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Apollo and Daphne
The hunting horn resounds through the Helmut List Halle when Diana and her nymphs lie in ambush. Cupid has fired his arrows of love at Apollo, who now desires the nymph Daphne. To escape his advances, she lets herself be turned into a laurel tree (Lauro) - a magical moment of deep sadness in Fux's otherwise light-hearted baroque opera about love. Alfredo Bernardini and his ensemble Zefiro present a cascade of original sounds brimming with Italianità. A true «primo uomo» joins the exquisite ensemble of singers of the 2018 opera celebration: countertenor Raffaele Pé. The young singer from Lodi has a striking presence and he sings exquisitely - the audience is sure to be enchanted!
The Tales of Hoffmann - Oper Klosterneuburg
Hoffmann, poet and epitome of the hapless genius, awaits Stella, the prima donna and his latest sweetheart. Seduced by his muse into a fantasy world, he experiences a true bacchanalia between reality and dream, carried by sensually beguiling sounds: Olympia, the charming, fragile doll, the tender Antonia, who dies from her art and Giulietta, the beautiful, refined courtesan and thief of men's souls.
The Magic Flute - St. Margarethen Open Air Opera
Max Simonischek makes his opera debut as Papageno in this performance of Mozart's «Magic Flute». Husband and wife team Carolin Pienkos and Cornelius Obonya will also be directing their first performance on this impressive open-air stage in the former Roman quarry. The unique backdrop of the St. Margarethen quarry offers a spectacular yet magical backdrop for Mozart's parable on love and reason.
The Land of Smiles - Mörbisch Festival
Experience the touching love story between Lisa, a girl from Vienna, and the Chinese prince Sou-Chong who are governed by different cultures and social conventions. "The Land of Smiles" is perhaps the most impassioned of all the operettas and never fails to touch the hearts of every member of the audience. The romantic operetta is performed on the world's largest operetta stage against the breathtaking backdrop of Lake Neusiedl.
A Polish Wedding
A freedom fighter in disguise, his uncle with a dubious Bluebeard complex who is already planning his sixth wedding, to an even younger woman of course, a highly creative and strong minded neighbour, known as «wildcat» and just as feared, and guests ready to party all come together in this bold and witty operetta of trials and tribulations by Joseph Beer, to celebrate the wedding of the year, maybe even of the century. Joseph Beer's music moves between operetta and musical, between jazz, klezmer and waltz - high drama combined with touching romance. Sebastian Ritschel's production of this firework of an operetta is bringing its sparks to the Graz Opera for the first time.
The Csárdás Princess - Vienna Volksoper
Even over one hundred years after its first performance in 1915, this parade of hits from the Silver Age of operetta still has great appeal. Peter Lund, among other things known for his award-winning «Axel at Heaven's Gate», also performed at the Vienna Volksoper and distributed by ORF-Enterprise, staged the operetta: Sylva Varescu is a celebrated stage star. The nobleman Edwin von und zu Lippert-Weylersheim is desperately in love with her, but a nobleman must not get involved with a cabaret singer. Edwin's parents have already arranged an engagement with his cousin Stasi ...
Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto - St. Margarethen Open Air Opera
Since its world premiere in Venice 1851, the opera «Rigoletto» took the audience by storm until today. The story of court jester Rigoletto and his beloved daughter Gilda is as thrilling as a crime and as tragic as no other opera before. Guiseppe Verdi built a grotesque world in-between carnival, life and death. Through his masterpiece Verdi provides an insight into the causes of revenge, social exclusion and the construct of misinterpreted love and creates a drama that touches people's hearts and minds until today. Spanish soprano Elena Sancho Pereg as Gilda, Bariton Vladislav Sulimsky, Italian singer Davide Damiani, three star tenors Yosep Kang, Arthur Espiritu and Jesus Leon accompanied by the Philharmonia Chor Wien and the Slowenian Symphonic Orchestra, this opera creates an outstanding musical highlight in the picturesque open-air setting of the impressive «Ruffini Stage» at the St. Margarethen Quarry.
Guglielmo Tell
In summer 2016 one of the most famous overtures by Gioacchino Rossini was performed in Erl, Austria - that of his last opera, Guglielmo Tell (William Tell).
And since, as is well known, the Accademia di Montegral is also a bel canto academy, the entire opera and with it a multifaceted cosmos of musical highlights were also presented. From the five solo cellists at the start of the overture, and the famous galloping march, to the great prayer of thanksgiving at the end of the opera, not only does Rossini create a supposedly
Swiss panorama of nature and the free spirit of the titular hero, but also revolutionises the operatic genre itself. Rossini's «Tell» is the highpoint of the «Opera seria» and the starting point of an almost 100-year tradition of great romantic operas.
L'Elisir d'Amore - St. Margarethen Open Air
Gaëtano Donizetti's comic opera, «The Elixir of Love» is a tumultuous new production. The shy peasant, Nemorino falls in love with the flamboyant landowner Adina. But Adina only has eyes for the handsome Sergeant Belcore. That is until the travelling jack-of-all-trades, Dulcamara, arrives in town and the gullible Nemorino buys a love potion from him - which in reality is nothing more than a bottle of red wine. When Nemorino is prepared to put his life at risk just to get hold of more of the mysterious miracle potion, the tide turns: Adina's heart makes the arduous journey to peasant Nemorino.
Tosca - St. Margarethen Open Air
«Floria Tosca» is one of the signature roles of the versatile soprano Martina Serafin, whose beautiful voice has lately been heard in all the major opera houses around the world. Vocal quality of the highest level can be expected from the international singers hired by the new director of the opera, Maren Hofmeister. The musical director is Michael Güttler, the principal conductor of the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki. For the first time the orchestra of the State Opera of the Prague National Theatre will perform in St. Margarethen.
Don Giovanni
In 2011 »Don Giovanni" of W. A. Mozart was produced at the Ruffini Stage in the quarry of St. Margarethen for the first time.The production by Thilo Reinhardt showed sensory effects and dramatic views. The set designer Paul Zoller created an imposing frame for the story of Don Giovanni with his 1.003 women. Musical director Johannes Wildner led a top-class ensemble of singers with Josef Wagner (Don Giovanni), Cristina Baggio (Donna Elvira), Mandy Fredrich (Donna Anna) and Thorsten Grümbel (Leporello).
Aida - St. Margarethen Open Air
Love knows no bounds. It doesn't care about social status, regulations or laws. Love follows its own path. Also, if this leads into ruin as with the graceful Aida and Radames. Hollywood director Robert Dornhelm succeeded with his opulent staging of Verdi's masterpiece in showing opera stars like Kristin Lewis (Aida), Martin Muehle (Radames), Annunziata Vestri (Amneris) under the musical direction of Alfred Eschwé.
The Fairy Queen
By dropping the spoken scenes of the whole semi-opera and highlighting the ear-candy songs, fabulous dance scenes, clever effects and on stage-silliness of Purcell's work Harnoncourt father and son let the audience sit back and enjoy the memorable «masques» en suite. Taken on its own, the colourful series of scenes turns out to be a Baroque version of the «Everyman» play, where in a magical night a young couple encounters the heralds of nature. They remind the young persons of who they are, where they come from and where they are headed. And as you can see: The imagination knows no bounds in the realm of the Fairy Queen.
Inspired by Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner's drama "Attila, König der Hunnen" (1809), Giuseppe Verdi composed the enthralling score of his opera "Attila" : Verdi created rousing and immediately accessible choruses, arias and duets with expansive melodies for the bloodthirsty story of the battle between the heathen invaders and Christian Italy under the leadership of Rome. The work is bursting with energy and belongs unmistakably to Verdi's first successful period. The individual characters of the protagonists are less well defined but full of passion, a circumstance that elicited great enthusiasm when the work was first performed.
A recording from the Theater an der Wien, 2013.
The hero, Orlando, loses his mind thanks to his unrequited love for Angelica, the Queen of Cathay. Angelica is in love with Medoro, who has left the shepherdess, Dorinda, because of her. However, the master of events is a friend of Orlando, the magician, Zoroastro. Freed from his love delusion with his help, disappointed, Orlando turns away from love and back to combat and glory.
"Orlando" represents the end of an era, but at the same time constitutes an interesting new beginning in Handel's oeuvre, since the composer moved away dramatically and musically from established artistic traditions, by for example, reducing the da capo arias or breaking up their strict form.
A recording from the Theater an der Wien in the Vienna Chamber Opera, 2013.
Lucia di Lammermoor
The cycle of concertante opera performances in the Philharmonie in Gasteig reaches another peak with Gaetano Donizetti's masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor. In what is probably his most famous opera, the composer masters the clashing of high-grade pulsating passions confidently and with musical refinement. Italian opera had never been this venturous, never this attractive! Interpreting the mad scene in Lucia di Lammermoor has been a career highlight for every great soprano. Now, the exceptional singer Diana Damrau once again takes on the challenge of connecting vocal peak performance with dramatic vehemence. Her musical partner Joseph Calleja will ensure that there is plenty of vocal brilliance and an unforgettable bel canto experience. A dream cast for a legendary opera.
La cambiale di matrimonio (The Bill of Marriage)
This early «stroke of genius» of the young Gioacchino Rossini speaks as a prelude to other Rossini one-act operas and foreshadows what is to come in «The Swan of Pesaro's» later works: The European merchant Tobia Mill wants to marry off his daughter Fanny for a considerable sum to his American business partner Slook, but Fanny loves the poor young Edoardo. After a while turbulence dissolves into pleasure as Slook agrees to the marriage contract. A recording from the Theater an der Wien in the Vienna Chamber Opera, 2012.
La Straniera
It was on Feb 18th, 1968 when she made her debut as Rosina at the National Theater in Bratislava. Exactly 45 years later we are more than happy to present the great Edita Gruberova singing Bellinis rarely performed «La Straniera» at Vienna Musikverein! The performance with the same cast earned standing ovations at Philharmonie im Gasteig in 2012. «La Straniera» (The Stranger Woman) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a libretto by Felice Romani, based on L'étrangère (1825) by Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt. It was composed in the autumn of 1828 and premiered in February 1829 at La Scala in Milan.
Mörbisch Festival 2012 - The Bat
«The Bat» is probably the best known work of the golden era of operetta in Vienna. This year the great tenor Herbert Lippert is playing «Eisenstein», Alexandra Reinprecht (both Vienna State Opera) is singing «Rosalinde», Daniela Fally, the new shooting star at the Vienna State Opera is starring «Adele» and Daniel Serafin is singing «Dr. Falke». After 20 years of successful work, the renowned doyen of Mörbisch Festival, Harald Serafin says goodbye with his role as «Frank», the prison warden.
Bastien and Bastienne
A recording from the Vienna State Opera, Vienna 2006
With "Bastien and Bastienne" the twelve-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart created an enchanting, jovial tale of confusion in love, which foreshadowed his future mastery. The young shepherd, Bastien, falls in love with a rich mademoiselle from the city. His beloved, Bastienne, seeks advice and help from the "sorcerer", Colas, and as a result acts as if she does not want anything more to do with Bastien. The ruse works - and true love wins the day.
Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Wilhelm Weiskern, Johann H. F. Müller and Johann Andreas Schachtner
Orchestra: Orchestra of Vienna State Opera
Conducted by Jendrik Springer
Cast: John Dickie, Ileana Tonca, Johannes Wiedecke
The Granny in the Apple Tree
A recording from the Vienna State Opera, Vienna 2007
Andi and his brother Joerg are two completely normal boys who sometimes irritate both their mother and the neighbours with their games. However one day Andi discovers a game that uses his imagination - he invents a grandmother who sits in the apple tree in the garden and plots new adventures with him. Through the escapades that come about thanks to this new idea, he gets to know an older lady from the neighbourhood with whom he can really do things. Now he has two grandmas, the imaginary one in the apple tree and the real, new one from the neighbouring house.
Opera by Elisabeth Naske
Libretto by Theresita Colloredo
Orchestra: Orchestra of Vienna State Opera
Conducted by Jendrik Springer
Cast: Waltraud Winsauer, Michaela Selinger, Laura Tatulescu, Simina Ivan, Hans Peter Kammerer, Rey Alan Lacuin
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
A recording from the Vienna State Opera,Vienna 2005
The fairytales from The Thousand and One Nights are among the world's loveliest. One of the stories is about the Oriental youth, Aladdin, who finds a magic lamp with a genie trapped inside that helps him to overcome the forces of evil. Eventually Aladdin succeeds not only in winning the Sultan's beautiful daughter as his wife, but also in helping all of the people to health, happiness and contentment. The successful Italian composer, Nino Rota, writer of famous film music such as «Death on the Nile» and «The Godfather», composed this opera for the young and young at heart.
Opera by Nino Rota
Libretto by Vinci Verginelli
Orchestra: Orchestra of Vienna State Opera
Conducted by Jendrik Springer
Cast: Cosmin Ifrim, Adrian Eröd, In-Sung Sim, Ileana Tonca, Daniel Denschlag
Ring of the Nibelungs for Kids
A recording from the Vienna State Opera,Vienna 2007
In 2007 the European premiere of «Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs for children» took place in the children's tent on the roof of the Vienna State Opera. Based on Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, the Japanese composer Hirofumi Misawa created an appealing opus, which places its emphasis on a mixtureof heroic epic and comedy. His free adaptation of the German heroic saga in combination with elements of Wagner's grand oeuvre, evokes fascination and interest in the historical backgrounds of the old saga as well as in Wagner's fantastic music! Never before has the story of old Germanic gods and Heros been told in a lighter way, brilliantly underlined by Misawa's music! A delightful, educational entertainment for young and old.
Opera by Hirofumi Misawa, based on Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs
Libretto by Matthias von Stegmann
Orchestra: Orchestra of Vienna State Opera
Conducted by Jendrik Springer
Cast: Daniela Fally, Ildikó Raimondi, Herwig Pecoraro, Adrian Eröd, Janusz Monarcha,Teodora Gheorghiu, Sophie Marilley, Zoryana Kushpler, Christian Herden
The Marriage of Figaro
A recording from the Theater an der Wien, Vienna 2001
The 1786 première in Vienna's Burgtheater was personally directed by Mozart from his seat at the harpsichord. Its success was enormous at the time. Emperor Josef II had felt obliged to subject the libretto for the première to the censor, but the Vienna public was quite able to read between the lines.
Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Riccardo Muti
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Angelika Kirchschlager, Simon Keenlyside, Carlos Alvarez, Tatjana Lisnic, Melanie Diener
Directed by Michael Heltau
A recording from the Vienna State Opera, Vienna 2001
This was a production which was greatly acclaimed by the media at both the musical and the visual levels and which has already found its way into the international history of Nabucco performance.
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Temistocle Solera
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Fabio Luisi
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Leo Nucci, Maria Guleghina, Miro Dvorský, Giacomo Prestia, Marina Domashenko
Directed by Günter Krämer
Roméo and Juliet
A recording from the Vienna State Opera, Vienna 2001
«Roméo et Juliette» was Gounod's last great stage success. The Paris Universal Exhibition, which took place in the same year as the work was premiered - 1867 - contributed to the popularity of this opera beyond France's borders. The opera tells the story of Romeo and Juliet and their tragic end, which to a certain extent is a popular version of «Tristan and Isolde». The world premières of these two works took place only two years apart.
Opera by Charles Gounod
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michael Carré, based on «The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet» by William Shakespeare
Orchestra: Orchestra of Vienna State Opera
Conducted by Marcello Viotti
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Stefania Bonfadelli, Angelika Kirchschlager, Mihaela Ungureanu, Neil Shicoff, John Dickie, Michael Knapp, Adrian Erod
Directed by Jürgen Flimm
Pünktchen & Anton
A recording from the Vienna State Opera, Vienna 2010
Pünktchen lives with her wealthy parents in a large apartment. Unfortunately her busy parents have little time for their daughter. But Pünktchen has a good friend - Anton. He lives with his mother in miserable conditions. As a way of supplementing their housekeeping allowance, in the evenings he secretly sells shoelaces on the street. One evening, Pünktchen's parents catch their daughter begging alongside Anton on the street as she tries to help him...
Opera by Ivan Erod
Libretto by Thomas Hoft, based on the children's book by Erich Kästner
Orchestra: Orchestra of Vienna State Opera
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Daniele Fally, Roxana Constantinescu, Alexander Kaimbacher, Simina Ivan, Donna Ellen, Ildiko Raimondi
Directed by Matthias von Stegmann
The Magic Flute for Kids
A recording from the Vienna State Opera, Vienna 2003
The day after the «Opernball» the Vienna State Opera always invites pupils from Austrian schools to see and hear Mozart's «Magic Flute». The film shows the engagement of all protagonists, especially of conductor Seiji Ozawa, to bring this music closer to the children.
Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Seiji Ozawa
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Walter Fink, Arnold Bezuyen, Marlis Petersen, Genia Kuhmeier, Hans Peter Kammerer, Ileana Tonca, Herwig Pecoraro, Ioan Holender
Directed by Thomas Bogensberger
A recording from the Vienna State Opera, Vienna 2005
The sensational success of Manon at its premiere at the Opéra Comique in Paris in 1884 confirmed Jules Massenet's status as one of the outstanding French opera composers of the late 19th century. The opera was based on the novel «Die Leiden des jungen Werthers» («The Sorrows of Young Werther») by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published in 1774. It brought overnight fame to its young author, now generally acclaimed as Germany's greatest writer.
Opera by Jules Massenet
Libretto by Edouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Philippe Jordan
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Marcelo Alvarez, Elina Garana, Adrian Erod, Peter Jelosits, Markus Pelz
Directed by Andrei Serban
Turandot 2002
A recording from the Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 2002
Turandot has a unique place among Puccini's works because of its dramaturgical complexity, the intertwining of the exotic and the fairy-tale, of tragedy and comedy. At the heart of the opera is the psychological exploration of the eponymous character, who in her ambivalence of enchanting beauty and cruel nature differs from all of Puccini's earlier heroines.
Opera by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Valery Gergiev
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Gabriele Schnaut, Robert Tear, Paata Burchuladze, Johan Botha, Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Boaz Daniel, Vicente Ombuena, Steve Davislim
Directed by David Pountney
Così fan tutte 1983
A recording from Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 1983
According to statistics drawn up by the Salzburg Festival, Così fan tutte is the third most-frequently performed work at the festival after Le nozze di Figaro and The Magic Flute, knocking even the far more popular Don Giovanni into fourth place. Few other operas have had such a loyal following among Salzburg audiences.
Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Riccardo Muti
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Margaret Marshall, Ann Murray, James Morris, Francisco Araiza, Kathleen Battle, Seso Bruscantini
Directed by Michael Hampe
The Knight of the Rose 2003
A recording from Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 2003
Rarely in recent years has a Salzburg Festival production provoked such opposing views. The international critics in particular were simply unable to agree. Enthusiastic acceptance and open rejection both appeared to be expressed with the same unyielding conviction.
Opera by Richard Strauss
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Semyon Bychkov
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Adrianne Pieczonka, Franz Hawlata, Angelika Kirchschlager, Fran Grundheber, Miah Persson
Directed by Robert Carsen
The Abduction from the Seraglio 1967
A recording from Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 1967
The Magic Flute for Kids 1982
A recording from Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 1982
The Magic Flute 1964
A recording from the Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 1964
Kertész' interpretation of «The Magic Flute» differed greatly from that of his predecessors. Fluid tempi, a lithe and transparent sound and the great care of he took with instrumental colors gave this performance an unusually cheerful worldliness.
Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by István Kertész
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Walter Berry, Pilar Lorengar, Roberta Peters, Waldemar Kmentt, Walter Kreppel, Paul Schöffler, Renate Holm
Directed by Otto Schenk
The Marriage of Figaro 1966
A recording from Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 1966
The Marriage of Figaro 1963
A recording from the Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 1963
Karajan - The Knight of the Rose
A recording from the Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 1984.
Opera by Richard Strauss
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted and directed by Herbert von Karajan
Cast: Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Kurt Moll, Agnes Baltsa, Gottfried Hornik, Janet Perry, Wilma Lipp, Heinz Zednik, Helga Müller-Molinari
Manon Lescaut
A recording from the Vienna State Opera, Vienna 2005
«Manon Lescaut» was Giacomo Puccini's first great musical success. The opera was premiered in Turin in 1893 and performed in the German language for the first time in Vienna in 1908. With highly expressive cantilenas, Puccini tells of the fate of Manon, who is driven to a fatal ending by her longing for expansive luxury and true love.
A recording from Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt 2010
The debut performance of Koukourgi fell victim to the revolutionary reign of terror in Paris in 1792/93. Cherubini was forced to break off from composing the piece on the eve of the so-called September massacres when he was only halfway through the fi nale. The incomplete score was long believed to have been lost and was only rediscovered a few years ago in Krakow.
Heiko Cullmann, the musicologist and chief dramaturge at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt, has succeed in making the manuscript accessible to the public in a new version for the stage. If we think of his tragic opera, Medea, we think of Cherubini as an artist who excels at portraying wounded souls. With Koukourgi, however, he created music full of wit and spirit. During a period that offered little by way of enjoyment, he produced a feather-light score of almost unlimited richness of form. The libretto humorously blends irony, the magical and the historical, private yearnings and political utopias. The plot takes place in China in days of old. When Fohi the nobleman learns of the love affair between his adopted son, Amazan, and his natural daughter, Zulma, he banishes him. Fohi's castle is then seized by enemy tartar soldiers, although Zulma succeeds in fl eeing to the camp of the timid Commander Koukourgi. She asks him - of all people - to rescue her father. Koukourgi places Amazan at the head of his troops, and thanks to Amazan's bravery, the battle is won and Fohi is freed. But it is not Amazan who is offered Zulma's hand in marriage; instead it is the pathetic and cowardly Koukourgi, who dozed through every battle. In despair, Amazan launches himself into a new fi ght against the Tartars ...
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Luigi Cherubini's birth, his incomplete work, «Koukourgi», had its world premiere at Stadttheater Klagenfurt on 16 September 2010.
A recording from the Bregenz Festival, Bregenz 2007
Love, jealousy, intrigue and deception are the explosive ingredients that make Gioachino Puccini's «Tosca» one of the most successful operas of all time. Staged as a story of love and life in a dictatorial surveillance state, director Philipp Himmelmann has created a unique interpretation for the Seebühne in Bregenz.
In his 22nd adventure even world's best known secret agent James Bond stopped by to attend «Tosca» at this amazing and picturesque location.
Karajan - Falstaff
Time and time again Karajan conducted Falstaff at the Scala, in Vienna or Salzburg. But the presumably longest performance came out in summer of 1982 in Salzburg. In the centre of the audience's enthusiasm was the sheer unbelievable Guiseppe Taddei, whose mischievousness in combination with vocal abundance was unique.
A recording from the Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 1982
Opera by Guiseppe Verdi
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted and directed by Herbert von Karajan
Cast: Giuseppe Taddei, Rolando Panerai, Raina Kabaiwanska, Janet Perry, Christa Ludwig, Trudeliese Schmidt, Francisco Araiza, Piero de Palma, Federico Davià, Heinz Zednik
A Night in Venice
A recording from the Mörbisch Festival, Mörbisch 1999.
Operetta by Johann Strauss
Libretto by Friedrich Zell and Richard Genée
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra Burgenland
Conducted by Rudolf Bibl
Choir: Mörbisch Festival Choir
Cast: Marc Clear, Evelyn Schörkhuber, Gideon Singer, Wilhelm Gartner, Mirjana Irosch, Ingrid Habermann, Christian Baumgärtel, Marjus Heinrich, Christine Bath
Directed by Helmut Lohner
Karajan - Don Carlos
A recording from the Easter Festival, Salzburg 1986
What once was said of the Troubadour applies for Verdi`sDon Carlos: All you need is the four world best singers and then this opera is no problem: the wonderful Agnes Baltsa in the title role of Eboli and Karajan`s favorite tenor José Carreras; the singer of Elisabeta, Fiamma Izzo d`Amico, who impassioned with her voice in tender lyric - just like a young Freni - and represented the ideal contrast to the singer of KIng Philip. Furlanetto is today`s leading international bass-baritone and continues the tradition of Cesare Siepi and Nicolai Ghiaurov as his predecessors.
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Josephe Méry and Camille du Locle based on the Play by Friedrich Schiller
Orchestra: Belrin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted and directed by Herbert von Karajan
Cast: José Carreras, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Fiamma Izzo D'Amico and Agnes Baltsa
The Gypsy Baron
A recording from the Mörbisch Festival, Mörbisch 2000
Operetta by Johann Strauss
Libretto by Ignatz Schnitzer based on the novel by Maurus Jókai
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra Burgenland
Conducted by Rudolf Bibl
Choir: Mörbisch Festival Choir
Cast: Peter Edelmann, Heinz Zednik, Martina Serafin, Harrie van der Plas, Helmut Berger-Tuna, Romana Noack, Andreas Schlagerl, Brigitte Pinter
Directed by Heinz Marecek
A recording from the Bregenz Festival, Bregenz 1995
Opera by Ludwig van Beethoven
Libretto by Joseph Sonnleithner and Friedrich Treitschke based on the novel by Jea Nicolas Bouilly
Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Ulf Schirmer
Choirs: Choir of the Russian Academy, Chamber Opera Choir Sofia, Bregenz Festival Choir
Cast: Mark Holland, Pavlo Hunka, Stig Andersen, Jane Thorner-Mengedoth, Walter Fink, Mariette Kemmer, Robert Wörle
Directed by David Pountney
Duration: 84 min. / 115 min.
Making of: 25 min.
Karajan - Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni is the most popular Mozart opera. But it is very difficult to find an ideal cast. In 1987 in Salzburg this was the case with Samuel Ramey in the title role and Ferruccio Furlanetto as Leporello. A few years later the Italian bass baritone Furlanetto followed in the title role. It is very important that Don Giovanni as well as his valet are high quality artists. The primadonna trio Anna Tomowa-Sintow as Donna Anna, Agnes Baltsa - who sang Elvira for Karajan only - and Kathleen Battle as Zerlina is unique. Here you can really study the wide spektrum of feminine nature. You cannot perform this piece better than with this trio! Gösta Winbergh, who at the same time began to sing Wagner, gave the ideal balance between lyric and dramatic art.
A recording from the Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 1987.
Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Cast: Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Kathleen Battle, Agnes Baltsa, Gösta WInbergh, Alexander Malta, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Paata Buchuladze
Directed by Werner Hampe
La Bohème
A recording from the Bregenz Festival, Bregenz 2002
Three gigantic bistro tables on the shore of Lake Constance form the stage for this production of La Boheme. The Bregenz Festival has mounted Puccini's timeless tale of the longings and dreams of a group of young artists in Paris on the largest floating stage in the world. Audience and critics from all over the world have acclaimed this production.
The Merry Widow
Premiered in Vienna in 1905, "The Merry Widow" is now being performed under the direction of Helmut Lohner in the Austrian town of Mörbisch in Burgenland, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary on stage. In comparison with other works of its genre, the «Merry Widow» has been performed the most often; it contains a wealth of cleverly arranged melodic ideas, including: "Da geh ich ins Maxim", the "Vilja" song, "Ja das Studium der Weiber ist schwer" and "Lippen schweigen".
The Marriage of Figaro 1995
A recording from the Salzburg Festival, Salzburg 1995
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A recording from the Vienna State Opera, Vienna 2003
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Opera by Richard Wagner
Libretto by Richard Wagner
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Seiji Ozawa
Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir
Cast: Franz Grundheber, Matti Salminen, Nina Stemme, Torsten Kerl, Margareta Hintermeier, John Dickie
Directed by Christina Mielitz
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Operetta by Johann Strauss
Libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée, sung in German
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra Burgenland
Conducted by Rudolf Bibl
Choir: Mörbisch Festival Choir
Cast: Peter Edelmann, Silvana Dussmann, Ute Gferer, Marion Rainer, Paul Armin Edelmann, Artur Stefanowicz, Thomas Lind, Waldemar Kmentt, Thaddäus Podgorski
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|Hare on the bund.........
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Saturday started misty and improved during the morning, but Sunday never really got going before reverting to the current default mode of heavy and persistent rain.
Huge numbers of birds were again the highlight, but there was also plenty to see away from the swirling flocks.
The early mist in the car park field helped me to get close to a small party of Bullfinches feeding on blackthorn buds, their quiet "wheep" contact calls led me close to where they were until I could see their pale pink breasts in the grey gloom. Brighter and more numerous were a flock of over forty Yellowhammers near to the feeders.
Once on the bridle way the huge flocks of Lapwings and Golden Plovers could be seen flying up from the back of Greenaways and over the Flood Field beyond. Equally large numbers were out on Big Otmoor from whence they would flush regularly. When they were settled it was possible to scope through them and scattered amongst them were probably in excess of forty Ruff, a small number of Dunlin and also two Black Tailed Godwits. At times it looked as though there were brown earth banks out in the floods but a glance through the scope revealed they were composed of thousands of Golden Plovers.
The RSPB WEBS count from Monday revealed almost record breaking numbers of wildfowl and with the rifle range being used most of them had settled on Big Otmoor. We did not have time to carry out an accurate count but I can't remember seeing such large numbers for well over ten years. The only real species that was poorly represented was once again Pochard, although they were here in larger numbers than we have seen so far this winter.Once again we scanned carefully through the Wigeon and Teal for their transatlantic cousins. With both species currently present in their thousands surely it won't be long until we pick up one of these American specials.
The two Peregrines continue to occupy their regular oak tree and the Hen Harrier put in at least three appearances. We saw no Bittern this weekend but two were seen during the week at either end of the reedbed.
A Great Crested Grebe was the only addition to the year list, which currently stands at eighty four species.
Lets hope that we have some more settled weather over the next week and that the water levels beyond the reserve start to subside. In the mild conditions at least a couple of Chaffinches have started to sing as had a Wren, spring could be just around the corner.... but we must learn to be patient.


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Oh, you guys have to see this cool hair accessory that's spiffing up The Bachelor's Melissa Rycroft's ponytail! Don't just sit there! Click!
It's some sort of braided faux-hair wrap (AKA a hair glove) with cords that tie it on. And I'm into it! The problem? I googled and googled and couldn't find the darn thing anywhere. I spotted some braided ponytail bands (like this one) but no gloves. So until I find one we'll just have to drool over hers. Sorry, folks!
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Christmas Day has come and gone for 2016, but there is still time to make a good impression on someone important by purchasing a new book for them. Who doesn't love getting a book as a gift?
This is a pretty special book. I was fortunate enough to be invited to read it and offer a testimonial, which I was honored to do, so I can speak first-hand about it. The fact that I am friends with the author is merely frosting on the cupcake, if you will. Truth be told - the book would not be mentioned here, on this blog, if I weren't truly enthusiastic about it.
What to Expect When Adopting a Dog by Diane Rose-Solomon is, by far, the #1 book in pet for 2016.
Here's why I say that - the very act of adopting a dog is rife with mystery, confusion, and expectation, often poor expectation. We make that trek to the shelter of choice, look over the many animals there, and finally choose one, fully expecting immediate love and affection. It's what we're taught dogs do, isn't it? They offer unconditional love!
You know, from posts in this blog, that I am all about the human-animal bond. And, I desire to share stories and research supporting the importance of the human-animal bond. And that's why I consider this book, about pet adoption, so vital to 2016 (and beyond). The media kit offers,
"The book answers questions like whether dog adoption is right for you, how to adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue group, how to prepare your home for a new member, integrating the dog into your home, family, lifestyle, and more."
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In Bermuda there is no rubbish to be seen,all the buildings are beautiful, there are no eye-sores, there is a proper shuttle service into town, the signs are helpful and clear. Visitors are really made to feel important and welcome.
A Corfiot at Elbow Beach
Bermuda is celebrating 400 years of its history, which began in 1609. It's quite a helpful yardstick, 400 years, from the time it was an uninhabited island. It's about the same amount of time that the Ottoman Turks occupied Greek territory, and that the Venetians held Corfu.
When you look at Bermuda, and consider how long a period 400 years really is, and what has been achieved in that time, then you begin to understand how long parts of Modern Greece were under the Ottomans or the Venetians.
I'm staying in an amazing converted boathouse at Spanish Point, with the waves lapping at the bedroom window.
I can't complain, except for the fact that I have a tight deadline to correct the final proofs of my book "The Ionian Islands and Epirus, A Cultural History" and to prepare the very complicated index. I'm only on page 3. It won't be published until early in 2010. It should have been out this month. That's why I've got a little touch of the Bermuda blues.
Bermuda has a greater claim to being the inspiration for Shakespeare's "The Tempest" than Corfu does. That particular argument is going to run for a long time.
John William Waterhouse, Miranda, The Tempest
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I have an app that uses Core Data + iCloud to share data on multiple devices (say, a user with an iPhone and iPad using the same application).
My code does this by using NSPersistentStoreUbiquitousContentNameKey option, and does the necessary magic that was prescribed.
On iOS 10, I'm getting a message, which I'll summarize below (removing specifics mentioning my app name, etc.):
File presenter <PFUbiquityContainerIdentifier: XXXX>: <PFUbiquityLocation: XXXX>: [LONG PATH NAME].cid was still registered at the time this application was suspended, and implements one or more NSFilePresenter messages requiring a response. For NSFilePresenters for file system locations that are accessible to other processes (e.g. iCloud or group containers), you should either call removeFilePresenter: when the process is backgrounded, or remove any implementations of NSFilePresenter methods requiring a response. Otherwise, the system will kill your process instead of risking deadlock.
Since the only iCloud usage I'm doing is Core Data + iCloud, I decided to check the iOS 10 release notes (this seems to be a new message), and nothing was mentioned... except that all the NSPersistentStoreUbituitousContentXXX symbols are now deprecated. I checked the documentation, and indeed they are shown as documented, but no workaround is suggested.
I also checked the WWDC 2016 videos applicable to iCloud and Core Data, and nary a whisper was made regarding this deprecation.
So, I need to know the following...
Is Core Data + iCloud still supported?
If so...
What is the new, non-deprecated way for Core Data + iCloud?
How do I figure out the NSFilePresenter object being used so I can remove it in the proper place, and add it when the app enters foreground again? Or is Core Data supposed to do this automatically (just like UIDocument) and somebody forgot to implement this internally?
If not...
Is this a new example of Apple no longer supporting features it has touted in previous releases?
I hope an Apple Engineer is monitorying this. Right now, I'm trying to debug an issue, and as a start, want to remove these warning messages so that I can assume the bug is somewhere else in my code.


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Darbari Dal
Recently, dals have been my saviour considering life is getting more and more demanding and tiring. As always, I stick to cooking fresh food everyday and eating hot meal atleast for dinner. It usually is roti and a side dish. The only down side with dal, as I see it is that it is not always rich in vegetables. Having said that, dal itself is one of your five a day food so very well having them everyday. I like to add atleast onion and tomatoes to them to make their nutritive value better. Half an onion is part of one of five a day vegetables, so that is easy. Most of the times, I also add other vegetables like courgettes, green papaya, ash gourd, ridge gourd etc. One evening though, I was a bit bored of all of these and decided to try something from Tarla Dalal's website and what a brilliant attempt it was! I tried darbari dal and was a bit sceptical about the result because it did not look like there was anything out of the ordinary in it. I was very wrong, the innocent lentils literally transformed to flavour bombs. In addition to the ground masala, what I learned from this dish was what a spoon of milk and yogurt could do to an ordinary dal. Infact, I have made this practise common now and add a dash of both to most dals I make. Do not over do, else the dal will start tasting like payasam (dessert), learn from my experience!! The original recipe calls for cream but I used milk and still it was great. This dish is fit for special occasions as well and not just a mundane evening. Here is the recipe…
1/3 cup masoor dal
1/3 cup moong dal
2 tbsp toovar dal1 tbsp ghee
1/3 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
3 green chillies slit
1/2 tbsp ginger paste
1 large tomato, chopped
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
2 tbsp yogurt, beaten
2 tbsp milk
Cooking oil
Heat a pressure pan, add some ghee and some oil, heat and add cumin seeds, followed by onions, ginger paste, dried fenugreek leaves and green chillies
Saute until onion begins to change colour and add tomatoes and all spice powder and salt and sauté for 3-5 minutes so raw smell goes away
Add rinsed and drained dal, two glasses of water and pressure cook for about 4 whistles
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Beauty Stars of 2018 – Part 2
Welcome to the second in my "Beauty Stars of 2018" series! The first part is here, if you missed it. Without further waffle – on we go! PART 2: MAKEUP (COMPLEXION) Primer (Face) Primer is a terribly subjective thing; because of the fact that primers serve all manner of different purposes, it tends to be the case that I choose a different one depending on … Continue reading Beauty Stars of 2018 – Part 2


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I've been working with Clustrix team for long time on the evaluation of Clustrix product, and this is the report on performance characteristics of Clustrix under tpcc-mysql workload.
I tested tpcc 5000W (~500GB of data in InnoDB) on Clustrix systems with 3, 6, 9-nodes and also, to have base for comparison, ran the same workload on HP ProLiant DL380 G6 powered by Fusion-io card, and on SuperMicro server powered by 7 Intel SSD 320 cards (this server is equal to hardware that Clustrix uses for its nodes).
The full report is available on our page with whitepapers, and in this post I would like to highlight the most interesting points.
The chart with comparison of all systems ( results in throughput per 10 sec, more is better)
So my conclusions from this benchmark:
- Clustrix shows very good scalability in the high concurrent workload by adding additional nodes.
In fact the throughput improves more than by 2 times (3 times) by doubling (tripling) amount of nodes. This is possible Clustrix automatically distributes data around new nodes, and data/memory ratio decreases, which allows to achieve better throughput per node.
- Clustrix is able to handle such complex workload as tpcc, and automatically distributes load between nodes despite multi-statements transactions and foreign key relations.
- For a workload with a small number of threads, Clustrix does not perform as well as the system with Fusion-io cards.
- We also should take into account that Clustrix automatically provides high availability, maintaining redundant information on each node. Other systems in comparison are not fault- or crash-tolerant.
So looking on the results, Clustrix might be not your first choice for single-thread or low concurrency workloads from the performance point of view, but consider other factors such as high availability and transparent auto-rebalancing out-of-the-box. For high concurrent workloads, Clustrix provides great performance, and if you need better throughput, just add more nodes.
The other factor which would be interesting to compare, but I did not do that in this research, is the total cost of system. I need to ask Clustrix how cost of 3,6,9 nodes system is compared to other systems in comparison.
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97% of GPs willing to support GPC's push for mass resignation
GPs across Belfast have overwhelmingly thrown their support behind the BMA's call for undated resignations to force the government to act and save general practice.
At a crisis meeting held last night - 25 October - more than 200 GPs turned out to discuss what can be done to relieve the pressure facing the health service in Northern Ireland.
Some 97% said they would be willing to sign an undated resignation which calls for an urgent rescue package for primary care.
It is the first of five meetings to be held across the country in the coming weeks.
The Northern Ireland GPC is calling on the government to invest 10% of the health budget in safe sustainable GP services.
Other rescue measures include training more GPs to save practices at risk of closure, investing in IT and cutting bureaucracy.
The LMC first put forward a motion to quit the health service if action was not taken was in March, giving the government six months.
Last night's vote came just hours after health minister, Michelle O'Neill announced a 10-year plan to overhaul the health service in Northern Ireland with a greater emphasis on primary care.
Speaking at last night's meeting, Northern Ireland GPC chair, Dr Tom Black said the turnout showed just how much pressure GPs were under.
'We obviously knew things were bad in general practice but we didn't realise things were that bad.
'What we have heard tonight are the very issues we have been flagging up in general practice for many months now and unfortunately it looks like it's crunch time.'
He added: 'While there were some positive announcements by Minister O'Neill today as part of her health and wellbeing plans, until we have greater clarity about the funding for these initiatives we need to move forward with our own plans.'
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just do it!
obviously in england nothing will happen because the cardigan wearing, honours seeking cardigans run the system and will do whatever they can to keep the status quo and their gold plated pensions even if it means sacrificing the future generations.
Millenials reading this "theres never been a better time to be a GP" translation " keep slogging away young muppets while we drink champagne at the college"
comrades you know what and who you need to ditch!!!
mass non payment for CQC, gmc ,bma.please.
ask gov. to fund indemnity , right to sue patient for malicious complaint,
gmc members to be elected by gps. restoration of reimbursement of staff wages for general practice or to restore mpig . bring back seniority payment. patient to pay percentage of drug cost (10%). charge a consultation fee of £10 for one complaint.
this may help nhs.
Defunding of General Practice nationwide is a deliberate and cynical move with malice aforethought. No question but this Govt. thinks GPs are fools, idiots and worthless.
The proof is this = In NI, NHS funding share to GPs has fallen from 11 to 5.5% in 11 years.
At the same time consultation rates has risen from 4 to 6 per patient year and other contacts such as lab results have trebled.
GPs also see 90% of all contacts for this 5.5%. In fact, we make a mistake if we GPs think this is a sleepwalk. This is a deliberate, sustained attack on GPs, it is not manslaughter, it is murder of GP land.
The reason Chaand et al do nothing is because they prize gongs over the folk they represent.
But look at it from the DOH viewpoint, if we GPs are prepared to work for peanuts or less, great.
Witness the distribution in NI of 62 million extra to the NHS in June 2016. GP land got 800,000. It is time to walk. It is easy to explain to the public how GP land has their funding cut by 50% and how we cannot be idiots any longer.


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We get multiple files during a day and night. we have scheduled to run our SSIS Package every hour. We want to create a Zip file per day and then keep adding the files to it after loading in the same day. Next day a new Zip file should be automatically created and files should be copied to that after loading.
In this video we will learn the solution for our scenario " How to Create A Zip File with Date Per day and add files to it after loading in SSIS Package". Below are the list of items we will learn in this video
- How to Create Package Parameters for InputFolder and ArchFolder so we can change the values of them according to the environment ( QA, UAT, Prod) and we don't have to make any changes in the SSIS Package.
- How to use Foreach Loop Container to look through files in SSIS Package
- Save File name in FileName Variable From Foreacah Loop Container
- How to Change .NET Framework 4 to 4.5
- How to add reference to Assemblies such as System.IO.Compression and System.IO.Compression.FileSystem
- Create empty Zip File by using Script Task
- Add file to Zip file by using Script task in SSIS Package
Script used in Script Task to Create Zip file with Date and Add Files to Zip File in SSIS Package
public void Main() { //Assign values to local variable from SSIS Package Parameters and Variables string zipfile = Dts.Variables["User::ArchFullPath"].Value.ToString(); string ArchFolder = Dts.Variables["$Package::ArchFolder"].Value.ToString(); string filename = Dts.Variables["User::FileName"].Value.ToString(); string inputfilepath = Dts.Variables["$Package::InputFolder"].Value.ToString() + filename; //If zip File already exist for the same day, just add the files to it if ( File.Exists(zipfile)) { MessageBox.Show(" Zip File does Exists"); using (ZipArchive addfile = ZipFile.Open(zipfile, ZipArchiveMode.Update)) { addfile.CreateEntryFromFile(inputfilepath, filename); File.Delete(inputfilepath); } //If zip file does not exist for the day, create it and add files to it } else { MessageBox.Show("File Does not exists"); var fileStream = new FileStream(zipfile, FileMode.Create); fileStream.Close(); using (ZipArchive addfile = ZipFile.Open(zipfile, ZipArchiveMode.Update)) { addfile.CreateEntryFromFile(inputfilepath, filename); File.Delete(inputfilepath); } } Dts.TaskResult = (int)ScriptResults.Success; }
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Rooms deigned for two
The hotel offers 35 rooms, including 10 twin rooms.
Each twin guest bedroom has two single beds and all the comforts you would expect from a modern hotel.
All recently renovated, each room has an ensuite bathroom decorated in regional colours, a blend of slate grey/blue and the latest fittings.
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- Breakfast from 7am to 10.30am – on Sunday to 12am
All our prices include VAT
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- Luxury bedlinen
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- Iron and ironing board
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Kenny's Italian Cafe- the best out west
For authentic Italian cuisine, Kenny's Italian Cafe is ranked among the best in western Jamaica.
Located along Norman Manley Boulevard in the capital of casual, Negril, the restaurant and bar is designed to satisfy the taste buds of lovers of Italian cuisine, right here on home soil.
The establishment is a favourite among tourists as well as locals anyone looking for an unforgettable night of good food, drinks, and entertainment in a tranquil environment.
"It is where Italy meets Jamaica," said Devon 'Kenny' Johnson, who opened the doors of his dream seven years ago.
"I've been going to Italy since 1998, and I love the concept of their restaurants. You know how people dine with that roadside concept, and so I told myself that I wanted to do something similar," he explained.
Johnson, who worked for many years in numerous kitchens and bars in the local hospitality industry, studied Italian diverse restaurant culture, and brought that knowledge back home.
"So I started out with a small bar, and few little Italian dishes such as pizza, pasta dishes, and appetisers. But over time, the business grew in terms of both infrastructure and service, into what you now see here today," Johnson outlined.
The Italian Cafe, which now boasts a team of 30 members of staff, is famed for its mouth-watering signature dishes such as chicken and shrimp Alfredo, grilled fish, amatriciana pasta and, of course, Italian chicken and pepperoni pizza.
Better still is the cafe's top-sellers of J. Wray & Nephew-inspired cocktails with creative names such as: Green Monster, Lady Stick, and Irish Coffee.
"J. Wray & Nephew's products, like their white rum and Appleton, are very important to us. They are my main supplier because of how good their brands are. Over the years, we have developed a strong bond, and I hope we keep working together," said Jonson
Kenny's Italian Cafe is opened everyday from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. with a resident DJ who entertains customers every night after 11 p.m.
"Kenny's Italian Cafe is so different from the rest, and is the only place in Jamaica where you are treated to authentic Italian food, and we just want everyone to stop by when they are in Negril," Johnson told Food.


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Paul Reed Smith Discusses Controversy Over PRS John Mayer Silver Sky Guitar
So, what does Paul Reed Smith think about all the controversy surrounding the recent release of the PRS John Mayer Silver Sky guitar? He kinda likes it.
In the new video above, Guitar Interactive's Jonathan Graham grills the guitar maker on every facet of the new model (after discussing Scotch, of course). Smith breaks down the guitar's components and even demos the ax before the conversation turns to the overwhelming barrage of comments—both positive and negative—surrounding the release of the ax early last month.
"Look, 82 percent of the likes and dislikes were positive," Smith says in the clip. "Eighty-two percent of the comments have been the other way around. But it's starting to change. John [Mayer] put up a long, 45-minute video [see it below] explaining his thinking behind all this, and I think that helped. Almost all the reviews by people who've had their hands on [the guitar] have been very positive."
Other comments include:
"I don't like societies where you're not entitled to your opinion."
"The problem is everybody on the internet has got 25 years experience—even the 14-year-old in Waco, Texas."
"All this activity shows great interest in what's going on—and that part John loves and I love."
For more information about the PRS Guitars John Mayer Silver Sky, head here. To see the Mayer video that Smith refers to, look no further than right here:
Source: www.guitarworld.com


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The Name |Demography and Geography | Environment, Economy and Natural Resources | Mythology and History | The Language | Society: Social Events, Attitudes, Customs and Traditions | Marriage | Birth | Naming | Divorce | Relationships | Death | Social and Political Organisation, Traditional Authority, etc. | Spirituality, Belief and Customs | Culture: Arts, Music, Literature, Handicraft | Neighbours and Relationships | Latest Developments | Diaspora
The Ngulgule or Njalgulgule - sometimes known by their neighbours as Bègi (Feroghe); Bègé (Mangaya) and Beko (Togoyo) with a suggestive common origin with the Bego - live in the area between Raga in the west and Nyamlell (Aweil district) in the east.
The community is divided into 10 clans and number a few thousand people with their main towns being Kossinga and Bora, all on the banks of Sopo River.
The terrain is a series of undulating hills such as jebel Telgona and others, separated by valleys in which flow the perennial streams like River Bora, River Rega and River Sopo. The climate is tropical and the vegetation is forest with thick grasses. The Ngulngule are predominantly agrarian but also keep few sheep, goats and fowl.
According to Ngulgule tradition, the tribe moved southwards from Dar Fur under the pressure of the Fur. Dahia was the first to cross the frontiers of Dar Fur and settled in the Bahr el Ghazal and occupied the area with the assistance of well organised and armed Ngulgule invaders. The Ngulgule chief Yango (1880-83) ruled from Telgona their capital city. The Azande invasion under Zemoi with the help of Feroghe threatened and reduced Ngulgule dominance in the area until the arrival of the Turks and Arabs tilting the balance of forces entirely against the Ngulgule.
The Ngulgule speak a language very close to that of Bego and Feroghe.
Although it has been recorded that the Ngulgule were a well organised people given their easy conquest over the indigenous tribes they found in the area, there is little information about their social organisation and norms. This area requires more investigation to establish important linkages.
Ngulgule history attests to them having had powerful traditional leaders but this authority must have declined permitting the easy enslavement of the Ngulgule by the Arabs and the Azande. There is very little information as to how this traditional authority itself was organised, whether or not it was hereditary and according to what traditions.
The Ngulgule used to believe and practice traditional African magic, oracles and charms. However, most of these beliefs and practices have been abandoned as a result of conversion to Islam. They therefore subscribe to the Islamic Sharia and practices, although traditional practices and offerings to the ancestral spirits still endure.
he influence of Islamic religion and practices; their subjugation by the Feroghe meant that Ngulngule could not be expected to have anything of their own.
The Ngulgule neighbour the Bego and Feroghe who have subjugated and assimilated most of them.
Many clans of the Ngulgule have socially and culturally disappeared as separate entities.
There is no record of Ngulgule Diaspora.
S. Santandrea, 'Little known tribes in the Bahr el Ghazal basin.' SNR XXIX Part I
S. Santandrea. 'A Tribal history of the western Bahr el Ghazal.' Museum Combonianum No. 17, Editrice Negrizia, Bologna, 1964 pp.170 - 180
Seligman, C. G., and Seligman, B. Z., 'Pagan Tribes of the Nilotic Sudan.' George Routledge & Sons Ltd., London, 1932
Adio (Makaraka)
Anyuak (Anyuaa)
Atuot (Reel)
Dinka (Jieng)
Jur (Beli & Modo)
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Hotel Restaurant Le Montrachet
Set in a famous Burgundy wine-producing village in the heart of the Côte de Beaune, Le Montrachet is the gateway to all the pleasures of an exceptional region.
In an
incomparable setting, Le Montrachet offers you a genuine Burgundian experience:
outstanding wines, authentic cuisine, warmth and expertise. Just a few
kilometres from Beaune and its famous Hospices and also close to numerous
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Sigh. That's all I ever wanted.
This love never ended. Let's consider my stint in 8th grade when your Pepsi commercial came out. I remember we got at least 40 girls wanting to be in this performance for the talent show - however, the cafeteria stage didn't permit dance troupes of that massive size so we had to cut people out. I remember grabbing the sign-up sheet, tearing it in half and having to tell everyone one the right side they "were out." It was seriously Project Runway style. And sometimes, to this day, I'll get girls going "remember when you were such a b*tch and cut me out of the talent show routine?" (eh hem, VAL). Well, now you know. It wasn't a picky situation, those who "were out" were merely on the wrong side of the page. I mean, heck, my best friend Erin even got cut out.
And then there was that time when I was 18. It was project graduation and humiliation ensued. All I really remember was the process of falling asleep before being hypnotized - then waking up some 90 minutes later to all of my girlfriends going, "OH my God." Allegedly, well, apparently (according to the video taken), I was hypnotized to believe I was the "biggest pop star in the world." You can hear people giggling as the hypnotist says this because most people who know me know my love for you. What they didn't know was that I was going to get up and do a full on dance routine to Toxic, which included me getting on the floor and serenading a gay guy in the audience. I mean I was COMMITTED to this part and the most intriguing thing was that I was under complete hypnosis and don't remember a thing. Horrifying to watch yet a true depiction of my love for you, BJ(ean) Spears.
The point to this? Well, I'm going to see Britney (Miss Spears if you're nasty) tomorrow! AGAIN! Yes, twice in six months. Could I be any more lucky (no pun intended)? This time it's courtesy of Miss @LaurenPerenchio and her box at Staples. Seriously this box has been a part of some of the best experiences I've had in LA, namely the Beyonce Concert.
So enjoy these videos of Brit Brit live from when we saw here on 3/31 in Dallas!


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WE SETTLED OVER 16 YEARS AGO..... FROM MAY 2000....THE BEST POSITION IN CONSTANTA!!! Close to Mamaia (main party and beach area in summer for Constanta) is only 15min walk!!!!!
In a quiet street, our hostel is in the right position for reaching every site of interest of Constanta and surrounding ne
Train Station: Go outside the train station to the right and take bus number 40 (by the ticket from the ticket office in front of the bus stop). Take the bus 10 stops and get off at stop Ion Ratiu. From the stop you walk the same direction as the bus and cross the street and go left after three streets. Walk up the street and the hostel will be 50 meters on the left with a big white gate. If you see Hotel Royal, you went one street too far.
Taxi: It shouldnt cost more than 20 LEI.
Constanta Airport: shuttle buses arent available anymore. We can provide transfer for round 25euro/ride, taxi should not cost more than 30-35 euro.
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-MAMAIA....THE BEST PARtY PLACE IN THE TOWN -15 min walk to the OLD TOWN -10 meters bus station ALL DIRECTIONS -Mamaia famous resort. -5 min walk to the beach(400m) -3 min walk to the stadium 'Gheorghe Hagi' FARUL -7 min walk to the 'delfinarium and planetarium' -10 min walk park city center shopping gallery -2 km to the city center(down town) -3 km to turistic harbour
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Why yes they do!
This weekend we found one snoring away in our ornamental crab tree. Apparently the male bumblebees love to gorge themselves all day long and night, chase after the queen bees and then find a great buttercup like flower to catch some zzz's. Sounds like a busy life. When we found this one, my first thought was that it was dead, and to see if it was in fact, touch it. Not a very good idea, I know, so would rethink that action. D and I decided to complete our walk with Barkley and when we came back the bumblebee was gone!
The bumblebee unlike the honey bee, has only enough energy to carry on its activities for that day. It needs it's "morning breakfast and jolt of coffee" or in this case nectar to restore energies to its body and fly from its flowery bed. They say bees are some of the hardest, diligent workers on the planet. Bees work hard, play hard and rest completely! The reward (maybe not for our teeth)? Honey.
Spring has sprung in Calgary!
Although I don't think it was a honey bee, here is Zee Avi singing about one anyway.


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Riddle me this: when is a cartoonist as shallow and one dimensional as his own creations? When his name is Ted Rall. The San Antonio Express-News ran a short story covering a convention being held in Texas that is serving as a gathering place for some of the nation's increasingly fewer political cartoonists. Rall has been chosen as the president of this seemingly ever more irrelevant organization and apparently the Express-News found his glee at this nation's ills to be interesting copy.
Naturally, the Express-News gave us the Rallian set up for today's "ills":
An unpopular war, a shaky economy, the prospect of a border fence, a delicate climate seemingly seeking revenge this summer, soaring food and fuel prices, and a potentially polarizing presidential election -- it all adds up to a gloomy forecast for most Americans.
All these claims are, of course, liberal shibboleths and lack any context. Merely the mouthing of these topics is enough for the media to say "see, it's all going to hell."
But, then we get to Rall's outrageous comments.
"These are more interesting times than I've ever seen. Chronicling the possible end of a great empire is far more interesting than peace and prosperity," said Rall, whose syndicated cartoons raise eyebrows across the country. "The country is bankrupt, we're losing two wars and there's no end in sight, the Constitution is nearly gutted and we're one vote away on the Supreme Court from fascism.
"Fascist" courts, eh?
I wonder what rulings he'd like to see that would reverse that supposed "fascism," don't you? After all, what most extreme leftists think equals "fascism" rarely actually resembles it.
Maybe Rall would like to see free infanticide, yet forced "national health care" that would see the elderly refused service (just like it does in other nations that have national health care) because they are too old?
Maybe he'd love to see terrorists getting treated like common criminals so that they can roam freely in our society planing their next terror attack while they await their "day in court"?
Maybe the end of free choice in education by the banning of homeschooling would be a salve to Ted Rall?
Maybe the end of our right to self-protection is his druthers?
What ever his definition of a country free of "fascism," he seems to like it the way it is, anyway. Like most vultures, bad times are good for him.
"These are great times for me, not the country."
Actually, anything good for this country Rall would find to be "bad times" if his past works can be used as a yard stick by which to measure his discontent.
We are very familiar with what Ted Rall thinks is "good." Rall has depicted Condi Rice in racist terms and made of her a slut sleeping around with powerful international figures, he has called all our troops "idiots," he has depicted our soldiers as suicide bombers. In fact Rall has viciously attacked our military over and over again showing his hatred for them in uncounted ways.
Naturally, even as each hate filled cartoon is foisted on the public reveals otherwise, Rall doesn't consider himself to be "cynical."
"To be a political cartoonist, deep down in your heart, you have to think it's possible for people to change."
Ah, the vaunted "change." But to what? That is the true question and from his past works one cannot help but imagine that Rall wants us to change, alright. Into Europe.
Personally, I'm rooting for conditions in the country to continue to irk Ted Rall. After all, if he is against it, it is probably a good thing.
(H/T NewsBuster reader Doug Reniker)
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Event date: Friday 9 December 2016, 2.30 pm
Dr Francesca Leoni is the Yousef Jameel Curator of Islamic Art and a Research Associate at the Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford. She is the curator of the exhibition Power and Protection, Islamic Art and the Supernatural currently on display at the Ashmolean (showing until 15 January 2017). In her talk for the OATG, Dr Leoni will focus on the talismanic textiles included in the exhibition.
Location: Ashmolean Museum Education Centre, Oxford.
Admission is free for members, £3 for non-members. Registration is essential.
For more information, and to book your place at this event, please RSVP on the Eventbrite page, or contact the OATG events organisers (email@example.com).
The exhibition Power and Protection can be visited afterwards until 5 pm. Find more information on the exhibition here.


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Did you know that the watermelon is really a berry? And what a sweet and delicious fruit it is to all of us who have eaten it during these long hot "microwavable" summers that stretch around the world. Whether it is a little sugar baby or just a long green one it is always refreshing on hot summer day. The fruit, rind and even the seeds have been known for their therapeutic medicinal use in ancient times in Persia, Egypt, Spain, Rome and Greece.
Watermelon has been reported as a very helpful in correcting abnormal kidney conditions, such as polycystic kidney, exposure to mycotoxins (Balkan Disease) and aids in the reduction of adenovirus within the kidney tissue. Apparently there is an ingredient in the seeds, Cucurbocitrin, which has the effect of dilating the capillaries, the tiny blood vessels of the body. Consequently, the pressure upon the large blood vessels within the kidney are then reduced.
Watermelon wedges are popular as desserts and they are also used in fruit salads, smoothies, popsicles, or mixed in a salad with pieces of cantaloupes, pears, apples and other fruits and berries. It is quite a treat on a very HOT day, especially when served Ice cold.


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It's been almost three years since I graduated from College. I've been in a couple of outsourcing companies and Digitalmoz Sourcing Inc. is the only one Filipino-owned outsourcing company that I've been with.
I had a very thin grasp of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) when I entered Digitalmoz. All I know was to write different types of high-quality articles with some video and photo editing on the side. However, since the day I learned that it's already a booming industry, it made me think that "Why my School doesn't have this subject on the curriculum?"
As a former Mass Communication student, I had subjects like Journalism, Broadcasting, Advertising, Public Relations, and Theater and Film Production. I was so ready to be a part of the media back then. But when I thought that these are the fields that I can be with, I stumbled to SEO.
We had a previous article on how much SEO practitioners are being paid on other countries as compared here in the country which strengthened my curiosity. However, as I did some research, it made me realize that Google and I are both on unstable and ever changing world. One day we can be here but the next day we can be out. Yes, that's the hard truth about technology and as a person relying on Google's course, I might signal the fresh grads to venture into more stable industry.
Here are few reasons why schools in the Philippines do not provide SEO in their curriculum:
1. Infinite Algorithms
As we welcomed different black and white animals and some new other algorithms, SEO practitioners are chasing these updates to stay on top. And while Google changes its ranking behavior every day, it will be hard for any school to keep up with the pace and provide a current standard for curricula. Books and guidelines can be outdated easily.
2. Teaching the Tools to Use
There are many SEO Tools out there. Some provide different results from one another while some have failed to update themselves. Similar to learning institutes, professors may also use different programs based on their personal standards which somehow can be subjective.
3. Teaching SEO Strategy
In connection to the first reason, the big G changes its algorithm each day and the strategy that SEO practitioners were using also changes. In fact, SEO companies have their own unique strategies through testing and thorough studies. But as time goes by, one strategy may be effective while others may become wrong eventually.
More and more Filipinos are graduating each year. Although there is economic prosperity, the truth is, the government cannot provide enough jobs. On the other hand, people are finding more stable career here and abroad and SEO being a not-so-stable industry, schools will never think of providing this type of degree.
However, there are many ways on how you can learn SEO. If you're eager to learn the art of digital marketing, there are basic things that you should be doing as early as now.
a. Read – Be updated with the industry's thought leaders.
b. Write – Learn to entice your audience with your content.
c. Know what is marketing and advertising – This our your industry, only on the internet landscape. I'm not sure if there's an existing business course that has a special subject for SEO but there should be.
d. Be tech savvy – Learn design and manipulate different kinds of CMS.
e. Be a statistics pro – I didn't pay attention on this class during college which I regret. Don't be like me! Study statistics so you know how to analyze your data and create impressive reports!
Remember that SEO is fun, crazy and cool. All you need is patience and a creative mind. There are SEO companies in the Philippines that provide great benefits to their employees and clients which is why many businesses are partnering with local companies here in the country.
Now you'll be reading my author bio below. I was an awesome student, mind you. Anyway, I believe those were the reasons why schools in the Philippines don't teach SEO. I may extend this article by reaching CHED or some universities but for now, do you have any other reasons in mind?
To date, there are few schools that discuss what is SEO but does not really dig deeper on the science behind it.
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Everett True upsets an entire country
I used to carry a massive grudge against Everett True, on the basis of a review of The Charlottes he wrote for Melody Maker that I considered had unfairly slighted the band. It was several years later that I found a clipping of the offending review, only to discover that rather than being the cruel trashing I'd recalled, it was just a mild rebuke.
I suppose I'm lucky that this was in the pre-internet era, otherwise I might have instantly sent him an ill-considered vituperative email.
Now Everett has managed to upset not just the fans of The Charlottes, but the much larger category of 'everyone in Australia'. He wrote a blog for The Guardian's music website where he pointed out that not every Australian band brings honour upon their homelands, and has, for his efforts, been rewarded with being turned into some sort of hate figure. Line-by-line denunciations in The Age; burning of True in effigy on Ramsay Street; the revelation that his real name is Mr. T. Legend, that sort of thing:
The Charlottes didn't last much beyond True's judgement. If we were Australia, we'd be worried.