#tatiana davis

[cottonchronicles]

and then the day came.

davis died. he was my first sim who died, so i was super sad too.

they engraved his epitaph: “Affectionate father, loved dearly.”

since snow spent most of her time trying to fulfill her aspiration to befriend all animals (like the little adorable stray dog there), it was davis who mostly took care of the kids and the house. he was a fantastic dad.

here you can find the rules for my version of the disney princess legacy challenge.

[dustedmagazine]

Listed: Magic Tuber String Band

Photo by Kristin Karch

The core of the Magic Tuber String Band consists of Courtney Werner on fiddle, Evan Morgan on guitar and banjo and both on occasional vocals and other acoustic instruments. Their approach involves combining traditional Appalachian instrumentation with the experimentalism of composers such as Henry Flynt, Harry Parch, and Pauline Oliveros. Field recordings and drones add texture to many of their tracks, and Werner and Morgan as well as their collaborators are formidable players. The arrangements are complex but not cluttered, with tunes often veering in unexpected directions. In his review for Dusted, Jim Marks described the band’s latest, Needlefall, as “the most satisfying in a five-year run of outstanding albums.”

Evan Morgan

Alan Clarke — Penda's Fen

I found out about this film (made for a BBC anthology series) from Rob Young’s book on British folk, Electric Eden. It is one of those immediately captivating films, almost perfectly made (and visually reminiscent of Tarkovsky's Nostalghia at times). The whole film builds towards a view of folk tradition and local history as an antidote to reactionary nationalism, all within the space of a coming-of-age story. We watched this for the first time recently and coincidentally were just asked to play before a screening of the film in Brattleboro this coming August for Epsilon Spires.

Alice Rohrwacher — La chimera

Alice Rohrwacher is really homing in on a kind of filmmaking that is related to the dialects of those films from the past we now think of as great films — but it is also something entirely her own. It's patient but also immediately spellbinding which feels like a rare quality these days. La chimera picks up the theme of a modern relationship to old ways that points towards communal culture as a way out of an increasingly privatized world. But it is also a lot more than that. It's both an obvious folktale and a dense dream. Would make a great double feature with Penda's Fen.

Mario Vargas Llosa — The War of the End of the World

I was completely blown away by this novel. I found it at a used bookstore last summer and waited until December to pick it up because of its intimidating length. It is an onslaught of character portraits, nearly everyone vividly rendered and memorable despite the book’s length and the pace of events, time rolling back, jumping ahead, and standing still. The story of the War of Canudos, one of a heavily armed state attacking the most disenfranchised members of its land in the name of democracy, makes TWOTEOTW a very timely read.

Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band — Dancing on the Edge

Easily my most listened to record of 2023 and still on heavy rotation on into 2024. We got to see Ryan & the Roadhouse Band play this material live in Athens a few weeks ago which was absolutely transcendent.

John Francis Flynn — Look Over the Wall, See the Sky

We have been living in Augusta, GA since December of last year and there’s something about this record that really clicks with the architecture and layout of the city. I go for walks with my dog every day on a trail that runs between the canal and the Savannah river. To the south, the trail leads towards a long-abandoned, late 19th-century textile mill; to the north, past the hidden ruins of an old fish camp squat and the (often) roaring stone headgates. This record builds a sense of place and that place is intended to be Dublin. But its transposable nature hints at a deep connection between certain places that have not entirely lost visible monuments to their past industry and daily life. I especially like the version on here of Ewan MacColl's “Dirty Old Town.”

Courtney Werner

Chaz Knapp and Mariel Roberts — Setting Fire to These Dark Times

Chaz Knapp invited me to improvise with him throughout the Ozarks in 2022 using fiddle, dulcimer, voice, tape loops and natural sounds. I’m inspired by his attention to space and the sound of landscapes. He and cellist Mariel Roberts released this incredible album in 2023.

Tatiana Hargreaves — Soledad

I saw Tatiana perform the Soledad compositions at a residency in Durham, NC in 2018 and it was one of the most influential live music experiences of my life. They blend elements of old-time and contemporary classical styles with extended techniques to create captivating solo fiddle pieces that inspired me to want to compose myself.

Rafael Toral — Spectral Evolution

One of my favorite albums of this year so far.

Zoh Amba — Bhakti

An incredible record full of life and heart.

Evan Parker — Evan Parker with Birds

One of my favorite examples of pushing an instrument to be an animal, and duetting with natural sounds.

[princesssarisa]

Yesterday I shared links to complete filmed performances available free on YouTube of the top 10 most frequently performed operas. While I'm at it, here are links to performances of the next top 10 most popular operas, all with English subtitles.

Cosí Fan Tutte

Théâtre du Châtelet, 1992 (Amanda Roocroft, Rosa Mannion, Rainer Trost, Rodney Gilfry, Eiran James, Claudio Nicolai; staged and conducted by John Eliot Gardiner)

L'Elisir d'Amore

Vienna State Opera, 2005 (Rolando Villazón, Anna Netrebko, Leo Nucci, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo; staged by Otto Schenk; conducted by Alfred Eschwé)

Aida

San Francisco Opera, 2010 (Micaela Carosi, Marcello Giordani, Dolora Zajick, Marco Vratogna, Hao Jiang Tian; staged by Jo Davies; conducted by Nicola Lusotti)

Hänsel & Gretel

Studio film, 1981 (Brigitte Fassbaender, Edita Gruberova, Sena Jurinac, Hermann Prey; directed by August Everding; conducted by Georg Solti)

Turandot

Opera Hong Kong, 2018 (Oksana Dyka, Alfred Kim, Valeria Sepe; staged by Warren Mok; conducted by Paolo Olmi)

Die Fledermaus

Bavarian State Opera, 1987 (Eberhard Wächter, Pamela Coburn, Wolfgang Brendel, Janet Perry, Brigitte Fassbaender; staged by Otto Schenk; conducted by Carlos Kleiber)

Nabucco

St. Margarethen Opera Festival, 2007 (Igor Morosow, Gabriella Morigi, Elizabeth Kulman, Bruno Riberio, Simon Yang; staged by Robert Herzl; conducted by Ernst Märzendorfer)

Eugene Onegin

Kirov Opera, 1984 (Sergei Leiferkus, Tatiana Novikova, Yuri Marusin, Larissa Diadkova; staged and conducted by Yuri Temirkanov)

Lucia di Lammermoor

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

Paglacci

Lirica Italiana at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 1961; Mario del Monaco, Gabriella Tucci, Aldo Protti, Attilio D'Orazzi; conducted by Giuseppe Morelli)

[bookishfeylin]

Black Fantasy TBR Part 1

It's taking so long to compile all my books that I might as well release my tbr one portion at a time. This isn't really that organized, but here's the first part of my fantasy (and a little bit of scifi) tbr listed out for people who are curious and/or want to see more fantasy books with Black protagonists:

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton

Nubia: The Awakening by Omar Epps and Clarence A. Haynes

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

Abengoni: First Calling by Charles R. Saunders

Across the Broken Tide by Lakase Cousino

Iron Cast by Destiny Soria

That Self-Same Metal by Brittany N. Williams

Kingdom of Feathers by Deborah Grace White

Priestess of nKu by Milton J Davis

Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland

The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Queen of Zazzau by J.S. Emuakpor

Elysium by Nora Sakavic

Daughters of Jubilation by Kara Lee Corthron

Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

Dream Country by Ashaye Brown

The Reluctant Sacrifice by Kerr-Ann Dempster

She Steals Justice by J. Clark

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

The Hope of Aferi: The Wolf Queen by Cerece Rennie Murphy

A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy

The Blazing Star by Imani Josey

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne Brown

Bones to the Wind by Tatiana Obey

Treachery of Water by Angela J. Ford

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Beautiful Nightmare by L.C. Son

Conquest by Celeste Harte

Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin

Magic Dark, Magic Divine by A.J. Locke

Shadow's Dissident by Ariel Paiement

War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi

Mirage by Somaiya Daud

A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole

This was mostly stand-alones and duologies, so the next part of my tbr should be mostly trilogies and longer series.

[colinbrooklyn]

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20th, 2022) 🏳️‍⚧️

The Trans Murder Monitoring Project’s 2022 update published by TGEU has 327 reports.

Here’s a list of 390 reports.

[Image Descripton: A graphic from the Transgender Law Center with the title “Trans Day of Remembrance 2022.” Below it are the names of those we’ve lost this year: “Amariey Lei. Duval Princess. Naomie Skinner. Cypress Ramos. Paloma Vasquez. Matthew Angelo Spampinato. Elise Malary. Tatiana Labelle. Kathryn Newhouse. Kesha Webster. Miia Love Parker. Ariyanna Mitchell. Fern Feather. Ray Muscat. Nedra Sequence Morris. Chanelika Y’ella Dior Hemingway. Sasha Mason. Paris Rich. Deedee Hall. Brazil Johnson. Shawmayne Giselle Marie McClam. Kitty Monroe. Martasia Richmon. Toi Davis. Keshia Chanel Geter. Cherry Bush. Marisela Castro. Hayden Nevah Davis. Dee Dee Kandii Redd. Jasper Aaron Lynch. Maddie Hofmann. Dede Ricks. Regina “Mya” Allen. Acey D. Morrison. Semaj Billingslea. Tiffany Banks. And those we have yet to learn and love. We cherish. We rememeber. We will rise.” The trans flag colors are to the left.]

[starshine555]

Metal Vocalist Indicators in Astrology

I decided to do something a little different to practice reading natal charts so I had the idea to look at metal vocalists' natal charts. Unfortunately, for many of them I couldn't find any birth times so these will mostly be aspects and planet placements. I was specifically aiming for metal vocalists that actually "scream" and not just sing, even if the music they make is more like rock rather than metal to see if there's any significant indicators. So i'll start this list with the placements I saw the most.

Water Mars

This is the placement that appeared the most. I was actually very surprised at first to see this placement pop up A LOT. But the more I thought about it, the more things added up, because of how much water mars bottle up how the feel. I think water mars channel the energy of metal music very well. I was expecting to see a lot of fire mars, but I only saw a sprinkle of leo mars and aries mars here and there.

Examples:

Scorpio mars: Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Jonathan Davis (Korn), Marilyn Manson (Marilyn Manson), Angela Gossow(Arch Enemy), Joe Duplantier (Gojira), Franz (Attila), Kadeem France(Loathe), Winston McCall (Parkway Drive).

Cancer mars: Phil Anselmo (Pantera), Chester Bennington (Linkin Park), Caleb Shomo (Beartooth), George Fisher (Cannibal Corpse), Chris Roetter (Like Moths to Flames), CJ McMahon(Thy Art is Murder), Alex Koehler (Chelsea Grin), Ben Burnley (Breaking Benjamin).

Pisces mars: Chino Moreno (Deftones), Zach de la Rocha (Rage against the machine- yes, i know, he raps, but he does in fact scream in his music), Frank Mullen (Suffocation), Jake Luhrs(August Burns Red).

Mercury-Uranus

This placement makes a lot of sense, because this placement is a huge indicator of having a unique voice in general. I mostly saw a mix of harsh aspects(conjunction, oppositions and squares.), but there were some harmonious placements also.

Most of the people on this list above had this placement, but here are some without water mars:

Ex:

James Hetfeild-conj.(Metallica), Tatiana Shamayluk-sextile(Jinjer), Maynard James Keenan-trine(Tool/ A Perfect Circle), Morgan Landers-sextile(Kittie).

Mars-Uranus

People with this placement have a desire to express themselves through ways that are considered 'out there', hence, this is a good placement for metal vocalists(screaming).

Ex:

Tom Araya -conj.(Slayer), Corey Taylor -opp.(Slipknot), Maria Brink -square(In This Moment), Lacey Sturm -Trine (Flyleaf), David Draiman -square(Disturbed), Chad Grey -Trine(Mudvayne).

Extra Indicators:

These placements weren't as common but I saw some synchronicities to them, so here are some extras.

Mercury-pluto/lilith/saturn- I suppose these placements could sort of an edge to how people communicate, but it wasn't super abundant.

Sun-Mars - this was fairly common, and ofc it makes sense that people with this aspect would do something as bold as scream in music.

Moon-mars - This one wasn't super common but I could definitely see how people with this placement could be potential metal vocalists.

Leo Mars- after all the water mars this is the other more common mars placement. Roar, Leo, roar!!

Taurus Mars- Yet another placement I was not expecting, but I did see it in a lot of people's charts.

Possibly Virgo moon- okay, to be fair, again, most of the natal charts I looked at didn't have birth times so this could be inaccurate. If it wasnt for that I would've put this placement at the top of the list with water mars, but from what I saw a-hell-lot of vocalists had this moon sign.

Conclusion

I'm going to be honest, I was expecting to see a lot of aquarius or aries, but to my suprise that wasn't the case. But the point of this post isn't to say that you MUST have these placements to be a vocalist or whatever, but just to see what kind of energy is most likely to be suited for metal screaming. I put a lot of time into researching this stuff, but it was fun anyways😁.

Photo credit to:Trev Earl

[stardustviolet]

Actors/Actresses who play different characters phenomenally: Seth Gabel Dane Dehaan Saoirse Ronan Tatiana Maslany Katherine Mcnamara Cillian Murphy Evan Rachel Wood Zooey Deschanel Joseph Gordon-Levitt Bill Skarsgard Matt Barr Sebastian Stan Chris Evans Timothee Chalamet Zendaya Dylan Arnold Austin Butler Viola Davis Nicholas Hoult VIctoria Pedretti Toni Collette Anna Torv Oliver Coopersmith Aleyse Shannon Margot Robbie Finn Cole Scott Speedman Anya Taylor-Joy America Ferrera Jake Mcdorman Andrew Lee Potts John Harlan Kim Olivia Cooke Timothy Olyphant Meryl Streep Devon Bostick

[black-arcana]

Tatiana Shmayluk 📸© Joshua Davis Photography

[friendship-showdown]

Friendship Showdown: Confirmed for the bracket

While we wait for the rest of the results from the preliminary round, here is a masterlist of all the besties who will be in the bracket SO FAR and the amount of submissions received (which will play a part in their seeding!):

*rounds 11-50 of the prelims are still going, make sure you vote!*

Maya Fey and Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney): 13 submissions

Holga Kilgore and Edgin Davis (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves): 8 submissions

Robin Buckley and Steve Harrington (Stranger Things): 6 submissions

Jessie and James (Pokemon): 5 submissions

Denji and Power (Chainsaw Man): 4 submissions

Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson (Elementary): 4 submissions

Willow Park and Gus Porter (The Owl House): 4 submissions

Pat and Ink (Bad Buddy): 3 submissions

Simon Snow and Penelope Bunce (Carry On series): 3 submissions

Donna Noble and the Doctor (Doctor Who): 3 submissions

Lady Mary Crawley and Tom Branson (Downton Abbey): 3 submissions

Luke Sunborn and Serene-Heart-In-The-Chaos-Of-Battle (In Other Lands): 3 submissions

Jang Jaeyoung and Choi Yuna (Semantic Error): 3 submissions

Inej Ghafa and Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows): 3 submissions

Sana Bakkoush and Isak Valterson (Skam): 3 submissions

Curt Mega and Tatiana Slozhno (Spies Are Forever): 3 submissions

Ted Lasso and Rebecca Welton (Ted Lasso): 3 submissions

Kronk and Yzma (The Emperor’s New Groove): 3 submissions

Camilla Hect and Palamedes Sextus (The Locked Tomb): 3 submissions

Wei Wuxian and Wen Qing (The Untamed): 3 submissions

Sara Chidouin and Joe Tazuna (Your Turn to Die): 3 submissions

Hina Azumi and Eiji Hino (Kamen Rider OOO): 2 submissions (won prelim round 1)

Julie Molina and Reggie Peters (Julie and the Phantoms): 1 submission (won prelim round 2)

Abed Nadir and Annie Edison (Community): 1 submission (won prelim round 3)

Percy de Rolo & Keyleth of the Air Ashari (Critical Role): 1 submission (won prelim round 4)

Aang and Toph (Avatar: The Last Airbender): 1 submission (won prelim round 5)

Billy and Mandy (Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy): 1 submission (won prelim round 6)

Ahsoka and Rex (Star Wars: The Clone Wars): 1 submission (won prelim round 7)

Roger and Lyra (His Dark Materials): 1 submission (won prelim round 8

Fig Faeth & Gorgug Thistlespring (Dimension 20: Fantasy High): 1 submission (won prelim round 9)

Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach): 1 submission (won prelim round 10)

[deckyshep]

"The Q Stands For Queer, Not Quiet"

Our (my mother and I) tree for the ArtisTREES art show this year is a dedication to the transgender community, both to the 35 transgender Americans that have been senselessly taken from us this year alone and to the transgender Americans that are still fighting for their rights to this day.

Each white bulb lists the name and age of a transgender person who was killed by transphobia in the year 2022. The pyramid tree-topper is an homage to the HIV/AIDS campaign by ACTUP in the 1980s, when the Reagan administration failed to respond quickly enough to the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.

These are the names of those we've lost in 2022:

Diamond Jackson-McDonald (she/her)

Daniel Aston (he/him)

Kelly Loving (she/her)

Tiffany Banks (she/her)

Semaj Billingslea (he/him)

Acey Morrison (she/her)

Mya Allen (she/her)

Dede Ricks (she/her)

Maddie Hofmann (she/her)

Aaron Lynch (he/him)

Kandii Reed (she/her)

Hayden Davis (she/her)

Marisela Castro (she/her)

Cherry Bush (she/her)

Keshia Chanel Geter (she/her)

Martasia Richmond (she/her)

Kitty Monroe (she/her)

Shawmaynè Giselle Marie (she/her)

Brazil Johnson (she/her)

Sasha Mason (she/her)

Chanelika Y'Ella Dior Hemingway (she/her)

Nedra Sequence Morris (she/her)

Ray Muscat (he/him)

Fern Feather (she/her or they/them)

Ariyanna Mitchell (she/her)

Miia Love Parker (she/her)

Kenyatta ‘Kesha” Webster (she/her)

Kathryn “Katie” Newhouse (she/her)

Tatiana Labelle (she/her)

Paloma Vazquez (she/her)

Matthew Angelo Spampinato (he/him)

Naomie Skinner (she/her)

Cypress Ramos (she/her)

Duval Princess (she/her)

Amariey Lej (she/her)

[cottonchronicles]

some casual family moments in a messy morning~

that’s tina in the first two pics, our clingy toddler ♡ tatiana, the charmer, looks back in the last picture.

god doing the laundry by hand in a family of six. oof.

here you can find the rules for my version of the disney princess legacy challenge.

[livrosnaoedicoes]

COLECÇÃO VÁRIA, #3 Florilégio

organização:  Maria Sequeira Mendes, Joana Meirim, Nuno Amado leituras/ensaios por:  Akihiko Shimizu, Alberto Manguel, Alda Rodrigues, Alex Wong, Amândio Reis, Ana Cláudia Santos, Ana Maria Pereirinha, Ana Matoso, Ana Sofia Couto, António J. Ramalho, Bernardo Palmeirim, Clara Rowland, Diogo Martins, Fernando Cabral Martins, Frederico Pedreira, Golgona Anghel, Gustavo Rubim, Helder Gomes Cancela, Helena Carneiro, Inês Rosa, Joana Matos Frias, Joana Meirim, João Dionísio, Jorge Almeida, Lawrence Rhu, Lúcia Evangelista, Madalena Quintela, Madalena Tamen, Margarida Vale de Gato, Maria Rita Furtado, Maria Sequeira Mendes, Miguel Tamen, Nuno Amado, Pedro Serra, Pedro Sobrado, Rita Faria, Rosa Maria Martelo, Sara Campino, Sara de Almeida Leite, Silvina Rodrigues Lopes, Tatiana Faia, Telmo Rodrigues, Teresa Bartolomei poemas de:  Abade de Jazente, Adélia Prado, Adília Lopes, Alberto Pimenta, Alice Oswald, Ana Hatherly, Anna Akhmátova, Anthony Hecht, António Franco Alexandre, António Gedeão, Arthur Rimbaud, Bernardim Ribeiro, Carlos de Oliveira, Charlotte Smith, Christopher Middleton, Elizabeth Bishop, Ellen Davies, Emily Dickinson, Fernando Assis Pacheco, Florbela Espanca, Frances Leviston, Francisco Alvim, G. E. Patterson, Golgona Anghel, Ian MacMillan, João Miguel Fernandes Jorge, John Betjeman, Jorge Sousa Braga, José Afonso, José Miguel Silva, Kenneth Goldsmith, Kudo Naoko, Leopoldo María Panero, Luís de Camões, Luiza Neto Jorge, Manuel Bandeira, Manuel Gusmão, Margarida Vale de Gato, María Elena Walsh, Maria Velho da Costa, Raymond Carver, Raul de Carvalho, Ricardo Tiago Moura, Rosa Maria Martelo, Tonia Tzirita Zacharatou, Wilfred Owen capa e ilustrações:  João Concha ISBN:  978-989-53985-1-5 n.º de páginas:  232 tiragem:  350 exemplares 1.ª edição:  Março, 2023 Recomendado no Plano Nacional de Leitura LER+ PVP  20,00 euros | ensaio |

[princesssarisa]

The Top 40 Most Popular Operas, Part 2 (#11 through #20)

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

Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus

The most famous Viennese operetta, a rollickling comedy set amid Vienna's high society.

Studio film, 1971 (Eberhard Wächter, Gundula Janowitz, Renate Holm, Waldemar Kmennt, Wolfgang Windgassen; conducted by Karl Böhm)

Mozart's Cosí Fan Tutte

A comedy of romantic partner-swapping, its cynical libretto juxtaposed with Mozarts sublime music.

Zürich Opera, 2009 (Malin Hartelius, Anna Bonitatibus, Javier Camarena, Ruben Drole, Martina Janková, Oliver Widmer; conducted by Franz Welser-Möst)

Verdi's Aida

The quintessential "grand opera": a tragedy of love vs. duty and country amid the pomp and pageantry of ancient Egypt, which inspired the Elton John/Tim Rice musical of the same name.

St. Margarethen Opera Festival, 2004 (Eszter Sümegi, Kostadin Andreev, Cornelia Helfricht, Igor Morosow; conducted by Josef Pancik)

Humperdinck's Hänsel & Gretel

The quintessential "children's opera," based on the classic fairy tale.

Studio film, 1981 (Brigitte Fassbaender, Edita Gruberova, Sena Jurinac, Hermann Prey, Helga Dernesch; conducted by Georg Solti)

Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love)

A sweet romantic comedy in the Italian bel canto style.

Vienna State Opera, 2005 (Rolando Villazon, Anna Netrebko, Leo Nucci, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo; conducted by Alfred Eschwé)

Puccini's Turandot

A dark fairy tale of love and deadly riddles in ancient China: controversial in its Orientalism, but with thrilling music, including the ever-famous tenor aria "Nessun dorma."

Opera Hong Kong, 2018 (Oksana Dyka, Alfred Kim, Valeria Sepe, George Andguladze; conducted by Paolo Olmi)

Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)

Another iconic example of Viennese comic operetta.

Metropolitan Opera, 2014 (Renée Fleming, Nathan Gunn, Kelli O'Hara, Alek Shrader, Thomas Allen; conducted by Andrew Davis) (sung in English)

Act I, Act II, Act III

Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin

The most famous of all Russian operas, based on Alexander Pushkin's great verse novel of unrequited love.

Kirov Opera, 1984 (Sergei Leiferkus, Tatiana Novikova, Yuri Marusin, Larissa Diadkova; conducted by Yuri Temirkanov)

Verdi's Nabucco

The grand Biblical opera, based on the story of Nebuchadnezzar, that first launched Verdi to fame.

St. Margarethen Opera Festival, 2007 (Igor Morosow, Gabriella Morigi, Bruno Ribiero, Elisabeth Kulman, Simon Yang; conducted by Ernst Märzendorfer) (click CC for subtitles)

Rossini's La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

The world's most famous fairy tale reimagined as a "realistic" comedy of manners with sparkling bel canto music.

Studio film, 1981 (Frederica von Stade, Francisco Araiza, Paolo Montarsolo, Claudio Desderi, Paul Plishka; conducted by Claudio Abbado)

[anastasiamusicalupdates]

Anastasia the Musical Female Ensemble Costume Act One

Little Anastasia Nightgown

Most productions feature Little Anastasia in the prologue in a nightgown. In Hartford she wore a pink ribbon in curly hair, though in all other replica productions she wears a blue ribbon. The Little Anastasia actress also plays Prince Alexei and a child at the train station.

(Nicole Scimeca; Broadway)

Little Anastasia Dress

About halfway through the run, the Broadway production began costuming Little Anastasia in the prologue in a pink Russian court dress, still with the blue ribbon, which was also featured in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The First National Tour used this design as well, but subsequent productions have gone back to the nightgown.

(Nicole Scimeca; Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade)

Tsarina Alexandra

The Tsarina wears a grand silver court gown with fur sleeves, extensive beading, white gloves, and heavy jewelry including a large tiara. Some productions include a long train, or sometimes hints of purple or pink in the dress. This is an ensemble track with lines throughout the show.

(Lauren Blackman; Broadway)

Romanov Sisters: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Young Anastasia

Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Young Anastasia (usually played by the Anya understudy) all are specific ensemble tracks, though none have speaking roles in the show. Their costumes look very similar, all wearing light pink court gowns and curly hair with a tiara, though there are minuscule differences between them. From Broadway onwards Young Anastasia has a blue ribbon in her hair.

(Left to Right: Shina Ann Morris as Tatiana, Lyrica Woodruff as Olga, Sissy Bell as Maria, Molly Rushing as Young Anastasia; Broadway)

Romanov Servants/“Onionhead”

The female servants of the Romanov palace all wear high waisted white and red traditional Russian dresses, white gloves, and traditional headdresses (the shape of which is what earned the nickname Onionhead).

(Left to Right: Arisa Kojimo, Hikari Kudo; Japan)

Rumor in St Petersburg

Various Russian peasants appear in differing costumes.

(Left: Sarah Statler; Second National Tour. Right: Beth Stafford Laird, First National Tour)

Hussies: Marfa, Paulina, Dunya

Three prostitute girls audition for Dmitry’s con and report Anya to the Bolsheviks. They have names, they have some lines, and each is part of a specific track - usually also playing a Romanov sister and a ballerina. Their outfits appear similar to differentiate them from the other Russian peasants, with long sleeve blouses and sleeveless dresses layered on top during the theatre scenes, and loose coats during their scene with Gleb, though they have differences in color and detail between each other.

(Top Left: Colby Marie Lewis, Brooklyn Libao, Madeline Kendall; Second National Tour. Top Right: Lizzy Marie Legregin, Veronica Rae Jiao, Victoria Madden; Second National Tour. Bottom Left: Kristen Smith Davis, Sissy Bell, Lyrica Woodruff; Broadway. Bottom Right: Sissy Bell, Shina Ann Morris, Molly Rushing; Broadway)

Comrades

There are a few female officers present in the Bolshevik office. Their uniforms are largely similar to the male uniforms, though they wear skirts or dresses. They are very utilitarian and generally only differ in minor details.

(Left: Beth Stafford Laird; First National Tour. Right: Vanessa Wilcek; Stuttgart)

Train Station

When fleeing the country, the Russian refugees on the train all wear individual costumes. They are similar to the peasant Russians, but are clearly meant to appear higher class with more expensive coats and hats. One of the ensemble usually wears a fake pregnancy belly.

(Top Left: Janet Dickinson, Molly Rushing; Broadway. Top Right: Ariel Venancio; São Paulo. Bottom Left: Beth Stafford Laird; First National Tour. Bottom Right: Molly Rushing; Broadway)

[dalekofchaos]

American Doctor Who fancast

If Doctor Who were American or had an American multiverse, these are the actors I came up with for The Doctors and The Masters

Inspired by this old Buzzfeed article and my own curiosity 

Before we get onto the fancast, I’d like to suggest what could be the American equivalent to The TARDIS Phone Box as a perception filter. What I think could be the American version is A dilapidated, blue garden shed with white trim, with maybe a weather vane on top that spins around. Double doors, a few frosted windows. Like so 

Art source

The Doctor

Vincent Price as The First Doctor

Dick Van Dyke as The Second Doctor

Christopher Lloyd as The Third Doctor

Gene Wilder as The Fourth Doctor

Mark Hamill as The Fifth Doctor

Rick Moranis as The Sixth Doctor

Sam Neil as The Valeyard

Robin Williams as The Seventh Doctor

Bruce Campbell as The Eighth Doctor

Harrison Ford as The War Doctor

Matthew Lillard as The Ninth Doctor

Keanu Reeves as The Tenth Doctor

Matthew Gray Gubler as The Eleventh Doctor

Bryan Cranston as The Twelfth Doctor

Tatiana Maslany as The Thirteenth Doctor

Donald Glover as The Fourteenth Doctor

Viola Davis as The Fugitive Doctor

The Master

Donald Pleasance as Delgado!Master

Roddy McDowell as Crispy Master

Orson Welles as Ainley!Master

Gary Oldman as Roberts!Master

Kevin Michael Richardson as Macqueen!Master

Ian McKellen as Jacobi!Master

James Marsters as SImm!Master

Kathryn Hahn as Missy

Sendhil Ramamurthy as Dhawan!Master

Carrie Fisher as The Rani

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402: A Bad Dream

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

It has been a long time in the MCU since The Incredible Hulk came out in the first phase of the saga and now Disney Plus has just finished a show on his cousin.

In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. We discuss being familiar with the comics, the origin story, Tatiana Maslany, breaking the fourth wall, using Daredevil, villains, other relationships, the effects, the finale, our ratings and recommendations.

Chapters Familiar With the Comics (00:02:45) The Origin Story (00:05:14) Tatiana Maslany (00:12:50) Breaking the Fourth Wall (00:23:16) Using Daredevil (00:30:26) Villains (00:35:58) Other Relationships (00:45:23) The Effects (00:54:38) The Finale (00:56:34) Ratings (01:02:10) Recommendations (01:04:41)

Host Matthew Rushing

Co-Host Christy Morris

Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer) Daniel Noa (Associate Producer) Ryan Maillet (Associate Producer)

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