dirigir en dicho festival.

Realizó sus estudios de violín con la maestra Gellya Dubrova, de piano con el maestro Alexander Pashkov, de canto con el maestro Héctor Sosa y de dirección de orquesta con el maestro Gonzalo Romeu, se tituló con mención honorífica de la Escuela de Música Vida y Movimiento. Además, ha tomado clases magistrales con los directores Alberto Zedda, Jean Paul Penin, Jan Latham-Koenig y Avi Ostrowsky.

En la Sala Felipe Villanueva, la Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México tocó bajo la batuta del Director López Reynoso. A las 20:00 horas se escuchó en la Sala una de las mejores piezas orquestales de Maurice Ravel en la que se pudieron apreciar los colores sinfónicos propios del impresionismo francés, obra que proviene de un ballet compuesto por el aclamado músico.  

La noche concluyó con la interpretación de la sinfonía de Richard Strauss, creación en la ciudad de los Alpes Bávaros en Alemania reconocido como “El impecable compositor y director de orquesta, cúspide de la tradición romántica alemana”. El memorable concierto se pudo apreciar varios elementos de la naturaleza que se relacionan con las montañas, puestas de sol, contemplación de una cascada y una poderosa tormenta.

Las próximas presentaciones de este gran número serán el viernes 12 de abril a las 20:00 horas en la misma sala; el domingo 14 a las 12:30 en el Centro Cultural Mexiquense Bicentenario de Texcoco. (Foto: Arcura ASD)

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