wiki:
The newspaper Wiener Realzeitung carried a review of the opera in its issue of 11 July 1786. It alludes to interference probably produced by paid hecklers, but praises the work warmly:
Mozart’s music was generally admired by connoisseurs already at the first performance, if I except only those whose self-love and conceit will not allow them to find merit in anything not written by themselves.
The public, however … did not really know on the first day where it stood. It heard many a bravo from unbiassed connoisseurs, but obstreperous louts in the uppermost storey exerted their hired lungs with all their might to deafen singers and audience alike with their St! and Pst; and consequently opinions were divided at the end of the piece.
Apart from that, it is true that the first performance was none of the best, owing to the difficulties of the composition.
But now, after several performances, one would be subscribing either to the cabal or to tastelessness if one were to maintain that Herr Mozart’s music is anything but a masterpiece of art.
It contains so many beauties, and such a wealth of ideas, as can be drawn only from the source of innate genius.
The Hungarian poet Ferenc Kazinczy was in the audience for a May performance, and later remembered the powerful impression the work made on him:
[Nancy] Storace [see below], the beautiful singer, enchanted eye, ear, and soul. – Mozart directed the orchestra, playing his fortepiano; the joy which this music causes is so far removed from all sensuality that one cannot speak of it. Where could words be found that are worthy to describe such joy?
“obstreperous louts” as mentioned in above review of that opera crowd might also show up Tuesday at the sotu in keeping with BiD’s comment last thread: I hope Dems boo him like the folks did in Davos. Maybe they can turn their backs to him, or, stand up and make a commotion as they walk out on him on live TV.
bid & pogo, perhaps someone in the sotu audience (and/or the folks at cnn) will replay joe wilson’s “you lie!” tape at appropriate times during the speech.
as for me, can’t bring myself to watch but am hoping to read the next day that the speech was received with deafening silence. no applause. stony faces. grimaces on ryan and McConnell at the podium behind the twit as he makes a fool of himself.
Wonderful selection Jace. If I never heard any classical music but Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky and the Beatles for the rest of my life I’d never feel deprived.
How many lies will be in the State of the Union speech? I am guessing the entire thing will be a lie. What would be enjoyable is concerted effort of distracting SFB while he is yacking away. Nothing major, just little things, like whispering and pointing at him. Or someone tapping a pencil. You get the idea. Break the pace of the lying and watch for eruptions.
“we both won the election despite losing the popular vote. though back in my day we didn’t let the Russians rig our elections. we used the supreme court like americans.”
Yeah, “…like Americans.” That was a great line. It was good to see that W, again. (“Who has 2 thumbs and created ISIS? This guy.”) A truly, horrible presidency. The thing happening now is just other-worldly.
As for watching the show Tuesday night, I pass. Years ago, during the village idiot’s reign, I quit watching, too high of a chance of causing serious damage to the television and associated electronics. One party we were given popcorn, without bowls. That did not work as someone approached to close to the screen and had to be restrained.
Life is good. Time to pay off the January bills and some February, just in case we are furloughed again. You can’t plan for anything under SFB attempt to destroy America.
BB – This morning, Lindsey Graham said there won’t be another shutdown, so maybe you’re good.
Let’s hope Donny was watching ABC; they are using ultra-lights to drop drugs over the border, in addition to smuggling that crap in vehicles, so a wall is a huge waste of money. Give money for more border agents and better equipment.
Blue moon, super moon and blood moon combine to create moment not seen in the skies in more than 150 years
rare celestial event will grace the skies during the coming week when a blue moon and lunar eclipse combine with the moon being at its closest point to Earth, resulting in what is being called a “super blue blood moon”.
The trifecta will take place on 31 January and will be best visible from the western hemisphere. The last time the three elements combined at the same time was in 1866.
“super blue blood moon” is the result of a blue moon – the second full moon in a calendar month – occurring at the same time as a super moon, when the moon is at perigee and about 14% brighter than usual, and a so-called blood moon – the moment during a lunar eclipse when the moon, in the Earth’s shadow, takes on a reddish tint.
Stargazers living in the US will be able to see the eclipse before sunrise on Wednesday, according to Nasa. For those in the Middle East, Asia, eastern Russia, Australia and New Zealand, the event will be visible during moonrise on the morning of 31 January.
“For the [continental] US, the viewing will be best in the west,” said Gordon Johnston, program executive and lunar blogger at Nasa. “Set your alarm early and go out and take a look.”
“Weather permitting, the west coast, Alaska and Hawaii will have a spectacular view of totality from start to finish,” said Johnston. “Unfortunately, eclipse viewing will be more challenging in the eastern time zone. The eclipse begins at 5.51am ET, as the moon is about to set in the western sky, and the sky is getting lighter in the east.”
The eclipse itself is expected to last about an hour and a quarter. For anyone unable to watch the event in person, it will be streamed live online.
Nasa said the eclipse will offer scientists a chance to see what happens when the surface of the moon cools quickly.
“The whole character of the moon changes when we observe with a thermal camera during an eclipse,” said Paul Hayne of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. “In the dark, many familiar craters and other features can’t be seen, and the normally nondescript areas around some craters start to ‘glow’ because the rocks there are still warm.”
Looking at the List of Presidential Succession is a scary endeavor. Not only for obvious reasons, but most of all for national security. I want leaders who are smarter than the bad guys, someone who can anticipate & act intelligently.
Money is secondary to life but the amount of waste is appalling. The Wall! Just stack the billions foolishly spent with crazy glue in between. Makes as much sense & would do as good a job. Meanwhile education is getting short shrift – another concern re: national security. Of course an educated populace tends to vote wisely & be aware of issues & candidates, so …. oops.
SJWNY – Jeff Sessions wouldn’t be so great, either. Would they even let him be the only one who stays away from the Capitol? I wonder if they decide that some Cabinet members are simply not an option.
Grounds for impeachment if Trump lied about trying to fire Mueller – Ken Starr
Independent counsel who investigated Bill Clinton says: ‘Lying to the American people is a serious issue that has to be explored’ [….]
Ken Starr, who used Bill Clinton’s false statements about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky as grounds for impeachment, told ABC’s This Week: “Lying to the American people is a serious issue that has to be explored. I take lying to the American people very, very seriously, so absolutely.”
Starr said: “That is something Bob Mueller should look at.”
[….continues….]
Hard to believe that Purple Rain didn’t win Album of the Year. Prince amazed me with his talent. (Every time I hear “Raspberry Beret” it makes me happy. It just does.)
That article also brought back memories of Phil Collins played everywhere 24/7 during the ’80s. Thanks! (No thanks! 😉 ) Ha, still think of really bad under-lit videos being touted as the new “art.” No they weren’t. They were bad recordings of coked up folks who knew the right people – or at least paid the right amount of dough.
What I see from thatGrammy list: There was a lot more talent than today. An album meant you had to have a depth of material, not just one great song. The digital music stars of today would have never made it in the 80s or 90s.
wiki:
The newspaper Wiener Realzeitung carried a review of the opera in its issue of 11 July 1786. It alludes to interference probably produced by paid hecklers, but praises the work warmly:
The Hungarian poet Ferenc Kazinczy was in the audience for a May performance, and later remembered the powerful impression the work made on him:
“obstreperous louts” as mentioned in above review of that opera crowd might also show up Tuesday at the sotu in keeping with BiD’s comment last thread: I hope Dems boo him like the folks did in Davos. Maybe they can turn their backs to him, or, stand up and make a commotion as they walk out on him on live TV.
bid & pogo, perhaps someone in the sotu audience (and/or the folks at cnn) will replay joe wilson’s “you lie!” tape at appropriate times during the speech.
as for me, can’t bring myself to watch but am hoping to read the next day that the speech was received with deafening silence. no applause. stony faces. grimaces on ryan and McConnell at the podium behind the twit as he makes a fool of himself.
Wonderful selection Jace. If I never heard any classical music but Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky and the Beatles for the rest of my life I’d never feel deprived.
How many lies will be in the State of the Union speech? I am guessing the entire thing will be a lie. What would be enjoyable is concerted effort of distracting SFB while he is yacking away. Nothing major, just little things, like whispering and pointing at him. Or someone tapping a pencil. You get the idea. Break the pace of the lying and watch for eruptions.
Thanks, Jace!… my father loved that opera… played it all the time when I was a kid. The very first kitten we got he named Figaro.
I’m gonna watch TSOTU… with a gigantic bowl of popcorn. Some will go in my mouth and some will need to get picked up beneath the tv.
best line:
“we both won the election despite losing the popular vote. though back in my day we didn’t let the Russians rig our elections. we used the supreme court like americans.”
Thank you Jace. Wonderful selection.
This is one of my favorites as it was the very first opera I ever attended. You start with Mozart, it sort of hooks you for life.
The birth of pop music. Lovely!
Yeah, “…like Americans.” That was a great line. It was good to see that W, again. (“Who has 2 thumbs and created ISIS? This guy.”) A truly, horrible presidency. The thing happening now is just other-worldly.
The sketch where they discussed the Aziz Ansari story was spot on.
Ooooh, Kennedy is giving the Dem response to to SOTU.
Will not be able to watch the State of the Union speech without thinking of the TV series Designated Survivor.
Who is our survivor? OK, “None of the Above” though most popular is not a choice 😉
Maybe Blonde Wino’s Ryan Zinke? Stinky Zinke, the ultimate earworm.
Ben Carson, Rick Perry? (Sorry to do that, so early in the morning.)
Orrin Hatch, fulfilling the Mormon prophecy?
Betsy DeVos, a teacher’s foe, a big business friend?
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I pledge to donate to any politician of any Party who holds up a Queen of Hearts card during the speech.
Thank You Jace for all you do.
Sending good wishes to the Crawford family.
Lovely Jace
Ha! The Mnuchin Candidate
Thanks again, Jace! I would have loved seeing Mozart at his pianoforte leading that gaggle!!
My first favorite was of course Stravinsky. The composition? l’Histoire du Soldat:
sjwny – I have my money on Devos quitting soon.
As for watching the show Tuesday night, I pass. Years ago, during the village idiot’s reign, I quit watching, too high of a chance of causing serious damage to the television and associated electronics. One party we were given popcorn, without bowls. That did not work as someone approached to close to the screen and had to be restrained.
Life is good. Time to pay off the January bills and some February, just in case we are furloughed again. You can’t plan for anything under SFB attempt to destroy America.
BB – This morning, Lindsey Graham said there won’t be another shutdown, so maybe you’re good.
Let’s hope Donny was watching ABC; they are using ultra-lights to drop drugs over the border, in addition to smuggling that crap in vehicles, so a wall is a huge waste of money. Give money for more border agents and better equipment.
Super blue blood moon’: stargazers prepare for rare celestial event
Blue moon, super moon and blood moon combine to create moment not seen in the skies in more than 150 years
rare celestial event will grace the skies during the coming week when a blue moon and lunar eclipse combine with the moon being at its closest point to Earth, resulting in what is being called a “super blue blood moon”.
The trifecta will take place on 31 January and will be best visible from the western hemisphere. The last time the three elements combined at the same time was in 1866.
“super blue blood moon” is the result of a blue moon – the second full moon in a calendar month – occurring at the same time as a super moon, when the moon is at perigee and about 14% brighter than usual, and a so-called blood moon – the moment during a lunar eclipse when the moon, in the Earth’s shadow, takes on a reddish tint.
Stargazers living in the US will be able to see the eclipse before sunrise on Wednesday, according to Nasa. For those in the Middle East, Asia, eastern Russia, Australia and New Zealand, the event will be visible during moonrise on the morning of 31 January.
“For the [continental] US, the viewing will be best in the west,” said Gordon Johnston, program executive and lunar blogger at Nasa. “Set your alarm early and go out and take a look.”
“Weather permitting, the west coast, Alaska and Hawaii will have a spectacular view of totality from start to finish,” said Johnston. “Unfortunately, eclipse viewing will be more challenging in the eastern time zone. The eclipse begins at 5.51am ET, as the moon is about to set in the western sky, and the sky is getting lighter in the east.”
The eclipse itself is expected to last about an hour and a quarter. For anyone unable to watch the event in person, it will be streamed live online.
Nasa said the eclipse will offer scientists a chance to see what happens when the surface of the moon cools quickly.
“The whole character of the moon changes when we observe with a thermal camera during an eclipse,” said Paul Hayne of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. “In the dark, many familiar craters and other features can’t be seen, and the normally nondescript areas around some craters start to ‘glow’ because the rocks there are still warm.”
Fight ultra-lights with A-10s hitting their source. Fair-is-fair.
music to watch the super blue blood moon by
Blue Bronc,
Looking at the List of Presidential Succession is a scary endeavor. Not only for obvious reasons, but most of all for national security. I want leaders who are smarter than the bad guys, someone who can anticipate & act intelligently.
Money is secondary to life but the amount of waste is appalling. The Wall! Just stack the billions foolishly spent with crazy glue in between. Makes as much sense & would do as good a job. Meanwhile education is getting short shrift – another concern re: national security. Of course an educated populace tends to vote wisely & be aware of issues & candidates, so …. oops.
SJWNY – Jeff Sessions wouldn’t be so great, either. Would they even let him be the only one who stays away from the Capitol? I wonder if they decide that some Cabinet members are simply not an option.
In time for the Grammys: Washington Post on who SHOULD have won every year. I agree with Janet Jackson over Paul Simon in ’87 but not many of the others…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/classic-apps/setting-the-records-straight-a-do-over-for-the-grammys-album-of-the-year
the guardian:
Grounds for impeachment if Trump lied about trying to fire Mueller – Ken Starr
Independent counsel who investigated Bill Clinton says: ‘Lying to the American people is a serious issue that has to be explored’
[….]
Ken Starr, who used Bill Clinton’s false statements about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky as grounds for impeachment, told ABC’s This Week: “Lying to the American people is a serious issue that has to be explored. I take lying to the American people very, very seriously, so absolutely.”
Starr said: “That is something Bob Mueller should look at.”
[….continues….]
daveb,
Hard to believe that Purple Rain didn’t win Album of the Year. Prince amazed me with his talent. (Every time I hear “Raspberry Beret” it makes me happy. It just does.)
That article also brought back memories of Phil Collins played everywhere 24/7 during the ’80s. Thanks! (No thanks! 😉 ) Ha, still think of really bad under-lit videos being touted as the new “art.” No they weren’t. They were bad recordings of coked up folks who knew the right people – or at least paid the right amount of dough.
by Rick McKee / Augusta Chronicle (CagleCartoons.com) 2018
What I see from thatGrammy list: There was a lot more talent than today. An album meant you had to have a depth of material, not just one great song. The digital music stars of today would have never made it in the 80s or 90s.