Fondue au chocolate
Когда мы в Монреале, всегда приходим поклониться святому Андрею, которого в конце коецов канонизировал Ватикан. Этот удивительный человек спас жизни и востановил здоровье ни одной сотне человек. Лечил молитвой и наложением рук.
Frère André
Под этим памятнком он похоронен.
The original chapel on the grounds of the Oratoire St Joseph. In this chapel, you can find Brother André's room.
Oratoire St-Joseph now. The dome is the world's second-largest, after St. Peter's in Rome.
Architect(s) Dalbé Viau and Alphonse Venne
Architectural style Italian renaissance
Year completed 1967 Construction cost $2.3 Million (CAD)
Inside there are essentially two large churches one atop the other, as well as side chapels including the candlelit hall leading to Frère André's tomb.
Religious visitors sometimes climb the steps in the middle, praying at every step; more pragmatic ones walk up normally or take one of the free shuttle buses from the base.
D. Hvorostovsky
We visited this time for Radvanovsky and D. Hvorostovsky concert.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81z1YzH_994 Radvanovsky & Hvorostovsky - Il trovatore duet
Это была наша первая встреча с Хворостовским. Слышала о нем достаточно и в основном хвалебные отзывы. Ну что ж, баритон великолепный, выглядит импозантно, но такое впечатление, что он не в состоянии чувстовать или передать эмоции с помощью голоса. Звучал отдельно голос, а слова и чувства не совпадали ни на мгновенье. Если мадам Родвановски была ослепительна и совершенно гармонична, то Хворостовский ей только мешал. Конечно, я понимаю, что все мы люди и у него может быть не произошло должного настроя на концерт. И понятно, что петь отдельные арии иногда сложнее, чем полностью оперную партию, там успеваешь войти в роль. Но как обидно, что он не сумел передать ни страсть, ни теплоту, ни любовь, играя с такой врсхитительной партнершей.
American soprano Sondra Radvanovsky’s dramatic stage presence and stunning vocal gifts have firmly established her as one of the leading stars on the international stage today. The New York Times has praised her “rich, tremulous soprano voice and affecting intensity,” while The Times (UK) hailed her as “a true Verdian, with a big, juicy, vibrato-rich sound.”
Brilliant pianist and conductor Constantine Orbelian
The brilliant pianist and conductor Constantine Orbelian is the first American ever to become music director of an ensemble in Russia. His appointment in 1991 as Music Director of the celebrated Moscow Chamber Orchestra was a breakthrough event and came in the midst of Orbelian's successful career as a concert pianist.
Интересная подробность: в первом ряду сидел пожилой джентельмен с лева от дирежорского пульта, вокруг него было не занято три места с одной и три места с другой стороны. Загадка. Антракт он провел на месте, переговариваясь неспешно с соседом слева.
DIM SUM
We went to the biggest Dim Sum place in Montreal in China Town
William and Henry Birks Building
This structure, known as Divinity Hall until 1972, was originally owned by the Joint Board of Theological Colleges and was built between 1929 and 1931 by Harold Fetherstonhaugh, a student of Percy Nobbs. Its cruciform plan, Collegiate Gothic design, and many architectural details all reflect the religious function of this building without favoring any particular denomination. This concurs with the religious attitudes on which McGill was founded.
The Faculty of Religious Studies is located in the handsome William and Henry Birks Building, erected in 1931, formerly known as Divinity Hall, at 3520 University Street. In addition to usual classrooms, offices, and common rooms, this building accommodates the Birks Heritage Chapel.
The two-story, galleried chapel seats about 150. It initially reflected the interdenominational nature of the original colleges, and the ecumenical intention of Divinity Hall, now the Birks Building, home of the Faculty of Religious Studies.
Birks main door
Birks Hall - main entrance
Разговор о Magritte
My new haircut: I love it, A hates it, S does not like it, for P it is all right!
Je l'aime, ta coiffure! Comment c'est maintenant?
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