#arthur arias

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Philippine Tarsier

Photo by Arthur Arias on Unsplash

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The Long Forgotten Realm + Text Posts

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I wish you all a very Good New Year.

Arthur Preuss & Elise Elizza - Libiamo ne' lieti calici

Arthur Preuss (1878-1944) was one of the finest character tenors of the early 20th century. Born the son of a merchant in Königsberg, Preuss wanted to be a singer from childhood. The boy’s father supported his son’s singing ambitions and sent him to Berlin to study at the tender age of fifteen. During this period of study, Preuss was heard by renowned composer and conductor Gustav Mahler, who was greatly impressed by the young tenor’s singing. Mahler secured an engagement for Preuss at the Vienna Hofoper, where the young tenor took on such buffo roles as David in Die Meistersinger, Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte, Pedrillo in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Leopold in La Juive, Beppe in Pagliacci, the Marquis in Zar und Zimmerman, Baba Mustafa in Der Barbier von Bagdad and others. While working under Mahler at the Hofoper, Preuss was an invaluable member of the company, singing over 100 performances each season. The tenor participated in ten premieres, including first Vienna performances of Madama Butterfly (Goro) and Der Rosenkavalier (Valzacchi). Preuss left the Hofoper in February of 1915 following a personal clash with director Hans Gregor. He sang for a few years at the Vienna Volksoper and made a handful of guest appearances at the Staatsoper. By the mid-1920s, Preuss began participating in early radio broadcasts, including transmissions of complete operas. The tenor’s lyric tone had darkened somewhat, allowing him to essay such roles as Max in Der Freischütz and the title role in Fra Diavolo. Preuss was also intrigued by the advent of sound films, and lent his acting and singing talents to a few early German talkies. Following his retirement from active performing in 1930, Preuss opened a successful singing school in Vienna. The retired tenor continued working with young students throughout the 1930s and into the war years. Although he was largely neutral in his political leanings, Preuss’ son was active in the anti-Nazi resistance movement in Czechoslovakia. On August 20, 1944, the elder Preuss was arrested by the Gestapo and interrogated as to his son’s activities. Although he does not seem to have been physically abused by his captors, the emotional strain proved too much for the sixty-six-year-old tenor. In the midst of the lengthy interrogation, Preuss collapsed to the floor, dead from an apparent heart attack.

Arthur Preuss made a few discs for G&T and the Gramophone Company in the early years of the 20th century. These recordings reveal a voice that was well suited to both character parts and leading lyric tenor roles. Although Preuss easily transitioned from the comic roles of Pagliacci and Abduction From the Seraglio to the romantic leads of La Traviata and Merry Wives of Windsor, his was essentially a buffo tenor…albeit a very attractive and expressive buffo tenor. In this recording, Preuss joins soprano Elise Elizza (1870-1926) for a German language version of "Libiamo" from Act I of Verdi's La Traviata. This was recorded for G&T in 1904.

[aria0fgold]

Went to Owen's gallery page in the mhyk wiki and I was like: Oh yeah, the png for all the wizard's brooms are in here now! And then realized that some of the brooms are So Uncomfortable to sit in. Stylishness 100, comfort -100.

[sequestered-song-skirmish]

Round 2 Poll 27

The Nightmare Song：　「While The Nightmare Song and the operetta it's from (Iolanthe) may not be totally obscure, I think this specific version of it is niche enough to count for this competition. Martyn Green was one of D'Oyly Carte's best comic baritones, and his performances in Gilbert and Sullivan shows are wonderful. However, while his renditions of G&S numbers are not impossible to find, they're also not easy to get ahold of either. The YouTube video I've linked to is actually an almost hour-long collection of Martyn Green singing G&S songs, and the whole thing has only about 1.1K views. (I don't know if it's on Spotify as I don't have a Spotify account) I've sent a timestamped link, to where the song starts at 38:30. The Nightmare Song itself is an entertaining and impressive example of patter, which showcases the talent and diction of its performer.」

The timestamp works for me currently, but I can't promise it will after posting. If it doesn't in the embed, perhaps it will in the link above.

Endbeginendbeginendbeginend：　「(not to be confused with the OTHER song on the Our Eternal Present EP, Beginendbeginendbeginendbegin.) this mf has five whole views on youtube and none of aria bare's songs on spotify have gone over 2k streams. 12 minutes of weird ass chill noise but also kind of noise music that tears into the silence??? idk this is a weird fucking song and i love it. this thing jumpscares me and it's great . it's so bizarre and ominous and i haven't really heard anything like it ever. shoutout to my gender studies teacher for playing this during class for some reason ????? if a song were to ever be trans this would be it i guess」

[thelucidlabyrinth]

Symbolism: A Double-Edged Sword of Duality

OverviewSymbolism BriefSymbol of the SwordLegend and MythA Few of the Greatest Sword Stories Ever ToldDualityExpressing DualityExamples of DualityThe Double-Edged SwordLet’s Duel!Our Story Overview Have you ever heard someone refer to a situation as a ‘double-edged sword’? This phrase typically means that the object or experience has both positive and negative aspects. In this post, we will…

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TWDU character tag drop 🎉

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IL Radio Show Production

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Character Name Ideas that Start With the Letter A

-> feel free to comment suggestions, I'll do my best to add them to the list.

Male:

Alistair

Archer

Asher

Ambrose

Arlo

Adrien

Allen

Arthur

Archie

Ace

Anthony

Andrew

Aaron

Adam

Ayden

Axel

Alejandro

Augustus

Andre

Atticus

Angelo

Apollo

Alvin

Austin

Amos

Ames

Alarick

August

Alexander

Aiden

Austin

Asa

Adler

Ashton

Atlas

Anderson

Ali

Aslan

Ansel

Alec

Abe

Female:

Adelaide "Ada"

Althea

Alexandria

Anne

Addison

Amalia

Amaryllis

Amelia

Abigail

Anneliese "Annie"

Adaline

Adalyn

Alessia

Alexa

Alexis

Ariella

Arabella

Ashley

Aubrey

Ava

Audrey

Alma

Autumn

Alice

Adelle

Agnes

Avril

Adelina

Aurora "Rory"

Aurelia "Aurie"

Alexandryn

Anaïs

Aela

Amber

Abbie

Asha

Aaliyah

Avari

Amari

Alina

Ainsley

Arianna

Acantha

Alana

Angelina

Ariella

Aria

Aleah

Gender-Neutral:

Ari

Avery

Artemis

Aspen

Aiko

Arwen

Ash

August

Asa

Arti

Aida

Asura

Arrow

Addison

Alex/Alix

Andy

Aaryn

Ainsley

Adaire

Aden

Avi

Amor

Azura

Alexi

Akita

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Long-tailed Macaque

Photo by Arthur Arias on Unsplash

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Henri Albers in the title role of Chausson's Le Roi Arthus, which he created at the Monnaie in Bruxelles in 1903.

Henri Albers, born Johan Hendrik Albers (1 February 1866 – 12 September 1926),[1] was a Dutch-born opera singer who later became a French citizen. He sang leading baritone roles in an international career that spanned 37 years and was a prominent singer at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels and the Opéra-Comique in Paris, which was his base from 1900 until his death. He also sang in 36 performances with the Metropolitan Opera company from 1898 to 1899. He made many recordings for Pathé Records and specialised in the heavier baritone and basso cantante repertoire.

Albers was born in Amsterdam and initially Albers was born in Amsterdam and initially trained and worked as an actor. He then studied singing at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and was engaged by Johannes George De Groot to sing with his newly established Hollandsche Opera company. He made his operatic debut in 1889 as Méphistophélès in a Hollandsche Opera production of Gounod's Faust and during the next two years continued singing leading roles with the company. In 1891, on the recommendation of De Groot, he met with the French composer Jules Massenet and auditioned for him. Massenet was impressed and encouraged him to study further in Paris and to broaden his horizons beyond Amsterdam. After further singing studies in Paris with Jean-Baptiste Faure, Albers made his first stage appearance outside Holland when he was engaged by the French opera company in Antwerp. In 1892, he sang Jean d'Hautecoeur in the company's first production of Alfred Bruneau's Le rêve and began a lifelong friendship with the composer, appearing in many of his operas.After Antwerp, Albers was engaged as After Antwerp, Albers was engaged as Principal Baritone at the Opéra de Bordeaux and went on to sing at the Royal Opera House in London and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. He was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in 1898 and sang with the company both on tour and in New York City. He made his company debut on 8 November 1898 as Mercutio in the Met's touring performance of Roméo et Juliette in Chicago. He remained with the company through 1899, appearing 36 times in eight different operas and tackling his first Wagnerian role, Wolfram in Tannhäuser.On his return to Europe he sang On his return to Europe he sang regularly at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels from 1901 to 1906 and added several more Wagnerian roles to his repertoire: Telramund in Lohengrin; Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Wotan in Das Rheingold, Siegfried, and Die Walküre; and Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde. A highly versatile singer, he also appeared in the title roles of La Monnaie's productions of Hamlet, Rigoletto, Hérodiade, and Le roi Arthus, as well as singing Count di Luna in Il trovatore, Iago in Otello, and Baron Scarpia in Tosca.In 1899, he had also been In 1899, he had also been engaged by the Opéra-Comique in Paris where he sang leading baritone and bass-baritone roles for the next 25 years in 39 different operas. Although it became his "home" opera house, he continued to appear at La Monnaie, the Paris Opéra, and several other European opera houses from time to time. He became a naturalized French citizen in 1920.In late In late August 1926 at Aix-les-Bains, Albers once again sang the role of Jean d'Hautecoeur in Le rêve.A month later, he died in Paris of a sudden illness at the age of 60. At the time of his death, he was on the administrative council of the Union des Artistes dramatiques et lyriques des théâtres français.

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*stares at arias backstory* charlie and ashley are arias childhood friends :)

whaaaat totally not a screenshot from arias bio in my notes app nooooo id never show an important part of a character bio you must have the wrong person :)

[aria0fgold]

OWEN FIGURE?!?!?!??!!?!?

OWEN! WITH CERBERUS!!!! CERBERUS!!!! THE PUPPERS!!!! LOOK AT THEM! CERBERUS!!!

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Pokemon Teams for the 141

Luca/Luna the Lucario (Luna is Luca's daughter and only started working with Price about midway through the MWII timeline)

Digit the Metagross

Aria the Lapras

Jack the Appletun

Ripper the Grimmsnarl

Polly the Alakazam

Anya the Houndoom (no one knows how he found a Houndour in the Galar region)

Arthur the Corviknight

Bass the Toxtricity (Low Key Form)

Spikey the Ferrowthorn

Spooky the Dragapult

Lucy the Togetic (a gift from his Lovie)

Prince the Gallade

Zeus the Boltund

Chip the Golet

Puffy the Whimsicott

Knight the Bisharp

Phoenix the Talonflame

Knock the Grafaiai

TallBoy the Farigiraf

Chunky the Azumarill

Dino the Flapple

Slice the Doublade

Baby the Gible

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A/N: Because he didn't have one yet 💜

WC: ~600

He tastes like coffee and wonder, like fudge and fervor.

The minutes leading up to this moment, this embrace in the depth of night, began with you coming back through the mansion door just as the clock struck the midnight hour, one hand pushing back the rich hood of your cloak, revealing cheeks flushed from the cold and eyes bright as sunlight winking off a morning’s frost. Your smile was wide and warm and open as you stepped into the parlor, searching for him. Arthur took one look at you, threw down his hand of cards and with a light smile and breezy valediction, took your hand and took his leave, pulling you along with him, away from the knowing glances of the others.

Up the wide staircase you go, down the carpeted hallway with its arched windows letting in pale slants of moonlight. Your room is much too far away and his may as well be on the moon. 

He needs you now.

And so he pulls you into a shadowy alcove, pulls you against his lean body. You’re laughing softly, breathless, murmuring something about still wearing your cloak and boots and- 

“As if that matters, luv.” 

And then his lips are on yours and you realize, no, no it doesn’t matter at all. Although eager, his kiss begins soft, one hand sliding up, across the plane of your cheek, thumb stroking smooth skin. His lips leave yours to roam the line of your jaw, to prowl the sensitive place below your ear. You tilt your head back and allow him access to the slope of your neck, expecting him to sink his sharp fangs in immediately, unable to resist the feeling of lawless pleasure.

He does not.

Instead, kiss after kiss decorates your skin, as if you are a blank page and he is the writer, jotting formless words of desire and devotion, of tenderness and aching affection along your throat, your collarbone, your shoulder.

No one before you has ever mattered. You are the beginning of his greatest story.

His name is a sigh whispered into the shadows, your fingers catching his chin and lifting his head back up so you can kiss his mouth, the romance of the moment draped around you like silken cords. His hands slide under your cloak, untuck your blouse from your skirt and slide underneath, palms pressing against the bare skin of your back. Up they slide, along your spine, then back down the lines of your torso. You are softer than vellum, his fingertips curling and tracing a filigree along your waist. They feel feather-light, like ink trails across your skin.

“I need you,” he breathes against your lips, sincere and honest, his heart a fragile thing you hold in your hands. And you smile, clutching the nape of his neck. “I need you too.”

He lifts you into his arms, kissing you once more, this time harder, a kiss edged with the promise of what is to come. You curl against him, soft and boneless as his long legs carry you down the hall, towards your room. You close your eyes, nuzzling into his neck, dropping kisses like tiny sparks against his skin. 

His heart thunders in his chest at your touch and he knows, with every fiber of his being, that you love him, as he is. You, who pulled his gaze away from the regrets of his past and helped him close the chapters on the trauma that had haunted him for far too long. Your love cradles him and keeps him safe, a cover to his fragile pages and a promise for all that is still unwritten.

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