Still we can hope it will go on .... So much social turmoil around, with the ever lasting covid and its mutations, it is better to think twice ... "it's alright." ?In May they were all playing for us !
The Orchestre de Paris is sharing almost all its concerts on line, it is delightful and soothing in this empty cultural space like a huge hole in an old wall... with stones crumbling to dust just like life crumbling to ashes too easily around the world.
(The link to this wonderful concert on line is in blue, above)
Mainly all the concerts are on line on the orchestra site. It is a tremendous open musical space to wander about with documentaries concerts and insights with all the musicians and their instruments.
Is
ordinary life bearable? Is cultural blackout understandable? Is silence
enjoyable?
Life is not what it used to be, and I'm wondering how the young ones
will remember these days, weeks, months and year ... I will not be around to
appreciate their memories of the time being through paintings, books, music,
songs and protests or protest-songs may be? Is it reasonable to be a follower
like a teen-ager? What is reasonable these days around here? Meanwhile,
Minue-Icon-Rose is having fun on his vlog with what is called" Mukbang" :
sharing his foodies on line ! I had a great time trying to guess what he was
having. His kind of instant mayonnaise- churning, according to the jazz -rhythm
he was listening to was also great fun! The " green "part of it was most
enjoyable:
Artists we need you too... in live performances ... anywhere, circus, theaters, open spaces even ... but we do have to go back to human gathering with all precautions taken.... Madrid seems to understand Cultural needs better than France... what will be my first 'outing' to a live performance? when? where? in Aix when the 6pm curfew will end.... I will not translate because I trust the on line translation to be not too bad these days ...
"Public, nous avons besoin de vous" : le cri du cœur du ténor Jonas Kaufman en récital à Madrid
Il n'avait pas chanté depuis des mois devant des spectateurs en
chair et en os. À Madrid, le célèbre ténor allemand a souligné le
"besoin" qu'ont les chanteurs lyriques de voir leur public et exprimé sa
préoccupation pour la santé mentale des artistes.
Le ténor allemand Jonas Kaufmann le 14 janvier 2021 à Madrid, lors de sa prestation au Théâtre royal (CHEMA MOYA / EFE / MaxPPP)
"Ce qui nous manque" depuis le début de la crise sanitaire, "c'est
cette connexion. Peu importe que les gens portent des masques. Je
sentirai sans doute même leur présence derrière un rideau", a confié jeudi soir à l'AFP la star allemande du lyrique, avouant son "excitation" d'avoir chanté dans l'un des rares pays où les salles de spectacles sont restées ouvertes avec un strict protocole sanitaire.
"Ils sont là et c'est ce qui compte, même s'il y a 10 mètres entre moi et le premier rang !",
a poursuivi le ténor de 51 ans, après avoir interprété au Théâtre royal
de Madrid un répertoire de 27 morceaux, lieder et chansons, accompagné
par le pianiste Helmut Deutsch, lors d'un festival.
"Pour
moi qui suis toujours en tournée toute l'année, j'ai l'impression que
ça fait une éternité que je n'ai pas eu un public en face de moi",
a-t-il souligné dans sa loge, quelques minutes après être sorti de scène
alors que son dernier concert au Danemark remontait à l'automne.
"Quand vous n'avez que le silence éternel (à la place du public), que pouvez-vous faire ? C'est gênant"
Car les spectacles virtuels donnés en ligne n'égalent en rien le public, selon lui. "Normalement,
il y a les applaudissements et après on se détend, on commence à
sourire et tout va bien. Mais quand vous n'avez que le silence éternel,
que pouvez-vous faire ? C'est gênant. Donc désolé mais... public, nous
avons besoin de vous et nous avons de vous plus que jamais !", avait-il dit plus tôt en conférence de presse.
"Les
gens ont besoin de se distraire, ils ont besoin d'oublier, ne serait-ce
que pendant deux heures, tous leurs chagrins, et si vous leur retirez
ce droit, en même temps que vous leur retirez tout le reste, je pense
que c'est une énorme, énorme erreur", a-t-il poursuivi.
Des suicides dans le monde musical
Le ténor a par ailleurs voulu alerter sur les difficultés psychologiques provoquées par la pandémie chez certains artistes. "Ce
n'est pas facile d'évoquer ceci en public, mais je connais un certain
nombre de suicides dans notre famille des musiciens, où ils ne voient
aucun futur", évoquant "l'absence de perspective, d'aide, de soutien" chez "certaines âmes vulnérables qui ne voient aucune issue...", des situations "vraiment terribles".
Jonas Kaufmann s'est dit personnellement "privilégié" de pouvoir encore donner des concerts. "On est peut-être deux douzaines de chanteurs dans le monde dans cette position, à qui on va faire appel quoi qu'il arrive."
Enfin,
le ténor a lancé un appel aux autorités, les exhortant à rouvrir les
lieux de culture et à faire preuve d'inventivité pour maintenir l'art
vivant. "Nous ne sommes pas politiciens (...) nous ne sommes que des
voix, et nous avons besoin des autres pour nous aider à créer quelque
chose pour qu'à la fin de tout ça, et j'espère qu'il y aura une fin,
nous trouvions un paysage culturel similaire à celui que nous avons
laissé quand cette crise a commencé." "C'est la toute première fois que
la musique est ainsi éteinte en pleine période de crise", a-t-il insisté.
Ocean Viking today in Marseille ready to sail again! I would have liked to go and see it !It is a relief to read better news from this association which cares so much about survival of the poorest on our Southern coasts. This is reality, crual one, but keeps me alive and sharing. All the best to the new crew on board !
The article which was on my mail earlier this morning:
The Ocean Viking is headed for the central Mediterranean after half a year of imposed blockade
This morning, the rescue ship Ocean Viking of European search and
rescue association SOS MEDITERRANEE is leaving Marseille, France, headed
for the central Mediterranean for the first time in six months. This
first mission of the year comes after five months of costly efforts to
release the ship from an administrative detention imposed by the Italian
authorities on July 22 on the basis of new interpretations of ship
safety requirements. In 2020, the lack of rescue capacity became ever
more apparent. It was a devastating year in the central Mediterranean
with more than 700 reported deaths and a high probability that more
deaths went undocumented. SOS MEDITERRANEE is relieved to resume
lifesaving operations this month, while reiterating the crucial need for
a return to efficient and lawful State-led rescue coordination.
“While we are on our way back to the central Mediterranean for
the first time in months, we all have in mind what a dreadful year 2020
has beenfor people caught in circles of abuse in Libya and
those attempting to flee by sea. With the COVID-19 pandemic came a
renewed “closure” of ports while people continued having to risk their
lives at sea to reach safety. Merchant ships carrying out their duty to
rescue were stranded at sea for weeks while responsible authorities
refused to provide a solution to disembark rescued people. In June, the
Ocean Viking, left without instructions for days, had to declare a state
of emergency on board the ship when the uncertainty and the lack of
perspective pushed survivors past their breaking point. Repeated lengthy
delays from maritime authorities in rescuing people in acute distress
as well as organised pushbacks of survivors to Libya occurred in breach
of international law. Over 11,000 people were forcibly returned to Libya
and its detention centres. Six NGO ships have been blocked in a
systematic manner leaving a deadly black hole in the central
Mediterranean. At least 779 women, men and children died or went missing
– counting only the shipwrecks we know of – with barely any witnesses.
This is disgraceful and needs to come to an end”, says Sophie Beau, co-founder and vice-president of SOS MEDITERRANEE. “The
Ocean Viking is setting sail with a team prepared for the worst, having
to face life and death situations in the middle of the open sea.
Unnecessary rescue delays and prolonged standoffs at sea put human lives
at risk. A return to respect for maritime law and genuine European
solidarity with coastal states is the only way to prevent more
tragedies”.
Following the release of the Ocean Viking from a 5-month detention by
Italian authorities on December 21, the ship sailed from Augusta,
Sicily, to Marseille, France, to restock and embark the SOS MEDITERRANEE
crew after a ten-day self-isolation period. SOS MEDITERRANEE has
implemented strict pre-boarding COVID-19 prevention protocols for the
twenty-two medical and rescue team members, nine members of the ship’s
crew and two invited reporters covering the current mission on board.
All have been tested negative for COVID-19 several times. Strict
prevention and mitigation protocols will be applied at all times
throughout the mission at sea. In the past weeks, the rescue and medical
teams have been trained and the ship equipped to continue to respond to
the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the central Mediterranean in the
safest sanitary conditions possible. In the coming days, on their way to
the central Mediterranean, the teams will perform all the trainings and
drills necessary to perform search and rescue operations in the most
professional manner.
Photo credits: SOS MEDITERRANEE
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Oud music and an amazing artist : for me they express all the sorrows, from Palestine to these dreadful exiles across tormented seas around us. Is there an end to it? when? and How?
That invitation "Opera Omnia Art and Treasures" came through my mail because in recent past I booked evenings in various places in Italy and was always very pleased with either concerts, museum tours, glass of wine and friendly receptions. I was in Rome at Easter 19 and we were booked for an evening at Leonardo Da Vinci Museum. Though with this strange Covid year I was not expecting a concert on line at Santa Maria dell'Orto i n Trastevera. That was a nice New year surprise by the time I linked to it!
It is a baroque music concert with two musicians and a dynamic soprano. This concert is a pleasant musical time to share in this adorned place which can only be found in Rome not far from Santa Cecilia which I adore and know better than this church.
Then there is the link from Opera Bastille which is also very interesting and I would like to keep it here but that is not sure. For the moment being it is also a very instructive musical documentary with musicians singers and of course Conductor Ph. Jordan who is giving his appreciations of Wagner 's music while coaching both orchestra and singers.
All I want for New Year 21 is : Life back to normal everywhere if possible... So first let us hug each other and swarm outdoors when we feel like it, on squares, at the market, at cafés, at church, temple, mosque, synagog, at festivals and theaters...and go to the Sea again....
If I want to remember warm and cheerful moments, I have to blink and go back to happy memories of packed audience roaring with pleasure at Yifu Theater or the dreadful suspense at the Chorégies in Orange when all of the sudden during the 1st performance of Boïto Mefistofele, the orchestra stopped and we all held our breath because two singers were dangerously tossed high up in the air (Chorégies d'orange). So let's go back to normal during these months to come... life on line has its limits. Real life is what we are made for, with real emotions, thumps and pangs, tears and laughters, whistles and cries...unmasked.
Back to happy memories of childhood in Marseille where opérettes were always on at New year period. Photos are mine, taken some years ago along our "côte bleue' ... happy memories and lovely tunes with old-fashioned French voices but so charming too !
Paroles de la chanson Je Vous Emmènerai Sur Mon Joli Bateau par Luc Barney
{Lui:}
Si vous le voulez, demain
Nous partons de bon matin
{Elle:}
Être seule avec vous
Mon cœur bat très fort
{Lui:}
Donnons-nous rendez-vous
Rendez-vous au port
Je vous emmènerai sur mon joli bateau
Voguer au fil de l'eau
Il n'est rien de plus beau
Que d'être à deux rêvant
Contre la voile blanche
Qui frémit et se penche
Au gré du vent
{Elle:}
La barque frêle
Ouvre son aile
Vire et chancelle
Puis va glissant comme l'oiseau
{Ensemble, x2}
Voguer au fil de l'eau
Il n'est rien de plus beau
Je vous emmènerai sur mon bateau
{Elle:}
Gare à ne point dériver
Malheur est vite arrivé
{Lui:}
Pour abri
Par temps gris
Vous aurez mon cœur
{Elle:}
Votre cœur
Pour abri ?
Malgré moi, j'ai peur
{Ensemble:}
Je vous emmènerai sur mon joli bateau
Voguer au fil de l'eau
Il n'est rien de plus beau
Que d'être à deux rêvant
Contre la voile blanche
Qui frémit et se penche
Au gré du vent
{Lui:}
Venez ma belle
La barque frêle
Ouvre son aile
Et va glissant comme un oiseau
{Ensemble, x2}
Voguer au fil de l'eau
Il n'est rien de plus beau
Je vous emmènerai sur mon bateau
Langue : Best wishes for the year to come...
