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Spaceship
by Lory Grau
By Curt Woodman
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Lockdown Builds
by Alikiinchains
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Lyndiana Build
by Lyndiana
Music
The Blue Danube
"An der schönen blauen Donau" is arguably one of the most popular pieces of music in the classical repertoire; a waltz composed in 1866 by the Austrian composer Johan Straus II and first performed in 1867 in Vienna. Curiously, the initial performance was not the overwhelming succes you might have thought it to be. A…
Music
V for Victory
Today, June 6th, is a day of remembrance. Eighty years ago to the day, the Normandy landings signified the start of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation. No piece of music is more associated with this day than Beethoven's Fifth Symphony . Most people will remember it as the main theme used in…
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Vieni, o mio diletto
"Vieni, vieni, o mio diletto" is an aria from Vivaldi's opera "Ercole su'l Termodonte" . It was believed that the score of the opera had been lost, but the archives still contained 30 arias and 2 duets, and Alessandro Ciccoloni restored the score from the fragments found. The opera tells about the ninth feat of…
Music
Lakmé
Lakmé is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. The opera includes the popular "Flower Duet" for a soprano and mezzo-soprano, performed in act 1. The Hindus go to perform their rites in a sacred Brahmin temple under the high priest, Nilakantha. Nilakantha's daughter…
Music
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance is a comic operetta in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879. The story concerns Frederick who has joined a bunch of Pirates and can leave when he…
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Dream Villa
by RoseAnn