#verrett

[omgthatdress]

reading the Wikipedia article about the "shaman" who married the Norwegian princess it is so much worse than I realized oh my goooooooddddd

This is going to end badly and I cannot fucking wait for the Netflix miniseries that inevitably gets made out of it.

[charlotte-of-wales]

Hello! Magazine has released the first picture of Princess Martha Louise and Durek Verrett’s wedding | August 21, 2024

[royal-confessions]

“How can anyone look at Martha Louise & Durek without feeling secondhand embarrassement? These two look crazy.” - Submitted by Anonymous

[duchessofostergotlands]

I would just like to remind everyone that this event where Martha Louise and Durek wore their matching outfits had a dress code: “sexy and cool.” They think those outfits are sexy and cool.

[detroitlib]

View of mezzo-soprano Shirley Verrett performing in Bellini's opera, "Norma." Stamped on back: "Donald Southern, photography. 12 Goodwins Court, London W.C.2., 01 240 0753." Label on back: "Norma, Covent Garden."

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

[onegentlemansescapades]

Black History Month: Some of the greatest African-American opera divas of the 20th century: Marian Anderson, Leontyne Price, Shirley Verrett, Reri Grist, Grace Bumbry, Martina Arroyo, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Leona Mitchell and Maria Ewing.

[gouldblogger]

SHIRLEY VERRETT and GIULIANO CIANNELLA in a production of Il Trovatore by GIUSEPPE VERDI at Lyric Opera of Chicago, 1987

[royalchildreneurope]

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway travels by boat to Geiranger to attend the pre-wedding celebrations for Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett's wedding in Geiranger, in Ålesund, Norway -August 30th 2024.

[royalpain16]

[onheirpodcast]

It's a royal wedding special! From pre-event scandals to the multi-day festivities, @duchessofostergotlands and @princesscatherinemiddleton are recapping the biggest stories from the wedding of Norway's most controversial couple, Princess Martha-Louise and Durek Verrett.

Listen to Episode 109 - “Always. Be. Branding.” - on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon!

[charlotte-of-wales]

Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Durek Verrett arrive at their wedding party at Hotel Unio in Geiranger | August 31, 2024

[royal-confessions]

“Honestly after Mette Marit, Meghan Markle and the shaman who married Princess Marta, I understand why many aristocrats prefer their children to marry other aristocrats. I've never seen so many unecessarily scandals like this between royals and if they have problems at least I hide them much better!” - Submitted by Anonymous

[duchessofostergotlands]

and thinks children cause their own cancers by not being happy enough.

Sorry he what? Nah there’s are levels to this, like what do you have for gray matter in your brain apart from shit. Such a disgusting human being and ML too, cuz explain me like in five how can you be with somebody who thinks that

Yep, you read it right. If you hate that you should google his views on "vaginal imprints."

I have a podcast where we've talked about Durek and Martha Louise a couple of times. This one is a general intro to their relationship and him as a person: Ep 26. And then we did one on an interview that ML gave where she talked about her beliefs and Durek's: Ep 55

I try to see the shades of grey in people but Durek is not a good dude. He knowingly makes a substantial living from exploiting the sick and vulnerable. Not to mention the strain of misogyny in his work and the accusations of violence against him. He's bad.

Martha Louise is a more nuanced character. She does have some exploitative parts of her work like her clairvoyance, but I do actually think that the kooky headlines have misled people a bit about her. She'll say she's doing a speaking tour with all this woo woo stuff - teaching women to connect with their inner spiritual powers - and then you go to it and it's purely a standard self help talk for women with generic stuff about being strong in your femininity. Nothing more intense than the narration for a yoghurt advert. So most of her views are not that bonkers - especially for royals as there are a surprising number with an interest in this woo woo stuff like Liz, Charles, Mette-Marit etc - and are not actively harmful.

If you listen to Ep 55 we talk about this fascinating thing ML does in the interview. When she talks about her beliefs she is very warm and open. And then she is asked about Durek's comments and she immediately becomes very hostile. She initially denies he said certain things but when they're quoted to her she says basically it's his view and not her's. I have my own theories - I'm sure many do - but I won't share because they're just theories based on a bit of pop psychology and a lot of assumptions. But I do think that it's clear she hasn't really reconciled who Durek is to her vs who he is to everyone else in the world. I don't think ML supports his views, I just think that for various reasons she is still in a kind of denial. She can't engage with anything that might undermine him or threaten the relationship because that would mean potentially losing what he gives to her. It's basically her trying to avoid the Romantic Cognitive Dissonance she feels.

[nordfjording]

and friends, that is why people hate durek verrett.

[revolutionaryletters]

left ålesund the day before the grifter princess and her even bigger grifter fiancé’s wedding starts which is good bc everything would be a lot more expensive and chaotic.. at the same time I am drawn to the spectacle of it

[4operalove]

RENATA SCOTTO with:

Sondra Radvanovsky & Stefanie Blythe. Copyright ©️ Getty Images

With the brilliant Composer and Conductor ERMANNO WOLF+FERRARI. Copyright ©️ Getty Images.

With Luciano Pavarotti, Shirley VERRETT and Matteo Manuguerra. Copyright ©️ Getty Images.

With FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI.

The last GREAT SOPRANO of the GOLDEN ERA. Copyright ©️ Getty Images.

With James Levine & Deborah Voigt. Copyright ©️ Getty Images.

With Deborah Voigt. Copyright ©️ Getty Images.

With Plácido Domingo Sherrill Milnes & Grace Bumbry.

With Plácido Domingo.

With Plácido Domingo.