Winners of the international opera competition sponsored by Placido Domingo generally have ... more
lots of potential, but lack polish. Most promising from the first competition in 1993 is Nina Stemme, whose dark, rich voice shines thrillingly in La forza del destino, but succumbs to flabbiness and choppiness in lyrical passages. Ainhoa Arteta and Inva Mula-Tchako have pretty, sparkling sopranos, though the latter pushes needlessly through the middle voice and Arteta's selections are unchallenging. Kwangchul Youn, a competent, full-bodied bass, lacks style and phrasing skills. According to the verbosely translated liner notes, Domingo, a "matinee idol ... for adolescent, opera-addicted teenagers" (wherever they may be!) is a much-needed role model for these young singers. Only time will tell if these masters of the art of competition will have masterful careers. --Barbara Eisner Bayer
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Winners of the international opera competition sponsored by Placido Domingo generally have ... more
lots of potential, but lack polish. Most promising from the first competition in 1993 is Nina Stemme, whose dark, rich voice shines thrillingly inLa forza del destino, but succumbs to flabbiness and choppiness in lyrical passages. Ainhoa Arteta and Inva Mula-Tchako have pretty, sparkling sopranos, though the latter pushes needlessly through the middle voice and Arteta's selections are unchallenging. Kwangchul Youn, a competent, full-bodied bass, lacks style and phrasing skills. According to the verbosely translated liner notes, Domingo, a "matinee idol ... for adolescent, opera-addicted teenagers" (wherever they may be!) is a much-needed role model for these young singers. Only time will tell if these masters of the art of competition will have masterful careers.--Barbara Eisner Bayer
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I recently went on a cultural girlie trip with a friend to Paris. I was left to do all the booking. I was looking for a reasonable hotel, near a metro stop, which included breakfast. I came across the Hotel International on various travel sites and it seemed fairly highly rated so I booked us in for three nights.
LOCATION:
The hotel is located 6 Rue Auguste Barbier in the 11th Arrondissement. The nearest Metro stop is Garcourt which was a two minute walk away and it was a five minute walk to Republique which gives good links to other lines. It's not really central enough to avoid the Metro and walk to the attractions but it was located so close to a stop that it seemed ideal.
PRICE:
Prices vary depending on size of room and season. There are singles, doubles and triples available. We paid Euro254 for the whole time ...
Advantages: You may get a fantastic prize Disadvantages: Previous three book voucher winners never got their £150 prizes
the winners were announced.
Ciao are considering now bringing back the monthly competition as many members are still mailing them regularly to complain about them being stopped in the first place.
♣08/03/2006
Dorling Kindersley Competition
We are delighted to announce that the winners of the Ciao Dorling Kindersley competition is PJE with his review of "Ideas That Changed The World", by Felipe Fernandéz Armesto entitled, Super-concept-ideologistic-explicates-all-notions and LunahC for their review on the book "What is PB Bear Doing?"entitled All the fun of the bear
They both win a book voucher each worth £150
Many congratulations from the Ciao Team !
♣ 01/12/2005
WIN £150 worth of book vouchers from Dorling and Kindersley!
To promote their books this Christmas, Dorling and Kindersley have teamed up with Ciao ...
COOOEEE 14.03.2003 (25.04.2008)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Ciao Competitions
Advantages: Classic songs, superb vocals, the voice of an angel Disadvantages: Absolutely none
:47♪♫
?Maybe I shall meet him Sunday
Maybe Monday, maybe not
Still, I'm sure to meet him one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good-news day?
Alison had no real connection with this song, other than the fact that she knew the first two lines and it interested her. A strong blues number, it?s kind of fun and reminds me of rainy Sunday afternoons. The strength, purity and range of Alison?s voice are evident in this track and demonstrate just how beautifully her voice is suited to blues. Fantastic saxophone solo on this song too.
♪♫Almost Blue 3:50♪♫
?Almost blue
Flirting with this disaster became me
It named me as the fool who only aimed to be?
I did say this singer?s tastes were eclectic and this is an Elvis Costello composition. Alison Moyet has been a fan of Costello since she was 16 ? not a bad judge if you ...
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