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[logicofspace]

Just 2 flowers, naturally selected. Digital illustration.

[princesssarisa]

The Top 40 Most Popular Operas, Part 3 (#21 through #30)

A quick guide for newcomers to the genre, with links to online video recordings of complete performances, with English subtitles whenever possible.

Verdi's Il Trovatore

The second of Verdi's three great "middle period" tragedies (the other two being Rigoletto and La Traviata): a grand melodrama filled with famous melodies.

Studio film, 1957 (Mario del Monaco, Leyla Gencer, Ettore Bastianini, Fedora Barbieri; conducted by Fernando Previtali) (no subtitles; read the libretto in English translation here)

Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

The most famous tragic opera in the bel canto style, based on Sir Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor, and featuring opera's most famous "mad scene."

Studio film, 1971 (Anna Moffo, Lajos Kozma, Giulio Fioravanti, Paolo Washington; conducted by Carlo Felice Cillario)

Leoncavallo's Pagliacci

The most famous example of verismo opera: brutal Italian realism from the turn of the 20th century. Jealousy, adultery, and violence among a troupe of traveling clowns.

Feature film, 1983 (Plácido Domingo, Teresa Stratas, Juan Pons, Alberto Rinaldi; conducted by Georges Prêtre)

Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI

Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio)

Mozart's comic Singspiel (German opera with spoken dialogue) set amid a Turkish harem. What it lacks in political correctness it makes up for in outstanding music.

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1988 (Deon van der Walt, Inga Nielsen, Lillian Watson, Lars Magnusson, Kurt Moll, Oliver Tobias; conducted by Georg Solti) (click CC for subtitles)

Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera

A Verdi tragedy of forbidden love and political intrigue, inspired by the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden.

Leipzig Opera House, 2006 (Massimiliano Pisapia, Chiara Taigi, Franco Vassallo, Annamaria Chiuri, Eun Yee You; conducted by Riccardo Chailly) (click CC for subtitles)

Part I, Part II

Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)

A half-comic, half-tragic fantasy opera based on the writings of E.T.A. Hoffmann, in which the author becomes the protagonist of his own stories of ill-fated love.

Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 2018 (Juan Diego Flórez, Olga Peretyatko, Nicolas Courjal, Sophie Marilley; conducted by Jacques Lacombe) (click CC and choose English in "Auto-translate" under "Settings" for subtitles)

Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)

An early and particularly accessible work of Wagner, based on the legend of a phantom ship doomed to sail the seas until its captain finds a faithful bride.

Savolinna Opera, 1989 (Franz Grundheber, Hildegard Behrens, Ramiro Sirkiä, Matti Salminen; conducted by Leif Segerstam) (click CC for subtitles)

Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana

A one-act drama of adultery and scorned love among Sicilian peasants, second only to Pagliacci (with which it's often paired in a double bill) as the most famous verismo opera.

St. Petersburg Opera, 2012 (Fyodor Ataskevich, Iréne Theorin, Nikolay Kopylov, Ekaterina Egorova, Nina Romanova; conducted by Mikhail Tatarnikov)

Verdi's Falstaff

Verdi's final opera, a "mighty burst of laughter" based on Shakespeare's comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Studio film, 1979 (Gabriel Bacquier, Karan Armstrong, Richard Stilwell, Marta Szirmay, Jutta Renate Ihloff, Max René Cosotti; conducted by Georg Solti) (click CC for subtitles)

Verdi's Otello (Othello)

Verdi's second-to-last great Shakespearean opera, based on the tragedy of the Moor of Venice.

Teatro alla Scala, 2001 (Plácido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Barbara Frittoli; conducted by Riccardo Muti)

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#DDD24 RENAISSANCE TRAILER from Digital Design Days on Vimeo.

Digital Design Days is back: 8th edition will take place in Milan from 6 to 8 October at the amazing location of Superstudio Più. 3 days where Milan becomes the global center of the Digital Design community, gathering thousands of professionals from all over the world, with the brightest minds in the industry and the best international brands.

DDD IS MUCH MORE THAN WORLD CLASS TALKS: it’s a place to engage with industry leaders, to connect with brands, build meaningful relationships and forge future collaborations. Get inspired, share and embrace opportunity. Together we will grow and evolve to discover what comes next in design.

JOIN US TOGETHER WITH 60+ TOP NOTCH SPEAKERS TO DISCOVER WHAT COMES NEXT IN DESIGN

DIGITAL DESIGN DAYS

6-8 October 2024 Superstudio Più, Via Tortona 27 - Milan Tickets: ddd.live/

#DDD24 TRAILER CREDITS: Created by: Kingdom of Something Creative Direction: Juan Behrens 3D animation: Gautier Sire & Adrian Gálvez 3D support: Renderking Sound: Combustion Studio

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#DDD24 RENAISSANCE TRAILER from Digital Design Days on Vimeo.

Digital Design Days is back: 8th edition will take place in Milan from 6 to 8 October at the amazing location of Superstudio Più. 3 days where Milan becomes the global center of the Digital Design community, gathering thousands of professionals from all over the world, with the brightest minds in the industry and the best international brands.

DDD IS MUCH MORE THAN WORLD CLASS TALKS: it’s a place to engage with industry leaders, to connect with brands, build meaningful relationships and forge future collaborations. Get inspired, share and embrace opportunity. Together we will grow and evolve to discover what comes next in design.

JOIN US TOGETHER WITH 60+ TOP NOTCH SPEAKERS TO DISCOVER WHAT COMES NEXT IN DESIGN

DIGITAL DESIGN DAYS

6-8 October 2024 Superstudio Più, Via Tortona 27 - Milan Tickets: ddd.live/

#DDD24 TRAILER CREDITS: Created by: Kingdom of Something Creative Direction: Juan Behrens 3D animation: Gautier Sire & Adrian Gálvez 3D support: Renderking Sound: Combustion Studio

[kenzonet]

CLIO Awards | Forever Bold from Final Frontier on Vimeo.

Introducing our Manifesto Film for the Clio Awards 2024: a visual journey that captures the essence of creativity in its rawest form. At Final Frontier, we believe in pushing boundaries and challenging norms, and this film is a testament to that ethos. Through a collaboration of diverse talents from across the globe, we've crafted a cinematic experience that celebrates the creative process in all its complexity. From the initial spark of inspiration to the refined brilliance of the final idea, our film takes viewers on a captivating exploration of creativity's evolution. With each scene meticulously crafted and infused with metaphorical depth, we invite you to join us on this immersive journey—a celebration of innovation, imagination, and the enduring power of bold ideas.

General Director: Ralph Karam Directors (by order of appearance): Pablo Alfieri / Chroma Bureau, Andrea Devia-Nuño, Yukai Du, Juan Behrens, Lobster/ Nikolay Ivanov, Bernardo Henning, Daniel Semanas, Verso Studio, and Dirty Work. Music & Sound Design: Antfood

[deep-thoughts-animation]

#19

HANDS

/hand/

noun

the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.

verb

pick (something) up and give it to (someone).

ANIMATORS

Maca Mosquera

Lenisio Jardim

Dario Becher

Michiel Schellekens

Ben Alcasas

David Lopez

Juan Behrens

SOUND DESIGN

Carlos Del Río

[architectureofdoom]

Tags - Architects/designers I-Z

I.M. Pei Ignaty Milinis Ignazio Gardella Igor Vasilevsky Ilia Golosov Isamu Noguchi Ivan Fomin Ivan Leonidov Ivor Smith and Jack Lynn J.B. Hourlier J.B. Ingwersen J.F. Staal J.J.P. Oud L.J. sert J.M. Lamuniere J.M. Stokla James Gowan James Stirling Jan Duiker Jan Wils Jean Bourgon Jean Dubuisson Jean Prouve Jean Renaudie Joao Filgueiras Lima Joaquim Guedes Johann Georg Gsteu John Andrews John Bancroft John Dinkeloo John Hejduk John M. Johansen John Madin John Pawson John Portman John Storrs Jorn Utzon Jos Bedaux Josef Schulz Joseph Salerno Jozsef Fischer Juan O'Gorman Juliaan Lampens Jurgen Sawade Justus Dahinden K.L. Sijmons Kalff Karl Ehn Karl Moser Karl Schwanzer Kenzo Tange Kevin Roche Kisho Kurokawa Kiyonori Kikutake Konrad Wachsmann Konstantin Melnikov Kunio Mayekawa Kurt Schlauss Kurt Schwitters Le Corbusier Lebbeus Woods Leonardo Savioli Leonid Vesnin Leslie Martin Lev Rudnev Lina Bo Bardi Louis Fumet Louis Kahn Louis Noiray Louis Sullivan Lucio Costa Ludwig Hilberseimer Luigi Figini Luigi Moretti Luis Barragan Luis Peña Ganchegui Lutyens Malevich Manfred Hermer Marcel Breuer Marcel Lods Marcello Piacentini Mario Pani Marius Duintjer Mart Stam Martin Elsaesser Martin van Treeck Max Abramovitz Max Berg Mendelsohn Michel de Klerk Mies Minoru Yamasaki Moholy-Nagy Moisei Ginzburg Moshe Safdie MVRDV Neave Brown Neutra Nicholas Grimshaw Nikolai Kolli Noi Trotsky O Studio Olivier-Clement Cacoub Olson Kundig OMA Oscar Niemeyer Oswald Ungers Otto Herbert Hajek Ove Arup Owen luder P.V. Jensen Klint Pancho Guedes Panteleimon Golosov Paolo Portoghesi Paolo Soleri Paul Baumgarten Paul Ludwig Troost Paul Nelson Paul Rudolph Paul Stohrer Paul Virilio Paulo Mendes Da Rocha Pei Cobb Freed Peter Behrens Peter Eisenman Peter Märkli Peter Zumthor Philip Johnson Pier Luigi Nervi Pierre Jeanneret Pierre Koenig Pierre Parat Piet Blom Piet Elling Piet Mondriaan Piet Zanstra Pietro Belluschi Pietro Lingeri Pot Keegstra R.M. della Rocca Raimund Abraham Rainer Disse Raj Rewal Ralph Erskine Ray Eames Reinhard Gieselmann Rem Koolhaas Renaat Braem Rene Gages Renzo Piano Ricardo Bofill Ricardo Legorreta Richard Meier Richard Rogers Richard Seifert Richard Sheppard Robert Geddes Robert Mallet-Stevens Robert van ’t Hoff Robert Venturi Roger Anger Rudolf Schwarz Rudolf Steiner Ruy Ohtake Sachio Otani Sant'Elia Sérgio Bernardes Sergio Musmeci Shoji Sadao Sigurd Lewerentz Simon Ungers Smithsons SOM Speer Stanley Tigerman Superstudio Sverre Fehn Tadao Ando Team X Terragni Theo Bosch Theo van Doesburg Tony Garnier Ulrich Franzen Val Michelson Valerio Olgiati Van den Broek en Bakema Vann Molyvann Vico Magistretti Victor Bodiansky Viktor Vesnin Vilanova Artigas Viljo Revell Vittoriano Vigano Vladimir Bodiansky Vladimir Shukhov Vladimir Tatlin Volker Theissen Wallace Harrison Walter Forderer Walter Gropius Walter Netsch Wang Shu Wassili Luckhardt Wells Coates Werner Allenbach Werner Düttmann Werner March Wiel Arets Willem Dudok Willem van Tijen William Pereira Willy Guhl Willy Kreuer Willy Van Der Meeren Wim Quist Yakov Chernikov Yoshinobu Ashihara Zvi Hecker

[ginnappv]

Amazon Launchpad: The first mark - Director's cut from Nico Piccirilli on Vimeo.

2018. Amazon Launchpad approached Mediamonks to create an animated piece featuring the new section in the site, Amazon Launchpad! Where startups bring new products to consumers. I had the amazing pleasure of directing the whole piece. Along with a super talented team, we create this mix media piece reflecting the path of creating a product from scratch to market.

Go check the original cut: vimeo.com/242753060

Full credits Directed by Mediamonks Creative Direction: Juan Behrens, Alex Danklov, Nico Piccirilli. Concept: Alex Danklov, Rhys Davelaar, Juan Behrens, Nico Piccirilli. Script: Joseph Jackson. Art Direction: Nico Piccirilli. Animation Direction: Nico Piccirilli. Art Team: Nico Piccirilli, Juan Behrens, Daniela Uribe, Fran Marquez, Yan Jamacaru , Pablo Cuello, German Di Ciccio. 2D Animation: Nico Piccirilli, Juan Behrens, Yan Jamacaru, Oscar Sobrino , Pablo Cuello, Tom Kamps, Declan Byrne, German Di Ciccio, Floris van Raak, Sunil Sital, Maxime Inden. 3D Animation: Nico Piccirilli, Martijn van den Broek, Oscar Sobrino, Wolfram Friele, Aljen Hoekstra. Stopmotion: Daniela Uribe (Blnd), Fran Marquez (Blnd). Music & Sound design: Dave van Luttervelt. Producers: Megan Zaitz, Thymo van der Vlies, Max Dorsman Lemstra, Maarten Meussen. Global Head of Animation: Pierre Nelwan. Managing Director MMLA: Olivier Koelemij. Business Lead MMLA: Chris Byrne.

Sound design for Director’s cut: CAPECE. VO talent for Director’s Cut: Nicole Carino.

[chainamation-blog]

The blend(amation) is near! Each contributor was given 5 days to animate 1-2 seconds adding to what the previous animator had done.

Contributors

Brent Clouse

Linda McNeil

Camile Vincent

Kunal Sen

Handel Eugene / Heather-Lynn Aquino

Louis Wesolowsky

Shawn Hight

Casey Latiolais

Chieh Lee

Juan Behrens

Mathijs Luijten

Yino Huan

Kyle Martinez

Ira Hardy

DASH

Music & Sound Design

Ambrose Yu

[yahoo-roto-arcade-blog]

Call-up alert: Washington prospect Juan Soto joins the party

Six weeks ago, Washington Nationals prospect Juan Soto opened the minor league season at Low-A Hagerstown in the South Atlantic League. The 19-year-old outfielder soon earned a promotion to High-A Potomac, then to Double-A Harrisburg. He’s tortured pitchers at every stop, slashing .362/462/.757 with 28 extra-base hits and 14 home runs. Soto doubled in his first at-bat for Harrisburg and homered in his second. He’s a machine, basically.

Today, Soto is in Washington to make his major league debut. He’ll be the first teenager to make an appearance for the Nats since Bryce Harper in 2012.

[Yahoo Fantasy Football leagues are open: Sign up now for free]

We should mention, of course, that the primary reason Soto is getting this shot is that a staggering number of Washington regulars are on the DL. Howie Kendrick suffered a ruptured right Achilles on Saturday, prompting the Soto promotion. It should also go without saying that any 19-year-old hitter can (and likely will) struggle against major league pitching. If Soto simply treads water in the big leagues, it would be a ridiculously impressive achievement.

For those who haven’t seen Soto’s work in the minors, here’s a collection of clips. The kid has a quick bat and a simple, powerful left-handed swing. Soto hasn’t yet struggled at any professional stop, beginning with an MVP season in the Gulf Coast League at age-17 and continuing through his short visit to the Eastern League. He’s walked more often than he’s struck out so far this year.

We’ll make no fantasy promises regarding Soto’s MLB debut, because, again, he’s a teenager. He’s worth an add in nearly all fantasy formats, however, because he’s a monstrous talent. He remains unattached in 62 percent of Yahoo leagues at the moment, so most of you can grab a share.

Follow the Yahoo fantasy baseball crew on Twitter: Andy Behrens, Dalton Del Don, and Scott Pianowski

[logicofspace]

Digital painting as a tribute for a friend’s dog who passed away.

[poettier]

Culto from Germán Di Ciccio on Vimeo.

Culto is a story of creation and destruction.

This shortfilm is the result of a really fun collaboration with Pim van den Heuvel, where we had the chance to create a space to play and experiment with design, music and animation. This collaboration was done in our free time over the last year, so we are really happy to finally release it out into the world. We hope you enjoy it!

Concept, Design and Animation: Germán Di Ciccio behance.net/germandiciccio Music and Sound Design: Pim van den Heuvel pimvandenheuvel.com

Special thanks to: Juan Behrens juanbehrens.com Nico Piccirilli behance.net/nicopiccirilli Magui García Solla behance.net/Magui1984 Fran Marquez behance.net/franmarquez And all the wonderful and talented people at MediaMonks Animation instagram.com/mediamonksanimation

Process behance.net/gallery/83660583/Culto-Shortfilm

instagram.com/germandiciccio

[eduardomarin90]

Deep Thoughts : Plants from Juan Behrens on Vimeo.

Animation done for our biweekly series deep-thoughts.tv

Made at MediaMonks Animation

[tonin-terets]

CLIO Awards - "Forever Bold" from Final Frontier on Vimeo.

Introducing our Manifesto Film for the Clio Awards 2024: a visual journey that captures the essence of creativity in its rawest form. At Final Frontier, we believe in pushing boundaries and challenging norms, and this film is a testament to that ethos. Through a collaboration of diverse talents from across the globe, we've crafted a cinematic experience that celebrates the creative process in all its complexity. From the initial spark of inspiration to the refined brilliance of the final idea, our film takes viewers on a captivating exploration of creativity's evolution. With each scene meticulously crafted and infused with metaphorical depth, we invite you to join us on this immersive journey—a celebration of innovation, imagination, and the enduring power of bold ideas.

General Director: Ralph Karam Directors (by order of appearance): Pablo Alfieri / Chroma Bureau, Andrea Devia-Nuño, Yukai Du, Juan Behrens, Lobster/ Nikolay Ivanov, Bernardo Henning, Daniel Semanas, Verso Studio, and Dirty Work. Music & Sound Design: Antfood

[skrilladeville]

Google Doodle 20th Anniversary from MediaMonks Animation on Vimeo.

2018 . Google

It was our immense pleasure to wish Google a Happy 20th Birthday this year with the greatest gift an animation team can give: a Google Doodle!

We flexed all our animation muscles – 2D, 3D, even stop mo – to create this whirlwind tour of Google's two-decade history for their global audience to enjoy, and we hope you'll enjoy it now too.

Directed by MediaMonks Art Direction: Nico Piccirilli, Fran Marquez Animation Direction: Nico Piccirilli, Fran Marquez Associate Creative Director: Vincent Vercoutre Art Team: Nico Piccirilli, Fran Marquez, Sergio Filho, Yan Jamacaru, German Di Ciccio, Juan Behrens, Lorenzo Milito 2D Animation: Declan Byrne, Nico Piccirilli, Sergio Filho, Maxime Inden, Patrick Brem, Adriel Delgado, Tom Kamps, Floris van Raak, Michiel Schellekens, Oscar Sobrino Stop Motion: Daniela Uribe (Blnd) 3D Animation: Oscar Sobrino, Martijn van den Broek, Adriel Delgado Producers: Tara Conlin, Thymo van der Vlies Global Head of Animation: Pierre Nelwan

See more of our work and process by following us on instagram at: instagram.com/mediamonksanimation

[deep-thoughts-animation]

#16

ACTION SANTA

/ˈak-shənˈsan-tə/ noun

a plump, white-bearded, red-suited, and jolly old man in modern folklore who delivers presents to children at Christmastime, in action.

ANIMATORS

Bruna Sanchez

Juan Behrens

Oscar Sobrino + Fran Marquez

Lenisio Jardim

Gabrielle Villaume

Adriel Delgado

Bas Krol

Renato Rena

Tom Kamps

Adriel Delgado

SOUND DESIGN

Einar Ihle

Pim van den Heuvel