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Mozart’s Mug Shot?
Holy Cadenza! Do you recognize this guy? This photo represents a facial composite of that 21 year old wunderkind Mozart, created in the around 1990s by the Bundeskriminalamt Wiesbaden—the Federal Criminal Police Office of Wiesbaden, Germany—from four portraits painted during the composer’s lifetime, according to the website Dangerous Minds. Via: http://dangerousminds.net/comments/mozarts_mug_shot What do you think? Would you trust this guy with a…
Read MoreIs an opera singer allowed to smile?
This article originally appeared on Cultural Cocktail Hour in 2011 by Leticia Marie Sanchez In 2011 critics blasted Anna Nebtreko, star of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena for daring to smile on opening night at the Metropolitan Opera. The audience wildly cheered Ms. Netrebko after a particularly grueling and moving rendition of the aria Al dolce guidami.…
Read MoreRock on, Gottlieb– the many nicknames of Mozart
First published by Cultural Cocktail Hour in 2011 Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark by Leticia Marie Sanchez A lecture by Professor Robert Greenberg, from San Francisco Performances, revealed hidden gems about Mozart’s name. Enjoy! Baptized Name: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart The divinely-inspired composer adored word games. He called himself: Di Mozartini, Mozartus, and Mozarti He also enjoyed playing…
Read MoreIn the news: Rembrandt found under ping pong table fetches millions
Three brothers from New Jersey discovered a valuable Rembrandt under their Ping Pong Table. Better than finding toxic mold! Here is the news link: http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2018/01/how_an_old_painting_turned_out_to_be_a_11_million.html
Read MoreMet Opera Auditions- Western Region Finals- Zipper Hall
This past Sunday was yet another afternoon filled with wonderful talent. Opera Singers from across the Western Region vied for a chance to sing on the Met Stage at auditions held at the Colburn School’s Zipper Hall. Soprano Julia Metzler garnered the coveted first place! Congratulations! Other standouts included the poised, charming, and vocally impressive…
Read MoreLA Art Show- *A MUST SEE* LA Cultural event
All Photography © 2018 by Leticia Marie Sanchez Strolling through the LA Art Show, there are delightful surprises around each corner, like the Earthenware by Picasso, who knew? “Metamorphosis” by Erika Harrsch in which ”Extinct” Butterflies are created by currency made extinct by the Euro And an allusion to Rodin’s “The Thinker” lost in his phone
Read MoreChagall at LACMA: dreamy and ethereal
All Photography © 2018 by Leticia Marie Sanchez This lovely exhibit devoted to Marc Chagall (which ends Sunday January 7th) is filled with a host of costumed characters from “The Magic Flute,” “The Firebird,” “Daphnis and Chloë,” among others…
Read MoreLA Art Show 2018: Jan 11th- Jan 14th
LA ART SHOW OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Thurs. Jan. 11, 2018 | 11am – 7pm; Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 | 11am – 7pm; Sat, Jan. 13, 2018 | 11am – 7pm; Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 | 11am – 5pm TICKETS https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-art-show-2018-tickets-39739173939 Photography and Logo © LA Art Show
Read MoreBeethoven & the Beef Stew- don’t try this at home!
First published by Cultural Cocktail Hour on January 21, 2011 by Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark According to Norman Lebrecht, author of “The Book of Musical Anectodes” (Simon & Schuster, 1985), Beethoven flew off the handle when a waiter at the Viennese restaurant “The Swan,” brought him the wrong meat dish. Some artists are particular about…
Read MoreDecember Blooms
“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” – Percy Bysshe Shelly (Photo snapped In the Huntington Rose Garden, December 2017) Photography © 2017 by Leticia Marie Sanchez
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