MMaxi

Artist: London Symphony Orchestra - Teresa Berganza - Jose Carreras


Album: Manuel de Falla - La Vida Breve

ACTO I


Escena Primera

(La escena representa el corral
de una casa de gitanos
en el Albaicín de Granada.
Al fondo una puerta por la que se vé el negro interior
de una Fragua,
iluminado por los rojos resplandores
del fuego)


OBREROS EN LA FRAGUA
¡Ande la tarea,
que hay que trabajar!

A crowd has gathered outside a bookshop and lottery agency in Amsterdam's Kalverstraat. It is 25 October, 1779, and the sale of lottery tickets for the 66th General Lottery has begun. Men, bent on obtaining a ticket, push and shove around the entrance. The eighteenth-century architectural painter, Isaak Ouwater, has depicted the event in great detail. However, Ouwater has filled in much of the picture with windows and the red bricks of the houses - a highly unusual composition. Ouwater was commissioned to paint this work by Jan de Groot, the owner of the bookshop and lottery agency.

Title The Bookshop and Lottery Agency of Jan de Groot on Kalverstraat in Amsterdam
Year 1779
Artist Isaak Ouwater
Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 38,5 x 33,5 cm

Days go By

Fantastic Party the Love dance, I danced all night.
I almost did not get there.
I forgot my keys inside the lock and only remembered after closing the door behind me.
So I had to find a way to get back in the house.
No telephone and storming, it was some job.
But in the end the Le Belle had an extra key.
so I took a taxi and went out of town to landsmeer.
Came back, then it was time to go dancing.
Heavy bursts of stormy weather here, but for only 30 min. then calm as if nothing happened.
I saw earlier on that Nelson Mandela, Bless him.
Has still time to make people remember that Hiv and aids is still here and growing fast.
This was it for me, i'm happy that I can see the sun rise on this sunday morning if he comes out.
All the best wishes to France, Portugal and USA from Amsterdam.
Ciao MMaxi


gone.