#Elberfeld

[postcard-from-the-past]

Pavilion of the Elberfeld Railways on the 1902 Düsseldorf Exhibition, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

German vintage postcard

[asbestoswalls]

Elberfeld, Indiana

[gentlemanpixelator]

Elberfeld. Schwebebahnhof Döppersberg.

[prose2passion]

still wondering who the violin and viola players were in this photo from 1927. On the right, our family cello Heinrich and its eponymous owner. I used a crappy snap of the old photo before and now realised a scan represents it much better, hence sharing again.

more info: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2020/10/string-quartet-wuppertal-elberfeld-1927.html

[artfromthefuture]

X-mas in the 21st century / Weihnachten im 21. Jahrhundert by Werner Wittersheim Via Flickr: Just some more samples from my ongoing project on how Christmas is being symbolized, illustrated, perverted, abused (and celebrated) in the 21st century. For more pictures from the series see here: www.flickr.com/photos/wwwuppertal/albums/72157611427568784

[witekspicsoldpostcards]

ELBERFELD - now within WUPPERTAL, GERMANY

[mmh-dk]

NEU in unserem Verlag "Buch und Note":

Chor- und Orgelsätze aus dem Gesangbuch der Synagogen-Gemeinde Elberfeld

unter Mitwirkung von Rabbiner Dr. Joseph Norden und Kantor Magnus Wetzstein, bearbeitet von Oberkantor Hermann Zivi (1867-1943)

Neufassung in 4-stimmigen Liedsätzen a cappella oder mit Orgelbegleitung von Thorsten A. Pech.

Weitere Informationen zu dieser Ausgabe auf unserer Verlags-Webseite:

http://www.buch-und-note.de/rubriken/chor.html#0623-01

Erhältlich sind die Noten

- direkt beim Verlag (www.buch-und-note.de)

- in unserem Online-Shop unter https://dkunert.de/Chor-und-Orgelsaetze-aus-dem-Gesangbuch-der-Synagogen-Gemeinde-Elberfeld

- im Notenkeller in Celle (www.notenkeller.de)

- bei jedem anderen gut sortierten Buch-/Notenhändler

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

denn aus seiner Fülle haben wir alle empfangen, und zwar Gnade um Gnade.

Because he was full of grace and truth, from him we all received one gift after another. — John 1:16 | Elberfelder 1905 (ELB) and New Century Version (NCV) The Elberfelder German Bible (1905) translation is in the public domain and The Holy Bible, New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Cross References: Psalm 84:7; Ephesians 1:23; Ephesians 3:19; Ephesians 4:13; Colossians 1:19; Colossians 2:9

[fabiansteinhauer]

Schwimmoper

Geplant von Friedrich Hetzelt und 1955-1957 als städtische Badeanstalt in Wuppertal-Elberfeld gebaut: die sogenannte Schwimmoper.

[opera-ghosts]

Edith Walker (1968-1950) as Isolde

She sang at age 14 as a soloist in the Old Church of Hopewell, then in Utica (New York) and on Long Iceland. She worked for a while as a school teacher. She came to Europe in 1891 and was trained by Aglaia Orgeni in Dresden. Further studies with Marianne Brandt in Vienna. She made her debut in 1894 at the Berlin Court Opera as Fides in ‘’Prophet’’ by Meyerbeer. First major success in 1895 with a concert in Leipzig Gewandhaus under Carl Reinecke. In 1895 she was engaged by the Vienna Court Opera, where she sang the role of Fides in ‘’Prophet’’ by Meyerbeer and Azucena in ‘’Trovatore’’ and remained until 1903. In 1896 she sang in the Vienna premiere of the opera ‘’The Evangelimann’’ of Kienzl. At the Salzburg Mozart Festival in 1901 she created the role of Donna Elvira in ‘’Don Giovanni’’. In 1903, after a dispute with Gustav Mahler, she left the Vienna Opera House. In 1903 she was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where she made her debut as Amneris in ‘’Aida’’. She appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in “Lohengrin”, “Tristan und Isolde”, ‘’Faust’’, “Gioconda”, ‘’Martha’’, ‘’Favorita’’, “ and ‘’Lucrezia Borgia’’ (1904). In 1905 she sang here in the premiere of Johann Strauss’s operetta ‘’Die Fledermaus’’. Then she joined in the 1906-07 season at the Court Opera in Berlin and from 1907 to 1912 was a celebrated artist of the Hamburg Opera. At the Covent Garden Opera in London she performed in 1900 as Amneris, Ortrud, Fricka and Waltraute, then in 1908 and 1910 as Isolde as well as Thirza “The Wreckers” by Mrs. Ethel Smith and Elektra on 10/19/1910 in the English premiere of Richard Strauss’s opera ‘’Elektra’’. She made guest appearances in Brussels, Leipzig, Frankfurt (1907-12), Cologne and Prague with great success, she was especially admired as an interpreter in R. Wagner’s operas. At the Bayreuth Festival in 1908, she sang the role of Kundry in ‘’Parsifal’’ and Ortrud in “Lohengrin”. In 1910 she sang with great triumph in the Strauss Festival in Holland as Salome and Elektra. In 1909 she sang at the Beethoven Festival in the Hague the role of Leonore in ‘’Fidelio’’ under Willem Mengelberg. In the 1912-1917 seasons she worked at the Court Opera in Munich. In 1918 she sang at the Municipal Theatre of Elberfeld her farewell performance in Nibelungenring. After her retirement from the stage, Walker resided in Scheveningen, Holland until 1919 when she moved to Paris. She worked there as a voice teacher where she taught out of a private studio. In 1933 she joined the faculty at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau where she taught through 1936. She then moved back to New York City where she continued to teach until her death 14 years later. Among her notable pupils were Irene Dalis and Blanche Thebom. She died at her home in New York City in 1950 at the age of 79 after a brief illness.

[mahgnib]

New York Highlanders - precursor to the Yankees - shortstop Norman “Kid” Elberfeld, nicknamed “The Tabasco Kid” for his hot temper.

[nintendoswitch-w-joycon-drift]

Doing the "roles I auditioned for vs what I got cast as" trend but I'm too lazy to make a video so I'm typing it out on tumblr

The Little Mermaid Jr. Auditioned for: Flounder Got cast as: Ursula's mother fucking tentacle

Heading For the Hills (don't even ask what this is) Auditioned for: Fuck me if I remember Got cast as: Esther

Camp Rock: The Musical Auditioned for: Mitchie Got cast as: Ensemble

The Little Mermaid Jr. (Again) Auditioned for: Ariel Got cast as: Nothing :)

The Wizard of Oz Auditioned for: Dorothy Got cast as: Nothing again :)

Descendents: The Musical Auditioned for: Evie Got cast as: Featured Ensemble

The Sound of Music Auditioned for: Liesl Von Trapp Got cast as: Baroness Elberfeld (no not the baroness your thinking of) & Ensemble Nun

The Addams Family Auditioned for: Alice Beineke Got cast as: ALICE BEINEKE :)))

Anything Goes Auditioned for: Hope Harcourt Got cast as: Ensemble

Grease Auditioned for: Sandy Dumbrowski Got cast as: Marty Maraschino

Beauty and the Beast Auditioned for: Belle Got cast as: Narrator and Napkin Dancer (our group was nominated for best small ensemble for dance in a theatre competition recently but we lost unfortunately lmfao)

[solaradastra]

Rettig: “...und zwar um das Model MO-23 der Firma Strebeck und Söhne aus Wuppertal-Elberfeld.”

Moritz: “Und was... was kann das, das Modell MO-23 der Firma Strebeck und Söhne aus Wuppertal-Elberfeld?”

[witekspicsoldpostcards]

ELBERFELD - a part of city Wuppertal, Germany

[mmh-dk]

Kolker Orgelvesper zum letzten Mal in der Friedhofskirche https://www.orgel-information.de/News/2023/2/20230202_2.html #orgel #pfeifenorgel #orgelinformation #dasportalderkönigin #wuppertal #elberfeld #friedhofskirche #orgelvesper #orgelmusik (hier: Friedhofskirche Wuppertal Elberfeld) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKJxt7oqXP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=