#sidney's opera

[apostrophe-9]

[liu-yu-xin]

The last part of on my youth is so special i hope wayv keeps up with this big orchestral sound bc some how they have become the nct unit that is whorish but in a grand orchestral way

[susiehunsecker-remade]

girl jj from a couple weeks ago... this is from the genderbent ssos au me and my friends have. everyone's a girl except for susie because i'm too biased towards little sisters to let her be anything else

[spoogster]

SGAD (Silly guy (gal) appreciation day)

Our favourite women :D

[nicholasntaylor]

Taylor on the Opera House’s elevator

[wanghedi]

The power of chinese girls horny for a woman who looks good in traditional chinese boy drag is unstoppable. This womans primary job is offline on stage chinese opera and most ppl found out about her a month ago and her votes are beating the idols and well known actors and singers she is WAY more popular than i thought

[lollipopsimblr]

Jack: *Spying for Landgraab Empire, homework.. it's too much!*

Ash: Nerds!

DeAndre: Hey, I'm not a nerd!

[emvisual]

In 1956 Joseph Cahill , Premier de Nueva Gales del Sur, anunció un concurso internacional para construir la National Opera House en Bennelong Point, Sydney.” No había límite de presupuesto. Hubo 223 participantes. Adivina cual ganó.

[ghost-of-you]

anna, what do you think they guys will do for the 11 year anniversary? ik it’s not as big deal as 10 was tho

Honestly, I thought it would be the 5sos5 doc. But they split it so maybe it will come in more pieces. Maybe drop a tmh live album? I don't know, they have a few things they could do, like some behind the scenes from the 5sos show, making the ono available, the tmh album. There's also the possibility of absolutely nothing happening cuz they'll be in the middle of the Australian leg of the tour so, who knows kspakapakapal

[lust-x-life]

Iggy Pop - Live Sidney Opera House 2019 - 1080 HD.

01- I Wanna Be Your Dog 02- Gimme Danger 03- The Passenger 04- Lust for Life 05- Skull Ring 06- I'm Sick of You 07- Some Weird Sin 08- Repo Man 09- Search and Destroy 10- T.V. Eye 11- Mass Production 12- The Jean Genie 13- 1969 14- No Fun 15- Down on the Street 16- Real Cool Time 17- Nightclubbing 18- Sixteen 19- Five Foot One 20- Real Wild Child (Wild One) 21- Red Right Hand

[liu-yu-xin]

Like hello is this or is this not so sickening. Xiaojun hits that phantom high note in the wind and rain and the sky puts on a lightning show for them. for free. Idk this would be like a spiritual experience to me like that video of florence welch singing and it starts raining really hard and the wind picks up and she keeps singing

[luca-ercolani]

Sidney Opera House vista dall'alto

(Via: boredpanda.com)

[misskamelie]

is there a presentation (showing? idk can't english right now) of Norma on YouTube you would recommend?

I actually first saw Norma in a theatre a few weeks ago ahaha so I haven't really checked out what's on Youtube so far, sorry! I did a quick search, though, and I found this one from 2011 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO3xQWhrePE) and this one from 1978 by the Sydney Opera House (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN75XDDm_DI), which also happens to have subtitles in a few languages!

From what I could see, the first one has more of a minimalistic scenography, while the second is full-on period(?) costumes. Personally, I enjoy more Pollione's voice from the first one while maybe preferring Norma's from the second one, which... I just now realize it doesn't help much in making a decision, sorry :')

is there a presentation (showing? idk can't english right now) of Norma on YouTube you would recommend?

[wanghedi]

omg the chinese opera drag king!!!! shes one of the most highly anticipated cast members this season bc of how fucking horny ppl are for her rendition of the character in that opera

[lollipopsimblr]

I saw someone complaining that there are empty desks and the class is never full and I agree, why can't the class be full??

[iwtvfanevents]

Rewind the Tape —Episode 1

Art of the episode

During our rewatch, we took note of the art shown and mentioned in the pilot, and we wanted to share. Did we miss any? Do you have any thoughts about how these references could be interpreted? How do you think Armand and Louis go about picking the art for their penthouse in Dubai?

The Fall of the Rebel Angels

Peter Bruegel the Elder, 1562

This painting is featured in the Interview with the Vampire book, and it was important enough to be included in the draft pilot script!

Bruegel the Elder was among the most significant Dutch and Flemish Renaissance artists. He was a painter and print-maker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes.

Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion

Francis Bacon, 1944

Bacon was an Irish figurative painter, known for his raw, unsettling imagery and a number of triptychs and diptychs among his work. At a time when being gay was a criminal offense, Bacon was open about his sexuality, and was cast out by his family at 16 for this reason. He destroyed many of his early works, but about 590 still survive. The Tate, where these paintings are displayed, says this about the work: "Francis Bacon titled this work after the figures often featured in Christian paintings witnessing the death of Jesus. But he said the creatures represented the avenging Furies from Greek mythology. The Furies punish those who go against the natural order. In Aeschylus’s tragedy The Eumenides, for example, they pursue a man who has murdered his mother. Bacon first exhibited this painting in April 1945, towards the end of the Second World War. For some, it reflects the horror of the war and the Holocaust in a world lacking guiding principles."

On the Hunt or Captain Percy Williams On A Favorite Irish Hunter and Calling the Hounds Out of Cover

Samuel Sidney, 1881 [Identified by @vfevermillion.] and Heywood Hardy, 1906 [Identified by @destinationdartboard.]

Sidney was an English writer, and his prints usually accompanied his publications about hunting, agriculture, and about settling Australia during the colonial period. Hardy, also British, was a painter, in particular an animal painter. There's also a taxidermy deer, ram, and piebald deer on the wall.

Iolanta

Pyotr Tchaikovsky, 1892

The opera Louis and Lestat go to was composed by Tchaikovsky, another gay artist. The play tells a story "in which love prevails, light shines for all, lies are no longer necessary and no one must fear punishment," as put by Susanne Stähr for the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Strawberries and Cream

Raphaelle Peale, 1816 [Identified by @diasdelfuego.]

Peale is considered to have been the first professional American painter of still-life.

Outfits inspired by J.C. Leyendecker

Leyendecker was one of the most prominent and commercially successful freelance artists in the U.S. He studied in France, and was a pioneer of the Art Deco illustration. Leyendecker's model, Charles Beach, was also his lover of five decades. You can read costume designer Carol Cutshall's thoughts on these outfits on her Instagram.

The Artist's Sister, Melanie

Egon Schiele, 1908 [Identified by @dwreader.]

Schiele was an Austrian expressionist painter and protege of Gustav Klimt. Many of his portraits (self portraits and of others) were described as grotesque and disturbing.

A Stag at Sharkey's

George Wesley Bellows, 1909 [Identified by @vfevermillion.]

Bellows was an American realist painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City.

Mildred-O Hat

Robert Henri, undated (likely 1890s) [Identified by @nicodelenfent, here.]

Henri was an American painter who studied in Paris, where he learned from the Impressionists and determined to lead an even more dramatic revolt against American academic art.

Starry night

Edvard Munch, 1893 [Identified by @vfevermillion.]

Munch was a Norwegian painter, one of the best known figures of late 19th-century Symbolism and a great influence in German Expressionism in the early 20th century. His work dealt with psychological themes, and he personally struggled with mental illness.

If you spot or put a name to any other references, let us know if you'd like us to add them with credit to the post!

Starting tonight, we will be rewatching and discussing Episode 2, ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self. We hope to see you there!

And, if you're just getting caught up, learn all about our group rewatch here ►