#Mazeppa

[opera-ghosts]

OTD in Music History: Composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) sits down and writes a letter to his friend, the famous Russian conductor Eduard Napravnik (1839 - 1916), letting him know that Tchaikovsky will unfortunately not be able to attend the final rehearsals for the St. Petersburg production of his new opera "Mazeppa," because he must instead stay in Moscow to oversee the final rehearsals of the production of the same opera in that city. Tchaikovsky composed "Mazeppa" between 1881 and 1883, and two related “world premieres” were arranged: Moscow (February 3, 1884) and St. Petersburg (February 6, 1884) -- the latter to take place under Napravnik´s baton. At both of these performances, the work was regrettably marred by uneven vocal and acting abilities within the two casts. The press and the public nevertheless responded warmly in Moscow, but "Mazeppa" received a harsh critical roasting in St. Petersburg. Tchaikovsky's brother, Modest, initially hid that fact from Tchaikovsky -- and when Tchaikovsky finally learned the truth some weeks later, he wrote the following to Modest: "You did well, because the truth might have killed me." PICTURED: The original letter that Tchaikovsky wrote to Napravnik, referenced above, dated less than two weeks before the world premiere of "Mazeppa". This letter reads in part (translated): "It is impossible for me to leave Moscow, where rehearsals are due to begin any moment now, too. My earnest request to you is to rehearse my opera without waiting for me . . . I am transferring all my rights of authorship concerning interference into studying for and performing the opera entirely with you . . . I nourish absolute trust in your friendly sympathy for the fate of my opera . . . be assured that I am not in the least exaggerating saying that I unconditionally trust your craftsmanship, experience, and friendship . . ." Given the poor reviews, perhaps Tchaikovsky placed too much faith in his friend?

[mistertonyward]

[franzliszt-official]

I’m so tired Mr Liszt :( Please can you recommend a very energetic piece of yours that might wake me up?

Good day my dear.

Mazeppa - both piano solo or symphonic - some Hungarian Rhapsodies or my paraphrase on Norma (Guerra, guerra!) are your friend in these trying times.

[doyouknowthisopera]

[travsd]

The Faith Dane Centennial

Born 100 years ago today, actress, performer and politician Faith Dane (1923-2020) Born in Brooklyn, Dane started out as a Broadway chorus girl in her early 20s. She was in Sadie Thompson, the musical version of Maugham’s Rain starring June Havoc in 1944, and Nellie Bly in 1946. She toured with Wonderful Time in 1954. In 1959 came the role she is best known for, the bugling burlesque dancer…

[artesplorando]

Horace Vernet | Mazeppa

[mazeppe]

(Mazeppa)

[notanecromancer]

My family got to talking about what plays might be shown in Rohan, at Edoras, and we came up with the following list:

Timour the Tartar

Mazeppa, the Wild Horse of Tartary

Richard III

Ben-Hur

Equus

War Horse

Can you think of other hippodramas we should add to the list?

[lemuseum]

[lokis-art]

Have a cheeky Goomba taking a stroll on a Steinway Goombway for day #3 ❤️

[random-brushstrokes]

Wacław Pawliszak - Mazeppa (ca. 1885)

[mydaddywiki]

Gailard Sartain

Physique: Chubby Build Height: 5’ 8" (1.73 m)

Gailard Sartain (born September 18, 1946) is a retired American actor who frequently played characters with roots in the South. He was a regular on the country music variety series Hee Haw. He is also known for his roles in three of the Ernest movies and the TV series Hey Vern, It's Ernest!. Sartain has appeared in more than forty motion pictures, most notably in The Buddy Holly Story, Mississippi Burning, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Replacements, The Grifters, Elizabethtown and numerous other movies and television series. He is also an accomplished and successful painter and illustrator.

Tulsa-born actor was raised in Tulsa and attended Will Rogers High School and the University of Tulsa. After college and several short-lived jobs, including art illustration, outside Oklahoma, Sartain returned to Tulsa as the wacky host of a late-night movie show titled Dr. Mazeppa Pompazoidi's Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting. Following this, Sartain has maintained a successful acting career in television and motion pictures.

A hefty, beaming character player and comedian with tousled hair and an often hearty manner. As a kid, I remember him on Hee Haw and the Ernest films, but he didn’t really hit me until I saw the The Replacements. And as I re-watch all the things he has been in, I can’t help but notice that ass.

Unfortunately, like 99.9% of men I find attractive, he appears to be straight and married since 1988. But I really don’t care because in my my mind. We’re fucking.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Elizabethtown (2005) The Replacements (2000) Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) The Grifters (1990) Mississippi Burning (1988) The Outsiders (1983) Hee Haw (TV Series 1972–1974)

[antonio-m]

"Mazeppa", c.1870 by Hermann Loeschin, Musée Bossuet, Meaux, FR. oil on canvas

[polish-art-tournament]

round 1.1 poll 7

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Szał uniesień (Frenzy of exualtations) by Władysław Podkowiński, 1893:

[no propaganda has been submitted]

[read about the history of the painting - and yes, it involves the artist trying to destroy it!]

Mazeppa by Wacław Pawliszak, c. 1885:

propaganda: This painting is based on the legend of Ivan Mazepa, a Ukrainian hetman who today is remembered as both a patron of arts and an important military leader. He served on the court of a Polish king for a while (Jan II Kazimierz Waza), and the legend goes that he seduced a Count's wife and got expelled from the court by being tied naked to a wild horse (this didn't actually happen, but it makes for great art and poetry, including a famous poem by Lord Byron).

[theoutcastrogue]

19th century Sheffield bowie knives

A HUNTING KNIFE, JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS CUTLERS TO HER MAJESTY, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1860 with tapering blade formed with a spear point, stamped with the maker’s details on one face, and ‘The Hunter’s Companion’ in script, rectangular ricasso struck with star and cross mark, German silver hilt comprising recurved quillons with flattened scrolling terminals, cap pommel (fitted with later copper alloy oval), and spirally-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its leather scabbard with German silver chape and locket, the latter with a belt hook, 23.5 cm blade

A HUNTING KNIFE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET, MAPPIN & WEBB, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1880 with robust blade formed with a clipped-back point with false swage, notched at the forte, stamped ‘Celebrated American Hunting Knife’ in capital letters, ‘Self Defender’ in script on a scroll, rectangular ricasso stamped with the maker’s name and ‘Trustworthy’ on one face of the ricasso and ‘US’ on the other, German silver oval cross-piece and chequered horn scales retained by six rivets, in its German silver mounted leather scabbard with locket and chape each engraved with groups of three lines, and the former with a stud for suspension, 25.3 cm blade

A BOWIE KNIFE, LATE 19TH CENTURY with single-edged blade formed with a pronounced clipped-back point, etched with a Federal eagle and inscriptions on one face including ‘America The Land of Freedom’ and 'The Patriot’s Self Defender’, recessed ricasso stamped ‘Best Quality Rough & Ready’ German silver guard, ferrule and pommel, the latter chased with flowers, and rosewood grip, in its tooled leather scabbard, 19.8 cm blade

A SMALL BOWIE KNIFE, JONATHAN CROOKES, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, recessed rectangular ricasso struck with the maker’s name and heart and pistol mark, German silver hilt comprising recurved guard, ferrule and pommel each decorated with scrolling foliage in low relief, and mother-of-pearl grip, in its German silver mounted leather scabbard with belt loop,14.5 cm blade

A BOWIE KNIFE, JONATHAN CROOKES, CIRCA 1880 with straight blade formed with a clipped-back point, slightly recessed rectangular ricasso signed by the maker and with heart and pistol mark, and natural staghorn grips (perhaps an early replacement), 15.3 cm blade

A BOWIE KNIFE, JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS, CUTLERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES, NO. 6 NORFOLK STREET, SHEFFIELD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, struck with the maker’s details and star and cross mark on one face (small areas of light pitting), oval German silver guard, and natural staghorn scales retained by five rivets, in its leather scabbard with large German silver locket and chape, 20.8 cm blade

A DAGGER, MARKED MAZEPPA, PROBABLY SAMUEL HANCOCK & SONS, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, recessed ricasso struck with a figure strapped to a horse’s back and ‘Mazeppa’ on one face, German silver hilt cast in low relief, comprising guard and pommel decorated with scrolls, milled copper alloy fillers and hardwood scales, in its tooled and gilt leather scabbard,17.2 cm blade

A BOWIE KNIFE, LINGARD, PEACROFT, SHEFFIELD, PROBABLY 1870 with single-edged blade formed with a clipped-back point and part swaged back-edge, rectangular ricasso stamped ‘Lingards Celebrated Bowie Knife Pea Croft, Sheffield’, German silver hilt comprising two-piece guard and pommel each cast with scrolls and foliage in low relief, brass fillets, staghorn scales, and vacant German silver escutcheon, 21.0 cm blade

AN ARKANSAS BOWIE KNIFE, MORTON & SON, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1850-60 with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, recessed rectangular ricasso struck with the maker’s details (worn, partly illegible), German silver hilt comprising ‘split’ cross-guard and two-piece pommel each decorated with scrolls and foliage in low relief, and a pair of small bone scales retained by two rivets, 22.7 cm blade

A BOWIE KNIFE, WRAGG & SONS, SOLLY ST, MID-19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade, recessed ricasso signed in small stamped letters, German silver cross-piece and pommel, the latter cast with an alligator-horse on each face, and horn scales (restorations), in its tooled and gilt leather scabbard with German silver mounts, 30.8 cm blade

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[tot-en-tanz]

*knock knock*

iwtv fandom! I would like to humbly present to you one interesting historical figure…

he was tall, blonde with a bob, wore all black most of the time, played piano, attracted thousands during his concerts, people went into a frenzy around him (a frenzy so intense that a medical term was created for it), had Many lovers over the years…remind you of anyone?

No, not rockstar Lestat…meet Franz Liszt, a Hungarian piano virtuoso and composer from the 1800s!

Where am I going with this, you ask? I have no idea! But, I believe his music greatly fits the vibes of Lestat and iwtv. I can imagine Lestat playing his pieces since he plays piano! especially: Mephisto Waltz, the Dante Sonata, Mazeppa, and Totentanz.

Anyway, I’d highly recommend listening to the above pieces if you want some gothic virtuostic piano music to listen to. His life was also super interesting (not as insane as Lestat’s though…) and makes a good read!! that is all <3

(also mephisto waltz is so freaky and strangely jaunty I can imagine Lestat just prancing to it in his living room or something)