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Andreï Tarkovski ! #andreitarkovsky #andreitarkovski #ernesthemingway #dancing #dance #danse #cinema #filmdirector #director #film #movie #zavrazhye #russia #urss #soviet #writer #filmeditor #filmtheory #operadirector #theatre #litterature

Remembering Franco Zeffirelli - opera and stage director on his birthday (Feb 12, 1923 - Jun 15, 2019). · Zeffirelli's comment to Adnkronos about Joan's passing: "Her death haunts me: I remember that Lucia in Covent Garden, 1959: Maestro Tullio Serafin personally hired me to direct that production and I admit when I first saw her I worried, I thought that we had a problem. I imagined Lucia as an otherworldy presence, a small woman. But Serafin said: 'never mind, just wait and listen to her voice'. She sang 'Sempre libera' and I found her astonishing. A miracle of virtuoso technique, precision, intonation, and breath control. We went together to Italy where the following year she sang Alcina in Venice and drove the audience crazy with joy - that opera allowed her to show her talent... It was a triumph... She was a very nice woman and a cultured musician. Indeed, I was truly disappointed in her looks - she was a grenadier in drag. Everything played against her: her imposing physique, her height, the Australia accent. The polar opposite of Maria, who was so refined. But what a voice! I called Maria Callas, and asked to come and see a rehearsal. Maria, like a true professional, came and after the rehearsal hugged me. She was very sweet to Sutherland as well, giving her good career advice. I was just lucky, because I found myself sandwiched between two great artists like a slice of ham! Sutherland taught me so much, the importance of the voice in opera. I am truly saddened. She will be part of opera's history, just like Pavarotti." · Backstage of Lucia di Lammermoor at ROH, Feb 1959. · #FrancoZeffirelli #OperaDirector · #Dramatic #Coloratura #Soprano #Dame #JoanSutherland · #LaStupenda #LaStupendissima #Diva #PrimaDonna · #Opera #ClassicalMusic #BelCanto · #Composer #GaetanoDonizetti #LuciadiLammermoor #1950s · #Concert #Recital #OperaHouse #Stage · #OperaLover #OperaSinger #InstaOpera https://www.instagram.com/p/CLNyJyphufR/?igshid=17zxqu8es2yzi

Portraits of @stephenunwin from my global launch campaign shoot for the Lumix S Pro 24-70mm f2.8 from last year. #fineart #portraitphotography #portrait #theatredirector #operadirector #director #writer #arts @lumixuk @lumix @lumixusa @lumix_de #lumixs1 #lumixspro #lumixspro2470 #lumixpro #nextlevellumix #changingphotography #photoshoot #portraitshoot #advertisingcampaign #campaignshoot #monochrome #bw #blackandwhitephotography @panasonicuk @panasonic (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEeERWTHkFI/?igshid=1f0a8p2815gox