«Dieu du bonheur, Dieu plein du charmes», a polonaise from Le Trompeur Trompé (1800), a one-act opéra comique by Pierre Gaveaux to a libretto by François Bernard-Valville. Performed on historical instruments, with Montserrat Alavedra as Agathe.
English : «Dieu du bonheur, Dieu plein du charmes», a polonaise from Le Trompeur Trompé (1800), a one-act opéra comique by Pierre Gaveaux to a libretto by François Bernard-Valville. Performed on historical instruments, with Montserrat Alavedra as Agathe.
Video footage taken from the gun camera of a US Apache helicopter on active duty in Iraq and showing the killing of people whom the U.S. military regarded as suspected Iraqi insurgents. Originally shown on ABC TV on January 9, 2004.
English : Video footage taken from the gun camera of a US Apache helicopter on active duty in Iraq and showing the killing of people whom the U.S. military regarded as suspected Iraqi insurgents. Originally shown on ABC TV on January 9, 2004.
A recording of "Hostias Et Preces" by Eugenio Terziani (1824-1889), sung the last surviving castrato of the Pope's choir, Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922). Moreschi, as the only castrato trained in the old traditions to be recorded, provides our only insight into what a lost musical tradition was like.
English : A recording of "Hostias Et Preces" by Eugenio Terziani (1824-1889), sung the last surviving castrato of the Pope's choir, Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922). Moreschi, as the only castrato trained in the old traditions to be recorded, provides our only insight into what a lost musical tradition was like.
“Preludio Sinfonico” in A major (Op. 1) by Giacomo Puccini. The “Preludio Sinfonico” was composed by the young Puccini for his final exam at Milan Conservatory in 1882. Although receiving poor critical reception upon its release, part of this work was reused by Puccini for “Edgar” and “Le Villi” operas.
English : “Preludio Sinfonico” in A major (Op. 1) by Giacomo Puccini. The “Preludio Sinfonico” was composed by the young Puccini for his final exam at Milan Conservatory in 1882. Although receiving poor critical reception upon its release, part of this work was reused by Puccini for “Edgar” and “Le Villi” operas.
In Katrina's Wake - short film about Hurricane Katrina by NASA. Hurricane Katrina took the world by storm when it ravaged Louisiana and surrounding states in late August of 2005, killed or damaged 320 million large trees and affected more than 5 millions acres of forest.
English : In Katrina's Wake - short film about Hurricane Katrina by NASA. Hurricane Katrina took the world by storm when it ravaged Louisiana and surrounding states in late August of 2005, killed or damaged 320 million large trees and affected more than 5 millions acres of forest.
Blue jay cracking nuts - the ability is fairly well developed. Tool use has never been reported for wild Blue Jays, but captive Blue Jays used strips of newspaper to rake in food pellets from outside their cages. Blue Jays also lower their crests when they are feeding peacefully with family and flock members or tending to nestlings.
English : Blue jay cracking nuts - the ability is fairly well developed. Tool use has never been reported for wild Blue Jays, but captive Blue Jays used strips of newspaper to rake in food pellets from outside their cages. Blue Jays also lower their crests when they are feeding peacefully with family and flock members or tending to nestlings.
This is a time-lapse video of a bus ride through Downtown Seattle taken during the evening rush hour from the upper deck of a Community Transit double-decker bus on route 401 Lynnwood. 4 video seconds represent 1 minute time in this video, so it takes more than 15 minutes to travel through Downtown before entering the I-5 Express Lanes.
English : This is a time-lapse video of a bus ride through Downtown Seattle taken during the evening rush hour from the upper deck of a Community Transit double-decker bus on route 401 Lynnwood. 4 video seconds represent 1 minute time in this video, so it takes more than 15 minutes to travel through Downtown before entering the I-5 Express Lanes.
