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Twentieth Century Vienna Fruits
In the wake of such influential studies as Allan Janik and Stephen Toulmin’s Wittgenstein’s Vienna (1973) and Carl Schorske’s Fin-de-siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture (1979), scholars from diverse fields have come to recognize that in the years from about 1890 to 1918 the imperial city of Vienna comprised a unique historico-cultural nexus. The fact that…
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The Life You Give: Ludwig Wittgenstein *1889
Ludwig Wittgenstein, born Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein, on April 26, 1889, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now in Austria], is the philosopher, regarded by many as the greatest philosopher of the 20th century. Wittgenstein’s two major works, Logisch-philosophische Abhandlung (1921; Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 1922) and Philosophische Untersuchungen (published posthumously in 1953; Philosophical Investigations), have inspired a vast secondary literature…
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“Turandot” (Puccini) premiered today in 1926
Composer: Giacomo PucciniLibretto: Giuseppe Adami, Renato SimoniWorld premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, April 1926. Principal roles:Princess Turandot – sopranoThe Emperor Altoum, her father – tenor Timur, the deposed King of Tartary – bass The Unknown Prince (Calaf), his son — tenor Liù, a slave girl — soprano ACT IPeking, in the mythic past. Outside the…
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El Locho (Latin America)
Region: Apaneca, El Salvador Farm: Las Delicias Varietal: Bourbon Altitude: 1,500 – 1,700 meters Process: fully washed, sun-dried on patios Tasting notes: tangerine, toasted hazelnut, caramel Medium roast Roaster: Crema Coffee Roasters, Nashville, TN
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The Life You Give: Ella Fitzgerald *1917
Ella Fitzgerald, born Ella Jane Fitzgerald, on April 25 1917 in Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A., is the jazz singer who became world famous for the wide range and rare sweetness of her voice. She became an international legend during a career that spanned some six decades. As a child, Fitzgerald wanted to be a dancer,…
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The Life You Give: Barbra Streisand *1942
Barbra Streisand, born Barbara Joan Streisand, April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, is the singer, composer, actress, director, and producer who was considered by many to be the greatest popular singer of her generation. The first major female star to command roles as a Jewish actress, Streisand redefined female stardom in the 1960s and…
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