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Tuesday, September 05, 2017
Mozart complete opera, The Magic Flute (audio only) conducted by Herbert von Karajan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kHqX1HuUpk
It's a little different musically from productions I am more used to.
The musical interpretation is a bit different.
I don't speak or understand much German, but I think the German ennunciation in this production is more distinct.
I do find that sometimes von Karajan can be technically excellent, but a bit soulless in his interpretation.
I liked the Levine, Metropolitan Opera production featuring Kathleen Battle the best.
The sets and costumes of that production were designed by David Hockney.
Kyi May Kaung
9-5-2017
Yuan Dynasty and death of Kublai Khan--from wiki
The Yuan dynasty created the "Han Army" (漢軍) out of defected Jin troops and an army of defected Song troops called the "Newly...
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https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-post-apocalyptic-books
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The maker of this replica seems to have assumed, anomalously, that the corner towers were in the Banteay Srei style -- visually, as you can ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua55nu0X_Ro