#Scottish Opera

[markagorman]

Edinburgh Festival and Fringe and Festival of Politics: Day 22 - 23

Oh I’m tired mate. It’s really had to keep up and with this final long weekend push ahead I hope I make it to Tuesday and normality. Someone said to me yesterday that it’s been an unremarkable Festival but I beg to differ. There’s gold out there but you need to look carefully. This is where research pays off. Thursday I was a guest at the Amplify Festival where Mihalis hit the back of the net…

[comicalfellow]

Hoop skirt alert !

[ichbinmeineeigenepuppe]

Was ist passiert !

[paisleyphotographs]

Macbeth Takes Paisley Town Hall by Storm: A Thrilling Blend of Opera and Local Culture

In a remarkable fusion of artistic talent and community spirit, Paisley Opera recently treated audiences to two sold-out opening shows at the historic Paisley Town Hall. This groundbreaking production brought together the timeless genius of Verdi’s “Macbeth” with the vibrant heart of Paisley in a specially commissioned ‘Paisley’ translation. The Sold out performances, held on October 6th and 7th,…

[kaimactrash]

Finally got around to doing that meme where you draw your comfort characters as Garnet and Steven in that one awful SU 'fan' comic.

Both of my comfort characters are kinda bad people, but even so, I feel like they'd be fairly enthusiastic to kick anyones ass.

The mall goth is Amber Sweet from Repo! the Genetic Opera and the emo is Matthew Patel from the Scott Pilgrim franchise.

Amber encouraging all of Matthews's worst character traits could be a crazy but fun few days for them, and terror for anyone in their paths!

I used to draw these two a bunch and it was SO much joy to work on them again! I love them both with my whole heart and I will excuse any misdeed they do. (joke)

[scotianostra]

Happy Birthday Scottish actor Sam Robertson born in Dundee on 11th October 1985.

Samuel, to give him his full name has been in a number of shows but most of you will know him as Adam Barlow in Coronation Street. He has no formal training, but with three years at Coronation Street under his belt he left the Manchester soap later he took a role in Scotland’s soap River City for a wee while before returning south to the cobbles of Coronation Street last year.

Robertson has also been in a few films, my pick of them is The Legend of Barney Thompson which had a stellar cast that included Robert Carlisle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone and James Cosmo, if you haven’t seen it find it and watch it!!

Other appearances for Robertson include the role of Callum Murston in the excellent Ian Banks adaption Stonemouth as well as being a housemate in Celebrity Big Brother in 2013. A more recent film appearance was a part in London Town, about the punk scene in the 70’s, which was okay.

Fans of Corrie will be pleased to know Sam Robertson is reportedly set to stay on the show for another year as he has now agreed to an 'extension of his contract'.

[xxlumos]

I always wondered why I liked Gerard Butler as the Phantom so much (even though almost everyone hates him in that role??) and just found out he’s Scottish. Of course I would fucking love it.

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

and now, a stupid opera crossover:

lady mac from verdi’s the scottish opera: “dalla fossa chi morì non surse ancor!” (“no one who has died has ever come back from the grave!”)

paul from korngold’s die tote stadt, thoroughly losing his mind, running in wildly: YEAH HUHHHHHHHHHHH

[gaytobymeres]

Why am I not rich enough to go to fancy opera houses all the time 😭😭

[eelsabound]

the death grips post reminded me every time i go to the opera with hayley i instinctively put my hand up to the person checking tickets for them to mark my hand.

which they dont

because they don't mark your hand with a sharpie or perhaps a stamp. at the opera.

[paul-archibald]

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Neoclassical Period

Igor Stravinsky’s Neoclassical period (roughly from the 1920s to the mid-1950s) marked a return to classical forms and styles, influenced by the music of composers like Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Beethoven, but still encapsulating Stravinsky’s unique style. This period emerged after the completion of his ballets, The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring, which were…

[sad--tree]

haven't watched stuff online (aka not via my parents streaming subs) in too long and now my links are dead :( any1 kno the current domain or w/e its called 4 justwatchseries pls dm it 2 me pretty pls.... or a link 2 whatever ur decent streaming site of choice is....

[poem-today]

A poem by Robert Crawford

Opera

Throw all your stagey chandeliers in wheelbarrows and move them north To celebrate my mother's sewing machine And her beneath an eighty-watt bulb, pedalling Iambs on an antique metal footplate Powering the needle through its regular lines, Doing her work. To me as a young boy That was her typewriter. I'd watch Her hands and feet in unison, or read Between her calves the wrought-iron letters: SINGER. Mass-produced polished wood and metal, It was a powerful instrument. I stared Hard at its brilliant needle's eye that purred And shone at night; and then each morning after I went to work at school, wearing her songs.

Robert Crawford

[indelen]

Is working off of an unhinged fanfic script at one point ✔️

Why does The Unknown from the catastrophic Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience feel so famili—WAIT A MINUTE

lives in the walls ✔️

wears mask ✔️

makes candy ✔️

[m1d-45]

welcome to teyvat !

before you begin your journey, here’s my original take on the logistics of sagau, as well as an update after some more information from fontaine. while not essential, here are my thoughts on how nations worship.

if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see in the future, please send in your request to my ask box.

1k event m.list

(host to: aether, alhaitham, bennett, collei, cyno, diluc, dottore, kaeya, kaveh, kazuha, keqing, nahida, razor, tighnari, venti, wanderer, xiao, xingqiu)

warnings [⏵] : yandere / heavy cultish || obsessive

genre [title] : angst || fluff || hurt/comfort

traveller from afar — aether

‘I'm saying that I'm having a lot of fun traveling with you… It'd be nice if we could just go on like this forever.’

⏵ a new tomorrow

—⏵ my love, my god

twilight sword — dainslef

‘No, it’s just… I’m still waiting for my drink.’

⏵ will you promise that i'll see you again?

mondstadt

ah, the city of freedom. a wise choice as a first stop, to best wind up for what’s to come. a calm atmosphere and a soothing wind across your shoulders… truly, the only thing better is the wine.

choose the winds of anemo ?

(host to: albedo, diluc, venti)

liyue

the land of contracts… perhaps it’s a fitting choice, to visit the land so recently abandoned. the realm of illuminated beasts and host of history… unless it’s the music you prefer?

choose the stone of geo ?

(host to: baizhu, ga ming, xiao, zhongli)

inazuma

eternity… a false ideal, one impossible to chase, but i must commend ei’s determination if nothing else. all her effort, and the only thing permanent is its beauty.

choose the spark of electro ?

(host to: ayato, heizou, kazuha, thoma)

sumeru

hmph. the akademiya still runs rampant, and the desert is still a wash of ruin. i can’t promise much about here, except a few familiar faces. care to visit your friends?

choose the root of dendro ?

(host to: alhaitham, tighnari, wanderer)

fontaine

a nation submerged in water, surrounded by mirages at every turn. perhaps we could go see an opera, or catch a magic show… or have a cup of tea and catch up. what do you say?

choose the court of hydro ?

(host to: lyney, neuvillette, sigewinne, wriothesley)

natlan

…hm? ah, my apologies, but it looks like this destination isn’t available for travel just yet. thank you for your patience!

choose the ember of pyro?

(host to: nobody yet ...)

snezhnaya

the land of ice and love, led by the lady of contradictions. have you found comfort in the snow?

choose the frost of cryo ?

(host to: il dottore, regrator, tartaglia)

series!

⏵ dearly beloved — complete trilogy

8.7k — being hunted across half of teyvat wasn’t exactly on your bucket list. but if he’s the one you keep seeing… maybe it’s worth it.

—⏵ on broken bones

—⏵ death, rebirth, new life

—⏵ the scottish play

⏵ abiogenesis — complete duology

10k — after being abandoned, albedo didn’t have the brightest hope for his future. travelling to mondstadt, he finds the closest thing to ‘purpose.’

—⏵ from soil…

—⏵ …was birthed chalk

⏵ secret contributions — complete trilogy

8.2k — false faith has forced you to flee to inazuma, barely surviving the trip. thankfully, the kamisatos are here to help.

—⏵ small miracles

—⏵ hidden blessings

—⏵ silent conclusions

⏵ spoken across stars — episodic

2.7k — voicelines characters would have in sagau.

—⏵ kaeya, diluc, thoma ft. noelle + candace

—⏵ kazuha, wanderer ft. tighnari + baizhu

—⏵ zhongli, ayato, heizou ft. xinqiu + chongyun

—⏵ lyney, lynette, freminet ft. arlecchino + navia

⏵ sanctity — episodic

1.5k+ — to be shielded by the one you love.

—⏵ the eye of the beholder (zhongli)

miscellaneous / multiple

⏵ in excess (ft. zhongli + xiao)

⏵ new hopes (ft. the arataki gang)

⏵ emotions (ft. mondstat)

⏵ the young (ft. your main!)

—⏵ still too young (ft… a lot of ppl)

⏵ plagued (ft. diluc + kaeya)

⏵ reverse isekai drabble (ft. your main!)

⏵ slapfight (ft. a lot of people-)

⏵ mea maxima culpa (ft. zhongli + barbara)

⏵ in the stars (ft mona + your main!)

⏵ replacement (ft. kaeya + venti + albedo + xiao)

⏵ discretion advised (ft. mondstat)

⏵ warmth (ft. every pyro character as of 3.4)

⏵ a soft place to land (ft. zhongli + kaeya + diluc + alhaitham + tighnari)

⏵ constellations (ft. barbara + thoma + heizou + collei + kujou sara + sucrose + candace +ganyu)

⏵ connection (ft. diluc + kaeya + kazuha + albedo + kaveh)

⏵ your shield, a sword (ft. thoma + tighnari + zhongli + alhaitham + cyno + albedo)

⏵ divine favor (ft. yae miko + itto + kazuha + kaeya + chongyun + noelle)

⏵ dead leaves (ft. ..people)

—⏵ new sprouts (ft. chongyun)

⏵ the rule of threes (ft. albedo + his brother)

⏵ darling, my dear (ft. diluc + tighnari + childe + xiao + kazuha)

⏵ sandy refuge (ft. nahida + wanderer)

⏵ dancing soldiers (ft. aether)

⏵ a break in routine (ft. alhaitham + kaveh + sethos)

⏵ snapshot (ft. tighnari + neuvillette

please report any missing entries or misleading content as soon as possible !

thank you for reading !

[scotianostra]

February 20th 1874 saw the birth of the Scottish Soprano Mary Garden in Aberdeen.

Her family emigrated to the US in 1880, eventually settling in Chicago, Illinois. She showed an aptitude for music at an early age, studying the violin and piano and taking voice lessons while still a young girl.

In 1895 she went to Paris, France, to further her voice training. She made her public debut five years later in Gustave Charpentier's Louise at the Opera-Comique in Paris. In 1902 composer Claude Debussy personally chose her to sing the female lead in his opera Pelleas et Melisande, and this became her most famous and celebrated role. She was so highly regarded among composers that Jules Massenet specifically rewrote the lead part in his Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame--which he had originally written to be a man--for her.

She made her New York debut in 1907, in Massenet's Thais. She was acclaimed by critics not only for her superb singing but for what many deemed her remarkable dramatic ability as well. She toured extensively in Europe and the US and joined the Chicago Civic Opera in 1910, being their featured singer until 1931. In addition, she served as general director of the Chicago Opera Association from 1921-1922. Although she retired from the stage in 1934, she remained active in operatic circles, making many lecture and recital tours over the next 20 years and serving as audition judge for the National Arts Foundation. In a quote that perhaps explains something of how she approached life she said: "They liked me in "Thais" because I wore least".  Although Mary Garden spent most of her life away from Scotland eventually she retired retired to Scotland, where she spent the last 30 years of her life, she died in Inverurie on January 3rd, 1967. Mary was cremated and her ashes were scattered in the Garden of Remembrance at the old Crematorium in Garthdee, Aberdeen.  There is a Memorial Garden to her near Kittybrewster in the Granite City.