Remembering #Norway's greatest composer #EdvardGrieg on his birthday (June 15, 1843) 🎂🎶🌹. He is most famous for integrating Norwegian folk music into his compositions and establishing a distinct national musical identity.

#MannekenPis porte aujourd'hui son costume de "Diable rouge" dans le cadre de la participation de l’équipe de Belgique à la Coupe du Monde de Football ⚽🇧🇪⚽🇧🇪 #mannekenpis #brussels #bruxelles #football #stadbrussels #reddevils #diablesrouges #belgium #FIFA #FIFAWorldCup

"A walk in nature walks the soul back home." 🌿🌳🍃 — Mary Davis

Botticelli - détail

🌗✨A struggle between darkness and light, doubt and hope: Gustavo Dudamel conducts Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. Find the full 2025 performance in the Digital Concert Hall. digitalconcerthall.com/conce…

A grocery store in Italy 🇮🇹🧀🫒

First Prize of the #QueenElisabethCompetition 26, #EttorePagano likes our Belgian chocolate 🍫 🇧🇪

a new day a new blessing/ un nuevo día una nueva bendición/ um novo dia uma nova bênção/ un nouveau jour, une nouvelle bénédiction/ 新しい日、新しい祝福/ ein neuer Tag, ein neuer Segen/ nový den nové požehnání/ μια νέα μέρα μια νέα ευλογία/ yeni bir gün yeni bir mutluluk/ يوم جديد نعمة جديدة/ 新的一天，新的祝福/ egun berri bat bedeinkapen berri bat/ jekh nevo dives jekh nevo baxtagor/ nowy dzień, nowe błogosławieństwo/ новый день, новое благословение/ een nieuwe dag een nieuwe zegen/ یک روز جدید یک برکت جدید/ en ny dag en ny välsignelse/ 새로운 날 새로운 축복/ un novu ghjornu una nova benedizzione /

The composer of nearly 70 operas - almost as many as his pupil Donizetti - Simon Mayr was born #OTD in 1763.

Franz Schubert’s opera Die Zwillingsbrüder was premiered in Vienna #OTD in 1820.

Both highly charismatic figures in mid-20th-century American classical music 🎶🇺🇲 #LennyBernstein and #ThomasSchippers 🎶🥰 Their relationship was a complex blend of professional mentorship, artistic collaboration, and a rumored intimate involvement.

Tuscany, Italy 🇮🇹

French actress #CharlotteLysès and the legendary #Impressionist painter #ClaudeMonet in #Giverny, 1915 🎨 They had a genuine, warm, and platonic friendship.

Deep in Sequoia National Forest stands a natural wonder like no other, the General Sherman Tree. It may not be the tallest or the widest tree in the world, but by volume, it is the largest living single-stem tree on Earth. This giant sequoia is truly massive. It stands about 275 feet (83 meters) tall and has a base diameter of over 36 feet (11 meters). Its enormous size gives it a volume of more than 52,000 cubic feet, making it the biggest tree by total wood volume. The General Sherman Tree is also incredibly old. Scientists estimate it to be around 2,000 to 2,500 years old, meaning it was already standing long before many ancient civilizations rose and fell. Despite its age, the tree is still alive and continues to grow slowly each year. Protected within Sequoia National Park, it attracts thousands of visitors who come to witness its incredible size and natural beauty. The General Sherman Tree is a powerful reminder of nature’s strength, endurance, and the incredible scale of life on Earth. 🌲

#happysunday everyone 🎶🥰

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The baritone Étienne Dupuis has received Dallas Opera’s 2025-6 Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year Award.

Weekend/ fin de semana/final de semana/ عطلة نهاية الاسبوع/fine/ Wochenende / settimana/ 週末/ hafta sonu/ 주말/ víkend/ viikonloppu/σαββατοκύριακο/ 周末/ вихідні/уикенд/викенд/ выходные дни/ viikonloppu/helgen/تعطیلات آخر هفته/ víkend/ סוף שבוע/ deireadh seachtaine/ arapokõindypaha/ deireadh seachtaine/

Good morning. Conductor Karl Böhm and composer, conductor Richard Strauss. #music

A 20h sur #FranceMusique : Les Pêcheurs de perles de Georges Bizet à l’Opéra de Vienne radiofrance.fr/francemusique… @mvoinchet @stephanegrant @lodeonfrederic