DAS GEWISSE ETWAS Der gebürtige Kanadier Reid Anderson kann auf eine einzigartige und glanzvolle Karriere als Tänzer, Direktor und Ballettintendant zurückblicken. Mit 19 Jahren kam er ans Stuttgarter Ballett, als Erster Solist tanzte er in Choreografien von John Cranko und bescherte dem Publikum mit Partnerinnen wie Marcia Haydée, Margot Fonteyn oder Birgit Keil unvergessliche Abende. Cranko verriet einst dem jungen Tänzer, was einen Star ausmacht: der „It-Faktor“, das gewisse Etwas, das man sich nicht erarbeiten könne – etwas, das man hat oder eben nicht. Renommierte Choreografen wie Kenneth MacMillan, John Neumeier und William Forsythe erkannten dieses gewisse Etwas, kreierten Rollen für ihn, in denen er weltweit gefeiert wurde. Nach dem Abschied von der Bühne machte er sich als Ballettdirektor um zwei Kompanien in Kanada verdient und wurde schliesslich in Stuttgart zu einem der ersten – und bis heute wenigen – Ballettintendanten der Bundesrepublik. Bis 2018 leitete er seine Kompanie und hat dabei den erwähnten „It-Faktor“ auch bei seinen Tänzern entdeckt und gefördert. Als Choreograf und Intendant bewies er sich mit Traditionsbewusstsein und Innovationskraft, er hat andere Ästhetiken auf die Bühne gebracht und über 120 Uraufführungen in Auftrag gegeben. starke Künstlerbiografie eines AusnahmetänzersTänzer, Choreograf, Direktor und Ballettintendantnah erzählte Tanzgeschichte: Zusammenarbeit mit John Cranko, Marcia Haydée, John Neumeier u.v.a.eindrucksvolle Weltkarriere zwischen zwei Kontinentengrossformatiger Band mit zahlreichen, zum Teil bislang unveröffentlichten Fotos VOM STEPPENDEN KLEINKIND ZUM WELTSTAR Seine Lebensreise vom steppenden Kleinkind an der kanadischen Westküste bis zum gefeierten Tänzer und Ballettdirektor ist voller spannender Geschichten, Begegnungen und Herausforderungen. Sie handelt von harter Arbeit, Willenskraft, tänzerischem Schöpfertum und unvergleichlichen Ballettaufführungen. Bis heute ist Reid Anderson für viele Tänzer und Choreografen ein Leitstern; seine leise Art, seine Unterstützung und Förderung und nicht zuletzt sein fester Glaube an die kreative Kraft des Tanzes hat viele Karrieren und Lebensläufe verändert und beflügelt. Wer durch die „Anderson-Schule“ gegangen ist, gibt sich nie wieder mit weniger als der Bestleistung zufrieden. ANNÄHERUNG AN EINEN AUSSERGEWÖHNLICHEN KÜNSTLER Andersons Biografie, die sich zwischen zwei Ländern, zwei Kulturen und zwei Sprachen bewegt – Kanada und Deutschland –, ist gelebte Tanzgeschichte. Und seine Persönlichkeit, die sowohl das unbeschwerte, lockere Lebensgefühl der Kanadier als auch die Ernsthaftigkeit der Deutschen auf perfekte Weise vereint, zieht jeden in den Bann. Dieses Buch schafft die Annäherung an einen aussergewöhnlichen Künstler und grosses Talent und dokumentiert in vielen bislang unveröffentlichten Fotos eine eindrucksvolle Weltkarriere. Dieses Buch ist auch in einer englischen Ausgabe erschienen und lieferbar: Reid Anderson: Having It. From Dancer to Director.

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Seattle Opera celebrates the life and the supreme artistry and mourns the passing of American baritone Julian Patrick, who died peacefully Friday, May 8, 2009. A versatile singer, Mr. Patrick had a prolific fifty-year career singing concerts, musicals, cabaret, and opera. Well-known as an acting, dramatic singer, his career took him from Broadway to the great opera houses throughout the country and world. Mr. Patrick was an important singer of American contemporary work as well as a respected Wagnerian opera singer. He garnered national press for his performances as George in Of Mice and Men and Alberich in Der Ring des Nibelungen. Above, Julian Patrick as Napoleon taking Moscow by storm in Seattle Opera's 1990 War and Peace. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, in 1927, Mr. Patrick came to music early in his childhood. After high school, he joined the Navy and served as a singer with Special Services. Mr. Patrick earned his BA in Music from the Cincinnati Conservatory. His first professional singing engagements were with Cincinnati Symphony and the Brevard Festival in 1949. At 23, he made his operatic debut in Mobile, Alabama, as Giorgio Germont in La traviata. Mr. Patrick was drafted into the Army in 1951 and was stationed in New York where he sang with the first Army Band. When he completed his service, he sang in night clubs and began auditioning for Broadway, where he made his debut in 1954 in Jerome Moross’s The Golden Apple. Mr. Patrick was in the original companies of Once Upon a Mattress, Ziegfeld Follies, Bells are Ringing, and Fiorello. He revisited the musical stage often in his career for roles in works like 1776, Sweeney Todd, and The Most Happy Fella. In the mid-1960s, Mr. Patrick returned to the operatic stage as a member of the Metropolitan Opera National Company, where his roles included Marcello in La bohème, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Count Almaviva in Le nozze de Figaro. Above, Julian Patrick returned to bel canto for his final Seattle Opera mainstage appearance, as Dr. Dulcamara in L'elisir d'amore in 1998. He made his New York City Opera debut in Douglas Moore’s Carrie Nation in 1968. During his tenure at NYCO and throughout his career, Mr. Patrick sang in many world premieres and revivals of contemporary American operas. His world premieres include The Tempest by Lee Hoiby, Nine Rivers From Jordan by Hugo Weisgall, and Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti. He worked with Dominick Argento on two world-premieres, singing the lead in Casanova’s Homecoming and the role of Movie Mogul specifically written for him in The Dream of Valentino. Mr. Patrick’s most prominent work in contemporary American opera was with Carlisle Floyd in Of Mice and Men. Mr. Patrick sang the role of George in the world premiere of Of Mice and Men in 1970 at Seattle Opera. He reprised his portrayal of George throughout the United States and Europe. Later in his career, he returned to the opera in the role of Candy. Above, Julian Patrick as George in Of Mice and Men at Seattle Opera in 1970, with Carol Bayard In an interview by Robert Wilder Blue, Mr. Patrick talked about American operas. “[It’s] wonderful. [Carlisle] Floyd has his own voice. Dominick Argento has his own voice. Philip Glass has his own voice…I think returning to singable lines and to pieces that are dramatically convincing is the right step. There are so many wonderful new pieces now. The greatest of them take compelling stories and set them to music that enhances them and connects to the audience. Honestly, I think American opera is alive and well and kicking and advancing.” Above, Julian Patrick played Judge Townsend in Carlisle Floyd's Passion of Jonathan Wade at Seattle Opera in 1992, with Dale Duesing in the title role. Mr. Patrick sang at major opera houses throughout the United States including the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, Dallas Opera, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. His career also included international engagements with Netherlands Opera, Opera Marseille, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Lyons Opera, Welsh National Opera, and the Vienna Volksoper. Although his career took him all over the globe, Mr. Patrick ultimately made his home in Seattle, Washington -- onstage and off. He made several appearances in musicals at Seattle's Fifth Avenue Theatre including 1776, The Most Happy Fellow, and Sweeney Todd. Mr. Patrick sang in nearly 30 productions with Seattle Opera. In 1984, Mr. Patrick sang his first Alberich at Seattle Opera, his other signature role, which he reprised in five presentations of the Ring at Seattle Opera. He made his house debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1988 as Alberich in Wagner’s Rheingold and went on to sing the role for the complete cycle. Mr. Patrick’s Alberich received great critical and audience acclaim. Above, Julian Patrick as Alberich at Seattle Opera in 1995, with Peter Kazaras as Loge Mr. Patrick served as a professor of voice at the University of Washington from 1990 until 2005. He served as head of the vocal department from 1996 until 2005. He continued to teach and coach young singers until his passing. Says Seattle Opera's General Director Speight Jenkins, "Julian Patrick will be severely missed in the city of Seattle, both as artist and teacher. He never gave less than his all, and we were all the richer for it." Mr. Patrick’s work was recorded for RCA, Columbia, Desto, and various other labels. His discography includes recordings of Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti, Floyd’s Of Mice and Men, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Massenet’s Manon, Douglas Moore’s Carrie Nation, Robert Starer’s Ariel, Jake Heggie’s For a Look or a Touch, and several Bernstein compilations. Mr. Patrick is survived by his partner of fifty-six years, Donn Talenti; Donn’s sister Santa May; his nieces and nephews Mark and Melanie May, Linda May and Dr. Lisa and Roland DePietto; and grandnephews Evan and Alexander May and Anthony and Rocco DePietto. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, June 27th at McCaw Hall in Seattle. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials and tributes be made to Seattle Opera, PO Box 9248, Seattle, WA 98109. --Memorial by Rebecca Chawgo FROM THE SEATTLE OPERA ARCHIVES BECKMESSER (in 1989's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Seattle Symphony conducted by Hermann Michael) tries to serenade the girl, accompanied by the lute of John Walwick and the incessant cobbling of Roger Roloff as Hans Sachs: ALBERICH (in 1995's Das Rheingold, Seattle Symphony conducted by Hermann Michael) curses the ring: MAGNIFICO (in 1996's La Cenerentola, Seattle Symphony conducted by Yves Abel) interprets his dream; he himself is the donkey, his daughters will become the most fertile of queens and will present him with grandchildren by the dozen, and the glory will be his: Julian, the glory truly was thine.

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I've really tightened up my focus so far this year when it comes to collecting. When I've ended up with some card money burning a hole in my pocket I've been staying away from packs and random stuff, and instead have been trying to knock items off my want list. In fact, I haven't purchased a single pack yet in 2012 if you can believe that. Anyway this new approach, while maybe slightly less exciting, has already started paying off. A couple of weeks ago I finally finished off what might be my favorite hockey set of all-time, 1979-80 Topps! I think everyone who collects hockey cards is familiar with this set, so I'll spare you the usual breakdown. I'll just say that it's one of the best designs, and one of the most significant sets, in the history of hockey cards. Even the backs of the cards are amazing, but I'm saving that for a separate post down the road. I figured the best way to celebrate knocking this one off was to scan in all the pages from my binder and show the entire set page by page in this post. If you want to get a better look at any card, just click the image of the page for an enlarged version. For each page I'll pick a favorite card as well. So, without further ado, here's my 1979-80 Topps hockey set: Cards 1-9 Favorite Card: 1978-79 Goal Leaders Card #1 in the set, three Hall-of-Famers, and three 500+ career goal scorers (700+ for Dionne!). Easy decision there... Cards 10-18 Favorite Card: The one card missing from the sheet, Wayne Gretzky's RC The most iconic card in the set by far, and one of the most instantly recognizable hockey cards ever made. Given what even poor-condition Gretzky rookies go for, I highly doubt I'll ever end up with a second copy to go in the album. Besides, if I had another that was in the same condition as most of my '79-80 cards I'd be way too afraid to store it in a simple Ultra Pro sheet! Cards 19-27 Favorite Card: Brad Park Overall I'm very happy with the condition of my set. There are only a small handful of cards that need upgrading. Brad Park here is one of them, thanks to the mystery substance on the front of the card. Cards 28-36 Favorite Card: Mike Murphy I have to say, this is one of the duller pages from the set. I almost went with the original NHL Iron Man, Garry Unger, but instead settled on Mike Murphy here, who was captain of the LA Kings for 7 seasons. Cards 37-45 Favorite Card: Wayne Stephenson I was tempted to go with Borje Salming here, especially since his was one of the final half dozen or so cards I needed towards the very end. Ultimately though, I couldn't go against Stephenson's mask. Cards 46-54 Favorite Card: Larry Robinson As much as it pains me to select a Canadien over Marty Howe and that fantastic New England Whalers sweater, I just love the way this Robinson card looks. The red that's so prominent in the card's border just looks right at home with all that Habs gear. Cards 55-63 Favorite Card: Jim Bedard This is one of my favorite photos from the set. It's an interesting perspective, and the background really shows just how poorly lit many arenas were during this time period. Cards 64-72 Favorite Card: Denis Potvin Denis was about to embark on a pretty nice run of Stanley Cup Championships not long after this card came out... Cards 73-81 Favorite Card: Tony Esposito Wayne Cashman's card has one of my favorite photos, but I like Tony's card slightly more. I certainly was not going to choose card #81, which depicts the Canadiens getting past the Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs... Cards 82-90 Favorite Card: 1978-79 Stanley Cup Finals I hate to admit it, but I really like this card. I don't think we'll ever see a team win 4 straight titles again. It still amazes me that the Canadiens and Islanders accomplished this feat back to back. Cards 91-99 Favorite Card: Dave Williams This one was a toss-up between Williams and Reggie Leach, but I went with this great portrait of Tiger. Cards 100-108 Favorite Card: Gary Smith Easy choice here, very few cards in this set could top Smith. I've mentioned this before but I love how different he looks compared to the beginning of the decade: Cards 109-117 Favorite Card: Mike Milbury I went with the hometown team here, but in retrospect I maybe should have chosen John Davidson for his awesome Rangers mask. That's alright, there's another great Rangers mask in the set... Cards 118-126 Favorite Card: Wayne Thomas Yes, I chose Wayne Thomas over Randy Carlyle, Bobby Clarke and Darryl Sittler... Cards 127-135 Favorite Card: Ivan Boldirev Boldirev had a streak of 11 straight 50-point seasons from 1973-74 through 1983-84. In 1984-85 he came one point short of continuing the streak, tallying 49. That was the final season of his NHL career. Maybe not that impressive when you consider the era he played in, but consistent nonetheless. My favorite thing about this card though is the Flames gear. Cards 136-144 Favorite Card: Randy Pierce My gut instinct was to go with Bill Barber for this page, especially since he was one of the last half dozen cards I needed at the very end for my set. I'm going with a bit of a sleeper pick though, card #137 Randy Pierce. This card is both great and terrible because of the photo. Great because the photo itself is one of my favorites in the set. Nice look at the Colorado Rockies sweater, and lots of depth due to the in-focus player and the blurred out referee perfectly positioned in the distance. Terrible because this isn't actually Randy Pierce, it's his teammate Ron Delorme. Cards 145-153 Favorite Card: Lanny McDonald The Dryden card is nice, but I've always been a Lanny fan, and it seems like cards depicting his days with Toronto are just much more infrequent than his Calgary Flames cards are. Cards 154-162 Favorite Card: Stan Mikita One of the great things about this set is that it signifies a changing of the guard. You've got Wayne Gretzky's rookie, but you've also got the final cards of guys like Gordie Howe and Stan Mikita here. Every time I see Mikita's helmet I think of Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet in Spaceballs... Cards 163-171 Favorite Card: Bryan Trottier Record Breaker I wish Upper Deck included Record Breaker cards in their modern-day flagship set. This card pays tribute to Trottier's 6 points in a single period against the New York Rangers the season prior. Cards 172-180 Favorite Card: Gordie Howe I've shown this one a few times before, in fact it's one of my favorite hockey cards of all time. It's amazing just how productive Gordie was at age 51! He played in all 80 games for Hartford in '79-80, scoring 15 goals, tallying 41 points and helping the Whalers make the playoffs. Unbelievable. For the longest time, this (and its O-Pee-Chee counterpart) was the only big card of Howe featured with the Hartford Whalers. Unlike the Gretzky rookie, these can be had for cheap enough that I'll definitely find an ungraded version to throw in the binder someday. I think this is my single favorite card in the entire set. Cards 181-189 Favorite Card: Bobby Hull Along with Mikita and Howe, Bobby Hull also had his final card in the '79-80 set. That there is a face only a hockey mom could love. Cards 190-198 Favorite Card: Charlie Simmer Simmer was a back-to-back 50-goal scorer, and missed the 50 goals in 50 games mark by a single game. This was undoubtedly due in large part to his playing on a line with Dave Taylor and Marcel Dionne. Cards 199-207 Favorite Card: Guy LaFleur I've always liked this card, it's in my top ten from this set without a doubt. Cards 208-216 Favorite Card: Mark Howe Recent Hall-of-Fame inductee on a Hartford Whalers card in a New England Whalers sweater... Cards 217-225 Favorite Card: Jean Ratelle The Hall-of-Famer Ratelle beats out Maruk and Bobby Nystrom. As for Esposito in a Rangers jersey, that is just plain criminal. Jean Ratelle had an impressive 73 points in 67 games for the B's in 1979-80, his second to last season in the NHL. Random fact, it was the 9th season in his career that he played 67 games or more and averaged better than a point per game. Cards 226-234 Favorite Card: Mike Bossy Dave Taylor's is a nice card, but I'm going with Mr. 50-goal guy. Cards 235-243 Favorite Card: Rogatien Vachon The obvious choice here would be longtime Bruins enforcer Terry O'Reilly, but I really like this Vachon card. I always forget that he played two seasons for the Wings, and check out that sweet VIC goalie stick. Cards 244-252 Favorite Card: Colorado Rockies What can I say, I'm a sucker for franchises that no longer exist. I guess maybe it stems from being a Hartford Whalers fan. Cards 253-261 Favorite Card: NHL Entries It's pretty fitting that I show this card today I guess. In my very last post I focused on a card that signified the WHA's beginning, and this one signifies its end. It's nice to have a card that represents the birth of my favorite hockey team of all-time. Cards 262-264 Favorite Card: Stan Jonathan Stan benefits from a lack of competition, and was selected solely because he's a member of the Boston Bruins. So, there you have it. This is the oldest hockey card set I've hand collated to date, and probably the single set I wanted to finish off more than any other since I began collecting again back in 2007. It felt great to get these situated in a binder. I'm sure I'll enjoy looking at them for many years to come. What's your favorite card from the '79-80 Topps set?

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