Tag: baroque
“Baroque” remarks, ambassador summoned… Update on the hiccup between Moscow and Paris
Relations between Paris and Moscow have deteriorated since the start of the year, against a backdrop of conflict in Ukraine. Russia notably claimed in January to have killed 60 French…
“Life is a dream” at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg: Dictatorship only becomes wise through harm – culture
Rule without elections is considered dictatorship in democracies and is not well tolerated. Not so in European drama literature. Until the 19th century, her political plays primarily dealt with the…
Botanical illustrated book: Baroque floral splendor
In 1613, the Nuremberg botanist Basilius Besler published a groundbreaking plant compendium. The volume has now been reissued. source site
Private jet? Magnificent baroque building? Luxury is canceled – economy
Pure luxury is the best way to experience the Cessna private jet Citation XLS describe. It is a luxury that is no longer needed in René Benko’s real estate and…
The Bavarian-Czech state exhibition can now be seen in Prague – Bavaria
The Bavarian-Czech state exhibition about the Baroque period can now be seen in the National Museum in Prague. Already at the opening it became clear that the significance of this…
SZ series: This is how Bavaria ticks, episode 10: The woman for Bavaria, farmers and baroque
Anyone who travels through the country with CSU Agriculture Minister Michaela Kaniber will experience a minister who could not have been invented better. But woe to those who get on…
“Bayreuth Baroque”: Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” with Rolando Villazón – Munich
Four months ago, Rolando Villazón sang the title role of Claudio Monteverdi’s opera “L’Orfeo” in the premiere at the Semperoper Dresden and enchanted. The whole evening, staged by the puppet…
Elektro-Band: Computer world meets baroque castle – power plant in Karlsruhe
electro tape Computer world meets baroque castle – power station in Karlsruhe The electropop band Kraftwerk in Karlsruhe. The palace facade served as a projection screen for a multimedia show.…
Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival – Munich
If you lock people together in a courtyard and wait, all sorts of escapades will ensue. What one could call the celebrity Big Brother of the Baroque actually bears the…
Most beautiful libraries in the world: baroque splendor and paneled treasure chambers
Libraries are “well-kept gardens, where at every step new flowers spring up, beautifying the area, and fragrant with pleasure.” This is what the German theologian and educator Johann Christoph Stockhausen…