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Italian soprano Carmen Giannattasio recently spoke to BBC Radio 3's In Tune ahead of her upcoming Royal Opera performances as Elisabetta I in Gaetano Donizetti's Maria Stuarda.
'I feel like an actress who sings,' Carmen told presenter Suzy Klein when asked how she views opera's twin demands of singing and acting. 'It was different in the past when singers just stood and sang their music beautifully, but nowadays we're more in the action. Opera was created [to unite music and theatre]: Monteverdi said opera was 'Recitar cantando', which means acting while singing - first acting, then singing.'
It's an approach which she shares with the production's directors, Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser, whom she's relishing working with:
'It's bombastic! They're very demanding but I've learned so much from them. You have to think about so many things when you perform. [When working on the dramatic aspects] Moshe suggested I be inspired by the music and he was totally right. If you give the right accent on the word and the music, half of the work is already done.'
Her commitment to throwing herself into a role doesn't stop with changing her hairstyle to match that of her character (prior to taking up the role of Elizabeth I, she cut her hair short and dyed it a fiery red to match that of the iconic Tudor monarch). She also has to contend with an extremely weighty costume:
'I asked for the costume from the first day because you must carry on [and get used to it]. It's more than two stone in weight. It's not easy to sit, move, or to run in, wearing very high heels. I also have a bald cap and a wig on, plus a crown. It's a lot!'
Despite Maria Stuarda only being Carmen's second run of performances at Covent Garden, she says she feels at home in London: 'It's my second home and one of my favourite theatres in the world. I've sung just once at the ROH before - in La bohème - and when I came back, from the porter to the General Manager they welcomed me back saying "Carmen! It's a pleasure to have you here!". It's like a family. Our job is very difficult but when [you're treated] like this, it's the best that an artist can receive.'
Maria Stuarda runs from 5–18 July 2014. Tickets are still available.
Maria Stuarda is a co-production with Polish National Opera, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, and Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, and is given with generous philanthropic support from Lord and Lady Laidlaw, Susan and John Singer and Michael Hartnall.
Maria Stuarda will be broadcast live by BBC Radio 3 on 14 July from 7.15pm.]]>
Soprano Ermonela Jaho is soon to return to Covent Garden, singing the role of Mimì in John Copley's Royal Opera production of La bohème.
'Mimi is a simple girl and every woman can recognize themselves in her,' says Ermonela of her character. 'She falls in love with Rodolfo and sees the world of a poet, with its energy and without limits, and she's captivated.'
'She's a woman that loves totally and chases after love until the end, even when she knows that she's dying.'
'It's such a human story - everybody has loved, sacrificed, laughed and lost. La bohème touches our souls.'
La bohème runs from 9-19 July 2014. Tickets are still available.
The production is staged with generous philanthropic support from The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.
Big Sing Fridays are group sing-along sessions that take place on selected Friday lunchtimes in the Paul Hamlyn Hall, offering you a chance to perform and be coached through some operatic classics.
'It is a fast-paced, lunchtime injection of opera singing,' says Dominic Peckham, Artistic Director of RM19, ROH Thurrock's youth singing group. 'No matter who you are and what your experience is, no matter if you can't read music, speak French or sing Italian, you are invited to come along for just one hour, pick up some music and sing,'
The sessions, which are led by Royal Opera music staff and guest artists, often include performances by Jette Parker Young Artists. Earlier this Season Young Artists Ashley Riches and David Butt Philip took part in a session that included Votre toast (the Toreador's Song) and La fleur que tu m'avais jetée from Carmen. The sessions cover a range of repertory, including both chorus and solo extracts; other Big Sing Fridays have included Là ci darem, Don Giovanni and Zerlina's duet from Don Giovanni and Brindisi from La traviata.
'It is a great opportunity for both the audience and the singers – the Young Artists enjoy getting to know the public in an informal setting, while the audience has the chance to hear wonderful young singers in a beautiful space,' says Dominic.
The next Big Sing Friday will take place next week on 25 April. Conducted by Tim Murray, the session will include music from Anna Nicole. Advance tickets are available online at £5, and there are day tickets available on the door.]]>
Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel and Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja recently spoke to BBC Radio 3's In Tune about The Royal Opera's Faust.
Rehearsals have been underway for a couple of weeks and - though now all in full health ready for opening night - illness struck the members of the cast during rehearsals, including soprano Sonya Yoncheva: 'I had to do all my lovemaking scenes with a 32-year-old Australian called Greg who stood in for Marguerite!', Joseph told presenter Suzy Klein.
The two singers spoke about the challenges of singing in French:
'I love to sing in Welsh and English. German music too, but I don't often have an occasion to sing in Russian or French so it's always lovely to return to them and to be taught how to sing them,' said Bryn. 'Singing in French is very difficult but these are hurdles you have to overcome with hard work and dedication.'
'I do speak French but my vowels are occasionally too Italianate because of the way I studied; but we have a wonderful coach who gives us notes all the time. She's tough but in a nice way,' said Joseph. 'French is a lovely language - it's so romantic and fulfilling to sing.'
Joseph, who is making his debut in the role of Faust, has found elements of the characterization challenging:
'The main difficulty of the role is acting as an old man in the first act, and having all that anger towards God. My very Catholic mother is coming to see one of the performances and I'm sure she'll chide me for conjuring Satan! Yesterday my girlfriend paid me the greatest compliment - she told me that she didn't recognise me when I came on stage in the opening bars. She only recognized me when I opened my mouth and sang.'
Bryn sang the role of Méphistophélès at the production's 2004 premiere. Suzy asked him if he had trouble returning to it after performing so many roles in the intervening decade:
'I remember it all. When something makes sense in your mind and your soul, you remember it. Sometimes movements bring back words and colours so sitting on that box of magic once again brought back memories. It's a wonderful production. I haven't sung in Faust since, so to hear the reaction of the audience is interesting. Hopefully it develops too as you have different colleagues in the cast and a different conductor. I feel much more comfortable in the role than in 2004.'
Following his performances in Sweeney Todd in New York, Bryn joked that his mindset is very in much the mould of the lyric stage's darker characters: 'I go to my local restaurant and they ask if I'd like coffee: 'Grr, Yes! Oh, sorry...'
Bryn and Joseph also told Suzy the identity of their musical heroes.
Faust runs from 4–25 April 2014. Tickets are still available.
The production is a co-production with Opéra de Monte Carlo, Opéra de Lille and Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi, Trieste, and is given with generous philanthropic support from David Hancock, Spindrift Al Swaidi, Martin and Jane Houston, Mr and Mrs Christopher W.T. Johnston, The Tsukanov Family Foundation, The Connoisseurs' Series and The Friends of Covent Garden.
Legendary operatic bass John Tomlinson recently gave a vocal masterclass to an ROH Insights audience.
'The most beautiful [performance] is the most simple, the most natural, and the most human; but that takes a lot of strength and experience,' John told presenter Suzy Klein of his approach to performance, during the interview that followed the session.
'Nobody is perfect. Ideally you need to have perfect fluency in the language, a perfect vocal technique, a wonderful theatrical presence and acting ability, and great musicality with your ears wide open so that you're not just singing notes – you're singing notes which are in the chord. You have to tune into the chord in the orchestra. If you sing a B-flat, every B-flat is slightly different.'
John came from a musical family and realized very young that he was in possession of an incredible voice: 'I was made aware of it by my school friends in assembly. We used to sing hymns in those days. Everybody looked and said, "My God, what is that noise!?". I'm the youngest of five and they all sang at the piano every evening. I was the littlest, so I had to make a louder noise than everyone else!'
The bass also spoke of the importance of language coaching, particularly his idiomatic grasp of German, which has informed his acclaimed Wagner performances over the years, marrying to stunning effect with the composer's musical intentions: 'You're learning all the time. It's all about naturalness. Every vowel should be natural. Simplicity and purity are very important in the projection of the voice. If you're not quite singing the right vowel it will be lost.'
John Tomlinson will perform in WNO's Moses und Aron at Covent Garden on 25 and 26 July 2014. General booking opens on 8 April 2014.]]>
Last Sunday a packed Covent Garden Piazza saw attention temporarily diverted from frenzied shopping and cross-disciplinary buskers by a large group of people singing (seemingly spontaneously) in Italian. The performance – or 'flashmob' - brought the Festival of Voices to a close; part of Stephen Fry's Deloitte Ignite festival.
Amateurs and professionals alike joined together to perform Verdi's rousing 'Va pensiero' chorus from Nabucco following a series of free performances and workshops. The event featured the BBC Symphony Chorus, topped by the fantastic sound of the Brass Section from the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Throughout the day members of the public attended concerts in the Royal Opera House's Paul Hamlyn Hall from community choirs Mind and Soul, the Choir with No Name, Chantage, Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus and the Deloitte Choir. The groups sang a wide variety of music, ranging from Lotti's Crucifixus to Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'.
Upstairs in the Clore Studio choral ambassador Dominic Peckham and vocal animateur Suzi Zumpe ran three inspiring workshops for Royal Opera House newcomers. Singers from the BBC Symphony Chorus and brass players from the BBC Concert Orchestra joined them as they learned Verdi's famous chorus ready for the early evening performance which stopped passers-by in their tracks.
We will be publishing a film looking behind the scenes of the full day later in the week – but wanted to give a glimpse of an amazing part of the Festival of Voices.
Deloitte Ignite culminates this weekend with a live-stream of The Science of Opera event featuring festival curator Stephen Fry and Alan Davies. The event will examine the physiological responses to great art and what causes them.]]>
Update: Watch the Covent Garden flashmob that took place as part of Festival of Voices.
Dominic Peckham, chorus member of The Royal Opera, conductor, ambassador of choral music and Artistic Director of youth singing group RM19 has been busy. Dominic leads RM19, a singing group for young people aged 11-25 in Thurrock, where the boundaries are banished when it comes to styles of singing. Genres performed range from classical to hip-hop and Dominic ensures the participants have their say when composing and creating material.
With his conducting hat on and baton in hand, Dominic will lead three choral workshops on 'Va, pensiero' in the ROH's Clore Studio this weekend as part of the Deloitte Ignite Festival of Voices. The workshops are for seasoned singers and first timers, who will be introduced to the joys of community singing. The workshops operate on a first-come first-served basis.
Fancy a go? For a sneaky taster you can look at our 'Va, pensiero' resource, but no preparation is required.
Book free tickets for the Deloitte Ignite Festival of Voices on 22 September, and find out about other events during Deloitte Ignite.
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La donna del lago runs until 11 June. Tickets at Covent Garden are no longer available though the performance on 27 May will be relayed live into cinemas around the world.
The production is sponsored by the Peter Moores Foundation and the Friends of Covent Garden with generous philanthropic support from Celia Blakey, Hélène and Jean Peters, Judith Portrait and Susan and John Singer. The Production Director generously supported by Hamish and Sophie Forsyth.]]>
A two-day festival of singing, opera and choral events will be held in Tilbury, Essex on 29 and 30 June.
The FUSED Thurrock Choral Festival is our second annual singing event and, this year, it will be spread over two days.
Attendees will be able to take part in workshops including different sessions introducing choral singing, beat-boxing and singing in a gospel choir. Some workshops are available for both children and adults.
There will also be performances from the The Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus, featuring soloists from the Royal Opera House, on Saturday 29 June; and a concert featuring our youth singing group, RM19, on Sunday 30 June.
All of the workshops cost £3 and the concerts are £8 (concessions £6). Refreshments will be available to purchase throughout the day. On Saturday and Sunday evening, during the concerts, food stalls and a bar will be available.
If you've ever wanted to learn a different way to use your voice – or if you're wondering whether or not joining a choir is right for you – come along to find out more. FUSED will be held in London Cruise Terminal, Ferry Road, Tilbury, RM18 7NG.
The FUSED Thurrock Choral Festival is just one of a number of projects in the area. Find out more about our activities in Thurrock.
To celebrate International Mother Language Day, we asked those who sing among our Twitter following which languages they find the hardest to perform in.
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The competitors for this year's BBC Cardiff Singer of the World have been announced.
The biennial competition has been running since 1983 and sees 20 finalists from around the globe sing for the title of the world's greatest singer. Each year hundreds of young singers enter, aspiring to reach the finals in June. During the competition well over 100 pieces of music are performed including operatic arias, solo arias from sacred works and songs, all with orchestral accompaniment. The prize is awarded by a jury including Kiri Te Kanawa.
Previous winners include Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1989), Anja Harteros (1999) and Bryn Terfel (song prize, 1989).
Jette Parker Young Artist Susana Gaspar is one of this year's finalists, competing for Portugal. In her time with The Royal Opera since 2011, she has appeared in many roles, including as Giannetta in L'elisir d'amore. During the rest of the Season she will sing the role of Papagena in Die Zauberflöte and cover the role of Mimì in La bohème. Read our interview with Susana about her role in L'elisir d'amore and experiences as a Young Artist.
Find out about the other finalists
The competition runs from 16 - 23 June and will be broadcast on the BBC. Season ticket booking is now open, through the BBC's Cardiff Singer of the World website.]]>
Have you ever wanted to sing with The Royal Opera? This is your chance!
On Monday 7 January, we're broadcasting Royal Opera LIVE and we want you to be part of it. We'd like you to submit a video of yourself singing 'Va Pensiero' – the famous slave chorus from Verdi's Nabucco.
We want as many voices as possible – whoever you are, whatever you sound like, we want to hear you sing and we'll feature the best during Royal Opera LIVE.
Not only that, but British composer Elspeth Brooke has been commissioned by the Royal Opera House to write a piece of music inspired by 'Va Pensiero', one of Verdi's most famous choruses. She will incorporate the best moments into her new work, which will premiere later in 2013.
To enter, watch the video of Rolando Villazón singing 'Va Pensiero', get someone to film you somewhere interesting and sing along. If you don't remember the words, feel free to hum along instead. Then, upload your clip as a video response to our clip on YouTube.
Royal Opera LIVE will be streamed around the world on Monday 7 January via the Royal Opera House website, The Space and the Guardian website.
Royal Opera LIVE is a co-commission between the Royal Opera House, Arts Council England and The Guardian.
Jette Parker Young Artists take to the main stage tonight (19 July) in a special gala concert to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Young Artists' first summer performance in 2002.
Former Young Artists will join existing members of the programme on the main stage in a concert performance of Rossini's comic opera Il viaggio a Reims, a work distinguished by its demanding vocals and quirky cast of characters. The piece provides the perfect showcase for the rising stars.
The Former Young Artists returning for the occasion are Daniele Rustioni (2008/9), Marina Poplavskaya (2005/7), Ailish Tynan (2002/4), Kai Rüütel (2009/11), Edgaras Montvidas (2001/3), Jacques Imbrailo (2006/8), Kostas Smoriginas (2007/9), Lukas Jakobski (2009/11) and Matthew Rose (2003/5).
The programme, which has welcomed singers, music staff and stage directors from 27 nationalities since its inception in 2001, is designed to nurture and support gifted artists at the start of their career. Artists work as salaried members of The Royal Opera for two years and receive training in all aspects of performance.
Find out more about a day in the life of a Jette Parker Young Artist with Madeleine Pierard, who will be singing the role of La Contessa di Folleville in tonight's performance.
Places on the programme are hotly contested, and only half a dozen artists are accepted each year.
Artistic Director David explains:
" I have been involved with the Programme since before it started as I was on the panel for the auditions for the very first intake. I am incredibly proud of the status it has achieved over the years, all the 75 Young Artists who have been through the Programme, and its many successful Linbury and summer performances."
The new intake for the 2012/13 season includes singers Dušica Bijelić, David Butt Philip, Michel de Souza and Ashley Riches; conductor/répétiteurs Michele Gamba and Paul Wingfield; and ballet pianist Helen Nicholas.
Find out more about the programme from former Young Artists. You can also listen to a performance by former Young Artists Kai Rüütel and Edgaras Montvidas on BBC Radio 3's In Tune.]]>
In a recent surreal experience, I found myself in the Royal Opera House's Amphitheatre Bar at 3am staring at the ceiling trying to work out how to eat popcorn quietly. My only light source was an illuminated display case containing one of The Royal Ballet's costumes, worn originally by Monica Mason, and the only sounds were a faint whir from the fridges and a comical counterpoint of snoring. One hundred others were with me, tucked tight in their sleeping bags after an enlightening and exciting evening of activities.
The Royal Opera House recently hosted the first ever sleepover in an opera house in the northern hemisphere. As soon as the evening's audience had made their way into the main auditorium to watch La Fille mal gardée on the main stage, our guests arrived to joined us to experience Covent Garden after dark. This was our contribution to European Opera Days - an event when hundreds of opera houses across Europe open their doors to new and existing audiences, allowing them to experience opera in new ways. As the evening's activities began, I wondered how many of my European colleagues would be starting their activities at such an unconventional time.
The event began with an action-packed introduction to opera with 12 members of the Royal Opera Chorus. Two singers and two stage directors then put our guests through their paces, singing and staging short extracts and helping them to devise their own music. After a quick mid-evening snack, we raced down to the auditorium to see what happens on the main stage at Covent Garden when the audience has gone home for the night. There we were offered a mesmerizing peek at the stage machinery and members of stage crew removing of the ballet set and re-setting for the general rehearsal of Falstaff the following morning. I was reminded of the famous aria 'Nessun dorma' – 'None shall sleep' – seems about right for the Royal Opera House stage crew!
We reconvened upstairs in the ballet studios to rehearse the short pieces we'd been working on and perform them to one another before moving on to the Amphitheatre Bar and Restaurant to set up camp. It was strange to see chairs, tables and theatre-goers replaced with sleeping bags, pillows and people in pyjamas! After some gripping operatic bedtime stories, everyone all snuggled down and eventually dozed off.
In the morning, we trooped up to the Staff & Artists canteen at the top of the building for breakfast. After this there was a surprise workshop before our guests collected their certificates, confirming they had survived a whole night at the Royal Opera House before heading home. The question on everyone's lips is when we're holding the next sleepover. I don't know the answer to that question; but I must say that I haven't yet found a way to eat popcorn quietly.
With this year's X Factor over, it's time for an altogether more serious singing competition. At a recent Insights event at the Royal Opera House Antonio Pappano described the confrontation of the traditional and the revolutionary in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
You can watch Pappano's introduction to the Die Meistersinger overture and the music of one of the main characters – Walther - in this video.The piece includes a performance from Simon O'Neill and accompaniment from pianist Geoffrey Paterson, a current Jette Parker Young Artist.
Simon O'Neill talks of the demands placed on a singer taking on the role of Walther. He has to perform his "Prize Song" (one of the most memorable Wagnerian tunes ever written), a total of nine times throughout the opera. It's the biggest vocal challenge he's ever faced: "I know Wagner called this a comedy, well it's no comedy for poor old Walther. I'm not laughing!". Listen to a clip or download the full interview from iTunesU.
Teaching singing can be an exciting and inspiring way to engage students into the world of music. It's for this reason the Royal Opera House is embarking on a new programme that aims to put singing at the heart of schools' work.
Voices of the Future is a two year programme of professional development opportunities for teachers who are interested in gaining skills and confidence as singing leaders, to teach and inspire their teaching colleagues and pupils. This programme is specifically aimed at teachers across the Thurrock and the Thames Gateway, working in partnership with Essex County Council.
In consultation with Essex County Council, we've decided to work with teachers in Basildon, Billericay and Wickford in phase one of the project (March 2012 – July 13). We expect some participants to be music specialists and others to have a general knowledge with a passion for music and singing. We're particularly interested in collaborating with teachers who work with the upper end of Primary (Years 5 and 6) and lower end of Secondary (Years 7 and 8).
At the heart of the programme, there are three INSET days per year, focusing on a broad range of topics, including:
And it's not only in depth INSET days that participants will have the opportunity to experience. We feel it is important for teachers to have an understanding of the drama and decision making that goes on backstage and will therefore participants will be invited on a tour of the Royal Opera House and the the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop in Thurrock. The programme will also include the chance to develop skills alongside a range of specialist vocal leaders and work towards personal goals and ambitions.
Apart from the cost of releasing teachers for the INSET days, participating in the programme is otherwise free!
To find out more or register your interest in being involved, please contact Stacey Kurtz, Education Officer: firstname.lastname@example.com
Voices of the Future is part of the Royal Opera House's large-scale programme of professional development for teachers in 2011-14, generously supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.]]>
Goings on at the Royal Opera House aren't just restricted to central London. Over in Thurrock, there are a wealth of activities happening over the next few months run by the Education team…
On Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th of September the High House Production Park hosts the Royal Opera House Costume sale. This is a fantastic and rare opportunity to buy costumes, hats and shoes from past productions and own your own piece of Royal Opera House history! Find out more about the Costume sale.
If singing is more your thing, The Thurrock Community Chorus are now back in rehearsals and to start the new season, will be performing at the Welcome Performance of Gianni Schicchi & Rubies on the 1st October. The chorus is open to all Thurrock residents who are interested in flexing their vocal chords. Find out more about the Community chorus.
Schools haven't been left out either - The new tours programme for the Bob & Tamar Manioukian Production Workshop at the High House Production Park will be kicking off in late September – the first pilot phase is only open to school groups in Thurrock, but will be rolled out more widely in 2012. The tours give a chance for primary, secondary and further education students to get a hands on look at the processes behind creating world class opera and ballet. Teachers also have the opportunity to run their INSET days at the production park with the option of bespoke packaged working with Royal Opera House Education practitioners. Find out more about tours and INSET days.
So the next time you think that the Royal Opera House is confined to Covent Garden, think again – down the Thames there's a hive of creative activity waiting to be discovered!]]>

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Silicone Micromolding
Albright Technologies has developed a micro-machining process that allows us to do 3D CNC machining on a microscopic level. This technology can be used to produce tooling for liquid silicone micromolding. Pictured below is an example of a micromolded silicone component.
Micromolded silicone components on a United States Quarter
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When you are out shopping for your kids this Christmas, how often do you take a close look at the box? A Bellevue father was shocked at what he found.
Stephen Howard says he picked up an inflatable bounce house for his daughter, Katherine.
Howard says, "I have a five year old daughter and she loves going to places with the bouncy things so I thought this is going to be the perfect gift for her."
Howard braved the throngs of shoppers on Black Friday. He purchased an inflatable bounce toy by Jungle Bounce. Once he got home, he noticed a warning at the bottom of the box.
It reads: May contain lead. May be harmful if eaten or chewed. May generate dust containing lead.
Howard says, "It says do not chew, but you have to blow the thing up."
Howard isn't the only consumer who has been concerned with lead levels in these products.
In 2010, The Center For Environment Health tested dozens of bounce houses in California. They found some contained 70 times the lead allowed by federal standards.
Howard says will not risk anything with his daughter. He's taking the toy back.
"I don't think there is an acceptable level of lead," said Howard.
If you feel a product is unsafe, ask the Consumer Product Safety Commission to check it out.
It's website is cpsc.gov.
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John Travolta was born on with the birth name John Joseph Travolta to parents, Helen and Salvatore Travolta. His father was at one time a semi professional American football player and his mother worked as a singer and actress. He had six siblings and was raised in Englewood, New Jersey. As a boy he studied drama at a local school in New York and also began taking, voice, dancing and singing lessons.
At the age of sixteen he first became involved in acting when he found work in a summer stock production musical called, "Bye Bye Birdie". After this experience he decided to drop out of school and move to New York City and pursue more theatrical work as well as commercial work.
After some time, Travolta felt ready to take the next step and relocate to Los Angeles, California and begin pursuing a television and film acting career. However, after just a short while he was cast in the musical stage production of, "Grease" back in New York City. He returned to New York and appeared on Broadway for about ten months before making the move back west again.
Some of his early television series roles were on, "The Rookies" (1972), "Emergency!" (1972), "Medical Center" and "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975). Along with his early television experiences he also was given the chance for a number of small film roles such as, "The Devil's Rain" (1975) and the television movie, "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" (1976). He met his first love on this set, Diana Hyland who sadly, passed away from cancer in 1977.
His first big film was in "Carrie" (1976) followed by his big break in 1977 in the film, "Saturday Night Fever", for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, making him the youngest to ever receive this honor. He became very well known and a teen idol for his role as Danny Zuko in the 1978 popular musical film, "Grease" for which he also recorded a number of the soundtracks for this film.
As his career has progressed he has become a top leading actor and has appeared in such major feature films as, "Blowout" (1981), "Staying Alive" (1983), "Look Who's Talking" (1989), "Pulp Fiction" (1994) also starring Samuel L. Jackson, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination and brought him back to top artist status followed by roles in, "Primary Colors" (1998) and "Hairspray" (2007).
Throughout his career he has received a number of honors such as being ranked #21 for the "Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" in Empire magazine's October 1997 issue. Entertainment weekly voted him the 64th Greatest Movie Star of all time and TV Guide ranked him #3 on "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" in 2005.
Along with an acting career, Travolta has also worked as a musician and has released several albums. He released his first record in 1976 when he had a Top 20 hit single, "Let Her In". John later came out with a deluxe 2-record set called, "Travolta Fever", which was released in 1978. He has also published two books, "John Travolta Staying Fit! Published in 1984 and "Propeller One-Way Night Coach, A Fable for All Ages" in 1997.
John Travolta has married only one time to Kelly Preston whom he wed on September 12th, 1991 and they had three children together and remain married today. Sadly on, January 2nd, 2009, Jett Travolta, his 16-year-old son, died following a seizure at the family's Bahamas holiday retreat. He currently owns homes throughout the United States in Santa Barbara, Florida, Maine and Hawaii with his main residence in Ocala, Florida.
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The hospital of St. John Baptist at Hockliff
is first mentioned in the Lincoln Episcopal
Registers in 1248, (fn. 1) but it had then evidently
been in existence some years. The patron
at that time was John Malherbe, (fn. 2) a member
of whose family was probably the founder.
Its purpose is not stated, nor the number of
the brethren mentioned; but it seems most
likely that it was a hospital for the destitute
poor. (fn. 3) The master and brethren presented
rectors to the parish church from 1248 to
1401, (fn. 4) if not longer, and their exercise of
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displeasure of Bishop Grossetête; (fn. 5) for they
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A(dam), (fn. 14) occurs 1248
Walter, (fn. 15) resigned 1264
William de Lethom, (fn. 16) appointed 1264
Thomas (fn. 17) resigned 1286
Alan de Freston, (fn. 18) appointed 1286, deposed
Thomas of Battlesden, (fn. 19) appointed 1288
Walter de Hoccon, (fn. 20) resigned 1289
Ralph de Eston, (fn. 21) appointed 1289, resigned
Richard de Newton, (fn. 22) appointed 1301, resigned 1310
Luke of Nutley, (fn. 23) appointed 1310, resigned
Richard de Newton, (fn. 24) appointed 1310
William de Elrichton, (fn. 25) appointed 1321,
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William de Edington, (fn. 27) appointed 1323,
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John Carpenter, (fn. 29) appointed 1338, resigned
Ralph of Esthaddon, (fn. 30) appointed 1340, resigned 1355
Richard of Dorset, (fn. 31) appointed 1356
Nicholas, (fn. 32) resigned 1400
William atte Mille, (fn. 33) resigned 1405
John King, (fn. 34) appointed 1405, resigned
William Snell, (fn. 35) appointed 1405
William Stortewayle, (fn. 36) resigned 1408
Richard Ulverton, (fn. 37) appointed 1408, resigned 1410
John Kirkeby, (fn. 38) appointed 1410, died
Thomas Burreth, (fn. 39) appointed 1411, died
William Colestone, (fn. 40) appointed 1413
Thomas Chase, (fn. 41) resigned 1422
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Mr. M. I also played all of the games. My favourite one was also the washing line.Published on Thursday, May 26, 2011 Like
Year 1 Thai Temple Fair
Friday morning finally arrived and the children were all ready and eager to set up for the Temple Fair that they had been preparing for over the past couple of weeks. We had a wonderful turn out of people for the event - both parents and the children from Year 5 - and the atmosphere was fantastic. The children were able to display all of the learning that had taken place and really took charge of the games they were running. They made sure that everyone played them properly, according to their rules (!) and raised lots of money for our Year Group charity as well. A really big well done to everyone. :)
A lot of fun and I liked the way the rules changed to make up for the fact that they didn't have a prize!Published on Saturday, May 21, 2011 Like
The children in 1S are very flexible - they can adapt to many situations and are able to find different solutions to problems they face! :)Published on Saturday, May 21, 2011 Like
Another fine day :-)Published on Saturday, May 21, 2011 Like
I liked it and it was fun.Published on Sunday, May 22, 2011 Like
The 100 rectangle is so much fun.Published on Thursday, May 26, 2011 Like
Your photos are very good.Published on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 Like
Thai Temple Fair - Friday 20th May
The children are all busily preparing for the Temple Fair that Year 1 will be holding on Friday 20th May. They are working in small groups and are making games that have different mathematical focuses. There is a game that involves numbers and calculating, one that involves measuring, one where there is estimating and weighing, one where 3D and 2D shapes are used and you have to guess what they are and one where the use of grid references and position are important. Teamwork and co-operation has been vital to make sure that everything is agreed and finished - the children have been solving problems as they have been working through the project. We hope that everyone who is able to come on Friday morning (from 10:30 until 11:00) will enjoy their efforts and spend lots of money on their games!! All of the money raised will go towards our Year Group charity "Friends for All Children" Orphanage in Bangkok.
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Crazy has had a lot of fun again!
Crazy has been out and about again this weekend and come back with lots to tell about his adventures ... have a look and see what he has been up to this time. :)
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Looking ahead to this afternoon and reviewing the Mike Fontenot deal.
More on Fontenot: You can't swing a dead cat by its tail without hitting a rejected utility infielder who signed a minor league deal with the Phillies at some point, most recently, Andres Blanco, who is just 5-for-24 (.208) with no extra-base hits for the IronPigs. Fontenot is someone the Phils reportedly had some interest in acquiring last off-season, and when he was released by the Giants on April 3, and considering the dwindling depth among the Phillies' infield, Fontenot's name was immediately floated as a possible fit. Even with Fontenot's experience, it's becoming more and more likely the Phils won't jack with Freddy Galvis' good juju at second. However, it's pretty likely Fontenot will work his way to Philly and eventually replace Pete Orr as the Phils cycle Jose Contreras back into the mix and continue to evaluate their roster; Contreras is expected back tomorrow.
Fontenot's a pretty good fielder with spot power. Fangraphs gave him a 1.0 WAR in 2011 and he batted .227/.304/.377 with four homers and 21 RBIs in 252 plate appearances. According to the team Web site, he will report to extended Spring Training in Clearwater. Is this a good deal? I've given up trying to guess.
Mets 5, Phillies 2: Nothing to take out of this one except Freddy's first dinger. Just not a sharp effort out of the chute starting with Cliff Lee.
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April 30, 2013
Zhou's Texbook Designs Enter Use in Shanghai
: Wanting Zhou, courtesy of the designer..
Wanting Zhou (DE '15) wins a competition to redesigned workbooks for the school children of Shanghai, with 4M in print and climbing fast.
If your designs were being used every day by 180,000 grade schoolers, you'd be pretty excited. That's the laudable position Wanting Zhou (DE '15) finds herself in. She won a competition to redesign student workbooks for a company that provides these to the city of Shanghai. Her work thus will be some of the first memories of hundreds of thousands of youngsters, in a pole position to in the race to become a cultural icon.
Zhou is an interior design student, but also does graphic work. "I am so exited … my whole design collection of Chinese primary school students' homework exercise books has been mass-produced and now is used in whole Shanghai area," says Wanting. "I mean every primary school student in the city is using my design. Think about the population, how fascinating it is." Shanghai is, of course, one of the largest cities in the world.
Workbooks are used by students for their homework, and they are standardized. There is no close cognate in American schools, think Pee Chee folders (out of use since 2000) or the ubiquitous Blue Book for college tests. Wanting created 12 different designs for the various subject areas in the Chinese school system. Since each of 180K students must have 12 of these at any one time, Wanting figures there are 4.3M books out there, and the company will run 41M a year.
The scale of the production of her designs has Wanting casting an eye to her future post-Cornish. "It is so fascinating to realize how big an influence designers can have on society. I need to think big and believe myself able to do the things that are right for my future. I need to have a solid philosophy and create my own "brand", so that more people can get my concepts and maybe influenced by them."
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