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10/25/08
- NNHS Newsletter - Georges Bizet's 170th Birthday
“Let us have fantasy, boldness,
unexpectedness, enchantment -- above all,
-
Georges Bizet,
letter to Edmond Galabert |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Ah - back to the
celebrity birthday celebrations! And Carmen is one of my very favorite
operas, so I hope you'll enjoy it as well.
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCYHALudt1k - "Habanera" from Bizet's Carmen - Rise Stevens, 1951
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKnR9VIK3MA - "Habanera" from Bizet's Carmen - Maria Callas, 1962
BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axvhEUyVfX0 - "Habanera" from Bizet's Carmen - Angela Gheorghiu, April 29th, 2005
And if high opera is just not for you:
BONUS #4 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHphaS4aPX0 -
"Habanera" from Bizet's Carmen - Muppet Style - Beaker and the Swedish Chef
have a go at Carmen's famous aria ...with a little help from Animal.
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizet
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bizet.html
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/bizet.html
http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/Georges-Bizet.htm
http://www.dsokids.com/2001/dso.asp?PageID=430
http://opera.stanford.edu/Bizet/Carmen/main.html
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to Kitty Taylor Hanrahan ('57)
AND
Carol Wornom Sorenson ('57)
AND
Bobby Turpin ('58) of
VA!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Terry Hunsucker ('65) of KY
AND
Randy Tate ('66) of DE!
Happy Birthday this week to:
27 -
Carolyn Simpson Knight ('56) of VA
AND
Kermit Whiteside ('57)
AND
Dimples Dinwiddie
Prichard ('58) of NC;
28 -
Nancy Bigger Alligood
('56) of VA;
29 -
Christine Wilson Starkman ('68) of CA;
31 -
Jo Ann Stewart ('64) of Northern VA;
01 -
Russ Stephenson ('57) of MD
AND
Colin Faison ('58) of VA!
Many
Happy Returns, One and All!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Denbigh High School Marching Band, Staff and Boosters invite you to the
Saturday,
October 25, 2008, Todd Stadium, Newport News, VA -
Ticket Booth Opens at 4:30 pm
Come see13 of the best High School Marching Bands in Virginia.
Admission: $6.00 for adults,
$3.00 for students, Children 6 and under—free
CONTACT: Tanya Barrow at 757-236-5353
The only place that SUCCESS comes before WORK is in the dictionary!
REQUEST:
From Rosalee Wills Jecmenek ('65) of TX - 10/24/08:
Lots of love, Rosalee
Oh, such FUN!
What a thoughtful mama you
are, Rosalee!
Okay, Sweetie-Pies, "Keep those cards and letters coming!"
STILL TO COME:
1.
Unbelievable treasures fromThank you, Sandi!
2.
About 30 images from the NNHS Tour with the Class of 1968 PLUS another 30 or so from Evelyn's Birthday Party for All of Us from3.
A lesser number of
photographs of those two events from
my sister, Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky
('59) of NC;
4.
More
Birthday Party
pictures from
Dimples Dinwiddie
Prichard ('58) of NC;
5. A HUGE number of images from various sources from the 45-Year Reunion of the Class of 1963!
From
Wayne
Stokes ('65) of VA -
10/20/08 - "Amazing tree in Africa":
Mark (Friedman - '65 - of VA) sent this my way and it is truly amazing;
have a look!
Looks normal from a distance...well, kinda stubby!
But,
look at 'this' as you get closer! |
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It amazes me how someone can actually carve and sculpture like this and not kill (girdle) the tree!
Well, guys,
I thought this was absolutely phenomenal!
Just now as I was posting the images, I began to wonder how many people had
worked on the carvings, and how they could possibly have known in advance the
effect the growth of the tree would have on their work (not to mention what
the tree must have been thinking as it was being mutilated - however
beautifully), and in its vulnerable condition, what would keep it from being
subject to diseases which would topple and destroy it, and so on and
so on.
So I ran it through snopes.com. I had no match with "African tree", so I tried "carved tree". There I found that it was usually purported in emails to be a tree in India, but in fact, is neither. In fact, it isn't a live tree at all, nor is it located abroad.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/indiatree.asp
It's in Orlando, Florida in the Discovery Island portion of the Animal Kingdom Park. Known as the Tree of Life, it is the 14-story, 50 foot wide centerpiece of the park - as well it should be! There are 325 animal carvings created by more than a dozen artisans. The story of its creation is as fascinating to read as the pictures are to see, so be sure to read the full account on snopes.com, then check here for more images:
http://www.wdwinfo.com/Photos/AK-treeoflife/
Thanks so
much, Gentlemen!
I
really enjoyed it!
From Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA - 10/25/08 - "Harmonica Dude":
I am so happy to forward this one. WE can all use a break from the political and depressing emails.
OK now...set your volume, then sit back and ENJOY the heck out of this one!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8R5oGsEIpo - Harmonica Dude - Guy plays the classics on his harmonica at Carnegie Hall.
This is
wildly uplifting! Thank you so much, Dearest Judy!
From
Mark Friedman ('65) of VA - 10/24/08 - "relax":
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RELAX!!!
TO ALL MY 'NUTTY' FRIENDS |
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Handle every stressful situation like a dog. Pee on it and walk away. |
GIGGLES!!! Sounds like a great plan to me, Mark! Thanks!
From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 10/25/08 - "The Preacher's Son":
Thanks,
Joyce!
From Tom Norris (Hampton HS - '73) of VA - 09/25/08 - "He's Back.. ENJOY!
(#22 in a Series of 26):
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Carol
... more pics for the newsletter. Amazing artwork! Tom
Thanks, Babe!
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Y'all take care of each other. TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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"Habanera" from Carmen
Composed
by
Georges Bizet,
1845
(25 Oct 1838 - 3 June 1875)
- Libretto by Henri Meilhac (21 Feb 1831 - 6 July 1897) and Ludovic Halévy (1 Jan 1834 -8 May 1908)
Based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée, 1845, which was influenced by the Russian narrative poem "The Gypsies" by Pushkin, 1824
L’amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser, Et c’est bien in vain qu’on l’appelle S’il lui convient de refuser.
Rien n’y fait, menace ou prière. L’amour! L’amour! L’amour! L’amour! L’amour est enfant de
Bohême, Si tou ne m’aimes pas, si
tou ne m’aimes pas, je t’aime, L’oiseau que tu croyais
surprendere Tout atour de toi, vite
vite, L’amour! L’amour! L’amour! L’amour! L’amour est enfant de
Bohême, Si tou ne m’aimes pas, si
tou ne m’aimes pas, je t’aime, |
Love is a rebellious bird that nobody can tame, and you call him quite in vain if it suits him not to come.
Nothing helps, neither threat nor
prayer. Love! Love! Love! Love! Love is a gypsy's child, The bird you thought you
had caught All around you, swift, so
swift, Love! Love! Love! Love! Love is a gypsy's child, |
"Habanera"
midi courtesy of
http://www.eadcentral.com/go/1/1/0/http://members.tripod.com/~rosemck1/jukebox-classical.html - 10/25/08
"Habanera" test and translation courtesy of
http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/opera/qt/habaneralyrics.htm by
Aaron Green, About.com - 10/25/08
First Image of Georges Bizet courtesy of http://www.amrep.org/articles/4_1a/playing.html - 10/25/08
Second Image of Georges Bizet courtesy of http://www.jamesweggreview.org/reviews/liveperform/opera_2008_carmen_royal_opera_house.html - 10/25/08
Animated Keyboard Divider Line clip art courtesy of Musical clip art courtesy of http://www.cliphoto.com/index0.htm - 01/23/05
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Air Force Seal clip art courtesy of http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/milsongs.htm - 07/07/06
Animated Laughing Jerry courtesy
of Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA - 06/14/06
Thanks, Cookie!
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Animated "NEW" clip art courtesy of http://gifsnow.com/ - 03/07/06