Spot the Reference, Akt 16
Anyone else tired of these things yet? Unless someone says that they want me to do one tomorrow, I have a half-mind to skip it and start back on track on Monday. Last post was here.
Subtitle: Gebet einer Jungfrau
Introduction:
Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved flowers more than anyone.
She prayed every day for the whole town to be filled with beautiful flowers. To make that happen, she pulled up all the ungly weeds in town.
Eventually the girl's prayers were answered and the town was blanketed in flowers.
But they say the town that was filled with blossoms of all colors looked gray somehow.
Crow victim: Freya
Music:
Neko-sensei imagines that everyone’s sudden departure is for his benefit: Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich: Sleeping Beauty Act III - “Puss in Boots & The White Cat”
Ahiru discovers that Rue is only pretending to be hurt, Rue & Mytho disappear and Ahiru searches for them: Wagner, Richard: Gotterdämerung: Music from Act III, Scene 2 - “Siegfried’s Death March”
Ahiru finds Freya watering the garden and they speak, Ahiru day-dreams about how wonderful Freya is until being interrupted by Uzura: Mendelssohn, Felix Bartholdy: On Wings of Song
Uzura searches for Ahiru’s tail, Ahiru amazes Uzura by turning into a duck and then back into a girl: Mussorgsky, Modest (orch. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition: Dance of the Unhatched Chicks
Freya practices: Adam, Adolphe: Giselle Act I, No.3 - “Entrance of Giselle” (rehearsal reduction)
Mytho tempts Freya and taints her heart with hatred, Ahiru realizes that Freya and Pike are facing the same challenge, Tutu tries to save Freya but Mytho disappears before she is able: Vieuxtemps, Henry: Reverie, Op.22 no.3
Rue embraces Mytho and hopes that he will come to love only her: Wagner, Richard: Gotterdämerung: Music from Act III, Scene 2 - “Siegfried’s Death March”
Contestants warm up for the contest: Offenbach, Jacques: Orpheus in the Underworld: Act I - Overture
Uzura proudly tells Fakir about finding Ahiru’s butt, Fakir twists Uzura’s head around and Ahiru becomes a duck, Fakir hides as Uzura changes Ahiru back into a girl: Mussorgsky, Modest (orch. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition: Dance of the Unhatched Chicks
Fakir tells Ahiru about Uzura: Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich: Swan Lake: Act II, No.13 - Andante non troppo “Dance de cygnes”
Uzura plays with Ahiru again: Saint-Saëns, Camille: Carnival of the Animals: Hens and Roosters
The ballet contest proceeds: Offenbach, Jacques: Orpheus in the Underworld: Act I - Overture
Freya dances, Kraehe tries to comfort the Monster Raven, Ahiru and Fakir run to interfere with Mytho’s plan: Løvenskiold, Herman: La Sylphide: Act II, No.8 - Finale
Mytho tries to bring Freya to sacrifice her heart to the Monster Raven, Ahiru awakens Freya as Fakir struggles with Mytho: Badarzewska, Tekla: The Maiden’s Prayer, Op.4
Kraehe appears to take Mytho away and reveals that Fakir had hidden his knowledge of her plans from Ahiru: Wagner, Richard: Gotterdämerung: Music from Act III, Scene II - “Siegfried’s Death March”
So, the victim in this episode is named Freya, and I can only applaud the creators' fine naming skills. For those who didn't learn about this at school (it's part of my cultural heritage, okay?), Freya was the Norse goddess of love, beauty and fertility, and also helped with bringing spring. Oh, and bad guys wanted to marry her.
Freya dances the same dance as the one Rue did in Akt 4, but she's having an easier time of it than Rue did - maybe Freya practices her basics more, or is it because she's more at peace with herself?
Yaay, Uzura! Little Drummer Girl. Okay, not really, she's probably an analogue to those wind-up toys where you turn a screw and they start drumming, but...
The wheels of Drosselmeyer's clock have petals in this Akt. Heee.
I thought this the last episode as well: Raven!Mytho is getting an interesting view when those girls are lifted up in the air...
That's it for today. See you tomorrow or Monday.
Subtitle: Gebet einer Jungfrau
Introduction:
Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved flowers more than anyone.
She prayed every day for the whole town to be filled with beautiful flowers. To make that happen, she pulled up all the ungly weeds in town.
Eventually the girl's prayers were answered and the town was blanketed in flowers.
But they say the town that was filled with blossoms of all colors looked gray somehow.
Crow victim: Freya
Music:
Neko-sensei imagines that everyone’s sudden departure is for his benefit: Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich: Sleeping Beauty Act III - “Puss in Boots & The White Cat”
Ahiru discovers that Rue is only pretending to be hurt, Rue & Mytho disappear and Ahiru searches for them: Wagner, Richard: Gotterdämerung: Music from Act III, Scene 2 - “Siegfried’s Death March”
Ahiru finds Freya watering the garden and they speak, Ahiru day-dreams about how wonderful Freya is until being interrupted by Uzura: Mendelssohn, Felix Bartholdy: On Wings of Song
Uzura searches for Ahiru’s tail, Ahiru amazes Uzura by turning into a duck and then back into a girl: Mussorgsky, Modest (orch. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition: Dance of the Unhatched Chicks
Freya practices: Adam, Adolphe: Giselle Act I, No.3 - “Entrance of Giselle” (rehearsal reduction)
Mytho tempts Freya and taints her heart with hatred, Ahiru realizes that Freya and Pike are facing the same challenge, Tutu tries to save Freya but Mytho disappears before she is able: Vieuxtemps, Henry: Reverie, Op.22 no.3
Rue embraces Mytho and hopes that he will come to love only her: Wagner, Richard: Gotterdämerung: Music from Act III, Scene 2 - “Siegfried’s Death March”
Contestants warm up for the contest: Offenbach, Jacques: Orpheus in the Underworld: Act I - Overture
Uzura proudly tells Fakir about finding Ahiru’s butt, Fakir twists Uzura’s head around and Ahiru becomes a duck, Fakir hides as Uzura changes Ahiru back into a girl: Mussorgsky, Modest (orch. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition: Dance of the Unhatched Chicks
Fakir tells Ahiru about Uzura: Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich: Swan Lake: Act II, No.13 - Andante non troppo “Dance de cygnes”
Uzura plays with Ahiru again: Saint-Saëns, Camille: Carnival of the Animals: Hens and Roosters
The ballet contest proceeds: Offenbach, Jacques: Orpheus in the Underworld: Act I - Overture
Freya dances, Kraehe tries to comfort the Monster Raven, Ahiru and Fakir run to interfere with Mytho’s plan: Løvenskiold, Herman: La Sylphide: Act II, No.8 - Finale
Mytho tries to bring Freya to sacrifice her heart to the Monster Raven, Ahiru awakens Freya as Fakir struggles with Mytho: Badarzewska, Tekla: The Maiden’s Prayer, Op.4
Kraehe appears to take Mytho away and reveals that Fakir had hidden his knowledge of her plans from Ahiru: Wagner, Richard: Gotterdämerung: Music from Act III, Scene II - “Siegfried’s Death March”
So, the victim in this episode is named Freya, and I can only applaud the creators' fine naming skills. For those who didn't learn about this at school (it's part of my cultural heritage, okay?), Freya was the Norse goddess of love, beauty and fertility, and also helped with bringing spring. Oh, and bad guys wanted to marry her.
Freya dances the same dance as the one Rue did in Akt 4, but she's having an easier time of it than Rue did - maybe Freya practices her basics more, or is it because she's more at peace with herself?
Yaay, Uzura! Little Drummer Girl. Okay, not really, she's probably an analogue to those wind-up toys where you turn a screw and they start drumming, but...
The wheels of Drosselmeyer's clock have petals in this Akt. Heee.
I thought this the last episode as well: Raven!Mytho is getting an interesting view when those girls are lifted up in the air...
That's it for today. See you tomorrow or Monday.