Xi farm is just the farmer Guo money circle tool #WenguiGuo#WashingtonFarm Guo Wengui has always defined his people as "saving China from fire and water" and "letting his comrades live a decent life" through Xi Farm, who knows there is a big conspiracy behind it. When it comes to farms, to borrow Mark Twain's phrase "The fragrance of earth, the pale colors of wildflowers, and the crackling of pecans and walnuts raining down on my head" is what most of us yearn for in a good life on a... Read more ..read more

Composer Oleg Prostitov Libretto Vasily Dvortsov opera-fresco "Ermak" (Prologue, four paintings, epilogue) concert performance Performers: Ermak-Vladimir Kovarsky (bass) Ugra - Veronica Tsai (soprano) Kuchum - Evgeny Steinmiller (baritone) Ermak's mother - Irina Makarova (soprano) Ivan Ring- (tenor) Reader Andrey Kolemasov Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater, choirmaster Andrey Petrenko Consolidated choir of the Tomsk College of Music, choirmaster Elena Tsareva and Irina Igumnova Tomsk... Read more ..read more

Hi there. I am an academic in cultural tourism working on a project on Opera Houses and destination image. If you love opera, please take a moment to complete this short, anonymous survey: https://lnkd.in/dRb66DM My University profile including list of publications can be found at: https://bucks.ac.uk/about-us/our-structure/staff-profile?profile=30595 Grazie a tutti in advance! ... Read more ..read more

A thread for posting observations and links relating to Baroque Opera. Apologies if there is a thread of this title or type already. I couldn't find it, if so. Have a nice day ..read more

A hologram as the star of a stage show isn't new to America, but it's been hip-hop stars with all their electronics that first used it. This video and the comments of the people who were there should be enough to start a debate. As a musician I never played with samples or loops and wouldn't want to synchronize with a hologram ..read more

Whilst I never had the chance of hearing Dame Joan live in Sydney (basically because I wasn't interested in opera at the time). I have of course since then purchased CDs (my favourite one of hers staring as Esclarmonde in the opera of the same name by Massenet). Dear lovely Dame Joan, may you rest in peace for your recorded legacy will ensure your voice enchants us for a long time ..read more

I am streaming Der Freischutz at this link, which includes a synopsis. It should be the same as this CD, but I don't know if the sound is better on this CD ..read more

When I was replying to another thread, I thought, pensatitto, cerebulatum, hedskiponderoski, or je pense, that this is a challenging idea for a new thread, not that "thread" says it all. This should be called an unwoven foreign tapestry, now reweaving for us all, the new, global audience. My Royalty-Free Opera Prospectus: A call to charts for all living, under-employed composers and linquists. There is a huge, untapped market for opera that has been translated into English. Now, I can see... Read more ..read more

Well...I am an opera lover and would like to speak with you about your tastes. I love mainly Russian opera...It is (IMHO) in between Italian and German opera....the two main branches... I'm not here to say What is good and what is bad...we have our opinions...and I'm sure I can learn from other people...and maybe you can learn a little bit from me... Let's speak about that. Sincerely, Martin ..read more

Just been listening to two seldom heard operas by Camille Saint-Saëns: Hélène and Nuit Persane (though Nuit isn't strictly speaking an opera, but who cares). Wonderful stuff, can't understand why they're not performed. the recording I have is an Australian one from Orchestra Victoria (based in Melbourne) with the remarkable Rosamund Illing and the dashingly good looking Steve Davislim. Melba records (they ship internationally ..read more