07 April 2008

Yes! I found this video

Few days ago I have read in the news that the Free Theater of Bearus was working together with Brittish actors and they recorded a video message to Belarusian people. Today I found this video on YouTube, so I can post it and comment on it! First the video:

The most emotional part for me was the last phrase: Zhyvie Belarus - Long live Belarus, a slogan used a lot for patriotic people here and not very welcome but the current government :D The names of the actors: Diana Quick, Tobias Menzies, Henry Goodman, Jocelyn Gee, Kim Cattrall, Richard Wilson, Andrea Riseborough and Alan Rickman. My favorite part of the video in quotes:
Alan Rickman: "I wanna come to your country, and just to seat down and drink wine with you."
Henry Goodman (his family was from Belarus): "I am very pleased to see that you are able to fight for free [Belarus]"
"Everyone is ready to say this piece? Жыве Беларусь! One more time! Жыве Беларусь!"
Some photos can be found here.

Manon at Wiener Staatsoper

photo by Wiener StaatsoperI was lucky yesterday to get a ticket for opera Manon with Anna Netrebko. Well, it was not planned, but I am really happy I went there. So many people are facinated about Netrebko and her voice and I have to admit that her voice in very powerful and beautiful indeed. I also liked how Massimo Giordano sang his part. The best review I found here, written by the Associated Press Writer GEORGE JAHN. It was the first time I've seen Manon, so it was really interesting for me also to follow the plot (it was in French). The costumes and decoration are worth being mentioned, they are quite modern (some are in style of Viennese balls, dont take me wrongly but they are!) and a bit provocative as they, I guess, are supposed to be. And almost naked Massimo is worth seeing also! Viennese opera is one of the best in the world, so if you have chance to go there, I definitely recommend to do so.
I will also post a video I found on YouTube from the last year performance with Netrebko in Manon, but with another partner (I don't have time to look up his name now):

Funny commercial

This one made me laugh today!