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FRANCE | Sat, 26 Sep 2015 | By kakimono | Views [430]
My first scheduled activity on Tuesday was a harp lesson. Taking advantage of having a harp in my apartment, I was able to run through the piece one final time the morning of my lesson. So I could determine that I'd neither forgotten the piece nor gotten ... Read more >
Tags: analysis, music, opera
SPAIN | Thu, 28 Aug 2014 | By rmckinley | Views [1036]
It’s not every day you marry your cousin. It’s also not every day that your wedding day turns out to be a complete disaster. But such was the fate of Queen Isabella II of Spain. Oh the things you learn on walking tours.
Crowned ... Read more >
Tags: arts, madrid, opera, spain, teatro real, theatre, wedding
ITALY | Fri, 9 May 2014 | By chiacchierare | Views [388]
The crowd was growing quiet as the darkness settled over the arena. A rustling noise announced that the candles that had been handed out at the entrance were being unwrapped. The few with lighters lit their candles and slowly the fire spread across benches ... Read more >
Tags: events, opera, roman arena, verona
AUSTRIA | Sun, 15 May 2011 | By drmitch | Views [725]
Yet another rainy day was perfect for sitting on a train to Vienna. After dropping off my gear I
headed back into back into the city on the subway to visit the Dom before
stopping at the Haus der Musik where I spent a couple of hours wandering
through ... Read more >
Tags: hoffberg palace, lipizzaner horse, modling, opera, palaces, seegrotte, undergound lake, vienna
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 16 Mar 2009 | By liam_omalley | Views [997]
Yesterday I decided to take the Ferry into the city, which has to be the most impressive way of entering the harbour. The ferries opporate very regularly from two streets away at a nice little wharf, and then run directly into Circular quay in the ... Read more >
Tags: birds, harbour, house, opera, sydney, taronga, zoo