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The Phantom of the Opera by Jennifer Basset词汇提示1. toad 蟾蜍2. monsieur 先生原文CHAPTER4: The Phantom is angryThat was Tuesday night.On Wednesday morning,Mr. Armand and Mr. Firm in were happy men.Paris like the new Margarita.Everything in life was good.The next opera night was Friday.It was Faustaga in,but this time with La Carlotta singing Margarita.By Wednesday afternoon they were not so happy.A second letter arrived for them -from O.G.Why don't you listen to me? I am getting angry. Leave box 5 free for me. And where are my 20,000 francs? On Friday, Daae must sing Margarita again. She is now the best singer in Paris. La Carlotta cannot sing - She has a very ugly voice, like a toad. Remember?I am a bad enemy. O.G."So, Firmin, is this still a joke?" Mr. Armand shouted. "What do we going to do now?eh? Is OG the director here, or are we?""Don't shout, Armand".said Mr. Firmin tiredly."I don't know the answers. Let's talk to Madame Giry, the doorkeeper of Box 5. Perhaps she can help us".But Madame Giry was not helpful.Madam Giry was not afraid of ghosts, and she was not afraid of directors of Opera Houses."People say that you're a friend of the Opera ghost, Madam Giry," Mr. Armand began. "Tell us about him. Some people say he has no head.""And some people say he has no body", said Mr. Firmin. "What do you say, Madame Giry?"Madame Giry looked at the two men and laughed."I say that the directors of the Opera House are fools!"."What? " Mr.Armand shouted.He stood up, and his face was red and angry."Listen to me woman, ---"."Oh sit down, Armand,and listen," said Mr. Firmin. "Why do you say that, Madame Giry?""Because, Monsieur, the Opera Ghost is angry with you. When the ghost wants something, he must have it. He is clever and dangerous, this ghost. The old directors before you, they knew that, oh yes. At first they tried to stop him. Then there were many accidents in the Opera House, many strange accidents. And when did these accidents happen? When the ghost was angry? So, the old directors learned very quickly. The ghost wants Box 5. He can have it every night. The ghost wants money? Let's give the money to him at once. Oh,yes, the old directors understood very well.""But we are the directors, not the opera ghost!" Mr. Armand shouted.He turned to Mr.Firmin."This woman is mad. Why do we listen to her? On Friday night, La Carlotta is going to sing Margarita.And you and I, Firmin, are going to watch the opera from Box 5.""Well, we can try that, Armand. But we don't want any accidents. "Madame Giry came nearer to the two men."Listen tome," she said quietly. "Remember Joseph Buquet? I tell you, the Opera ghost is a good friend, but a bad enemy."The two men stared at her."Those words, Mr.Firmin said slowly, "Why did you say those words? Madame Giry?""Because the ghost says them to me. I never see him, but I often hear him. He has a very nice voice – and he doesn't shouted at people."翻译第四章:幽灵生气了那是周二晚上。星期三早上，阿尔芒先生和菲尔曼先生都很高兴。巴黎喜欢新的玛格丽塔。生活中的一切都是美好的。下一个歌剧之夜是星期五。福斯塔加来了，但这次是拉·卡洛塔唱的玛格丽塔。到了星期三下午，他们就不那么高兴了。他们收到了第二封信——来自O.G.你为什么不听我的?我要生气了。把5号包厢留给我吧。我的两万法郎呢?星期五，达埃必须再唱一次玛格丽塔。她现在是巴黎最好的歌手。拉·卡洛塔不会唱歌——她的声音很难听，像癞蛤蟆一样。还记得吗?我是一个坏敌人。O.G.“那么，菲尔曼，这还在开玩笑吗?”阿尔芒先生喊道。“我们现在该怎么办? 是吗?这里的主管是OG，还是我们?”“别喊，阿尔芒。”菲尔曼先生疲倦地说。“我不知道答案。让我们和5号包厢的看门人吉丽夫人谈谈。也许她能帮助我们。”但是吉丽夫人没有帮忙。吉丽夫人不怕鬼，她也不怕歌剧院的主管。“人们说您是歌剧院幽灵的朋友，吉丽夫人，”阿尔芒先生开始说。“给我们讲讲他吧。有人说他没有脑袋。”“有些人说他没有身体，”菲尔曼先生说。“你说呢，吉丽夫人?”吉丽夫人看着这两个人，笑了。“我说歌剧院的经理们都是傻瓜!”“什么?”阿尔芒先生喊道。他站了起来，满脸通红，很生气。“听我说，女人，——”“哦，坐下，阿尔芒，听着，”菲尔曼先生说。“你为什么这么说，吉丽夫人?”“因为，先生，歌剧院的幽灵生你的气了。当鬼魂想要什么东西时，他必须得到它。这个鬼魂既聪明又危险。在你之前的老导演们，他们知道，哦，是的。起初他们试图阻止他。后来歌剧院发生了许多意外，许多奇怪的意外。这些事故是什么时候发生的?当鬼魂生气的时候?所以，老导演学得很快。鬼魂想要5号包厢。他可以每晚都吃。鬼魂想要钱?我们马上把钱给他吧。哦，是的，老董事们都很明白。”“但我们是主管，不是歌剧幽灵!”阿尔芒先生喊道。他转向菲尔曼先生。“这个女人疯了。我们为什么要听她的?周五晚上，拉·卡洛塔将演唱玛格丽塔。菲尔曼，你和我要去5号包厢看歌剧。”“好吧，我们可以试试，阿尔芒。但我们不想发生任何意外。”吉丽夫人走近那两个人。“听我说，”她平静地说。“还记得约瑟夫·比凯吗?我告诉你，歌剧院的幽灵是个好朋友，但也是个坏敌人。”那两个人盯着她。”“那些话，”菲尔曼先生慢慢地说，“你为什么要说那些话?夫人女孩?”“因为是鬼对我说的。我从未见过他，但我经常听到他的声音。他的声音很好听，而且他不会对人大喊大叫。”

While he may technically practice as a photographer, artist, and architect, Hiroshi Sugimoto could also be considered, from a wider-lens perspective, a chronicler of time. With a body of work now spanning nearly five decades, Sugimoto began making pictures in earnest in 1976 with his ongoing “Diorama” series. In 1980, he started what may be his most widely recognized series, “Seascapes,” composed of Rothko-esque abstractions of the ocean that he has taken at roughly 250 locations around the world. In more recent years, Sugimoto has also built a flourishing architectural practice, designing everything from a café in Tokyo to the currently-under-construction Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. As with his subtly profound work, Sugimoto bears tremendous wisdom and is regarded by many as one of the most deeply perceptive minds and practitioners at the intersection of time and art-making.On the episode, he discusses his pictures as fossilizations of time; seascapes as the least spoiled places on Earth; and why, for him, the “target of completion” for a building is 5,000 years from now.Special thanks to our Season 9 presenting sponsor, L'École, School of Jewelry Arts.Show notes:Hiroshi Sugimoto[5:10] Pre-Photography Time-Recording Devices[39:05] “Theaters”[15:06] “Seascapes”[32:31] “Diorama”[17:16] Caspar David Friedrich[25:14] Odawara[28:52] “Aujourd'hui le monde est mort [Lost Human Genetic Archive]”[44:19] “Abandoned Theaters”[44:19] “Opera Houses”[44:19] “Drive-In Theaters”[49:52] “Architecture”[51:12] Le Corbusier[51:12] Mies van der Rohe[55:30] New Material Research Laboratory[55:30] Tomoyuki Sakakida[59:23] Enoura Observatory[59:23] Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden[1:00:48] Katsura Imperial Villa[1:01:05] Bruno Taut[1:02:14] Donald Judd[1:02:14] “Hiroshi Sugimoto: Five Elements in Optical Glass”[1:06:47] Mingei[1:06:47] Isamu Noguchi[1:06:47] Dan Flavin[1:09:15] Sugimoto Bunraku Sonezaki Shinju: The Love Suicides at Sonezaki[1:09:15] At the Hawk's Well[1:09:15] W.B. Yeats

Dr. George Glenn, emeritus professor of Theater At The University Of Northern Iowa, joins the "Relevant Or Irrelevant" team to discuss, "The History Of Opera Houses In Iowa."The host for the 554th edition in this series is Jay Swords.  The history buffs are Rick Sweet and Brett Monnard.Opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambrose University.  This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA!

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Dr. George Glenn, emeritus professor of Theater At The University Of Northern Iowa, joins the "Relevant Or Irrelevant" team to discuss, "The History Of Opera Houses In Iowa."The host for the 554th edition in this series is Jay Swords.  The history buffs are Rick Sweet and Brett Monnard.Opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambrose University.  This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA!

This week on the podcast, James and Anthony look at why surging bond yields have markets in a panic, reveal what a new valuation of the Sydney Opera House says about figuring out how much stuff is worth, and look ahead to the next data point that investors are sweating on. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is brought to you by PGIM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LUCIANO CAPOZZI was born in Marino, a small town just outside Rome. After having completed his studies at the State Art Institute in Rome in 1986, Luciano took part in a Costume Designer competition and from the 300 applicants he was one of a few that were selected for the first ever design course to be given by Giulia Mafai, the famous Italian Costume Designer He graduated with the highest marks possible in his final diploma and began working first as a volunteer and later as an assistant to various professionals; Giulia Mafai included. During this time he had also begun to do work in his own right as a Costume Designer for both Cinema and the Theatre. The costumes for the Harold Pinter premier of The Basement and Arthur Miller's Clara were both the work of Luciano. Both of these were staged at a major festival in Italy. He went on to spend several years designing Costumes for both prominent Opera Houses and Theatre Companies worldwide before turning his hand to the world of Film & TV. The year 2005 brought the first international film, a co-pro between Spain and Italy, entitled Los Borgia by Antonio Hernandez. His work on this awarded him a nomination for Best Costume Design at the Premio GoyaAwards (Spain's National Film Awards). Then in 2008 he won 1st prize at the Festival International Cinéma et Costumes (France) and in 2009, 1st prize at the Premios Corona, Spain. In 2007 his Costumes for Ritorno a Rivombrosa, Directed by Stefano Alleva went on to win the Costume prize at The Rome Fiction Festival. In 2008 he started working on Doctor Clown, a TV series Directed by Maurizio Nichetti and that same year Supervised the Costume Design for Ti Stramo directed by both Pino Insegno & Gianluca Sodaro. His next project Il falco e la Colomba set in 16th Century Rome was praised by critics and public alike for his stunning work; thus earning him the reputation; without the shadow of a doubt, a Beautiful Designer. Luciano's experience spans period Costume design through to contemporary design with a strong emphasis on historical high-end TV Drama.

Who gets to decide about social norms, about what's reasonable and unreasonable behaviour? Is it OK to breastfeed in public, to let your children play in the garden while others are working from home? Can we come together and talk about these things reasonably? According to Dr Kirsty Sedgman, the author of a new book, On being Unreasonable: Breaking the rules and making things better, we're living in an age of division. If she asks, we reimagined the rules of public togetherness, what would get better? What would change for the worse? And for whom? As MPs return to parliament today, they come back to a new set of proposals by the Standards Committee. It has recently published a report recommending that MPs arrested for serious offences should be banned from the parliamentary estate. We discuss with Esther Webber, Senior UK Correspondent for Politico, and Westminster parliamentary aide and GMB representative Jenny Symmons . Half of state-funded schools in England for children with special educational needs and disabilities are oversubscribed, new BBC research has found. Schools have been forced to convert portable cabins and even cupboards into teaching spaces due to a lack of space. Head teachers say this puts pressure on staff and makes pupils anxious. Parents say their children are missing education while they wait for places. BBC correspondent Elaine Dunkley who has led the investigation and produced an Iplayer documentary, ‘SEND help', explains how this situation has arisen. Nadine Benjamin MBE is a celebrated Soprano. But if it wasn't for the words of an encouraging high school music teacher, she would never have considered a career in Opera. Now, she's played in the UK's most prestigious Opera Houses in shows including La Bohème, Madama Butterfly and the Marriage of Figaro. Last year she performed for the new King. Nadine joins Nuala to talk about her journey into the industry and performs from Songs of Joy which brings together stories told through song and spoken word, celebrating the lived experiences of black and mixed-race composers. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Giles Aspen

Jackson's autobiographical one-woman show, "Rising of the Necessary Diva," is a mix of music and storytelling.

The history of the Gillis Opera House: 1883-1925Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/homegrownkc/exclusive-content

The history of the Coates Opera House from 1870-1901.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/homegrownkc/exclusive-content

Virginia Roberts is the Pendleton Public Library's genealogy volunteer. She knows quite a bit about Pendleton. Books and authors in this episode: The Rivoli Book : the Rise of Pendleton's Public Halls, Opera Houses, and Film Theaters, Amid Saloons, Gambling Halls, Brothels, and Opium Dens, 1864-1981 by Victor J. Kucera. Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry Ivan Doig Jane Kirkpatrick Favorite websites: Ancestry.com Familysearch.com YouTube

Hailed by the New York Times as a soprano of “gleaming sound, free and easy high notes, agile coloratura runs and lyrical grace,” Jessica Pratt is considered one of today's foremost interpreters of some of bel canto's most challenging repertoire.Since her European debut in 2007 as Lucia di Lammermoor, Ms Pratt's schedule has included performances at opera theatres and festivals such as the Teatro alla Scala of Milan, Zurich Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Vienna State Opera and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, working with conductors such as Daniel Oren, Nello Santi, Kent Nagano, Sir Colin Davis, Christian Thielemann, Donato Renzetti, Pier Giorgio Morandi, Carlo Rizzi, Antonino Fogliani, Wayne Marshall and David Parry.The 2012/13 season brought several acclaimed debuts at Festival Verdi in Parma, including Gilda to Leo Nucci's Rigoletto, at Deutsche Oper Berlin as Lucia, at Vlaamse Opera in New Year's Eve Concert, at Teatro de la Maestranza in Sevilla (Gilda, once more next to Leo Nucci), in the role of Matilde in Guillaume Tell next to Juan Diego Florez interpreting Arnold in Lima, Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi in Reims, in the role of Lisinga in Demetrio e Polibio of Rossini in Neaples, and in the role of the protagonist in Giovanna d'Arco at Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca.In the 2013/14 season Ms Pratt could be heard in new productions of Lucia di Lammermoor at La Scala and in Amsterdam, as Amina in La sonnambula in Bari, Gilda in Padova, in the season opening of La Fenice as Inès in Meyerbeer's L'Africaine, as Musetta in La Bohème in Salerno, in her role debut as Violetta in La Traviata in Melbourne, as Zenobia in Aureliano in Palmira at the Pesaro Rossini Opera Festival as well as in recitals in Tokyo and Florence with Vincenzo Scalera.In 2014/15 the soprano made her role debuts as Cleopatra in Handel's Giulio Cesare at the Teatro Regio in Turin and as Amenaide in Rossini's Tancredi at the Opéra de Lausanne. Other performances included Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice; Elvira in I Puritani in Florence and in Melbourne; Lucia di Lammermoor at the Rome Opera House and at the Festival Granda in Lima; her role and festival debut as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Arena di Verona, where she could also be heard as soprano soloist in Carmina Burana; the soprano solo in Rossini's Messa di Gloria alongside Juan Diego Florez and La morte di Didone at the Rossini Opera Festival; as well asconcerts in Milan, Bonn, and London.Performances of the 2015/16 season included Jessica Pratt's returns to Florence, Turin and Melbourne as Lucia di Lammermoor, her debuts at the Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona as Desdemona in Rossini's Otello, at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Valencia in Mozart's Davidde penitente and at the ABAO Bilbao as Amina in La sonnambula, her role debuts as Semiramide at the Opéra de Marseille and later at the Washington Concert Opera and as Linda di Chamounix at the Rome Opera House; and concerts in Oviedo and Moscow.More recently, Semiramide and Rosmonda d'Inghilterra at the Florence Opera House, a concert with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Rosmonda d'Inghilterra at the Donizetti Festival Bergamo, her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House New York as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, and Rigoletto in Oviedo.The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and Whooshkaa. Also where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au

Join us as we explore some of the most haunted theatres, opera houses, and music halls! Learn what can to be inspiration for Gaston Leroux's novel "The Phantom of the Opera". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The words "Opera House" conjure images of lush red carpet, artful decor and big cities. You don't picture boxing matches, rowdy crowds and towns of less than 2,000 people. In this episode Robb Nelson and Kay Cynova discuss what an Opera House was in the context of the middle of the country and then we talk to George Bartenbach, whose family ran the Bartenbach Opera House for generations. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

It was on this date in 1735 that the first opera performance in America took place. The opera was Flora, and it was performed in Charleston, South Carolina.

Last week I took a look at French Cabaret. This episode,I do the same for German Kabarett with some interesting old Kabaret music, including, "When you have a mother-in-law."I also take a look at some of my favorite German opera houses, including a harrowing trip into East Berlin for a successful/not successful audition at the Deutches Staats Oper. Enjoy!

On the first episode back after our summer break, I was joined by Justin Jardine. Justin talks us through his expat journey from Wisconsin to Hamburg...via Freiburg and Vienna...and we also dig deep into his musical exploits along the way. Discovering guitars and distortion at an early age, Justin really got into the thriving punk scene at home. We talk DIY, Under-The-Radar, and Pop-up gigs and Justin describes how it helped him become more politically and socially aware and how this also led to his musical tastes changing over time. Moving abroad, opened up a whole new avenue of opportunities and possibilities. Who knew that there was a Bluegrass scene in Hamburg? Justin tells us all about it, as well as his main project - Raindance Kid. We talk differences in playing in a band as an expat and playing in one at home, putting shows together and touring, and how he got into playing pedal steel guitar. There's Opera Houses, The Lemonheads, Sturgill Simpson's weird synth player, and just why has Justin been in so many bands with ‘KID' in the name? Raindance Kid https://www.facebook.com/raindancekid/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/25j5sfXQ0Nyd3dH8Ia2thp https://youtu.be/A8bfYnyuGQo https://timezonerecords.lnk.to/Swayer https://www.instagram.com/raindance_kid/ "Letter To David" · Raindance Kid Swayer ℗ Timezone Released on: 2018-05-04 Author: Nikolas Kuhl Composer: Nikolas Kuhl You can follow Can't Find My Way Home at the following... Anchor.fm -https://anchor.fm/craig-branch Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/33qEydM Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6qCrwzU... Instagram - @cant.findmywayhome Facebook - @expatmusicpod Theme music: Surf Shimmy Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Mamas - Josh Lippi and The Overtimers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/craig-branch/message

On today’s episode, we’re joined by James Berton Harris to discuss his book, Once Upon a Time at the Opera House: Drama at Three Historic Michigan Theaters, 1882-1928. The book explores the importance of opera houses to the cultural and community life of nonmetropolitan areas in Michigan. As both the civic and arts center for the community, the local opera house was a venue for community meetings, political rallies, concerts, lectures, and theatrical entertainments.

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A professional opera singer and researcher with a PhD in Communication Sciences and MA in Composition for Audiovisual and Film. Dr. Isabel VIllanueva joins the podcast to discuss her research and collaboration with international Opera Houses and organizations in developing strategies to connect with young audiences.

Brighton is at its best during the summer - join us with the wonderful Annette Mees, head of Audience Labs at the Royal Opera House where we talked about why arts organisations are waking up to the power of immersive tech and how she is approaching that from one of the world's best known Opera Houses. Follow Annette on Twitter: @annettemees

Victoria Newhouse has discussed her book "Site and Sound: The Architecture and Acoustics of New Opera Houses and Concert Halls." Newhouse argued that although exteriors of opera houses and concert halls have become more daring, the interiors have stayed the same due to acoustics. The event ws co-sponsored by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden of the Smithsonian Institution. For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5674.

Today The Woman in White, Walter Hartright's narrative, the story continued, sections v–vii. This week, I don't sleep.But then, neither did . Does misery love company? Yes. Yes it does. Too tired to be bummed about missing Sock Summit. Sleepless at home is better than sleepless in an hotel. ish. The new is up and growing, new sock heel books are in the store (if you find errors or issues, please email. If you purchase via , then I can zap you an update as soon as it's posted). is growing. More as I know it. I am nearly done with my handspun in-the-round-all-the-way-up-cuff-steeked-sweater, have started a for my little niece (who I will see this coming weekend!), have cast-on for the final bit of the book series (a sweater), found a nifty little from a page, (you have to sign up) and a , a link to , and a new affiliate program (we'll be retroactively moving the site over to them).   Making sense of our chapters: , Pits and Stalls in Opera Houses—see the rim around the Stall seats (in the US we call them Orchestra seats). I think that must have been what Pesca climbed up on so he could see. Fosco would have been in a box. Stall seats back in the day:   You can just barely see the rim around the pit seats:   See the rim at the back of the stall seats?   And, from the episode before, the gloriousness that would have been the London's Great Exhibition—and the reason for so many "foreigners" in town. July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler! Don’t forget your copy of Book talk begins at 20 min.   

GARY MORRIS is most noted for the smash hit 'Wind Beneath My Wings.� Gary has traveled a colorful path from Fort Worth, TX to the White House, Nashville to Opera Houses and beyond. Morris has long been regarded as one of the greatest tenors of our time, having performed for every President since Jimmy Carter, and also the Queen of England. His Country career produced an astounding twenty-five charted singles on the Billboard country charts, with five consecutive No. 1 hits. One of his first big roles was in the Broadway production of Les Miserables, as Jean Valjean. The full symphonic recording of Les Miserables is a Platinum selling, Grammy Award winning album and features Gary's timeless version of 'Bring Him Home.' He also appeared in Puccini's opera 'La Boheme' with fellow musician Linda Ronstadt. “Hymns� is his latest record. THE ROYS are a brother/sister duo who hail from Fitchburg, MA, and their music is a surprisingly fresh, Bluegrass sound that includes hints of Roots and traditional Country, and its uniquely identifiable tone has brought them honors � and fans � from around the globe. The two-time Inspirational Country Music Duo of the Year (2010, 2009) made their national television debut on the most-recent Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon in Las Vegas, and they�ve enjoyed heavy media exposure with multiple People and Country Weekly magazine features to their credit. THE ROYS have performed before President George W. Bush at Andrews Air Force Base; traveled to Bogota, Columbia on an outreach mission for Compassion International, and entertained fans for years at clubs, fairs and festivals. Their latest CD is Lonesome Whistle on Rural Rhythm Records.