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Magna Elvine Lykseth-Skogma, born 150 years ago today, was a Norwegian-born Swedish operatic soprano. After making her début at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1901 as Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana, she was engaged there until 1918 becoming the company's prima donna. She performed leading roles in a wide range of operas but is remembered in particular for her Wagnerian interpretations, creating Brünnhilde in the Swedish premières of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, and Isolde (pictured) in 1909. Considered to be one of the most outstanding Swedish opera singers of her generation, she was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal in 1907 and became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1912. +/− [en]
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 Central dome of Salzburg Cathedral, Austria. The cathedral was founded in 774 and rebuilt in 1181 after a fire, but it got its present Baroque style appearance under Prince-Bishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in the 17th century. Change image |
English : Central dome of Salzburg Cathedral, Austria. The cathedral was founded in 774 and rebuilt in 1181 after a fire, but it got its present Baroque style appearance under Prince-Bishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in the 17th century.
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,_Grand_Prismatic_Spring_--_2022_--_2514.jpg) Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA Change image |
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 Neo-Gothic St. Catherine's Church in the Thuringian village of Mellenbach-Glasbach, Germany Change image |
English : Neo-Gothic St. Catherine's Church in the Thuringian village of Mellenbach-Glasbach, Germany
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 The so-called Beckumer Anschläge is a collection of stories about the silly citizens of Beckum, Germany. In this caricature on a banknote of 1918, a funny episode is depicted: A cow is pulled up to the top of a wall to eat the grass that is growing there. Size: 93 mm × 142 mm. Change image |
English : The so-called Beckumer Anschläge is a collection of stories about the silly citizens of Beckum, Germany. In this caricature on a banknote of 1918, a funny episode is depicted: A cow is pulled up to the top of a wall to eat the grass that is growing there. Size: 93 mm × 142 mm.
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-L1003785.jpg) The Elgin Bridge, a vehicular box girder bridge across the Singapore River, built between 1925 and 1929. The bridge links the Downtown Core to the Singapore River Planning Area located within Singapore’s Central Area. The bridge was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a colonial administrator and diplomat who had served as Governor-General of Canada and India. This long exposure image shows a boat passing under the bridge during blue hour on August 18, 2023. Change image |
English : The Elgin Bridge, a vehicular box girder bridge across the Singapore River, built between 1925 and 1929. The bridge links the Downtown Core to the Singapore River Planning Area located within Singapore’s Central Area. The bridge was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a colonial administrator and diplomat who had served as Governor-General of Canada and India. This long exposure image shows a boat passing under the bridge during blue hour on August 18, 2023.
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| Magna Elvine Lykseth-Skogma, born 150 years ago today, was a Norwegian-born Swedish operatic soprano. After making her début at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1901 as Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana, she was engaged there until 1918 becoming the company's prima donna. She performed leading roles in a wide range of operas but is remembered in particular for her Wagnerian interpretations, creating Brünnhilde in the Swedish premières of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, and Isolde (pictured) in 1909. Considered to be one of the most outstanding Swedish opera singers of her generation, she was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal in 1907 and became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1912. Change image |
English : Magna Elvine Lykseth-Skogma, born 150 years ago today, was a Norwegian-born Swedish operatic soprano. After making her début at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1901 as Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana, she was engaged there until 1918 becoming the company's prima donna. She performed leading roles in a wide range of operas but is remembered in particular for her Wagnerian interpretations, creating Brünnhilde in the Swedish premières of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, and Isolde (pictured) in 1909. Considered to be one of the most outstanding Swedish opera singers of her generation, she was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal in 1907 and became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1912.
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.jpg) Winter view of the cemetery in Böckingen, Heilbronn, Germany Change image |
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_24-11-2020._(actm.)_01.jpg) Clitocybe nebularis (clouded agaric) Change image |
English : Clitocybe nebularis (clouded agaric)
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 Lobby of the New Town Hall in Hanover Change image |
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.jpg) Baunsa Rani, which means "Bamboo Queen," is an ancient Indian art form from Odisha in which young girls walk barefoot on tightropes. They also often perform various acrobatic poses on and off the rope to the beat of drums and songs. This dance form is very dangerous and requires many years of experience. Change image |
English : Baunsa Rani, which means "Bamboo Queen," is an ancient Indian art form from Odisha in which young girls walk barefoot on tightropes. They also often perform various acrobatic poses on and off the rope to the beat of drums and songs. This dance form is very dangerous and requires many years of experience.
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 Harriet Jacobs's only known formal portrait. Change image |
English : Harriet Jacobs's only known formal portrait.
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 Galleria Sciarra, Rome, Italy Change image |
English : Galleria Sciarra, Rome, Italy
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 Exterior of the Notre-Dame Basilica, located in the historic district of Old Montreal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was built between 1823 and 1829 after a design of James O'Donnell and it has become one of the landmarks of the city. Change image |
English : Exterior of the Notre-Dame Basilica, located in the historic district of Old Montreal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was built between 1823 and 1829 after a design of James O'Donnell and it has become one of the landmarks of the city.
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,_Canada_Place_--_2022_--_1906_(bw).jpg) “Five Sails” at Canada Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Change image |
English : “Five Sails” at Canada Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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_10-07-2023._(d.j.b)_04.jpg) View of the Mariakerk van Wierum from the seawall. Change image |
English : View of the Mariakerk van Wierum from the seawall.
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 Fire cabinet, fire hose and clock in Denmark Change image |
English : Fire cabinet, fire hose and clock in Denmark
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 Bearded man smoking a pipe. Today is International Pipe Smoking Day. Change image |
English : Bearded man smoking a pipe. Today is International Pipe Smoking Day.
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 Statue of Saint Peter at the main altar of the parish church St. Georg in Hüfingen-Mundelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Today is the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter on the General Roman Calendar Change image |
English : Statue of Saint Peter at the main altar of the parish church St. Georg in Hüfingen-Mundelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Today is the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter on the General Roman Calendar
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 The head of a sandstone Buddha statue nestled in the tree roots beside the minor chapels of Wat Maha That, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. The temple is one of the most tourist and photographic attractions in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya, an ancient capital of Siam. Today is Māgha Pūjā。 Change image |
English : The head of a sandstone Buddha statue nestled in the tree roots beside the minor chapels of Wat Maha That, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. The temple is one of the most tourist and photographic attractions in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya, an ancient capital of Siam. Today is Māgha Pūjā。
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 The actor Sean Astin giving a talk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Today is his birthday. Change image |
English : The actor Sean Astin giving a talk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Today is his birthday.
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 Starry Night Over the Rhône was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888. Today the painting is exhibited in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France. Change image |
English : Starry Night Over the Rhône was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888. Today the painting is exhibited in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France.
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