
Commercial " Albrechtsburg Castle " (English Version) The Albrechtsburg in Meissen, the cradle of Saxony. In 929 King Heinrich I of Germany laid the foundations with the construction of a defensive wooden fortification. During the middle ages the castle hill was the most important residence of the Margraves of Meissen. However the area was divided between burgrave and bishop. At the end of the 11th century the most powerful rulers in central Germany were the Wettin family. In 1471 two brothers, Elector Ernst and Duke Albrecht, ordered the construction of the first residential castle in Germany. The master craftsman Arnold von Westfalen conceived a new type of stylistic vocabulary for the building. Large arched windows were placed between the wall pillars. This window and the cell vaulting became the hallmark of late gothic style in Saxony. The castle was designed and built as a place for holding court, for representational purposes and as an administrative centre. The private apartments with living rooms, bedrooms and toilets can still be seen today. After the discovery of European porcelain in 1710, Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, ordered production to be housed in the Albrechtsburg in Meissen.Manufacture of porcelain was carried out in the gothic rooms for more than 150 years. These rooms with murals portraying a romanticized 19th century view of the history of Saxony and the Wettin dynasty are full of drama, symbol and narrative power. __________________ we´re only had one day for shooting the film. not enough ...

Bedrich Smetana : Dalibor Act 1 (Scene 2) "You know by now our kingdom fair" by Allan Monk Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) Dalibor : Opera in Three Acts Libretto: Josef Wenzig & Ervin Spindler Vladislav, King of Bohemia : Allan Monk Dalibor, a knight : Nicolai Gedda (his only performance as Dalibor!) Budivoj, commander of the castle guard : Harlan Foss Benes, jailor : Paul Plishka Vitek, mercenary of Dalibor : John Carpenter Milada, sister of the burgrave of Plokovice : Teresa Kubiak Jitka, a village-maiden on the Dalibor's estate : Nadia Sormova Zdenek, musician (his ghost) : Raymond Gniewek Opera Orchestra New York and New york Choral Society Conductor : Eve Queler New York, Carnegie Hall, January 9, 1977. Act One Scene 2 4 - "You know by now our kingdom fair" (Vladislav) 2. Výstup (Stráže pořádají lid. Král vystoupí na trůn. Soudcové zasednou po obou stranách) VLADISLAV Již víte, jak to krásné království divokých vášní obětí se stalo, a víte též, jak dlouho Dalibor svévolně ruší mír, který jsem hledal, a novým zločinem se provinil. Hrad Ploskovice přepad' s vojsky svými, pobořil hradby i purkrabího zabil. Však konečně pokořila vojska, která jsem vyslal, Miladou pobádán, padlého sestrou. Až tu Dalibor po strašné, krvavé se bitvě poddal. Je v moci mé. nad ním rozsoudí král! By ale soud váš moh' být spravedlivý, před Daliborem slyšte Miladu! -

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Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte, Princess de Bourbon de Parme, Duchess of Nassau,Princess of Belgium, Countess Palatine of the Rhine, Countess of Sayn, Königstein, Katzenelnbogen and Diez, Burgrave of Hammerstein, Lady of Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg and Eppstein She was born at the Royal Palace of Brussels as the oldest child and only daughter of Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden. The young princess spent her childhood at the Stuyvenberg Palace just outside of Brussels with her parents, King Léopold and the legendary Snow Queen Astrid. Her mother, who was born a Princess of Sweden and a direct descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife Joséphine, was killed in an automobile accident in 1935 at age 29. Her father was a direct descendant of Stéphanie de Beauharnais, cousin of Joséphine's first husband and adopted daughter of Joséphine's second husband. On 9 April 1953 in Luxembourg, the princess married Prince Jean, then Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg. They had five children: Princess Marie-Astrid, who was born on February 17, 1954; Grand Duke Henri, who was born on April 16, 1955; Prince Jean, who was born on May 15, 1957; Princess Margaretha, who was born on May 15, 1957; Prince Guillaume, who was born on May 1, 1963. As Hereditary Grand Duchess first, then, from Jean's accession to the throne on November 12, 1964, until his abdication in 2001, as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, she carried out the many and varied duties (particularly ...

Bedrich Smetana : Dalibor (Ouverture) Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) Dalibor : Opera in Three Acts Libretto: Josef Wenzig & Ervin Spindler Vladislav, King of Bohemia : Allan Monk Dalibor, a knight : Nicolai Gedda (his only performance as Dalibor!) Budivoj, commander of the castle guard : Harlan Foss Benes, jailor : Paul Plishka Vitek, mercenary of Dalibor : John Carpenter Milada, sister of the burgrave of Plokovice : Teresa Kubiak Jitka, a village-maiden on the Dalibor's estate : Nadia Sormova Zdenek, musician (his ghost) : Raymond Gniewek Opera Orchestra New York and New york Choral Society Conductor : Eve Queler New York, Carnegie Hall, January 9, 1977. Act One 1 - Ouverture

Maria Teresa Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Her Royal Highness Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg , duchess of Nassau,Countess Palatine of the Rhine,Countess of Sayn, Königstein,Katzenelnbogen and Diez, Burgrave of Hammerstein, lady of Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg and Eppstein (née María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla; born 22 March 1956) is the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Henri. Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg was born in Marianao, Havana, Cuba, to José Antonio Mestre y Alvarez (Vedado, Havana, 1926 -) and wife (m. Vedado, Havana, 1951) María Teresa Batista y Falla de Mestre (Vedado, Havana, 1928 - 1988), both from families of the Bourgeoisie and even Spanish Nobility including some Conquistadors. In October 1959, at the time of the revolution, Maria Teresa Mestre left Cuba with her parents. The family settled in New York City, New York, where, as a young girl, she was a pupil at Marymount School. From 1961 she carried on her studies at the Lycée Français. In her childhood, Maria Teresa Mestre took ballet and singing courses. She practices skiing, ice-skating and water sports. She lived in New York City, Santander, Spain and Geneva, where she met the Grand Duke. In 1980 she graduated from the University of Geneva in political sciences. Miss Mestre met Prince Henri at this university. For four years they both carried on similar studies, working sometimes in the same study groups. Miss Mestre was for instance, the author of a report comparing legislation ...