Sunday, June 18, 2006 6:38 PM
Shirley wrote:
Sisi,an interesting lady.A little trivia I found about her, "She loved horses and was no doubt the best horsewoman of her time. She would take up riding a month after she gave birth and her aunt, Archduchess Sophie critized her at every fault. She wore black gowns a lot, especially after the death of her son. Black gowns were considered more elegant towards the end of the century. Her hair took three hours a day and if her hairdresser was sick, she would not come out of her chambers. She was a slave to her beauty and had a twenty-inch waist. Her hairdresser knew that the empress would have a fit if one strand of hair fell out so the hairdresser would stick the hair under the hem of her apron. She was once considered the most beautiful woman in the world. She was five foot seven and a half inches. She was taller than the emperor but the portraits made him look taller". Kati, I would be interested to know what you know about her.
Interesting stuff there Shirley. I am so glad we did not live in that era. They would have poisoned me for certain. I would never let anyone take over my kids and would not give a flying hoot who thought I should or shouldn't do as I pleased.
I think women have a difficult lot in life, but sometimes we constrain ourselves more than any laws or prejudices.
And what is this with the having to look shorter? sheesh! LOL Vanity is thy name, but I'm think that had to do with needing to look all powerful as Emperor too.
Monday, June 19, 2006 3:58 AM
Shirley wrote:
Remember some of the old photos, how one or the other of the spouses would be standing & one sitting? anyway, another bit of Sisi trivia:" Sisi is one of the most popular fruit flavoured beverages in the Netherlands. It was first produced in 1945.
It's advertising slogan, one of the most successful campaigns in the Netherlands, is "Take it easy, take a Sisi." cute, huh?
Monday, June 19, 2006 7:33 PM
Webmaster Sally wrote:
Shirley, you are a fountain of information. I am so glad you have the spirit to share. It is great to come here and not only see the friendships but the learning too. Thanks!
Monday, June 19, 2006 5:36 PM
lorraine wrote:
shirley...that was great. my brother is a viennaphile...he is very interested in everything vienna and has introduced me to many good books...the last hapsburg, vienna, twighlight, splendor and thunder. here in new york there is a viennese museum, the neue gallerie...with a wonderful viennese cafe and book store...some of the viennese were a bit too strange...and some of the art and thought of the fin de sicle period was a bit morose...suicide was fashionable! i join all you gals' comments...sally's yours was hysterically to the point, as always you are right on target (sister)! shirley...thanks so much for the info
Monday, June 19, 2006 6:11 PMkatalin e krisch wrote:
Do n ot forget about the viennase Cafe,s with the most wonderful pastries, cafe, and icecream! Fattening! There is a lots of history there. Wonderful! I never forget that I was listening to a very nice Lady in the wine cellars, dinner and wine and music. she was playing the very famous austrian zitter. It is electric these days and a wonderful sound , just like a whole band would play the famous viennase melodies. Kati
Monday, June 19, 2006 7:43 PM
Webmaster Sally wrote:
Hi Lorraine: I so wish I could travel and learn about all of the places I only dream of today. The history. And, to see the places with someone who has a passion for it. Ah, as if stepping back in history. I would love it. I used to work with a woman who traveled with her husband for his business. They went to Austria, Germany & France on one trip. I had to tell her the places to see because she had no idea!! She was not interested in history, only going to shop. I sternly said to her "Honey there is a mall in every town, there is a Salzburg with Mozart's birthplace in only one city. Put the Credit Card down and step away from your wallet". I have the old movie Almost Angels. It is a Disney film about the Vienna Boys Choir. (I miss Walt)(Family movies are missing Walt too). ~Sally~
Thursday, June 22, 2006 3:16 AM
lorraine wrote:
kati,that sounds superb. i would love nothing better for a hungarian to show me Vienna! i would love to see hungary too. i love Heinrich Biber...an innovative hungarian violinist...and very interested in the architecture...hungary also is a place to visit! so let's do both....wish we could just fly away today! lorraine
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:04 PMkatalin e krisch wrote:
It is a wonderful subject, well orchastrated, Barb Wilson You did a wonderful job with the chronology of this important History. Yes it is wonderful because it is my contry,s history, I l;earned it from books also. The place Austria, Vienna, is truly magnificent. It is the most appropriate , Schonnbrunn is coming up! Thanks You all! Kati
Monday, June 19, 2006 5:45 PMkatalin e krisch wrote:
If You ever had a beautiful place to visit, where there is history, magnificent museums, garden, treasure, all in one place that is Shonnbrunn. I will never forget the place. The dining table is set for 24 people solid 24 karat gold. The paintings, just beyonnd imagination, You cannot put value on the, Many times I am thinking this is the place where Andre and JSO will have our next beautiful DVD produced. One of the most beautiful place in Europe! Kati
Monday, June 19, 2006 7:47 PMWebmaster Sally wrote:
Kati, you have been there? Oh it is only a dream to me for now. I would love to go and feel the air, listen to it whisper to me days past. Walk where so many others have walked before. I think it would be magical.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 3:32 PM
lorraine wrote:
shirley...how does one take the virtual tour...something i would love to do...is there a website?
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 4:09 PM
shirley wrote:
Lorraine, there is a web site: http://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/site/publicdir/0103010000_e8.php.........look at the beautiful Hall of Ceremonies, o so many of the different rooms & also some of the gardens.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:16 PMkatalin e krisch wrote:
Schoenbrunn was the summer residence of the Emperor and His family. From a Hotel or travel agency You can get all the info. they do have daily tours to Schounbrunn, which is at the outskirt of Vienna. Kati
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:11 PMkatalin e krisch wrote:
Yesw Sally, I have been there. My MOM was austrian, and the history is that Austria and Hungary used to be one country. If You have the chance to go there. You would see it, in architecture, naturally music, the Cafes the pastries. Vienna has a beatuful; Cathedral, so does Budapest, built the same. If You look at one You woul not know which city You are in. I toured it all over again, the last time in 1994. Kati
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:58 AM
Shirley wrote:
Kati, did you know that Budapest was disguised as Buenos Aires in the 1996 film EVITA?
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:04 AM
Shirley wrote:
Kati, I took a virtual tour of the castle. It is absolutely breathtaking, the whole palace.The "Blue Staircase" for one, and all the magnificent rooms!The Schonbrunn will be one of the most beautiful places for Andre & Co. for sure.The stuff fairy tales are made of!Except this is a real plce with real people. Amazing!
Thursday, June 22, 2006 3:21 AM
lorraine wrote:
you are right kati, i think vienna must be the most spectacularly artistic city in the world, architects wagner, loos, hundertwasser...musicians beethoven, mozart(salzburg+vienna), all the strauss', brahams, schumann, schubert, artists klimt, scheile, wonderful...yet interestingly enough..if you read about vienna in its day...say 1810 till WWI, one finds so many unhappy people...can anyone figure that out? guess it was many factors! You are so blessed Kati ...that you know Vienna.
I would dearly love to tour Europe as a group. That would be grand fun. To meet the people, see the history, the buildings, castles, churches.
I would want to do the whole tourist thing, the Sound of Music tour, Mozart, Salzburg, Vienna Boys Choir, every Castle. Then, I would also want to see the people, the life, the history of each country. This would be a dream come true for me.
Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:27 AM
Shirley wrote:
WOW! I'm with you Sally.To visit where the "real" music still reigns!And just to walk & take in all that beauty with all our senses, well, it just doesn't get any better than that!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:06 PMkatalin e krisch wrote:
Yes Shirley, You did it again. Brought all these information to light, for everybody to know. Thanks a million Your time, effort, puting all these together. I take my hat off! Kati
Monday, June 19, 2006 4:23 PMkatalin e krisch wrote:
I knew all the wonderful cronology Barb put in writing, because I had to study history, other than that now I am amazed at their life, I could not live. I like to see the museum, reading about their lifes, that is part of my history, but it does not mean any more to me as to You. Interesting stories, I am glad just like Sally we do not live in that era. Kati
Monday, June 19, 2006 5:18 PM
Barb Henderson wrote:
Thanks for the info on "Sisi". Our Suzan is more beautiful and will portray her very well. Can't wait to see the DVD, can you? This is what is so neat about Andre's site and fans . . don't you find yourself feeling like "you are there" during rehersals and all? Would love to be in Vienna in person to see this concert, for sure! Thanks to everyone that contributed to this fascinating part of history. Barb H.
Monday, June 19, 2006 7:49 PMWebmaster Sally wrote:
Yes Barb, you are right. Because others reach out and share, I feel as if I am there. When I watch the DVD it will not be 'some' place. It will be a place I now understand and know of, about, history shared. Yes, Thanks to those who are sharing with us and helping us learn about this interesting place and subject.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 6:03 PM
Shirley wrote:
Oh gosh everyone, just to be able to visit Vienna!the place of music of the masters, the castles, the gardens. Only in my dreams!Thank goodness for the internet, where I can visit many places. it may not be the same as actually "being there", but I love it nevertheless. I've "been to" Rome,to Vienna, to Holland, to Jerusalem,to China,to Japan, all over the world! but alas, only on my computer!I feel like a very small speck upon this big beautiful world we live in, and I'm very humbled by the centuries old places with rich histories that were in the making even before we exsisted.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 7:53 PM
Marlene Warren wrote:
Hi everyone, well, I just read all this wonderful information on Vienna and Schonbrunn and the art and histories and Sisi etc,...and have enjoyed it so much. I love history and wish that when I was in school I would have studied it more...world history, there is so much to know. Thanks to all of you who contributed to this discussion. For people like me, who don't have the time or opportunity to "discover" these places and peoples and all that there is to learn, it was a wonderful experience to find out so much in so short of time. I would love someday to be able to go to these places and actually visit firsthand the beauty and the eateries and arts, it must be quite an experience to do this.
I am so looking forward to the Vienna special coming out. It's great that Andre and the JSO can give us all this beauty and experiences virtually, when most of us can only just dream of being there. I hope that they know how much it's appreciated and enjoyed.
And I hope that all of you know how much it's appreciated and enjoyed when you give us such interesting things to read! Thanks.
Thursday, June 22, 2006 7:01 AM
WebMasterSally wrote:
Hi Marlene & Everyone: I agree. This is most interesting. I am traveling to Europe and Learning thanks to so many fans who are sharing. I love them all.
My daughter Katie went to Europe for 6 weeks after high school graduation. (thanks to her generous mom, me!) Katie was accepted to Cal Poly Architecture so I gave her a big reward.
Katie loved the buildings, colors and being able to roam around Europe for the summer. She adds another music "genius" in her words. Jim Morrison of the Doors. Ah well, to each their own.
Friday, June 23, 2006 2:48 PM
lorraine wrote:
great pix sally...hey i say we all go...how about next june...VIENNA EVERYONE...we can do it...lets...whose up for it...cmon shirl...cmon sally, ruth,kati,bill...can you imagine all of us ...group tour!!!!
Saturday, June 24, 2006 7:58 AM
Barb Henderson wrote:
Count me in too!! I'm ready to go! You gals are really something. Yes, Sally. Wouldn't it be fun for a group of us "groupies" (?) to tour Europe together? What a hoot that would be . . . and, FUN. Dreams, dreams, dreams. What makes this site so wonderful is the sharing and the dreaming together. Like Sally says . . we can GO there via text and pics. Kati, I think it is exciting that you have been there and can "show" us your heritage first hand. Thanks. I hated history in high school but have come to really enjoy it more and more the older I get and the more I read this site. Thanks to you, Sally, for providing us this opportunity for a place to keep in touch. My Portugal family is touring Germany during World Cup 2006. They have seen a lot and have been from one end of Germany to the other. Tomorrow, Sunday, Portugal plays Andre's team, orange Netherlands in Nuremburg. It will be a good game. We love soccer. Our youngest daughter played in high school and was named "Player of the Year" her senior year. Now, she has arthritis so bad she couldn't kick a ball if she wanted to. She too has her memories. So important, memories. And . . . ATTITUDE. Right, Shirley! Live and love each day. Have a great weekend, everyone. Barb Henderson in HOT TEXAS
Saturday, June 24, 2006 12:21 PM
Shirley wrote:
Hey Barb, wouldn't it be great?Speaking of germany, i just told Kati I was watching on tv a show about the Chatsworth in Germany, an estate run and lived in now by the Duke and Dutchess of Devonshire. huge, beautiful gardens& fountains & it's open to the public to walk in the gardens and even wade in the beautiful fountains!Europe does have some of the most beautiful buildings and gardens & people!SOCCER! yes, I'm hoping for the Netherlands to win! GO ORANGE! As for me, I could never kick a ball, always ened up flat on my back with the breath knocked out of me! Sort of like Charlie Brown when Lucy would pull the ball away from him!
Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:26 PM
Webmaster Sally wrote:
I am not a fan of soccer. I had an English PE teacher when in the 5th grade. I played every type of soccer you could think of, it was all we did..all year long. He really put me off on the game. Yet, both of my kids were on soccer teams.
The US is out of the competition, so I too am cheering for Orange.
Saturday, June 24, 2006 5:18 PMkatalin e krisch wrote:
I wrote earlier, saying I am very much for this trip, I just do not know, where did I sent the comment? Yes, We would have a lots of fun, being together all Fans, and enjoy a most beautiful vacation!? Kati
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:10 PM
Bill in Arizona wrote:
I've read every word of every reply; this is the kind of such that makes this website sooooo v-e-r-y interesting
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 2:28 AM
Shirley wrote:
A friend sent me this web site, it features a lovely Dutch singer, Petra Berger, who sings a Sisi song, "If I Had A Wish". We were thinking that Suzan could sing this song very well also. the web site is:http://www.koningkeizerrijken.info/petra-berger.htm........you can hear the song here.
Friday, June 23, 2006 2:45 PM
LORRAINE wrote:
SHIRL...THANKS FOR THAT WEBSITE ON Petra Berger...Berger my maiden name! Wonder if Petra and I are related naaaah....my name comes from Koln, Germany...no dutch cousins that i no ov.
Friday, June 23, 2006 2:57 PM
Shirley wrote:
Doesn't Petra have a lovely voice? And don't you think that Suzan could also sing that song?
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 3:33 AM
lorraine wrote:
petra DOES have a lovely voice...not to mention that she is gorgeous! i think suzan...if she sings the song...will sing it beautifully...trying to get a sisi dvd with romy schneider...not an easy task.
Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:18 PM
Webmaster Sally wrote:
I would LOVE to take a group trip to Europe. We would have fun & would learn so much. (could you imagine others seeing us and wondering who that crazy group of people might be?)
Now to be fair and give a warning::::I saw the Vatican Exhibits when they toured in 1984 and some of the works of art, literally made me cry. They were almost too beautiful to look upon.
Sunday, June 25, 2006 4:41 PM
lorraine wrote:
when artworks makes one cry...one knows the artist is a genius! ...and...then the viewer of the art (that would be you sally) participates in re-creating the work! music is a unique artform in that ...it always needs a musician to bring it...that is why i also love "early music"...i get blown away by the musicians that are responsible for keeping it alive...hey lets do that europe trip together...we can laugh, cry, dance, dream...next June anyone?
Sunday, June 25, 2006 6:41 PM
Barb Henderson wrote:
Sounds good to me, Lorraine!! Let's go! Europe would never be the same! Barb H
Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:33 PM
lorraine wrote:
YIPEE!!!! We can do Schonbrunn...then look at architects like Wagner's art nouveau beautiful buildings..take the rail...check out Mozart's place...i'm dieting & saving starting today!
Lorraine you are so right about artwork. The piece that made me cry was by Leonardo. It was a carving. I could almost see his hand being guided by God. It was that beautiful. ***A funny note to this story is my ex-mother-in-law told me I was committing child abuse because I took my then 8 month old daughter to the show in a child carrier upon my back and "subjected" her to "graphic pornography" of nude statues and paintings of nude men and women.***
I would love to go and June sounds good. I will have to see if I can save up enough money. I am a money-poor person, so it will be difficult, yet.. honestly...I would love it and will try to make it happen.
I think it is a fabulous idea! I will start saving right after my next concert.
Monday, June 26, 2006 4:16 PM
lorraine wrote:
Let's all save up...get ourselves ready...if for any reason we don't make it next summer...WE CAN CONTINUE PLANNING FOR THE NEXT SUMMER!!! June is really the only month i could escape my business (i have not flown in years and need alot of prayer to get me on a plane...not my favorite thing...but for Vienna...i will gather my courage.... Vienna would be so worth it! I'm not the greatest planner...so someone else take charge on that...but I'm a good people gather-er...so comon everyone...let's gather together and go...looking forward to it will be half the fun! BARB...YOU ARE RIGHT....VIENNA/EUROPE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME...THAT'S THE SPIRIT!!!!
Monday, June 26, 2006 4:20 PM
LORRAINE wrote:
SALLY, LEONARDO DAVINCI'S WORK IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL....this guy...he was brilliant beyond the beyond...Michaelangelo...he wasn't bad either...i ordered a dvd from a program i saw on pbs..."the face of Jesus"...and was blown away by Michaelangelo... YOU'VE GOT EXCELLENT TASTE SALLY...anyone like the Pre-Raphaelite artists...beautiuusss also! There is so much beauty out there!
Thursday, July 13, 2006 11:34 AM
Webmaster Sally wrote:
Something I'd like to do in England is the "James Harriet" tour. I've read all his books and have the DVDs of every year: All Creatures Great & Small. It's even one of my favorite hymns.
Sisi,an interesting lady.A little trivia I found about her, "She loved horses and was no doubt the best horsewoman of her time. She would take up riding a month after she gave birth and her aunt, Archduchess Sophie critized her at every fault. She wore black gowns a lot, especially after the death of her son. Black gowns were considered more elegant towards the end of the century. Her hair took three hours a day and if her hairdresser was sick, she would not come out of her chambers. She was a slave to her beauty and had a twenty-inch waist. Her hairdresser knew that the empress would have a fit if one strand of hair fell out so the hairdresser would stick the hair under the hem of her apron. She was once considered the most beautiful woman in the world. She was five foot seven and a half inches. She was taller than the emperor but the portraits made him look taller". Kati, I would be interested to know what you know about her.
Interesting stuff there Shirley. I am so glad we did not live in that era. They would have poisoned me for certain. I would never let anyone take over my kids and would not give a flying hoot who thought I should or shouldn't do as I pleased.
I think women have a difficult lot in life, but sometimes we constrain ourselves more than any laws or prejudices.
And what is this with the having to look shorter? sheesh! LOL Vanity is thy name, but I'm think that had to do with needing to look all powerful as Emperor too.
~Sally~ Sally@AndreRieuFans.com
Remember some of the old photos, how one or the other of the spouses would be standing & one sitting?
anyway, another bit of Sisi trivia:" Sisi is one of the most popular fruit flavoured beverages in the Netherlands. It was first produced in 1945.
It's advertising slogan, one of the most successful campaigns in the Netherlands, is "Take it easy, take a Sisi." cute, huh?
Shirley, you are a fountain of information. I am so glad you have the spirit to share. It is great to come here and not only see the friendships but the learning too. Thanks!
shirley...that was great. my brother is a viennaphile...he is very interested in everything vienna and has introduced me to many good books...the last hapsburg, vienna, twighlight, splendor and thunder. here in new york there is a viennese museum, the neue gallerie...with a wonderful viennese cafe and book store...some of the viennese were a bit too strange...and some of the art and thought of the fin de sicle period was a bit morose...suicide was fashionable! i join all you gals' comments...sally's yours was hysterically to the point, as always you are right on target (sister)! shirley...thanks so much for the info
Do n ot forget about the viennase Cafe,s with the most wonderful pastries, cafe, and icecream! Fattening! There is a lots of history there. Wonderful! I never forget that I was listening to a very nice Lady in the wine cellars, dinner and wine and music. she was playing the very famous austrian zitter. It is electric these days and a wonderful sound , just like a whole band would play the famous viennase melodies. Kati
Hi Lorraine: I so wish I could travel and learn about all of the places I only dream of today. The history. And, to see the places with someone who has a passion for it. Ah, as if stepping back in history. I would love it.
I used to work with a woman who traveled with her husband for his business. They went to Austria, Germany & France on one trip. I had to tell her the places to see because she had no idea!! She was not interested in history, only going to shop. I sternly said to her "Honey there is a mall in every town, there is a Salzburg with Mozart's birthplace in only one city. Put the Credit Card down and step away from your wallet".
I have the old movie Almost Angels. It is a Disney film about the Vienna Boys Choir. (I miss Walt)(Family movies are missing Walt too).
~Sally~
Sally, let's go! next year everybody...vienna!
Is this an invitation Lorraine? Let us go!! I am for it. i WOULD SHOW yOU AROUND, HOW DOES IT SOUND? kATI
kati,that sounds superb. i would love nothing better for a hungarian to show me Vienna! i would love to see hungary too. i love Heinrich Biber...an innovative hungarian violinist...and very interested in the architecture...hungary also is a place to visit! so let's do both....wish we could just fly away today! lorraine
It is a wonderful subject, well orchastrated, Barb Wilson You did a wonderful job with the chronology of this important History. Yes it is wonderful because it is my contry,s history, I l;earned it from books also. The place Austria, Vienna, is truly magnificent. It is the most appropriate , Schonnbrunn is coming up! Thanks You all! Kati
If You ever had a beautiful place to visit, where there is history, magnificent museums, garden, treasure, all in one place that is Shonnbrunn. I will never forget the place. The dining table is set for 24 people solid 24 karat gold. The paintings, just beyonnd imagination, You cannot put value on the, Many times I am thinking this is the place where Andre and JSO will have our next beautiful DVD produced. One of the most beautiful place in Europe! Kati
Kati, you have been there? Oh it is only a dream to me for now. I would love to go and feel the air, listen to it whisper to me days past. Walk where so many others have walked before. I think it would be magical.
shirley...how does one take the virtual tour...something i would love to do...is there a website?
Lorraine, there is a web site: http://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/site/publicdir/0103010000_e8.php.........look at the beautiful Hall of Ceremonies, o so many of the different rooms & also some of the gardens.
Schoenbrunn was the summer residence of the Emperor and His family. From a Hotel or travel agency You can get all the info. they do have daily tours to Schounbrunn, which is at the outskirt of Vienna. Kati
Yesw Sally, I have been there. My MOM was austrian, and the history is that Austria and Hungary used to be one country. If You have the chance to go there. You would see it, in architecture, naturally music, the Cafes the pastries. Vienna has a beatuful; Cathedral, so does Budapest, built the same. If You look at one You woul not know which city You are in. I toured it all over again, the last time in 1994. Kati
Kati, did you know that Budapest was disguised as Buenos Aires in the 1996 film EVITA?
Yes Shirley I did know about EVITA, She was aBudapest girl? I just love that music! Kati
Kati, I took a virtual tour of the castle. It is absolutely breathtaking, the whole palace.The "Blue Staircase" for one, and all the magnificent rooms!The Schonbrunn will be one of the most beautiful places for Andre & Co. for sure.The stuff fairy tales are made of!Except this is a real plce with real people. Amazing!
Now imagine You would see all these in person? You could just say AH. It is so beautiful, one cannot describe it. Kati
you are right kati, i think vienna must be the most spectacularly artistic city in the world, architects wagner, loos, hundertwasser...musicians beethoven, mozart(salzburg+vienna), all the strauss', brahams, schumann, schubert, artists klimt, scheile, wonderful...yet interestingly enough..if you read about vienna in its day...say 1810 till WWI, one finds so many unhappy people...can anyone figure that out? guess it was many factors! You are so blessed Kati ...that you know Vienna.
WOW! I'm with you Sally.To visit where the "real" music still reigns!And just to walk & take in all that beauty with all our senses, well, it just doesn't get any better than that!
Yes Shirley, You did it again. Brought all these information to light, for everybody to know. Thanks a million Your time, effort, puting all these together. I take my hat off! Kati
I knew all the wonderful cronology Barb put in writing, because I had to study history, other than that now I am amazed at their life, I could not live. I like to see the museum, reading about their lifes, that is part of my history, but it does not mean any more to me as to You. Interesting stories, I am glad just like Sally we do not live in that era. Kati
Thanks for the info on "Sisi". Our Suzan is more beautiful and will portray her very well. Can't wait to see the DVD, can you? This is what is so neat about Andre's site and fans . . don't you find yourself feeling like "you are there" during rehersals and all? Would love to be in Vienna in person to see this concert, for sure! Thanks to everyone that contributed to this fascinating part of history. Barb H.
Yes Barb, you are right. Because others reach out and share, I feel as if I am there. When I watch the DVD it will not be 'some' place. It will be a place I now understand and know of, about, history shared.
Oh gosh everyone, just to be able to visit Vienna!the place of music of the masters, the castles, the gardens. Only in my dreams!Thank goodness for the internet, where I can visit many places. it may not be the same as actually "being there", but I love it nevertheless. I've "been to" Rome,to Vienna, to Holland, to Jerusalem,to China,to Japan, all over the world! but alas, only on my computer!I feel like a very small speck upon this big beautiful world we live in, and I'm very humbled by the centuries old places with rich histories that were in the making even before we exsisted.
Hi everyone, well, I just read all this wonderful information on Vienna and Schonbrunn and the art and histories and Sisi etc,...and have enjoyed it so much. I love history and wish that when I was in school I would have studied it more...world history, there is so much to know. Thanks to all of you who contributed to this discussion. For people like me, who don't have the time or opportunity to "discover" these places and peoples and all that there is to learn, it was a wonderful experience to find out so much in so short of time. I would love someday to be able to go to these places and actually visit firsthand the beauty and the eateries and arts, it must be quite an experience to do this.
I am so looking forward to the Vienna special coming out. It's great that Andre and the JSO can give us all this beauty and experiences virtually, when most of us can only just dream of being there. I hope that they know how much it's appreciated and enjoyed.
And I hope that all of you know how much it's appreciated and enjoyed when you give us such interesting things to read! Thanks.
Hi Marlene & Everyone: I agree. This is most interesting. I am traveling to Europe and Learning thanks to so many fans who are sharing. I love them all.
My daughter Katie went to Europe for 6 weeks after high school graduation. (thanks to her generous mom, me!) Katie was accepted to Cal Poly Architecture so I gave her a big reward.
Katie loved the buildings, colors and being able to roam around Europe for the summer. She adds another music "genius" in her words. Jim Morrison of the Doors. Ah well, to each their own.
Katie's Photos:
Well I thank god every day for generous and loving moms!
great pix sally...hey i say we all go...how about next june...VIENNA EVERYONE...we can do it...lets...whose up for it...cmon shirl...cmon sally, ruth,kati,bill...can you imagine all of us ...group tour!!!!
Count me in too!! I'm ready to go! You gals are really something. Yes, Sally. Wouldn't it be fun for a group of us "groupies" (?) to tour Europe together? What a hoot that would be . . . and, FUN. Dreams, dreams, dreams. What makes this site so wonderful is the sharing and the dreaming together. Like Sally says . . we can GO there via text and pics. Kati, I think it is exciting that you have been there and can "show" us your heritage first hand. Thanks. I hated history in high school but have come to really enjoy it more and more the older I get and the more I read this site. Thanks to you, Sally, for providing us this opportunity for a place to keep in touch. My Portugal family is touring Germany during World Cup 2006. They have seen a lot and have been from one end of Germany to the other. Tomorrow, Sunday, Portugal plays Andre's team, orange Netherlands in Nuremburg. It will be a good game. We love soccer. Our youngest daughter played in high school and was named "Player of the Year" her senior year. Now, she has arthritis so bad she couldn't kick a ball if she wanted to. She too has her memories. So important, memories. And . . . ATTITUDE. Right, Shirley! Live and love each day. Have a great weekend, everyone. Barb Henderson in HOT TEXAS
Hey Barb, wouldn't it be great?Speaking of germany, i just told Kati I was watching on tv a show about the Chatsworth in Germany, an estate run and lived in now by the Duke and Dutchess of Devonshire. huge, beautiful gardens& fountains & it's open to the public to walk in the gardens and even wade in the beautiful fountains!Europe does have some of the most beautiful buildings and gardens & people!SOCCER! yes, I'm hoping for the Netherlands to win! GO ORANGE! As for me, I could never kick a ball, always ened up flat on my back with the breath knocked out of me! Sort of like Charlie Brown when Lucy would pull the ball away from him!
opps! meant to say England not Germany for the Chatsworth.
I am watching them also, was not crazy about soccer anymore, but now the greatest games are coming! Kati
I am not a fan of soccer. I had an English PE teacher when in the 5th grade. I played every type of soccer you could think of, it was all we did..all year long. He really put me off on the game. Yet, both of my kids were on soccer teams.
The US is out of the competition, so I too am cheering for Orange.
I wrote earlier, saying I am very much for this trip, I just do not know, where did I sent the comment? Yes, We would have a lots of fun, being together all Fans, and enjoy a most beautiful vacation!? Kati
Yes, let us do it. I am all for it! Great idea.! Kati
I've read every word of every reply; this is the kind of such that makes this website sooooo v-e-r-y interesting
A friend sent me this web site, it features a lovely Dutch singer, Petra Berger, who sings a Sisi song, "If I Had A Wish". We were thinking that Suzan could sing this song very well also. the web site is:http://www.koningkeizerrijken.info/petra-berger.htm........you can hear the song here.
SHIRL...THANKS FOR THAT WEBSITE ON Petra Berger...Berger my maiden name! Wonder if Petra and I are related naaaah....my name comes from Koln, Germany...no dutch cousins that i no ov.
Doesn't Petra have a lovely voice? And don't you think that Suzan could also sing that song?
petra DOES have a lovely voice...not to mention that she is gorgeous! i think suzan...if she sings the song...will sing it beautifully...trying to get a sisi dvd with romy schneider...not an easy task.
I would LOVE to take a group trip to Europe. We would have fun & would learn so much. (could you imagine others seeing us and wondering who that crazy group of people might be?)
Now to be fair and give a warning::::I saw the Vatican Exhibits when they toured in 1984 and some of the works of art, literally made me cry. They were almost too beautiful to look upon.
when artworks makes one cry...one knows the artist is a genius! ...and...then the viewer of the art (that would be you sally) participates in re-creating the work! music is a unique artform in that ...it always needs a musician to bring it...that is why i also love "early music"...i get blown away by the musicians that are responsible for keeping it alive...hey lets do that europe trip together...we can laugh, cry, dance, dream...next June anyone?
Sounds good to me, Lorraine!! Let's go! Europe would never be the same! Barb H
YIPEE!!!! We can do Schonbrunn...then look at architects like Wagner's art nouveau beautiful buildings..take the rail...check out Mozart's place...i'm dieting & saving starting today!
Let's all save up...get ourselves ready...if for any reason we don't make it next summer...WE CAN CONTINUE PLANNING FOR THE NEXT SUMMER!!! June is really the only month i could escape my business (i have not flown in years and need alot of prayer to get me on a plane...not my favorite thing...but for Vienna...i will gather my courage.... Vienna would be so worth it!
I'm not the greatest planner...so someone else take charge on that...but I'm a good people gather-er...so comon everyone...let's gather together and go...looking forward to it will be half the fun! BARB...YOU ARE RIGHT....VIENNA/EUROPE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME...THAT'S THE SPIRIT!!!!
SALLY, LEONARDO DAVINCI'S WORK IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL....this guy...he was brilliant beyond the beyond...Michaelangelo...he wasn't bad either...i ordered a dvd from a program i saw on pbs..."the face of Jesus"...and was blown away by Michaelangelo... YOU'VE GOT EXCELLENT TASTE SALLY...anyone like the Pre-Raphaelite artists...beautiuusss also!
There is so much beauty out there!
Something I'd like to do in England is the "James Harriet" tour. I've read all his books and have the DVDs of every year: All Creatures Great & Small. It's even one of my favorite hymns.