#the fountain theatre

[lenbryant]

Last night I saw the classic lesbian drama, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove by the late-great playwright Jane Chambers. It’s the 40th anniversary production. The original version that was produced here ran for two years and launched the career of Jean Smart, who played one of the leads.

Be sure to see this show at the Fountain Theatre if you can. It's a masterpiece of our LGBT culture and a classic play that resonates deeply for anyone who has ever fallen in love and been surrounded by friends and chosen family. The decades have not diminished its power.

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‘Forever Flamenco’ returns to the Fountain Theatre

For all you theatre and flamenco lovers, The Fountain Theatre’s beloved Forever Flamenco series returns, paying homage to series founder Deborah Culver Lawlor with four blow-out performances in August. Continue reading ‘Forever Flamenco’ returns to the Fountain Theatre

[floweriiskies]

Did i tell you my blog got a new shinny update, it was like in july

You have to like it because it took me so long to write out the entirety of "Do You Hear the People Sing" AGAIN

[domhnallgleesonhaven]

🆕 Domhnall and John Krasinski, filming Fountain of Youth these days in London, at @TrafTheatre

Thanks for sending me the picture 🙏🏻

[gloomingblossomousia]

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GREAT IMPERSONATOR 🎭🚨

@tiredandlonelymuse Thank you so much for this album.

Grateful for Halsey, for Ashley and everything that comes within.

🤍🙏🏻

[clementime3]

"Secretary's Wrath", 2024. Ferris Wheel Press Cabernet on the Lake and graphite on paper.

A concept design for a secretary named Linda.

[mazovshanka]

When taking a walk I always look for interesting buildings or sculptures. Taking photos of architecture became my habit. Although I've been living in this city my whole life, I often discover something new or something worth capturing from a different angle.

[nofatclips]

Hey Mom by Reb Fountain, live at The Mercury Theatre

[infiniteaugends]

The first time I heard the crying at the lucine fountain I thought it was kind of sad, but after the quest I’m not so sure. I think that this is a snake and the apple kind of situation. I feel the whole ‘sin’ thing makes biblical allusions (especially with the skewed justice that their god enacts) and that maybe the drowning is because of the people of Fontaine did not uphold justice (if we want to stick with idea of sin). A sort of catch 22 situation with the device that they must believe they are upholding justice, but are simply upholding bureaucracy.

I think that Furina is leading the people astray and fears the divine because she recognizes that. Maybe Celestia (if she is the divine) will punish both Furina and her people in one fell swoop by drowning (or maybe it is a punishment and a cleansing like the Bible)

Anyway, long story short, I do not like Fontaine because I have enough religious trauma and I don’t need to be thinking about it because I’m playing a video game.

[faaun]

she says my heart is yours, from the caspian shores.

[mifunebooty]

Happy one year anniversary to one of the biggest mental breakdowns of my life That made me see i have to start changing my life to better myself and my relationships with others by being responsible for my mental illness upkeep and stop living for others and live for me and now im taking film and theatre classes with a job on the side and have a short movie to my credit

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Opera Day

Dust off your windpipes, take a deep breath and get ready to belt out your appreciation for Opera Day! Operas have been captivating audiences since the sixteenth century, and this highly revered art form continues to gain new enthusiasts, complete with its own special day…

A crash course in opera

While many of us would recognize an opera if we heard one, we may not be as familiar with the definitions and distinctions surrounding this complex musical genre. In short, an opera is a piece of performance art that combines music with text to create a dramatic enactment of a story, complete with acting, scenery, costumes and dance. The term opera is in fact the Italian for “work”, and the text is called the libretto, meaning “small book”. There are a whole range of types, from opera seria (noble and serious) and opera buffa (comedic) to operetta (light opera) and semi-opera (combining spoken dialogue with masque-like sections).

Generally speaking, operas consist of two kinds of music: recitatives and arias. Recitatives closely resemble speech and are there to help move the plot along, whereas arias are elaborate and often long songs for individual characters, allowing them to express their thoughts and emotions to the audience. This is one of opera’s defining characteristics compared with most musicals; whereas the more modern genre tends to intersperse its hits with spoken dialogue, operas are pretty much entirely sung, even if this means the recitative passages aren’t always especially tuneful!

History of Opera Day

Opera developed as part of the classical music tradition in the West, first springing up in Italy and quickly spreading across Europe, including France, England, Germany and Russia. The first operas aimed to rekindle Ancient Greek drama, especially the role of the chorus, and it wasn’t long before opera became popular entertainment, with the first opera season taking place in Venice in 1637.

This versatile art form has evolved and diverged in numerous ways throughout its history. For much of the 18th century, opera seria, with its elevated style and virtuoso performances, was the prevailing force in Italy. Yet as with all artistic movements, others reacted against this trend – Mozart is well-known for his comic operas such as The Marriage of Figaro, while Verdi is famous for confident, patriotic operas. Wagner meanwhile was one of the most influential opera composers, dissolving the distinct recitatives and arias into “endless melody” and developing the idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk (“complete artwork”), a synthesizing of different art forms into one.

Composers in the 20th century continued to push musical boundaries, experimenting with concepts such as atonality and dissonance. And of course the modern era saw the explosion of musical theater, the younger sister of opera. While there are a number of key differences, some musicals closely resemble opera – look no further than Les Misérables for plenty of recitative passages! The genre has also influenced current entertainment, with soap operas revolving around personal dramas in much the same way that opera has always done.

The power of opera singers

Another particularly distinctive aspect of opera is its singing style – opera singers are renowned for their powerful voices, able to belt out melodies to such a volume that they fill a whole opera house without a microphone!

Famous performers include Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Andrea Bocelli and Jenny Lind (also known as the ‘Swedish Nightingale’ and familiar to modern-day audiences thanks to The Greatest Showman). Singers are categorized according to their range: male singers with the lowest voices are known as basses while female singers with the highest voices are called sopranos. In fact, the term prima donna (literally “first woman”) stems from opera, originally meaning the leading female singer but nowadays usually meaning someone who’s a bit of a diva!

Of course, what we all really want to know is whether opera singers can truly shatter glass – and it turns out they can! By singing at the same resonance of very fine glass, opera singers are able to reach a volume at which the vibrations generated cause the glass to break. The trick takes volumes of over 100 decibels (normal speech being around 50) and requires years of training, so probably not one to try at home – plus spare your neighbors!

How to celebrate Opera Day

There is no better time to celebrate your passion for opera than Opera Day. And if you have yet to develop a passion for opera, then Opera Day is the perfect day to begin!

The most standard way of celebrating is to experience an opera for yourself. Check with your local theater and see if there is a performance you can attend. If this isn’t an option, the Internet has made it easy to experience the wonder of opera from the comfort of your own home. Try browsing YouTube for performances of masterpieces by the likes of Verdi, Mozart and Wagner or see if there are any livestreams available.

If you’re into architecture, then why not take a guided tour of your local opera house? Opera houses are usually very beautiful and elaborate buildings – picture the Sydney Opera House or the Vienna State Opera! And they may well offer show discounts on Opera Day so it’s definitely worth keeping an eye out for these. Also make sure to check out the café and see if you can get yourself a slice of delicious opera cake (layered almond sponge cake with coffee buttercream and ganache)!

If you’re musically inclined, you can take your Opera Day celebrations a step further. Get together with your most musical friends and put on an opera of your own. It is easy to find the text of famous operas online, and you can divide the parts up amongst yourselves and have a riot of a time.

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Force of Nature Sculpture by Lorenzo Quinn.

Fountains at Classical Greek Theater in Doha.

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Zatanna: Lake West Magic

[balletomaneblog]

Lots of debuts have just been announced at the Mariinksy! 

Camilla Mazzi is debuting Maria in the Fountain of Bakhchisarai on January 19th. Anastasia Lukina is debuting Kitri in Don Quixote on January 21st. And finally Maria Iliushkina is debuting Giselle on January 31st!

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