Podcasts about georgiu

"Kad man bija septiņpadsmit un izdomāju, ka gribu kļūt par dziedātāju, pirmā pusgada laikā sāku skatīties repertuāru. Sapratu, ka jāiemācās Pelnrušķīte, jo tur ir tik ārkārtīgi daudz mazo notiņu, ka to paveikt – iztīrīt koloratūras tādā līmenī, kādā tām ir jābūt –, tas būtu milzīgs izaicinājums. Bet skaistākā loma, kas uzrakstīta mecosoprānam, ir Amnerisa. Un es toreiz nodomāju: ja to nodziedāšu, patiesībā dziedāt varētu arī beigt, jo mani sapņi būs piepildīti. Bet nu… Izrādās, ka ir arī citas lomas, un izrādās, ka ir arī Vāgners – nu, kaut kā nav laika apstāties!" Tā vakar, 21. martā, restorānā "Kaļķu vārti" rīkotajā preses konferencē pauda pasaulslavenā latviešu operdīva Elīna Garanča. Dzintaru koncertzālē 29. jūnijā notiks projekta "Elīna Garanča un draugi" koncerts, kuru diriģēs maestro Karels Marks Šišons. Kopā ar Garanču uz skatuves būs ķīniešu-austrāliešu tenors Kans Vans un rumāņu soprāns Jūlija Marija Dana. Pati Elīna Garanča izpildīs populārākās ārijas no pasaules opermūzikas repertuāra. Elīna Garanča uzstājusies pasaules visslavenākajos opernamos un koncertzālēs. Īpaši slavena ir viņas atveidotā Karmena: šo lomu Elīna dziedājusi daudzos operteātros, piemēram, Londonas Karaliskajā operā, Bavārijas Valsts operā, Valensijas "Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía" un Ņujorkas Metropoles operā. Un tieši šovakar, 22. martā, pulksten 20 ciklā "Sestdienas vakars Operā", svinot Žorža Bizē operas "Karmena" 150. gadskārtu, baudīsim šo operu ar Elīnu Garanču titullomā Ņujorkas Metropoles opernama izrādes ierakstā, kas veikts 2010. gadā. Bet 21. marta preses konferences ietvaros sarunā ar Latvijas Teātra darbinieku savienības priekšsēdētāju Ojāru Rubeni dziedātāja stāstīja ne tikai par 29. jūnijā Dzintaru koncertzālē gaidāmo koncertu, bet arī par citām savas radošās un privātās dzīves aktualitātēm, ieskicējot savus plānus tuvākajai un tālākajai nākotnei. Ojārs Rubenis: Man ir liels gods atkal būt kopā ar Elīnu Garanču. Patiešām nesaprotu, kā tu to visu laiku spēj: audzināt divus bērnus, būt formā un būt pasaules zvaigzne, ar kuru mēs patiešām ļoti, ļoti lepojamies. Bet gribu sākt ar pavisam vienkāršu jautājumu: Elīn, kā tev aizvadītajā gadā ir gājis? Elīna Garanča: Paldies par tik jaukiem un siltiem vārdiem, Ojār! Katrs šāds epitets, manuprāt, pieliek vismaz piecus gadus klāt, un tik veca es vēl īsti nejūtos... (smejas) Bet jebkurā gadījumā, atskatoties atpakaļ, bijuši tiešām brīnišķīgi koncerti, un esmu ārkārtīgi priecīga, ka mums tiek dota iespēja katru gadu šeit atgriezties ar koncertu "Elīna Garanča un draugi". Faktiski tas ir tāds jauks festivāls ne tikai vietējai, bet arī plašākai publikai, un mēs priecājamies allaž atrast jaunus dziedātājus un saņemt no klausītājiem tiešo atgriezenisko saiti – sak', "šitas man patika" un "šitas man ļoti patika" (smaida). Un bieži vien tie ir dziedātāji, kuri varbūt nav tik pazīstami – tad ir tāds dubultais prieks. Šis gads mākslinieciski bijis šausmīgi pilns ar neskaitāmiem pārlidojumiem un daudziem interesantiem projektiem; arī privāti esmu sākusi dažas aktivitātes – varbūt pat negaidītas, bet ļoti iepriecinošas. Katru gadu es saku: šis būs pēdējais gads, jo sanāk tik daudz visa kā, bet šis gads būs tiešām pēdējais, kad būs tik ārkārtīgi daudz visa kā, jo jāsāk ieskatīties pasē un jāizvērtē, vai tiešām ir vērts visur būt un kāpēc ir visur jābūt. Bet nu – tik ilgi, kamēr vēl varu, kamēr skan, kamēr publika nāk un kamēr ir interese, protams, negribas atstāt to visu novārtā. Pirms sākam runāt par mākslu un festivālu… Zinu, ka tev, Elīn, šis gads nācis ar jaunu izaicinājumu, kas man pašam ir ārkārtīgi tuvs – ar to nodarbojos vairāk nekā 30 gadu garumā. Un tad, kad dabūju zināt, ka arī tu esi sasparojusies slēpot ar kalnu slēpēm un dzirdēju, ka ar savām meitenēm slēpo, nodomāju – nu, tā: var taču apaukstēties, var taču kaut ko salauzt... Kā tev gāja, Elīn? (smejas) Slēpot aizbraucām visa ģimene. Vīrs gan trešajā dienā izstājās no stafetes, bet mēs, meitenes, turpinājām. Nodomāju – nu, ja nokritīšu un salauzīšu roku, tāpat var dziedāt, ar izsistu plecu arī var… Ir arī bijis gadījums, kad ar pārrautu saiti un kruķiem var uziet uz skatuves... Man bija plāns to iemācīties, un to arī izdarīju – protams, pietiekami labā līmenī, un meitenes ir stāvā sajūsmā. Šis dinamiskais sports ir jauka atkāpe [no ikdienas], lai vienkārši izvēdinātu galvu. Šīs nedēļas laikā nokritu kādas simt reizes, bet tas jau nekas. Kā man brālis teica – neapstājies pie tā, ka esi pakritusi, jākoncentrējas uz to, kā piecelsies! Bet tad tu slēposi arī turpmāk?  Es domāju, ka es slēpošu. Distanču slēpošana Latvijā mums visiem, protams, ir pazīstama, bet laisties no kalna ir pavisam kas cits. Uz melnajām trasēm netēmēšu, un tas man arī nav vajadzīgs, bet nu pa zilo trasi tā laiski un eleganti nošļūkt gan jau ka varēšu. (smejas) Un otra milzīgā aizraušanās, kas tev tuva – tu liec puzles! Milzīgos daudzumos, veselām sienām un milzīgos ātrumos. Un tas, kas mani pārsteidza, ka Vīnes Valsts opera pēc divdesmit sadarbības gadiem tev uzdāvinājusi milzīgu puzli – fotogrāfiju ar tevi Amnerisas lomā. Vai tu to jau saliki?  Jā! (smejas) Tā bija maziņa, tikai divi tūkstoši gabaliņu, lai gan grūtākais bija tas, ka šeit bija siena – visa brūnīgos toņos. Bet sanāca! Jā, puzles ir tāda aizraušanās. Patiesībā ikdienā man pacietība nepiemīt, tāpēc pati par sevi brīnos, ka puzles iesūc mani tādā kā paralēlā universā, taču man jāatzīst: kamēr lieku puzli, ļoti labi mācos arī [lomu] tekstus. Jo es nemāku apsēsties ar notīm un trīs stundas tajās koncentrēti skatīties. Man visu laiku jādara kaut kas paralēli, un ar puzli un notīm blakus tiešām sanāk. Pašlaik man dienaskārtībā ir lielais darbs, kuram ir 33 600 gabaliņu, un no desmit somām saliktas astoņas. Nu, nav laika pieķerties tām pēdējām divām... Un kur tu liec saliktās puzles? Jauc ārā? Dažreiz izjaucu un izmetu, bet ir viena puzle ar 18 tūkstošiem: tā ir ierāmēta. Un ir vēl viena, kas ir ar deviņiem tūkstošiem. Nezinu, ko darīšu ar šo lielo, jo nevienai sienai tā neder. Varētu būt kā grīdas mozaīka. Tavs uzvaras gājiens, sasniedzot karjeras īpašo punktu, kuru tu pati biji izvēlējusies, ir Amnerisa Verdi "Aīdā". Man arī bija tā laime to noskatīties Vīnes Valsts operā, un tu biji brīnišķīga. Cik operteātros jau esi Amnerisu atveidojusi? Pieci, seši droši vien varētu būt. Vēl būs punkts uz "i" šogad maijā – Ņujorkas Metropoles iestudējumā, kuram bija pirmizrāde pagājušajā gadā: tā droši vien būs vislielākā skatuve, kur šī loma tiks nodziedāta. Bet tā ir. Kad man bija septiņpadsmit un izdomāju, ka gribu kļūt par dziedātāju, pirmā pusgada laikā sāku skatīties repertuāru. Sapratu, ka jāiemācās Pelnrušķīte, jo tur ir tik ārkārtīgi daudz mazo notiņu, ka to paveikt – iztīrīt koloratūras tādā līmenī, kādā tām ir jābūt –, tas būtu milzīgs izaicinājums. Bet skaistākā loma, kas uzrakstīta mecosoprānam, ir Amnerisa. Un es toreiz nodomāju: ja to nodziedāšu, patiesībā dziedāt varētu arī beigt, jo mani sapņi būs piepildīti. Bet nu… Izrādās, ka ir arī citas lomas, un izrādās, ka ir arī Vāgners – nu, kaut kā nav laika apstāties! Bet šī partija man ļoti patīk, un esmu priecīga, ka man bijusi iespēja to dziedāt skaistos teātros ar kolosāliem kolēģiem. Noteikti ir arī kāda jauna loma, pie kuras tu šobrīd strādā. Ir vairākas lomas. Un tas savā ziņā ir izaicinājums, jo faktiski nevaru saprast, kurā virzienā tagad lai iet, jo tas skaistākais, kas mecosoprānam bijis, ir jau izdziedāts. Tāda automātiskā attīstība uz soprānu – tas tik vienkārši nemaz nav, jo vajadzīga gan fiziskā kondīcija, gan saišu izturība. Arī laiks sagatavoties. Bet ir, piemēram, tādas partijas kā Ortrūde no Vāgnera "Loengrīna", kas ir jau ieplānota; ir tā pati Judīte no Bēlas Bartoka operas ungāru valodā. Ir doma par Kerubīni "Mēdeju", kas būtu ļoti interesanti – viņu spēlēt. (..) Ir doma arī par pavisam traku Lēdiju Makbetu, kuru tīri psiholoģiskajā ziņā būtu interesanti spēlēt. Arī Ariadne Riharda Štrausa operā "Ariadne Naksā". Nu, un tad būs pienācis laiks arī beigt, tad jau pietiks. Bet šis plāns izskatās uz pieciem, sešiem, septiņiem gadiem! Jā, faktiski kādiem septiņiem gadiem. Vēl nav visi iestudējumi pa teātriem salikti, bet, teiksim, tās ir partijas, uz kurām varētu skatīties un ar kurām varētu spert nākamo soli.  Londonā tu tūlīt dziedāsi Verdi Rekviēmu ar Rikardo Muti. Pēc kāda principa tu izvēlies diriģentus, pie kuriem esi vai neesi gatava strādāt? Muti neizvēlas – viņš pats izvēlas! Ja Muti zvana un saka, ka jābrauc, tad es arī braucu. Un daru to labprāt, jo uzskatu, ka viņa diriģētais Verdi Rekviēms ir kaut kas ļoti īpašs. Vismaz mani tas uzrunā pavisam savādākā līmenī, manierē un veidā. Un, ja man tiešām nav jau kādi noslēgti līgumi, tad vienmēr, kad Muti sauc, es braucu, jo tas mani emocionāli uzlādē; tas ir psiholoģiski liels pārdzīvojums – dziedāt šo skaņdarbu viņa vadībā. Vai bijuši arī gadījumi, kad esi atteikusies no kāda diriģenta? Nē, patiesībā nē. Ja atsakos, tad atsakos no iestudējumiem, jo gala beigās mums, dziedātājiem, jākāpj uz skatuves un to, ko komponists un libretists uzrakstījis, jāmēģina pārraidīt publikai. Tu esi kā darba rīks – tev jāmēģina izstāstīt konkrētā personāža pārdzīvojumi un situācija. Ja ir pilnīgi traks iestudējums un tajā grūti atrast sev tuvu vidi… Lai gan man nav bijis tā, ka es no kaut kā būtu izstājusies ar lielu skandālu. Ja runājam par šī gada koncertu Jūrmalā. Kas būs šīs vasaras galvenās zvaigznes un ar ko viņas ir īpaši vērā ņemamas, ka tu viņas es uzaicinājusi? Mums ir divi dziedātāji. Viens no viņiem ir ķīniešu-austrāliešu tenors Kans Vangs, ar kuru mans vīrs sastrādājies, ja nemaldos, Pučīni "Bohēmas" izrādēs. Viņš, tāpat kā es, ir viens no Kārdifas dziedātāju konkursa uzvarētājiem. Viņš tajā neuzvarēja, bet tas ir kārtējais apliecinājums tam, ka ne vienmēr visi uzvarētāji pēc tam arī izveido karjeru. Par viņu runā, ka viņš varētu būt jaunais Pavaroti aizvietotājs. Man gan ļoti nepatīk, ja dziedātājus salīdzina, jo uzskatu, ka ikkatram dziedātājam ir savs īpašais, unikālais talants un tembrs. Bet viņam ir tiešām skaista karjera liriskajā repertuārā. Viņa tenors uzrunā un silda ar savu tembru. Viņam pasaules kartē ir ļoti skaisti piedāvājumi – vienalga, vai tā būtu Čikāgas Liriskā opera, Ņujorkas Metropole, Minhene vai Berlīne. Viņš ir starptautiska zvaigzne. Otra ir dziedātāja Jūlija Marija Dana no Rumānijas, kā mēs viņu saucam – apslēptais dārgums. Atkal jau – ja gribētu salīdzināt, viņa varētu būt tāda jaunā Andžela Georgiu ar ļoti siltu liriskā soprāna balsi, kura faktiski savā ziņā ir izvēlējusies slēpties no milzīgas preses uzmanības, jo uzskata, ka labāk šo laiku ir veltīt savas balss un personības izkopšanai, nekā sarunāties ar presi un būt mediju vidē. Ja apzinies, ka ne visi var izturēt šo spiedienu, pārlidojumus, uzmanību un to, ka katru reizi tev atkal jārada jauns brīnums, tad faktiski tāda nedaudz atturēšanās dziedātājam nemaz par sliktu nenāk. Viņa ir kārtīgs liriskais soprāns ar starptautisku karjeru. Ar viņu vēl neesam sastrādājušies, bet esam ļoti daudz ko ar viņu izrunājuši; ļoti daudzi cilvēki ļoti, ļoti pozitīvi izsakās par viņu. Tas, ko mēs esam redzējuši un dzirdējuši, mūs uzrunā un aizkustina. Tagad notiek repertuāra salikšana. Kā jau parasti, šajos koncertos pirmā ir nopietnā jeb klasiskā daļa, bet izklaidējošāks materiāls iekļauts otrajā daļā – lai publiku var gandarīt ne tikai intelektuāli, bet arī emocionāli. Kā ir sastādīt programmu Dzintariem, kur ir visraibākā publika, kura ar nopietnām lietām varbūt ne vienmēr grib sastapties? Vai jūs ar Karelu Marku Šišonu domājat par to, lai skanētu ne tikai tie skaņdarbi, kas ir ļoti populāri, bet arī tādi, kas mums, publikai, iemācītu to, pie kā mums vajadzētu pierast? Tādi nopietni un labi. Jo, kā mēs zinām, ir tā, ka pie Vāgnera ir jāpierod, kamēr Verdi var diezgan labi klausīties. Šajā ziņā jāatzīst, ka mans vīrs Karels ir ļoti veiksmīgs programmu salicējs – viņam ir sava stratēģija. Nezinu, vai to var saukt par kādu noslēpumu, bet viņam patiešām vienmēr sanāk ļoti veiksmīgi šīs programmas veidot ar kulminācijas efektu – dot cilvēkiem kaut ko, kas viņus uzrunā, tad iedot mazu atelpu, un tad atkal viņus vest uz nākamo soli, un tad atkal seko atelpa ar vairāk pazīstamiem un mazāk pazīstamiem gabaliem. Mēs vienmēr jautājam arī pašiem dziedātājiem – lai viņi šajos koncertos var parādīt sevi vislabākajā vokālajā gaismā. Un tajā pašā laikā publikai piedāvātu melodijas – gan atpazīstamas, gan mazāk atpazīstamas, bet tai pašā laikā veidojot tādu kāpienu, lai beigās sanāk riktīgs uzrāviens!  Protams, beigās vienmēr ir popūrijs, kad tiek saliktas vairākas populāras melodijas kopā ar ļoti skaistiem, zem atvērtām debesīm veidotiem koncertu aranžējumiem, ko Karels arī ļoti bieži apstrādā. Pati savās interesēs vienmēr meklēju kādu jaunu āriju, jaunu personāžu, kuru vēl neesmu dziedājusi, un katru reizi līdz šim tā ir sanācis. Domājot par nākotnes repertuāru, šādi koncerti ir arī platforma – sākt apdziedāt ārijas, gūt pieredzi ar adrenalīnu un ar publikas klātbūtni, lai pēc tam konkrēto pēc kādiem gadiem varētu dziedāt uz skatuves, izrādē. Iznāk tāda kā bāzes iestrādāšana. Šogad arī droši vien tā būs: no manas puses jau pieminētā "Lēdija Makbeta" ir viens no raksturiem jeb tēliem, kas mani ļoti interesē – viņai ir brīnišķīgas ārijas! Vēl izdomāsim, kuru ņemsim. Šogad Johans Štrauss svin jubileju. Viņa melodijas cilvēkiem ir ļoti tuvas. Mēģinām to visu tagad salikt kopā. Skatāmies, lai dueti labi piestāvētu gan vienam, gan otram. Mana balss mainās, un repertuārs, kuru es dziedu, attīstās. Jaunākiem dziedātājiem varbūt vēl nav tik plašs ampluā, lai izvēlētos, tāpēc mēģinu to visu kaut kā kopā salikt. Ceram uz labu laiku, veselīgām balss saitēm un brīnišķīgu publiku! Vai neesat domājuši par to, ka šo koncertu varētu izvērst par īstu festivālu uz vairākām dienām, vienlaikus izvēršot to arī kā konkursu jaunajiem dziedātājiem? Jaunajam dziedātājam iedot platformu uzstāties publikas priekšā, pirms viņš nokļūst uz teātra skatuves, ir ļoti interesants projekts: šādu formātu esam atraduši Austrijā, kur tiek rīkots konkurss "Nākotnes balsis". Uzvarētājs nokļūst koncertā "Dziedi ar mums kopā". Tur ir 4500 vietas vienā koncertzālē, un otrā – aptuveni 3000; koncerts tiek rādīts arī televīzijā, un tiem, kam ir trešā, ceturtā, piektā vieta, tiek dota iespēja divas dienas pirms šī koncerta uzstāties vai nu parkā, vai klostera telpā, dziedot vairākus ieskaņas koncertus. Arī es par šo tēmu domāju, jo gan tehniskā, gan muzikālā, gan skatuviskā pieredze ir sakrājusies un gribētos to kaut kādā formātā nodot arī tālāk jaunajiem dziedātājiem. Jo darbs ar jaunajiem dziedātājiem man ļoti patīk, un man varbūt būtu arī, ko viņiem teikt. Skatīsimies. Jo īpaši vasara, kad nav aktīvās studijas un aktīvo mēģinājumu, šādiem pasākumiem ir interesanta platforma. Tas kādreiz nākotnē varbūt varētu kaut kādā veidā attīstīties. Šovasar tev ir arī neliela koncerttūre pa dažām Latvijas pilsētām kā veltījums tavai mammai. Šis lēmums ir personīgs, jo šogad paiet tieši desmit gadi, kopš mammiņa aizgāja mūžībā. Kamermūzika vienmēr bijusi ļoti pamatīga manas karjeras sastāvdaļa. Jau no pašiem pirmsākumiem esmu to dziedājusi, un man bija iekšējā vajadzība aizbraukt uz dažādiem Latvijas novadiem. Būs darbi, kurus kā maza meitene atceros, kad mamma tos dziedāja, tāpat ir skaņdarbi, kurus esmu izvēlējusies tāpēc, ka tie mani uzrunā. Tas ir gan piemiņas veltījums, gan arī tāda gluži egoistiska psiholoģiska turneja man pašai – savilkt kopā zināmas paralēles. Braucot, piemēram, atpakaļ no Rēzeknes, sanāks braukt tieši pa to pašu šoseju, no kuras nobraucot, četrarpus kilometru attālumā ir mana bērnības māja, kurā es augu, un kurā es, segu saņemot aiz visiem četriem stūriem, lēcu ar izpletni lejā no kūtsaugšas. Visādas spilgtas atmiņas... Man ļoti gribētos to atkal pieredzēt.  Šajā programmā būs daudz latviešu komponistu skaņdarbu no Alfrēda Kalniņa, Jāņa Mediņa un Jāzepa Vītola pūra: daudzus no tiem pagājušajā gadā dziedāju Zalcburgas festivālā, un šogad šos latviešu komponistus dziedāšu gan Vigmora zālē Londonā, gan "Musikverein" Vīnē, gan Lincā un Grācā, un Parīzē... Tas arī man tāds emocionāls pārdzīvojums un gandarījums, ka beidzot arī latviešu mūzika manā starptautiskajā ceļā drīkst izskanēt uz vairākām skatuvēm. Cilvēki, kas pagājušajā gadā Zalcburgā to klausījās,  bija ļoti pārsteigti par to, cik bagātīga ir mūsu mūzikas valoda. Ja domājam par mūsdienu komponistiem, daudzi no tiem, kuri aizgājuši, rakstījuši manai mammai kā mecosoprānam: viņu darbi mammas sniegumā piedzīvojuši pasaules pirmatskaņojumu. Plakidis, Kalsons… Tāpat Selga Mence. Jebkuram no viņiem piestāvētu un piederētos atkal tikt atvērtiem un pārlapotiem. Tas man ir tāds projekts: kad vairs nevarēšu operu padziedāt, nākamos desmit gadus vēl varēšu dziedāt kamermūziku. Man šī mūzika ļoti patīk – tā ir tik ļoti dažāda, un fakts, ka latviešu mūzika latviešu valodā izskan kaut vai tajā pašā Zalcburgas festivālā – tas ir liels prieks un gandarījums. Par to tev milzīgs paldies arī no Latvijas sabiedrības un Latvijas Radio 3 "Klasika"! Liels paldies, ka tu to dari, jo ne tik bieži mēs ar mūsu komponistu dziesmām esam klausītājus iepriecinājuši. Un visbeidzot man gribas pajautāt: dažādu iemeslu dēļ tu ļoti ilgi neesi dziedājusi Latvijas Nacionālajā operā. Tagad tai ir jauns direktors – talantīgs un enerģisks. Vai jums ir bijušas sarunas, ka tu tomēr varētu nodziedāt kādas lomas arī uz Nacionālās operas skatuves? Ir bijušas sarunas, un, visticamāk, droši vien tas arī īstenosies. Voldiņa kungs bija atbraucis uz Vīni, skatījās "Donu Karlosu", nākamajā rītā kopā brokastojām un diezgan daudz ko izrunājām un sarunājām. Tagad tas viss tiek oficiāli uzrakstīts un salikts uz papīra, un mēģināsim visu saskaņot tā, lai patiešām sanāktu arī atgriešanās Latvijas Nacionālajā operā. Paldies par tavu stāstījumu, Elīn, un nu laiks jautājumiem! Gunda Vaivode: Vai tu esi redzējusi filmu "Straume"? Protams! Mēs visi noskatījāmies. Raudāji? Nē, es neraudāju. Esmu racionāliste. Bet man ir ārkārtīgs lepnums… Pilnīgi neiedomājami! Un mani visvairāk satriec fakts, kādā veidā šī filma tika uz tās pašas "Oskara" lielās biznesa skatuves uz to ento miljonu vērto filmu fona! Re, ko nozīmē talants! Nav vajadzīgi skaļi vārdi – ir vajadzīgs talants un darbs. Uzņēmība un disciplīna. Un vīzija. Man liekas, tik tiešām – ja neklausās visās tanīs ārišķībās un nepievērš uzmanību patērētājsabiedrībai, bet patiešām rok, ceļ un ar savu morāles vīziju strādā tam, kam sirsniņa atvērti strādā, var sasniegt ļoti lielas virsotnes. Ojārs Rubenis: Zinu, ka tu lēnām esi sākusi nodarboties ar to pašu darbu, ko darīja tava mamma – ar pedagoģiju. Vai tu domā par to, ka pēc gadiem desmit tu varētu būt arī laba skolotāja? Jo mums Latvijā vokālā pedagoģija arī ir ļoti, ļoti nepieciešama. Protams, es par to domāju. (..) Nezinu, vai būšu laba skolotāja, bet es noteikti būšu skarba skolotāja, jo uzskatu, ka šajā pasaulē ar visu to, ka katra otrā ir pasaules zvaigzne, mēs esam pazaudējuši tādu kā iekšējo morāli – ko nozīmē būt labam dziedātājam. Konkursos, kuros pati esmu piedalījusies un kuros mani sāk pamazām saukt žūrijā, esmu novērojusi, kādā vidē daudzi dziedātāji ir auguši, ko viņi domā un kā viņi iedomājas, kā visam vajadzētu notikt. Kāpēc nav tā, ka pēc akadēmijas beigšanas Metropole nākamajā rītā viņiem nezvana un nesaka: "Mēs jau sen gaidījām, lai jūs atbrauktu!" Ir nepieciešams šiem jaunajiem cilvēkiem palīdzēt nevis tikai ar tehniku un tikai muzikāli, bet arī ar padomiem par ikdienas dzīvi, jo daudzi no viņiem nezina, ko lai dara pēc akadēmijas beigšanas. Saņēmi savu bakalauru, bet – ko tālāk? Viņš nezina, ka jābrauc uz noklausīšanos, kādās programmās var iestāties, kāpēc vienam der viena programma, bet otram jābrauc uz B klases teātri un jāsāk dziedāt mazās lomas. Daudziem dziedātājiem – arī man savulaik – šī palīdzība nav pieejama. Mūsdienu pasaulē diemžēl teātru intendanti un aģenti tikai "slauc": šodien vari – labi, ja rīt nevarēsi, pasauksim nākamo. Diemžēl ļoti daudziem dziedātājiem jāpieņem arī sāpīgi lēmumi. Šajā profesijā ir tā, kā mana mamma reiz teica: ja nevari būt labākā, tad nemaz nesāc. Jo gandarījuma mirkļu noteikti būs mazāk nekā to, kas tevi pavada ikdienā. Pusgadu tu vari gatavot partiju, tad sešas nedēļas - iestudējumu,  bet kritiķis uzraksta, ka viss ir galīgi garām. Tam jābūt gatavam, un tas ir jāpieņem. Ja es mācītu, tad gribētu ne tikai nodot savas zināšanas, bet arī palīdzēt cilvēkiem atrast savu ceļu un varbūt ieteikt kaut ko. Tas ir skarbi, bet uzskatu, ka tāda patiesības atklāšana ir nepieciešama, jo nav nekā sāpīgāka, ja cilvēks cer, cer un cer, bet beigās dzīve viņam parāda, ka cerības bijušas veltas. Tieši šajā profesijā ir ārkārtīgi nepieciešams diezgan ātri saprast, vai vari, vai nevari. Paldies, Elīn, un man ir milzīgs prieks, ka tev cerības bijušas sabalansētas ar to, ko esi darījusi un nav bijis milzīgu vilšanos. Jo es pat neatceros, kad pret tevi būtu vērsta kāda negatīva kritika. Nav runa tikai par kritiku. Mans lielākais kritiķis esmu es pati, un gandarījuma sajūta – vai nu tā ir, vai tās nav. Tā var neparādīties pat pēc ļoti labas kritikas. (..) Bet kritika, protams, var būt arī palīdzoša.  (Jautājums no žurnālistu puses): Kas jūs saista ar Latviju bez šiem koncertiem? Vai vasarā būs atkal savs dārziņš un tomāti?  Protams, būs ikgadējā dārza ballīte, kurā sanāk draugi, ir skaļi un līksmi. Vēl taču ir sēnes – ar meitenēm stāvā sajūsmā vienmēr septembrī un oktobrī atrodam laiciņu atbraukt un tās salasīt. Tā ir arī zaļā zāle jūlijā; tā ir Sigulda un Jūrmala, un arī lauki. Absolūta nepieciešamība! Es ļoti bieži šeit parādos, un neviens pat nemaz nezina, ka esmu ieradusies, jo izvairos; atbraucu mājās uzlādēties bez tāda pompa – sak', esmu atbraukusi, pievērsiet man uzmanību! Es vienkārši iebraucu, tētis atver durvis, un mierīgi divas dienas varu nodzīvot mājās un satikties tikai ar saviem ģimenes locekļiem. Dažreiz pat draugi nezina, ka esmu bijusi Latvijā.  (Jautājums no žurnālistu puses): Vai sarunas bijušas arī ar Maestro Raimondu Paulu par tālāko sadarbību?  Šobrīd notiek darbs pie [ideju] izstrādes. Pēc koncertiem esam runājušies par to, ko esam paveikuši. Jāskatās, ko vēl varētu paspēt. Ir sagatavoti daudzi jauni aranžējumi Maestro darbiem, un man ir tāda doma: sarīkot ne tikai klasisku koncertu, bet tādu kā popūriju, tā saucamo krosovera žanra koncertu, un Maestro Pauls ar savām melodijām ir unikāls šajā ziņā. Tas kaut kad tiks īstenots.

Perth Wildcats CEO spoke with Karl and Mark after covid disrupted even more of their fixtures

James was born and raised in Washington State. He has a younger sister named Hannah and an older brother named Roland. He is a senior at NU majoring in Pastoral Ministries, and have a huge passion for youth ministry. He likes to play spikeball, take the truck out on the trails, and hang out at coffee shops.

The exciting conclusion to Georgiu's Terran saga and her sendoff to her own series, Section 31. We're that much closer to having an all Star Trek streaming service, folks. Join Mike and me as we discuss the goings on in the Discovery universe.

Spegillinn 6. janúar 2021 Umsjón: Kristján Sigurjónsson Tæknimaður: Jón Þór Helgason Líkur eru á að Demókratar hafi unnið bæði öldungardeildarsætin á Bandaríkjaþingi sem kosið var um í Georgiu í gær og að Repúblikanar hafi misst meirihluta sinn í deildinni. Þúsundir stuðningsmanna Trumps eru á útifundi fyrir utan Hvíta húsið. Sameiginlegur fundur þingdeildanna fer nú yfir atkvæði kjörmanna í forsetakosningunum. Bannað verður að endurbyggja hús á tíu lóðum á Seyðisfirði, sem urðu fyrir skriðuföllum í desember, fyrr en byggðin hefur verið varin fyrir ofanflóðum. Sveitarstjórn Múlaþings samþykkti tillögu þess efnis í dag. Forgangsröð vegna bólusetningar við COVID-19 hefur verið breytt. Nú verður lögð áhersla á að bólusetja fólk sem er sjötíu ára og eldra með þeim bóluefnum sem Íslendingar fá á næstunni. Nær allir íbúar hjúkrunarheimila landsins voru bólusettir við Covid-19 í lok desember, yfir 3.200 manns. Karlmaður var í dag dæmdur í fimm ára fangelsi í Héraðsdómi Reykjaness fyrir að nauðga fjórum konum. Dómnum hefur þegar verið áfrýjað. Mygla hefur greinst í leikskólanum Leikholti í Skeiða og Gnúpverjahreppi. Flytja þarf 35 börn úr leikskólanum. Ísland mætir Portúgal í Evrópumóti karla í handbolta á útivelli klukkan hálf átta í kvöld. Lengri umfjöllun: Líkur eru á að Demókrakatar hafi unnið bæði öldungardeildarsæti Georgíu í kosningum þar í gær og þar með jafnað stöðuna í öldungadeildinni. Sé þetta raunin þá eru Demókratar með 50 þingmenn eins og Repúblikanar. Varaforsetinn Camilla Harris er hins vegar oddamaðurinn í deildinni og demókratar því í raun komnir í meirihluta í öldungadeildinni og þar með í báðum deildum bandaríska þingsins. Kristján Sigurjónsson ræðir við Eirík Bergmann Einarsson stjórnmaálfræðiprófessor um pólitíska gerjun í Bandaríkjunum. Talsvert færri komast að í íslenskunám fyrir útlendinga en áhugi er á. Í Fjölbraut í Breiðholti er nú boðið upp á sérstaka íslenskubraut fyrir útlendinga í fyrsta sinn. Tækniskólinn hefur í nokkur ár verið með íslenskukennslu fyrir útlendinga. Þar er langur biðlisti. Arnar Páll Hauksson talar Brynju Stefánsdóttir sviðsstjóra bóknáms í FB Núna þegar byrjað er að bólusetja víða um lönd gegn Covid-19 og von til að það gangi þokkalega hratt, er ástæða til að spá aðeins í hvernig þessi nýja framtíð að baki faraldrinum muni þá líta út. Annars vegar eru það pólitísku línurnar, hins vegar hvað hvert og eitt okkar er að hugleiða um eigið líf.Sigrún Davíðsdóttir segir frá.

Spegillinn 6. janúar 2021 Umsjón: Kristján Sigurjónsson Tæknimaður: Jón Þór Helgason Líkur eru á að Demókratar hafi unnið bæði öldungardeildarsætin á Bandaríkjaþingi sem kosið var um í Georgiu í gær og að Repúblikanar hafi misst meirihluta sinn í deildinni. Þúsundir stuðningsmanna Trumps eru á útifundi fyrir utan Hvíta húsið. Sameiginlegur fundur þingdeildanna fer nú yfir atkvæði kjörmanna í forsetakosningunum. Bannað verður að endurbyggja hús á tíu lóðum á Seyðisfirði, sem urðu fyrir skriðuföllum í desember, fyrr en byggðin hefur verið varin fyrir ofanflóðum. Sveitarstjórn Múlaþings samþykkti tillögu þess efnis í dag. Forgangsröð vegna bólusetningar við COVID-19 hefur verið breytt. Nú verður lögð áhersla á að bólusetja fólk sem er sjötíu ára og eldra með þeim bóluefnum sem Íslendingar fá á næstunni. Nær allir íbúar hjúkrunarheimila landsins voru bólusettir við Covid-19 í lok desember, yfir 3.200 manns. Karlmaður var í dag dæmdur í fimm ára fangelsi í Héraðsdómi Reykjaness fyrir að nauðga fjórum konum. Dómnum hefur þegar verið áfrýjað. Mygla hefur greinst í leikskólanum Leikholti í Skeiða og Gnúpverjahreppi. Flytja þarf 35 börn úr leikskólanum. Ísland mætir Portúgal í Evrópumóti karla í handbolta á útivelli klukkan hálf átta í kvöld. Lengri umfjöllun: Líkur eru á að Demókrakatar hafi unnið bæði öldungardeildarsæti Georgíu í kosningum þar í gær og þar með jafnað stöðuna í öldungadeildinni. Sé þetta raunin þá eru Demókratar með 50 þingmenn eins og Repúblikanar. Varaforsetinn Camilla Harris er hins vegar oddamaðurinn í deildinni og demókratar því í raun komnir í meirihluta í öldungadeildinni og þar með í báðum deildum bandaríska þingsins. Kristján Sigurjónsson ræðir við Eirík Bergmann Einarsson stjórnmaálfræðiprófessor um pólitíska gerjun í Bandaríkjunum. Talsvert færri komast að í íslenskunám fyrir útlendinga en áhugi er á. Í Fjölbraut í Breiðholti er nú boðið upp á sérstaka íslenskubraut fyrir útlendinga í fyrsta sinn. Tækniskólinn hefur í nokkur ár verið með íslenskukennslu fyrir útlendinga. Þar er langur biðlisti. Arnar Páll Hauksson talar Brynju Stefánsdóttir sviðsstjóra bóknáms í FB Núna þegar byrjað er að bólusetja víða um lönd gegn Covid-19 og von til að það gangi þokkalega hratt, er ástæða til að spá aðeins í hvernig þessi nýja framtíð að baki faraldrinum muni þá líta út. Annars vegar eru það pólitísku línurnar, hins vegar hvað hvert og eitt okkar er að hugleiða um eigið líf.Sigrún Davíðsdóttir segir frá.

In Star Trek Discovery Season 3 Episode 3, Michael Burnham is reunited with the crew of the USS Discovery. Saru takes his place as the official captain, and they jump to Earth to see what has become of the Federation in this new century. But they don't receive the warm welcome they were hoping for. Time for some good old Starfleet diplomacy. And what's the deal with the mysterious Adira, a United Earth Defence Force inspector who is trying to sabotage the ship?   At the beginning of this episode, I acknowledge the passing of the great Sir Thomas Sean Connery, or Sean Connery as he was known to us.  ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven I’m Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars And I am a Nerd.   This is episode 40 of the podcast. Today, we’re talking about Star Trek Discovery season 3 episode 3. People of Earth.   But first, I want to acknowledge the passing of Sir Thomas Sean Connery, or as we more commonly know him, Sean Connery. I learned just last night that he had died at the age of 90. He brought a lot of joy into my life through his acting work, and I’ll always remember him as James Bond, Henry Jones Snr, and King Arthur from First Knight.   He remained married to his second wife, Michelin Roquebrune right up until the end, 45 years in total, which is an achievement worthy of respect among famous actors. He is also survived by his son Jason Connery.   But, you know, Sean Connery has a Star Trek connection. While he never appeared in Star Trek, he was originally cast as Sybok, Spock’s brother, in Star Trek V The Final Frontier. But he was unable to do it because he was busy with Indianna Jones and The Last Crusade, which honestly, was a much better movie in my opinion. But the mythical planet Sha-Ka Ree was named in Connery’s honour. Which I think is really nice.   So, I’d like to express my condolences to all of his loved ones, especially his wife and son.   So, back to Star Trek Discovery.   The description on Memory Alpha reads “Reunited with Burnham, Discovery heads to Earth to find out what has happened to the Federation in the last thousand years.”   This episode was written by Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt It was Directed by Jonathan Frakes And it first aired on the 29th of October 2020.   Make it so   The episode opens with a quick recap of what Michael has been up to during the last year, while she’s been searching for Discovery, indirectly waiting for them to show up. It’s a shame we didn’t really get to see any of her adventures with Book, but I’m sure there’ll be plenty of tie-in media that will be more than happy to fill this gap. She worked as a courier, travelling from world to world making deliveries for a tiny handful of Dilithium.   But the interesting thing is, it does this in the form of a log entry, aimed at Discovery. The voiceover makes it clear that even before the burn, Dilithium was becoming rare. And we get to see a glimpse of some 321st century Starfleet ships. They don’t look all that different to those we’ve seen from other centuries. We don’t see any of them up close, but the basic shape is present in both of them. Saucer section, secondary hull, warp nacelles.   Burnham didn’t give up everything for this version of the future and she’s determined to set things back to how they should be. She’s also searching for answers on what caused the burn.   And we see her hair change over time, visually confirming the passage of time. She seems to have built a very meaningful relationship with Book, although it seems it’s not romantic as such. And while I think they’d make a great couple, I’m cool with that. I like their friendship the way it is portrayed in this episode. Although It does feel like there’s some romantic tension between them.   But what would a log entry be without a stardate? In the first two seasons, they just kinda made up random stardates. None of it made any sense because to be true pre-TOS stardates, they’d have to be 3-digit numbers.   The stardate Michael quotes in this episode is 865211.3. This is a six digit stardate. Those in the 24th century, starting with TNG, were 5 digits. Now, I haven’t done the maths, but I imagine this stardate is correct, that they’ve calculated from the TNG system onwards the right number of years. I mean, it looks about right. So that’s pretty cool.   And then we cut to Michael’s arrival on Discovery in the transporter room. And we get a very emotional reunion between her and all of her family. It was wonderful to see. Once again, Sonequa Martin Green’s facial acting really gets across so much emotion. Anyway, I loved this. It was very well done, and it certainly made me feel. And there’s this look between Burhnham and Georgiou, who stands at the back of the room, unlike the others who crowd around Burnham for hugs. That’s not Georgiou’s style. Especially not the mirror Georgiou. But there’s a little moment there between them. Hard as it might be to believe, coming from the former Terran emperor, Georgiou genuinely feels something for Michael. She’s the closest thing she’ll ever get to her daughter, and this one is unlikely to betray her the way the mirror Burnham did.   Burnham and Saru have a nice scene, catching up as they walk through the ship. Burnham has promised Book some Dilithium for helping to rescue the Discovery. Saru is more than happy to honour the promise.   Nobody knows whether the burn was a natural disaster, or a deliberate attack. And that’s kind of worrying. Neither option is especially appealing. Either way, millions died.   During her year, Burnham received a transmission from an Admiral Senna Tal. He is waiting on Earth for anyone who still believes to join him. Burnham was never able to follow up on this lead because with Dilithium so rare, Earth was always out of reach. Now that she has access to a Spore drive, she can go there. Nobody on Discovery is gonna argue with that. They all want to find out what has become of the Federation.   Michel suggests they jump outside of Earth’s scanning range and pose a starship from this century that was stranded by the burn.   Again, It’s not clear to me why they can’t just be honest with Starfleet about being from the past. Why the deception? It seems unnecessary, especially if they want to earn the trust of present-day Starfleet.   But Georgiou approves of this plan. And I can understand why she would like it. Don’t give away more than you need to. That’s consistent with who she is.   Stamets is waiting for the order to prep for the jump, but he’s unsure whose orders he should be following, Saru’s or Michael’s. And Saru says “Oh yes, we are due for a conversation.” He wants to discuss with her who is going to be the next captain of the Discovery.   This is a weird hold-over from last season. Saru told Pike to not worry about who will be captain. They’d work that out later. But it seemed silly to me that there would even be a question. Saru was first officer. He’s next in line. Obviously he will be serving as Discovery’s captain. It’s not only logical, it’s well-earned. WE saw that last week. Saru has grown a lot in the last two seasons. He’s gone from the timid first officer questioning his every decision, and asking the computer for leadership advice, to the man that took charge last week.   Michael agrees. There’s no need for that conversation, Saru. It’s you. She agrees that chain of command discates it, and that Saru has proven himself. It seems she and I are on exactly the same page. Saru is captain in the truest sense of the word.   But for Michael, there’s more to it. She’s changed over the last year. She’s had to. She’ll say later in the episode that she had to leave some things behind in order to survive in this new hostile world. I  suspect she’s talking about more than just Starfleet protocol and military discipline. I think she’s had to compromise on some principles. Probably not any big ones, but some smaller ones. It’ll be interesting to learn more about this over time, as I’m sure we will. Anyway, it was a nice scene. I’m very happy with how that turned out.   Saru says this ship bears the name Discovery, and never has that been a more fitting or more prescient name. I agree with him, and I’m excited by the possibility that the ship will truly get to live up to her name this season. We certainly got some of that last season, but I think we’ll get even more this time.   And all of that was just the teaser. But we’ve come to expect long teasers in modern Star Trek. DS9 often did the same thing.   Discovery is undergoing repairs. We see a bunch of those repair droids from the opening credits. They’ve got a little memorial for those who died in the crash  (and probably also in the battle with Control). The insignia badges are all on display, in memory of those who wore them. I find it particularly confronting that some of those badges are cadet badges. Just kids.   Things have been so hectic, nobody has had time to grieve, and not just those who have died, but those they left behind.   I like that even though there was that big communal hugging scene earlier, that Miochael gets individual catch-up scenes with those that are closest to her, that being Tilly and Saru.   Tilly is coming to terms that her Mum is gone. Dead. For centuries. She never had a very good relationship with her, but … it was her mum. I often wonder how Tilly’s Mum reacted when she got that message from Tilly, saying she was going to the future.  I wonder how it made her feel. I wonder if she realised her shortcomings as a mother in that moment, the way she had failed Tilly. I wonder how that affected her, and if she ever truly recovered from the grief of that realisation, and knowing that she’d never have a chance to make it right? Or did she remain stone-hearted, and just accuse Tilly of being needy and selfish. We’ll probably never know. Tilly is hoping that there’ll be something on Earth that they recognise, after all this time. I love Michael’s line back to her that cake is eternal. That would make a good tshirt, but perhaps a little too obscure for many people to get.   Tilly points out that Michael seems lighter. And she’s not wrong. And I’m surprised to find myself saying that I’m liking this lighter Burnham. I don’t mean lighter in the Marvel sense of the word, that she’s all jokes now. No, it seems like a great weight has been lifted from Michael’s shoulders. And I like that. She’s had to let go of a lot of baggage in this new world. It’s been like a fresh start for her.The ultimate sea change. You know, I was invited by a friend to appear on his podcast recently. The Christian Geek Central podcast. We talked about the current state of Star Trek. And in that discussion, my friend, Paeter, said he wished that Michael’s return to grace hadn’t happened so abruptly at the end of season 1. Can you imagine how much more powerful this moment would be for the character if she hadn’t been forgiven her crime of mutiny and given back her commission? If she had remained a technical prisoner, serving her time on Discovery, rather than in jail, for the whole of season 2, but now found herself in a whole new world, where she could truly have a fresh start? A second chance. That could have been amazing. But it’s still really cool. Michael was a pretty up-tight person during those first two seasons. Now, she’s something different. And that’s some interesting character development. And it wouldn’t be as cool if we hadn’t had the uptight Burnham beforehand.   For some reason, Georgiu is the one who beams Book aboard. Oh, I get why she’s doing it, she wants to check him out, see who this guy that her daughter has been galavanting around with is, buit, surely somebody else was meant to be on duty in the transporter room. Book was expecting Detmer or Tilly. Which is weird because neither of them work in the transporter room.   Anyway, Discovery has a huge supply of Dilithium, by today’s standards. They cut off a little piece for Book. This is gonna make them a target. They can’t let it become too well known that they’re so stocked.   Michael wants Book to come to Earth with her.  IT could be a fresh start for him. And he’s interested, at least for a temporary expedition. He asks Michael what she gets out of it and she goes all awkward and coy. She can’t just say “You’re my friend and I’d miss you if we weren’t together.” I kinda wish she had. But instead, she says he can help them mask the dilithium. Which is quite true. His ship has a cloaking device.   Book has never been to earth, but in a sense, neither has Michael. Not this earth.   We should talk about Book’s ship. I like the interior. That’s really cool. But the exterior, well, that’s a bit weird. There are elements that I like about it, but the asymmetry of it really bothers me. I guess I just like things to be symmetrical. It’s a very odd shape.   Saru is now wearing his captain’s uniform. And it looks good on him. He was shocked that Michael never considered trying to take the captaincy herself. Which as I’ve explained is weird to me. I don’t see why anyone would think she had a claim to it. Yes, she and Saru both held the rank of Commander, but he was higher in the chain of command. Anyway, dead horse. Sorry. The point of this scene is that Michael has changed. Saru can see it, and Michael doesn’t deny it. I’m the same person. And I’m not. She had to adapt to this world. She did what she had to, to l;earn as much as she could.  Saru finds it hard to trust Book. He doesn’t know Book like Miachel does. But for Michael’s sake, he accepts the idea, with some logical security conditions.   Booker joins them on the bridge and they jump into the sol system, just past saturn.   As Discovery approaches Earth, a giant forcefield envelops the entire planet. This makes sense. First of all, because we are in the far future, and such a technology should reasonably exist. But secondly, because this is a harsher more dangerous time. The people of earth want to protect it. They probably still have a relative paradise down there. We’ll soon see that this is effectively the case.   Two ships arrive. United Earth Defense Force. Apparently, ships are not welcome in the vicinity of Earth. Not any ships. Not even one bearing a Starfleet registry.   We meet  Ndoye, a captain of the UE Defense Force.   Ndoye can find no mention of the discovery in her records, because of the classified nature of the ship. Saru tried to sell her on the story that they are a long-range ship returning from a very long classified scientific mission. They are the descendants of the original crew. Personally, I think that would be harder to swallow than time travel. But anyway.   NDoye can pinpoint Discovery to only the range of 23rd to 25th century, based on the metals used in the hull.   Ndoye’s security force beam aboard immediately. A bunch of people on all decks. Again, believable. Book has to pose as a Starfleet office so as to not attract attention. He hates wearing it, but Michael gets a kick out of it   Book compares wearing the uniform to a time he saveD Michael from a bog filled with leeches., This conversation is very reminiscent of one between Anakin and Obi-Wan in Star Wars Episode 2. But it gives the sense of a long history of shared adventures between these two. The scenes actually serve the exact same purpose in both stories.   This is yet another example of the Star-Warsey feel to this new setting. It should feel out of place. It maybe should even bother me. But you know, despite the star-wars esque dystopian setting, this season feels very very Star Trek. And that’s because of Discovery itself.   Imagine the Enterprise got pulled into the Star Wars universe, and continued to carry on it’s mission there. Imagine there was a show about that. The show would have a Star Wars setting, but it would still very much be a Star Trek show. That’s kinda how this feels. The crew of Discovery make this feel like Star Trek, even though the setting doesn’t.   Gergiou also needs to wear a uniform, and she picks an Admiral’s uniform. This is typical of her character and mildly amusing. But it is good to see a Discovery Admiral’s uniform again. I always liked their admiral uniform.   Georgiou makes some interesting observations, that Michael isn’t sure she fits in here anymore. She’s gotten used to not having to follow orders and be in a chain of command.   Earth has been re-built to be self-sufficient. So it’s still very much the Star Trek earth down there. Beautiful gardens. A world without poverty. But it’s under constant threat. People want what they have. They want their dilithium. And it’s made the people of earth paranoid and suspicious. Understandably so perhaps.   Right now, their greatest threat is a group of dilithium raiders led by a bloke named Wen. Ndoye tells them they won’t find what they’re looking for on Earth. Starfleet and the Federation haven’t been on Earth for a long time. Having Federation headquarters on earth would make it a target. Earth is no longer part of the federation. And that’s huge.   She says that Admiral Tal left earth years ago but died on his ship. That kinda sucks.   Adira gives the impression that she is in charge of those inspecting the  spore lab, and that she is really hard and grumpy. She’s only 16 years old. Not much older than my daughter. We’ll find there more to her than is apparent a little later.   But Wen’s raiders have arrived.  And something is interfering with the personal transporters used by the Earth Defense people. Ndoye claims this is sabotage by the Discovery Crew, something Saru immediately denies. So this is awkward. Seems they’re all stuck with each other.   Book’s disappointment when he realises that the Discovery only has synthehol is amusing. But this is actually a canon violation. Synthehol was a 24th century invention. Scotty, in his retirement years, had never heard of it until he found himself in the future on board the Enterprise D. Discovery should not have synthohol and Michael should have no idea what it is.   Stammets and Tilly quickly realise that the sabotage was Adira’s doing. She has trapped her people on the Discovery, but it seems she was working alone. The show seems to be setting her up as a villain. Perhaps working with Wen.   Michael has a plan. She and Book leave Discovery in Book’s ship without asking Saru’s permission.   Book observes that these raiders are not in good shape. We get more talk of past adventures, and more and more, I’m wanting to experience some of those stories. Michael appears to be offering to give her dilithium.   Saru is determined to protect Book’s ship. Ndoye won’t allow the dilithium to fall into Wen’s hands. So he says Discovery will take the hit. This is a very risky move. These are 32nd century weapons being fired. By all logic, they could slice through a 23rd century ship like it wasn’t even there. Detmer is very hesitant, to the point of almost being insubordinate. But she eventually obeys. I’m sure this is tied into her weird head condition last week. A lot of people are speculating that Detmer has PTSD, rather than a physical ailment. And the evidence seems to be pointing toward this. This is interesting, because I feel like we were cheating out of the promised exploration of PTSD with Tyler when he turned out to be Voq.   Anyway, I’m kinda with Detmer on this. Taking the hit from these advanced weapons is a terrible idea. In reality. Discovery should have been destroyed. But then there’d be no show anymore. Their shields are completely depleted by the shot, but the ship itself is undamaged. Yeah right. As if. But, they can’t take another hit.   The plan is simple. Get the enemy to lower their shields to accept the dilithium, and then beam their captain aboard as prisoner. It works easier than it probably should have, but that’s ok.   And this is where we get really Star Trek. Saru and Micahel want to get Ndoye and Wen to talk to each other.    This is where we start to understand how Earth’s isolation has affected others in the galaxy. Wen says that Earth hordes all the dilithium while the rest suffer. They don’t even use their supply because they don’t leave their planet.   Gerogiou is getting bored with the slowness of diplomacy, so she pulls off what is apparently a mask and we see that Wen is human. Not only that, he was played by Christohper Heyerdahl. He played Todd the wraith on Stargate Atlantis, not to mention two separate roles in Sanctuary. He’s the type of actor that regularly plays multiple roles, both in and out of prosthetics. Anyway, it’s cool to see him.   Ndoye is shocked to learn Wen is human. This is classic Star Trek. Look past the monster to see the humanity beneath. Talk to your enemies .   Wen and his people are not typical raiders. Their home on Titan, one of the moons of Saturn are barely livable. They’re just a group of desperate people trying to survive. Titan is no longer self sufficient. It was an accident that destroyed much of their colony. The first ship they sent for help to Earth, their home planet was shot and destroyed. Wen’s people realised then, they were alone. Earth has had to protect themselves, but they’re become so paranoid that they’ve lost all their compassion for others. They’ve forgotten what it means to be human, in the Star Trek sense of the word. The negotiations are not difficult, once they start listening to each other, but it took Saru and Michael to make it happen. These people aren’t used to solving problems with diplomacy.   Stamets finds Adira messing about in the jefferies tubes. He puts together that she is curious about their technology but may not be a significant threat. He tells the truth about everything. The spore dive. Even them being from the past.  Adira became an inspector in the hopes of someday finding a Federation starship. The sabotage was to have more time to spend on Discovery. She wants to join the crew. It seems Adira is one of those true believers Book talked about, and she claims to know Admiral Senna Tal.   The crew of Discovery have now been granted permission to visit Earth. Ndoye gives Adira permission to leave Earth and join the crew of Discovery.   Adira says he is Admiral Tal. At first, I thought this just meant that Admiral Tal was a fabrtication by a tennager who dreamed of starfleet. But no, it’s way more than that. It turns out that although human, Adira is host to a Trill Symbiont. Burnham didn’t know about them until she met some working at the exchanges.. They were known in the 23rd century. Emony Dax travelled to Earth to judge a gymnastic contest, where she met a young Leonard McCoy. But they were possibly not a well known or understood species to their Federation at the time.   So how does all work? Can a human be host to a Trill Symbiont? Well, there is precedent for that. When we first met them,, in The Next Generation, Riker once served as host to a symbiont. Very little had been established about the species at that time. But Adira is having trouble accessing Tal’s memories, being human. I like this. It shows it is possible but problematic. Of course, Riker didn’t seem to have any problems with his symbiont, but there was a lot that wasn't properly established in that episode. In fact, a lot about the trill changed when they were brought back for Deep Space Nine, including their appearance. This was all because Terry Farrel was an attractive Woman, and they didn’t want to cover her face with prosthetic and lose her beauty. So they said, we’ll, let’s just give them spots, then. This should bother the heck out of me. The reason it kinda doesn’t is that I never saw that TNG episode until years later. I actually thought that Emissary was the first appearance of Trill for a long time. So from my perspective, DS9 was correct and that TNG episode was wrong, best forgotten.   Saru mentions that Trill hosts can access the memories of their former hosts. What he doesn’t mention is that the symbiont also has a personality of its own, and that personality blends with the host, as well as the memories of former hosts, to create a new individual. I can understand them simplifying things for the sake of this conversation. I just hope the writers fully appreciate how this species works.   While Saru and Michael are talking, Saru is taking out Captain Georgiou’s old telescope. They don’t mention it at all. It’s just there., Kinda weird. I mean, it was a nice callback, but it seems a bit of a pointless inclusion.   Michael admits she should have told Saru her plan. She’s been out of Starfleet for a year. She’s not used to working in a team like this. Michael let go of a lot of things during this year, and it’s gonna take her time to pick them back up again. If she can. But Saru trusts her to grow through this change.   Michael accepts the post as first officer of the Discovery. Notice that Saru is kind of our very first alien captain. I know there have been alien captains in Star Trek before, but not regular characters, not on the title ship of the show. So that’s significant. Michael has an emotional goodbye with Book. IT seems he’s not staying indefinitely. He’s going back on his ship to live out his normal life. But I’m sure this is not the last  we’ve seen of him.   We end with a heartwarming scene of several crewmembers down on Earth. They find a tree at Starfleet academy. A tree that still exists from their century. It’s gotta be over a thousand years old. This is the recognisable thing that Tilly was hoping for. It’s a nice little moment.   Our final shot is a nice pull back over San Francisco, as the Star Trek fanfare plays. This season definitely feels the most Star Trek of anything we’ve been given in the Kurtzman era of Star Trek so far. That’s not a knock against Discovery seasons 1 and 2, or Picard. I liked all of them. But this feels more Star Treky. Personally, I don’t mind the way they mixed things up previously. I can appreciate both. But I think a lot of people will be saying “Finally, this is proper Star Trek.” Anyway, I continue to enjoy what is feeling like a strong season.   Next week’s episode is called Forget Me Not. Discovery will continue their search for Starfleet headquarters by trying to access Tal’s memories. (and yes, I’m assuming Tal is the name of the symbiont, which would make the current host Adira Tal.)   The good thing about being in the far future is that we get to have some references to 24th century Trek. And I’m very pleased to notice that a lot of it is DS9 stuff. That’s good, because I’ve been wanting some more love to be given to DS9. All I need now is the appearance of a beloved character like we’ve had from TOS, TNG, and Voyager. I actually think there’s a good chance this will happen next week, in a roundabout way, but I’ll save that for the next episode.   Have a great week. Live long and prosper. Make it so.  

V tomto podcaste sa rozprávame s Martinom Navrátilom, cestovateľom z Travelistanu. Vydal sa na 52-dňovú plavbu ľadovými vodami troch oceánov a vylodil sa na Antarktíde. Navštívil aj najizolovanejšie miesto sveta, ostrov Tristan de Cuhna a najchránenejšie miesto našej planéty, Južnú Georgiu. Martin prezradil, aké fantastické dobrodružstvo to bolo a čo pokladala ich 28-ročná holandská kapitánka za malé vlny. Čo Martina najviac prekvapilo a kto skoro zomrel, sa dozviete v tomto rozhovore. Príjemné počúvanie.

We are back! En este episodio de Órbita Discovery os anunciábamos que por causas de fuerza mayor, abandonábamos nuestra reciente periodicidad semanal (y por tanto, el comentario del episodio semanal de las aventuras de Michael Burnham, Saru y cía) por causas de fuerza mayor. Pero os adelantábamos que regresaríamos para seguir comentando los capítulos de la serie, aunque fuera por lotes. Y como diría el capitán Pike, "Fuera de Órbita es una promesa", así que ahí estamos de nuevo, más desatados que nunca, listos para ponernos al día y comentar los episodios más recientes de Star Trek Discovery. Y en particular, en esta entrega de Fuera de Órbita comentamos, juntos y algo revueltos, los siguientes episodios: 2.7."Luz y Sombras" 2.8. "Si La Memoria No Falla" 2.9. "El Proyecto Dédalo" 2.10. "El Angel Rojo" 2.11. "El Infinito Perpetuo" Así, revisaremos las andanzas de la tripulación del USS Discovery mientras Michael encuentra por fin a su fugitivo hermanastro Spock e intenta reanudar una relación que parecía truncada, y además recabar su ayuda para resolver el misterio de las siete discontinuidades temporales dispersas por el cosmos, y la identidad del Angel Rojo, que parece aparecer en momentos críticos. Esto nos llevará a un viaje a Talos IV, un planeta bien conocido por los trekkies más viejos, y a forzar la física de los viajes en el tiempo con una paradoja casi suicida. Mientras tanto, empieza a concretarse la existencia de una inteligencia en la sombra que puede estar detrás del exterminio de los seres inteligentes en un futuro no demasiado lejano. Y en un ámbito más personal, la relación entre el doctor Culber y el ingeniero Stamets se tambalea. Encuentros familiares, escaramuzas con la sección 31, homenajes a la nostalgia, pérdidas trágicas, y la ex-emperatriz Georgiu lanzando una espectacular colección de patadas contra un adversario ante el que la resistencia parece inutil. Todo esto, y mucho más, contado con nuestro efervescente y singular estilo, aún más desatado que de costumbre, porque llevabamos meses sin coincidir, al menos fuera de Matrix, y la euforia a veces se nos desborda, como podréis comprobar. Gracias por la espera, y esperamos que os divirtias escuchándonos: Nosotros, definitivamente, nos tronchamos, grabando este episodio. Long live and fun!

Trek is Back Wir sind wieder zurück aus dem Mirrorverse. "Endlich" sagt der Nerd, "schade" meint der Fan. Wir Nerdizisten sind uns noch nicht ganz sicher was wir davon halten sollen. Neben viel Action sind viele Fragen gelöst worden, etliche hinten runter gefallen und neue Mystery erschaffen worden. Als Zuschauer schwankt man zwischen den Villians hin und her - fast im Minutentakt verschieben sich die Fronten.   Doppelt hält besser Erst Lorca, dann Georgiu, dann wieder Lorca, zurück zu Georgiu. In diesen beiden Folgen wechseln die Feinde schneller als die Campbewohner ihre Unterhosen. Das macht es dem Zuschauer schwer Partei zu ergreifen und die große Schwäche der Serie (die der nur mäßig sympatischen Heldin), trägt nicht gerade dazu bei. Immerhin - der Mexican Stand-Off war gut. Schau gut hin Quentin ;) La Familia Disco Im letzten DschungelCamp gab's die öde "Familia Grande" - hier bei Discovery fehlt die Familia. Aber, es gibt noch Hoffnung. Während ein Saru in bester Dschungelprüfungsmanier verspeist wird, blüht der Prime-Saru richtig auf. Haben wir hier schon den neuen Captain der DISCO gesehen? Zumindest das Techno-Babbel hat er drauf und den kühnen Ritt auf der Warpblase muss ihm erst mal einer nachmachen.  Zurück zu Luc Back im Prime-Universe hören die Probleme aber nicht auf. Der Klingone hat den Krieg fast schon gewonnen und jetzt hat die DISCO noch 2 Folgen Zeit (bitte keinen Zeitsprung) den Status Quo wieder herzustellen.  Wir sind gespannt und Ihr? Schreibt uns Eure Meinung :)

Trek is Back Wir sind wieder zurück aus dem Mirrorverse. "Endlich" sagt der Nerd, "schade" meint der Fan. Wir Nerdizisten sind uns noch nicht ganz sicher was wir davon halten sollen. Neben viel Action sind viele Fragen gelöst worden, etliche hinten runter gefallen und neue Mystery erschaffen worden. Als Zuschauer schwankt man zwischen den Villians hin und her - fast im Minutentakt verschieben sich die Fronten.   Doppelt hält besser Erst Lorca, dann Georgiu, dann wieder Lorca, zurück zu Georgiu. In diesen beiden Folgen wechseln die Feinde schneller als die Campbewohner ihre Unterhosen. Das macht es dem Zuschauer schwer Partei zu ergreifen und die große Schwäche der Serie (die der nur mäßig sympatischen Heldin), trägt nicht gerade dazu bei. Immerhin - der Mexican Stand-Off war gut. Schau gut hin Quentin ;) La Familia Disco Im letzten DschungelCamp gab's die öde "Familia Grande" - hier bei Discovery fehlt die Familia. Aber, es gibt noch Hoffnung. Während ein Saru in bester Dschungelprüfungsmanier verspeist wird, blüht der Prime-Saru richtig auf. Haben wir hier schon den neuen Captain der DISCO gesehen? Zumindest das Techno-Babbel hat er drauf und den kühnen Ritt auf der Warpblase muss ihm erst mal einer nachmachen.  Zurück zu Luc Back im Prime-Universe hören die Probleme aber nicht auf. Der Klingone hat den Krieg fast schon gewonnen und jetzt hat die DISCO noch 2 Folgen Zeit (bitte keinen Zeitsprung) den Status Quo wieder herzustellen.  Wir sind gespannt und Ihr? Schreibt uns Eure Meinung :)