Esther Nelson shares her plans for Boston Lyric Opera Nov 9, 2008
There are also universities and Baroque institutions doing interesting productions. Opera Boston, being a smaller company, has a great deal more flexibility than a larger company has, and it seems to me it takes great advantage of that flexibility. (Boston Globe)
Celebrating The Holiday Season In B... Nov 9, 2008
Other favorites include the Boston Baroque s Handel s Messiah performance at the NEC s Jordan Hall the first weekend in December, 617-484-9200 for tickets and times. And the Boston Ballet s The Nutcracker at the Boston Opera House at 539 Washington Street in Boston, call 617-695-6955 for ticket information. (Suite101.com)
Inca To The Core Nov 2, 2008
On the site of an Inca palace called Kiswarkanchar, the Spaniards erected an imposing cathedral in a style called "Quechua Baroque," with blocks of stone they carted off from Sacsayhuamn, a ceremonial and/or military site on a hilltop a couple of miles away. (Don't despair; you can pronounce this one: Just say "sexy woman," and you'll be very close. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
From Baroque to tattoos, new museum celebrates art Nov 2, 2008
Exhibits for the Nov. 8 opening span centuries, styles and media, from Baroque masters to contemporary landscapes, and from jeweled handbags to works by tattoo artists ... The room for Haukohl's collection of Baroque paintings was painted bright red to suggest Florence's Pitti Palace and Uffizi gallery, he said. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
How the incident unfolded Oct 29, 2008
Brand replies that he knows Sachs' granddaughter - 23-year-old Georgina Baillie - and says she has visited his home and that she is a member of "a baroque dance group called the satanicsluts.com". He continues: "She always said to me, 'don't mention that to my granddad Manuel', and now here we are. "So when we talk to Manuel, don't mention that his granddaughter's a satanic slut. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Book Review: 'Sicilian Tragedee' Oct 28, 2008
"Like the ballroom scene in 'The Leopard,' but more now," one of the many cultural commissioners who populate the novel instructs his minions as they set up for a huge reception in the Baroque Palazzo Biscari. In the set piece that follows, where Cappellani proves himself a virtuosic stager of party scenes, the ripiddu nivicatu appears not only as a centerpiece of the buffet but as a metaphor for the makeup worn by an elderly and irascible contessa. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Modern motifs, with echoes of Brazil Oct 28, 2008
There are arabesques, roses and doily patterns, borrowed from Brazilian Baroque, colonial and folk art; flowers and plants inspired by the city's botanical garden, which is next door to her studio; and thick wavy stripes a nod to the undulating Op Art-inspired mosaic pavement that the Brazilian landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx created in 1970 for the promenade at Copacabana Beach. Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Art.view: Sold to the brave Oct 26, 2008
Collectors have been queuing for the chance to buy anything made by the Ghanaian-born but Nigerian-based artist ever since his outsized baroque curtain tumbled over the fa;ade of Palazzo Fortuny at the Venice Biennale in 2007. But he works slowly and his chief London dealer, the October Gallery, never has more than a piece or two for sale each year. (The Economist)
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Although a layer of industrial grime still clings to Baroque buildings and grand arcades in Turin's center, cool fashion boutiques and modern restaurants like Trait d'Union are now tucked behind many of those worn facades. Many are clustered in Quadrilatero Romano, arguably the city's most transformed neighborhood. (International Herald Tribune)
Baroque Or Simply Broke? Money Woes Hit Art Market Oct 21, 2008
Baroque Or Simply Broke ... Baroque Or Simply Broke. (CBS News -- World)
Art.view: The crimson and the white Oct 19, 2008
On canvas he tested different kinds of slashes; some opening outward rather than in, others painted with a bronze wash representing the Baroque. In the later versions, the slashed edges of the canvas face inward, towards the back of the canvas and away from the viewer. (The Economist)
Henson's nudes taken at face value Oct 18, 2008
"A distinctive feature of his work is that in making these large-scale colour prints himself he gets to control the colour in a very precise way. He manipulates very subtle warm-cool colour contrasts especially in flesh tones which is analogous to baroque painting.". He said Henson was unwell and was unable to attend the exhibition opening, but he was expected to visit the gallery during the exhibition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Grad students take reins of Philharmonia Oct 17, 2008
The musical pieces often range from the Baroque period to contemporary orchestral numbers. "I want the students to gain insight and knowledge of the repertoire they're studying, showcasing it and bringing it to the university community," Jones added. (Daily Iowan, IA)
A Perspective on 3-D Illusions Oct 16, 2008
The cupola of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Rome is a great example of Baroque illusionism (). The architect of the church, Orazio Grassi, had originally planned to build a cupola but died before finishing the church, and the money was used for something else. (Scientific American)
Munich's new modern design Oct 15, 2008
It was as if the Wittelsbachs were still holed up in the royal palace: the spires of Baroque churches soared above winding streets, throngs followed the pied-piping Glockenspiel to the Marienplatz (the historic main square), and the Odeonsplatz and tony Maximilianstrasse presided with Italianate decorum. Munich was charming, elegant and postcard-perfect -- but often as riveting as a boiled Bavarian potato. (CNN -- Travel)
Rome's Jewish Ghetto, A Legacy Oct 10, 2008
Bernini, whose Baroque sculpture adorns much of Rome, decorated the Turtle Fountain as a complimentary symbol to Jewish resilience. The Ponte Fabrico over Isola Tiberina is Rome s oldest surviving bridge and connects the Ghetto to Trastevere from which the Jews were moved in 1555. (Suite101.com)
New Generation Artists Chosen for 2... Oct 7, 2008
He currently performs with two early music groups, the baroque string orchestra A Far Cry and the early music ensemble Ciaramella. The string quartet Meta4 from Finland was also chosen as a 2008-2009 Artist, as well as Danish cellist Andreas Brantelid, Austrian mezzo-soprano Daniela Lehner and British violinist Jennifer Pike. (Suite101.com)
More of this story Oct 4, 2008
Piano Spheres focuses on contemporary, cutting-edge solo piano pieces, and Musica Angelica looks back to the 17th and 18th centuries for the sweet sounds of baroque. For a different baroque experience, the DaCamera Society presents an evening of harpsichord in the Doheny Mansion ... Go for Baroque: Musica Angelica specializes in the mellifluous era of baroque music. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Everything old is new again in Quito, Ecuador Sep 18, 2008
Built by Jesuits between 1605 and 1765, it boasts a newly scrubbed Baroque facade of carved volcanic stone and twisted columns, sacred hearts, angles and saints. The opulent interior, renovated after a fire in 1996, showcases a downpour of gold leaf, reputedly seven tones that covers alters, galleries and the Moorish tracery and pulpit. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Obituaries for Thursday, September 18, 2008 Sep 18, 2008
He had a passion for playing baroque music with his children with four harpsichords that he built. In 1967, he designed a cabin for his family and for many years took pleasure in spending time with them snow-skiing, windsurfing, and sailing and water skiing in the boats that he built. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Go For Baroque Sep 17, 2008
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Review: Philharmonia Baroque Sep 17, 2008
Nicholas McGegan and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra drove the point home Sunday night in Berkeley's First Congregational Church, opening their season with a thin but entertaining program of dramatic music from the mid-18th century ... Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: The program repeats at 8 p.m. today at the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church; at 8 p.m. Friday in the Herbst Theatre; and at 8 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Palo Alto. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Architects in sugar Sep 16, 2008
Some cakes are covered in an elaborate baroque architecture of thinly piped icing, a tradition handed down over centuries from the great kitchens of Europe. Others are vibrantly coloured scenes from Hollywood-inspired comic epics. (The Age)
Violinist Joshua Bell Rockets to the Top of the Charts in First Week Release of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons on Sony Classical Sep 13, 2008
Bell explains his take on the Vivaldi work: "You will never hear two versions of The Four Seasons that are alike, which is why I think there is always room for another view of the piece. My version is very personal." Also included in the recording is another Baroque masterpiece, Giuseppe Tartini's The Devil's Trill Sonata. As an exclusive Sony Classical artist, Joshua Bell has released a series of albums to critical and popular acclaim, including The Red Violin Concerto, Voice of the Violin,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Metropolitan Museum of Art director named Sep 10, 2008
Exhibitions Campbell organized at the museum include "Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence" (2002) and "Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor" (2007). His book "Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty: Tapestries at the Tudor Court" was published in 2007. (Los Angeles Times)
Met names Thomas P. Campbell as its new director Sep 10, 2008
He no doubt is only known to a wider public as the curator behind the Renaissance and Baroque tapestry shows that were among the finest, most beautiful and most praised exhibitions the museum has done in years. Via those shows and their hefty catalogues, Campbell brought to life a marginalized discipline and made it seem suddenly wondrous and revelatory. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Movie Review: Suspiria Sep 9, 2008
Strange buildings, baroque sets and array of visually rich stimuli constantly greet the gaze of the viewer and further the uncanny, almost foreboding mood of the film. Goblin s Scary Suspiria Score. (Suite101.com)
Classical review: Music Gallery opens season with inspired improv Sep 9, 2008
On Sunday Toronto's Music Gallery opened its season with a Biber-inspired concert presented by an international trio that straddles the baroque and improvising worlds with rare solidity. Maya Homburger is a Swiss baroque violinist who has pursued a parallel interest in new music throughout her career ... It was lovely to hear Homburger turn the baroque violin loose in contemporary sounds and idioms harmonics, slides, raspy bowings near the bridge. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Trumpet recital to be held Friday Sep 8, 2008
A former solo trumpet with the Basle (Switzerland) Radio Symphony Orchestra, he has appeared with several leading ensembles and conductors, including Zubin Mehta, John Eliot Gardner, Robert King, Gustav Leonhardt, the London Baroque, New York's Bach Ensemble, the Drottningholm (Sweden) Baroque Ensemble and the English Baroque Soloists. In 1996, he was the first prize winner of the first Altenburg International Baroque Trumpet Competition. (East Tennessean, TN)
Rome on a budget: A glimpse of eternity in 2 days Sep 6, 2008
ROME - The light splashes liquid gold over marble columns in the Roman Forum and the faded facades of Baroque palaces in the distance ... Armed with ice cream from one of the nearby gelaterie, I amble through the contorted medieval streets, past Renaissance and Baroque palaces, all in the earthy ocher and golden tones of Rome, until I make my way to the most annoyingly tourist-thronged attraction of all, Fontana di Trevi (Piazza di Trevi). (MSNBC -- Politics)
Dresden's Old World elegance Sep 5, 2008
Before the war, visitors came to see Dresden s world-class art collection, its baroque architecture, palace and gardens. They came to attend a concert or opera in the sumptuous Semper Opera House, to indulge in the calorie-rich cuisine and fine German wines and to stroll along its wide boulevards and waterfront. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
New antiques shop is 'beyond gorgeous' Sep 5, 2008
It was my conversion from the Baroque to the Modern well, maybe not a complete conversion, but it certainly opened my eyes to how sleek and magnificent and original is the design from the middle of the 20th century. His Back Bay client, Denise Faustman, found Levis help to be invaluable. (Hingham Journal, MA)
* Carnal carnival Sep 5, 2008
In Balkan Baroque and Orlan: Carnal Art, the bodys ugliness and imperfection is manifested through the disturbing arts of Orlan and Marina Abramovic, two heirs of the Vienna Actionism, a short movement in the 1960s best known for its bodily transgression and violence. Abramovic self-mutilates with needles and knives in Balkan Baroque, and in Orlan: Carnal Art, Orlan uses her body as the raw material of her art as she undergoes a series of physical alterations through plastic surgery. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Strong comeback Sep 4, 2008
The tempo steps up with New Baroque in rich jewel shades and accents of clay and mustard. Sensual textures seduce the body, with polished wool viscose, techno-twill, wool gauze and jacquards in a variety of treatments, from shiny to matt. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Five Spectacular Attractions in Pra... Aug 31, 2008
The Old Town Square, in the Stare Mesto, or Old Town section of Prague, is alive with outdoor cafes, shops, and both gothic and baroque architecture. The Tyn Cathedral and St. Nicholas Church are great examples of both and will give you a good idea of the history of the area. (Suite101.com)
Cordoba Argentina Aug 30, 2008
The finished building is a mixture of styles - part Baroque, part Neoclassical. The clock towers are decorated with statues of angelic trumpeters dressed in native skirts of indigenous Guarani plumes. (Suite101.com)
College adds overseas courses Aug 30, 2008
Innella's course focuses on art and architecture of the Renaissance and Baroque era. "This really allows them to have that extra information as they're traveling," Innella said. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Jesuit Missions Cordoba Argentina Aug 27, 2008
The church, dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria,has a Baroque facade similar to southern German and Austrian churches ... The buildings are beautifully restored and are accessed from the town's main square, Plaza Manuel Solares, through an ornate Baroque doorway. (Suite101.com)
Homemade pots add special touch to yard Aug 21, 2008
Far from baroque, they are elegantly rustic. In that studio, Wolff happily created pottery for locals, summer tourists and wealthy New Yorkers with country homes in northwestern Connecticut. (AZCentral -- Home)
Guitar festival targets young fans Aug 20, 2008
The Festival Theatre will feature a baroque program that night, with Slava and Leonard Grigoryan and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. A roots performance in Elder Park during the Festival will feature Xavier Rudd, Mia Dyson and Ash Grunwald. (ABC Online)
Germany Thanks Russia for Returned Art Treasures, Asks for the Rest Back Aug 18, 2008
The paintings, including works by Rubens, , Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Ferdinand Bol, Guido Reni and Jan Lievens, hang in the baroque style -- close together, almost completely obscuring the wall on one side of Frederick's gallery built between 1755 and 1763. The exhibition includes illustrations of how the gallery looked before the war, with black-and-white photographs of the missing pictures. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Two different architects with much in common Aug 13, 2008
But the focus isn't the man so much as the work: his skyscraping Pacific Telephone Building, the baroque Castro Theatre, homes and nightclubs. If you know the local landscape, you know why Pflueger deserves renown. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Reclaimed: The Jacques Goudstikker ... Aug 9, 2008
In May 1940, (1897-1940), a Jewish art dealer and Northern Baroque specialist in Amsterdam, arranged for his family to leave Holland for the United States before the Nazi onslaught ... The exhibition's works represent the major styles of European art, namely the Italian Renaissance, early German, Netherlandish, Dutch Baroque and French and Italian Rococo. (Suite101.com)
Struggle to put faith in the frame Aug 7, 2008
The Catholic response was to increase the scale, majesty and drama of their pantheon of saints in the fashion of the Baroque; but not before they had imposed certain restrictions on religious imagery under the aegis of the Council of Trent (1545-63) - no more breastfeeding Madonnas, and fig-leaves had to be applied to the naughty bits of Michelangelo's great Last Judgement fresco in the Sistine Chapel. Both sides of the new religious divide argued that theirs was the only appropriate means of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Government coverup stirs Italian debate Aug 6, 2008
And the Rome newspaper La Repubblica yesterday noted that the Culture Ministry has a very naked figure of Daphne by the Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini on its website. And then there is tradition. (Boston Globe)
Sometimes singing in English, but with a gallic (and goofy) savoir-faire Aug 1, 2008
But for most of the album Tellier sets out minor chords in stately, quasi-Baroque progressions ... Tellier's encore was "Sexual Sportswear," another mixture of Baroque chords and dance music. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Essay: Lampedusa's 'The Leopard,' fifty years on Jul 28, 2008
In Italy's postwar intellectual scene, dominated by Marxists after years of Fascism, Lampedusa's novel was at first seen as quaint and reactionary, a baroque throwback at the height of neorealism in cinema and class-consciousness in all the arts. (According to David Gilmour's excellent 1988 biography, "The Last Leopard," the novelist was neither a Fascist nor a staunch anti-Fascist and "remained too skeptical and disillusioned to be a genuine democrat or a liberal."). (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Salah Bachir's home astonishes onlookers Jul 26, 2008
Once part of a Baroque church in France, the angels adorn the red walls of the dining room, which also features a gold-leaf ceiling. The dining room table, dating from 1870, once belonged to Roland Michener, a former governor-general of Canada. (Globe and Mail)
Jewelry dazzles in MFA exhibit Jul 25, 2008
Instead of seeking out only the most perfectly formed pearls, designers like the Belgian Philippe Wolfers often chose the odd shapes of baroque pearls. These hadn't been in vogue since the Renaissance. (Boston Globe)
Bale attends 'Dark Knight' premiere in Spain Jul 24, 2008
Wednesday night outside the Coliseum's elegant baroque facade, built in 1923 and inspired by the Opera in Paris, bat lights flickered as fans dressed as The Joker waited to go in. Fellow actor Aaron Eckhart and director Christopher Nolan also spent time greeting fans and signing autographs. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
High praise for the icons of lowbrow art Jul 21, 2008
Ryden is obviously well versed in grand manner portraiture as well as the Baroque and Surrealism. But for all its sophistication, there is still a cartoonish dimension to his style, which is true of most of the artists who fit the Juxtapoz rubric. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The $1 billion question Jul 20, 2008
I love baroque music. And I amass African art. (Boston Globe)
Getting the hang of it Jul 19, 2008
One of the most striking of these dramatic moments is likely to be the adjacency of the newly acquired marble crucifixion titled Corpus (1655) by the Italian baroque artist Bernini and a contemporary sculptural installation by Canadian artist David Altmejd. Altmejd's work will be displayed next door to Bernini's in a space flanking the Grange. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Life, the universe and Kensington Jul 18, 2008
Handel's oratorio Belshazzar will allow him to experience the beauty of the baroque, and Bach Day (August 24), which includes the St John Passion, will introduce him to music's all-time champ. The classical period often gets short measure at the Proms: the music of palaces and salons does not translate well to the cavernous Albert Hall. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Art museum makeover is a visual masterpiece Jul 18, 2008
It is now a gallery housing Baroque painting and sculpture, illuminated by natural light emanating from the vaulted skylight above. The overall effect is one of lightness and brightness. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Long, strange trip for one old building Jul 15, 2008
In general the carvings look rather baroque, but the dark red and gold paint as well as the execution of some ornaments suggests a strong Chinese influence. "It is a kind of renaissance style with baroque features," said Tamalia, explaining the architecture style with its carving of the mid-18th century colonial mansion. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Bernini and Birth of Baroque Portra... Jul 14, 2008
Bernini and Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture: Busts and Drawings by 17th-century Italian Master: A Preview ... Bernini and Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture ... Bernini and Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. (Suite101.com)
A finely responsive Handel, though not a full one Jul 14, 2008
His fundamentally light tenor is so well supported by his breathing and his coloratura is so finely attuned to the music's long phrases that he makes an ideal baroque singer. Canadian mezzo-soprano Jennifer Enns Modolo also continues to grow as an artist. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
For infants, musical exposure is simple and complex Jul 13, 2008
Should it be modern or Baroque. Orchestral or opera. (Boston Globe)
Stroll beyond Positano's chic facades Jul 13, 2008
In the 18th century, when the coast was clear, the church got an extreme Baroque makeover. Inside is a fine manger scene -- so popular in Italian churches -- with its original 18th-century figurines dressed in folk costumes of the age. (CNN -- Travel)
Pollock Road Jul 13, 2008
Bryce's drawings in clay and clay sculptures are inspired by his interests in Asian antiquity and baroque drapery, he said. "The use of clay is a metaphor for drapery," Bryce said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Lustrous visions, cut from stone Jul 13, 2008
The 16th-century Romans used stone tiles from the Baths of Caracalla for their monumental tables, whose scrolling, geometric designs sometimes evoke the ceilings of Baroque churches. A large vase and pedestal from Versailles, both in a brown-flecked stone with gilded bronze mounts, were cut from a single column of Egyptian porphyry that probably came from a building in ancient Rome. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Punctilious Nazi archive of death Jul 7, 2008
For six decades, the archive - housed in a storeroom in the sleepy Baroque town of Bad Arolsen, in central Germany - has been used exclusively by a Red Cross agency that helps people trace loved ones who went missing during World War II.. It has taken several years of negotiations to reach this agreement, and the talks in Luxembourg also went on later than expected as diplomats discussed the details of the deal. (Yahoo News -- The Holocaust)
Anything Is Possible Jul 4, 2008
He would be taking classes in introductory Italian and Economics of Baroque Art while using free time on weekends to travel around the country. He was two weeks into his stay in Rome when he hatched an idea. (Lmulions.com)
* A Cold War legacy: peaceful hiking in Bohemia Jul 3, 2008
The hike offered a mix of gorgeous Baroque towns, varied terrain and a dose of history in a part of the country that tourists rarely see ... The town has a small castle, an irregularly shaped square flanked by colorful Baroque apartment houses, a spa and a warren of winding lanes X all encircled by thick walls. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
