Category Archives: Opera

Giacomo Puccini – Life Imitating Art

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Loredana Isabella

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Day 206 of Colourisation Project – November 29 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. If there is any doubt as to whether life imitates art,…

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Ned of Wales & The Most Boring Day of the 20th Century

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Loredana Isabella

Day 339 of Colourisation Project – April 11 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. On this day, April 11, 1954, 61 years ago, nothing much happened. It is a date … Continue reading →

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Kathryn Grayson – Hollywood Soprano

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Loredana Isabella

Day 286 of Colourisation Project – February 17 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she was better known as MGM musical star, … Continue reading →

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Richard Wagner – Love Him or Hate Him

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Loredana Isabella

Day 282 of Colourisation Project – February 13 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Born in 1813 in Leipzig, Germany, Richard Wagner was one of the world’s most influential—and controversial—composers, … Continue reading →

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Lina Cavalieri – Venus on Earth

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 232 of Colourisation Project – December 25 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Italian writer and poet, Gab­ri­ele D’Annunzio, called her “the personification of Venus on earth” and wrote that … Continue reading →

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Maria Callas – La Divina

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 209 of Colourisation Project – December 2 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. New York City-born Greek soprano, Maria Callas, one of the most renowned and influential opera singers … Continue reading →

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Giacomo Puccini – Life Imitating Art

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 206 of Colourisation Project – November 29 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. If there is any doubt as to whether life imitates art, you need delve no further … Continue reading →

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Gioachino Rossini – Maestro Chef

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 190 of Colourisation Project – November 13 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Today marks the anniversary of the death of one of the world’s finest composers 146 years … Continue reading →

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Ida Cook – Sister of Mercy

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 109 of Colourisation Project – August 24 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Ida Cook born 24 August 1904 in Sunderland, England was a British campaigner for Jewish refugees and … Continue reading →

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Bertolt Brecht – Father of Epic Theatre

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 99 of Colourisation Project – August 14 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. On this day, 14 August 1956,  Bertolt Brecht, one of  Germany’s most influential poets and playwrights of … Continue reading →

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