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這本書的起緣是一趟期待已久的音樂之旅， 那是愛樂人的夢想之旅。 《為了華格納，行走半個地球》事實上是一則德國漢堡市的當地報紙，針對這次漢堡歌劇院演出華格納歌劇全集的花絮報導，報導的對象就是我們這一群為華格納而來的台灣同好。 主要報導內容是指詹益昌醫師為華格納200周年誕辰紀念，一年前透過網路全球搜尋有關華格納200周年誕辰紀念相關活動與音樂會，利用家裡的網路上網購票，並招攬一群同好前來漢堡歌劇院聆賞華格納歌劇全集。 本書特色 主打「華格納」200周年誕辰紀念相關活動與音樂會及愛樂迷，全書圖文並茂，十足經典，極具收藏價值。 '蘇曼 興趣：閱讀、音樂、旅行、投資理財 學歷：東海大學企業管理學系畢業 現任：英國保誠投信業務協理 著作：《啟動旅行的心靈價值》、《看見永恆的美》、《悠遠深邃的旅程》、《印象時期的微光》' 【推薦序一】一個清晰而堅定的回憶，讓人得以記得春天 【推薦序二】一本可以成為歌劇的入門書 I...

C'è stato un tempo in cui il nostro cinema dettava legge e i nostri autori venivano chiamati maestri. Tra neorealismo e commedia all'italiana, i nostri film non avevano rivali e molte opere segnano, ora, la storia del cinema mondiale. Tullio Pinelli è stato uno degli sceneggiatori che meglio rappresenta...

Questo Romanzo si ricollega al libro Sexamoritia; l’autore, sotto una sorta di auto-ipnosi, si ritrova catapultato al tempo dei Romani. Diventerà così protagonista di un’altra vita nei panni dell’architetto e scrittore romano Marco Vitruvio Pollione. Inizierà dunque una storia colma di colpi...

Oscar Wilde was a friend of mine for many years: I could not help prizing him to the very end: he was always to me a charming, soul-animating influence. He was dreadfully punished by men utterly his inferiors: ruined, outlawed, persecuted till Death itself came as a deliverance. His sentence impeaches...

"I film di Aristakisjan sono dei film fastidiosi. Questa è una realtà innegabile. Non sono opere avvincenti, non raccontano intrecci particolari, non hanno colpi di scena, anzi sono praticamente privi di trama. Non mostrano esempi di maestria registica né tantomeno sequenze dalla costruzione...

Many of the photographs are as familiar as they are iconic: Nelson Mandela gazing through the bars of his prison cell on Robben Island; a young Miriam Makeba smiling and dancing; Hugh Masekela as a schoolboy receiving the gift of a trumpet from Louis Armstrong; Henry ‘Mr Drum’ Nxumalo; the Women’s...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction. First published in 1880, this biography explores the life of Lord Byron (1788-1824), one of Britain's greatest poets. Setting Byron's work in an historical context, Nichol shows how he was idolised as well as morally condemned, and discusses the reflection of Byron's flamboyant person in his famous literary characters.

Il racconto di un uomo che non si è mai arreso. Un numero uno partito da zero. Un’ incredibile lezione di vita, nella quale Il calcio, l’antiquariato e la storia di un grande amore sono gli ingredienti che fanno di questa biografia un libro imperdibile.

Monaco, Paris, Bucharest, Civitella d'Agliano, Berlin, London, Mexico, Milan, New York, Los Angeles  A singular guide of art and contemporary design. It marks the exceptionally creative years 2015 and 2016. The author takes a close-up on the pulse of creation. The artist invites the lover of...

Génie de l’interprétation, certes avec ce qu’il faut de fidélité et d’invention mêlées pour exceller en ce genre. Artiste complet, Gabriel Bacquier se dit comédien-chanteur et non l’inverse : c’est sa révolution copernicienne. En effet, la musique colore la poésie, satellite de...

In the early 1900s, the population of Southern California exploded, and the cities grew at such a rapid pace that builders could hardly keep up. Among those who settled in the area were ten architects looking to make their marks on the world. Claud Beelman, a man who never received a college degree,...

What do Prague, London, New York and Tehran have in common? Award-winning architect Martin Holub has lived, designed buildings and enriched lives in all these places. Martin’s Scribbles is a travel memoir, meets architect biography, meets lifetime reflection. Readers are taken on a playful romp...

Ein großer Regisseur zwischen Subversion und Anpassung. Konrad Wolf, der Sohn des Schriftstellers und Arztes Friedrich Wolf, wurde mit Filmen wie „Der geteilte Himmel“ (1964), „Ich war neunzehn“ (1968) und „Solo Sunny“ (1980) international bekannt. Seine ungewöhnliche Biographie, die...

Der Dramatiker Heiner Müller (1929–1995) war auch ein Meister des Bonmots und der überraschenden, oft listigen Erwiderung – das ist vor allem aus seinen Interviews bekannt. Der Band zeigt Müller nun erstmals als lebendiges Gedankenbild. In der Rückschau von Zeitgenossen und in immer wieder...