User talk:MarnetteD/archive73

April pics

April songs

two people on DYK (yesterday), both connected to Oper Frankfurt, and don't miss video of Pink Floyd given to me! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:03, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Main Page history/2022 April 13: the TFA is hard to overlook, but there are also peace prayers, a soprano and a theatre manager, - if you don't find them try here (with a link to that Ingmar Bergman film scene) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:41, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for all of these Gerda Arendt. I am finalizing my plans to see this concert next month. The performance is at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe). I'm terrible at picture taking so I am glad the article gives you a nice look at the venue. Have a nice weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 15:13, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

very musical weekend, thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

dance and singing, peace doves and icecream --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:48, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

another Ukraine day today: Maks Levin DYK, expanding Kyiv Symphony Orchestra (have tickets), and creating Anthony Robin Schneider, the bass who could be heard opening the singing in Beethoven's Ninth twice on 10 March 2022, live in Frankfurt, Germany, and recorded in Auckland, New Zealand, singing "Freiheit!" (freedom) instead of "Freude" (joy), in a tradition started after the Fall of the Wall. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:59, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Very nice Gerda Arendt. You are certainly a busy bee. Thanks for all your work!! I'll leave you with this busy bee courtesy of Antonio and Bruno in appreciation. Enjoy. MarnetteD|Talk 19:24, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. I was impressed by quotes from the speech for the funeral, and "Every Ukrainian photographer dreams of taking a photo that will stop the war." - We had a rehearsal, and will get ready for an evensong on 22 May. Looking forward. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:21, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

violin instead of voice, now you can listen to what I heard live yesterday: Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, Luigi Gaggero & Diana Tishchenko (violin) / Kulturpalast Dresden (25 April 2022 on YouTube (that's 25 April in Dresden, a different violinist, but the same program) - ours pictured here - dove sono as encore --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:54, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much Gerda Arendt. I saved it until I could watch on my home theater tonight. I very special concert and I deeply appreciate you leaving me the link. MarnetteD|Talk 04:41, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Kareem

FYI, there's a related discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Infoboxes#INFONAT. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 02:03, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Bagumba. I thought I remembered that "when the country was obvious don't include it" happened long ago. Either I'm wrong (probable) or a new consensus replaced that (possible) at some point. I'll leave it alone and whatever is decided at that discussion is fine with me. I hope you enjoy the playoffs! MarnetteD|Talk 04:06, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Yeah. What some tout as progress others view as churn. And play-in stats dont count as playoff stats LOL.—Bagumba (talk) 04:16, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Rod Steiger

Do you have an opinion on including/excluding an infobox at Rod Steiger? It's a big article, and it seems to me an infobox would be helpful. The spouses could always be pruned, as the editors in the archived discussion seem to have thought the original infobox was excessively long. But the article already has a long lead, so I don't think it unbalances the article. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 19:41, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

No opinion one way or the other Ficaia. This was a bone of contention in the past but my sense is that has dropped away over the years. IMO a RFC (apologies for my typo of RFD in the edit summary) will put a firm stamp on things and prevent edit warring. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 19:50, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Well if you have no strong opinion I understand if you don't want to take the time to put together an RFC. But I'm a tech dummy, and I'd probably set it up wrong. If you would put one together, I'd be sure to comment in it. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk)

Helen Mirren

I hope there's no hard feelings. I reinstated a version of the edit of which you were making the point about WP:PUFFERY. I agree with you and I should not have reinstated that bit when I made the initial edit, so my apologies for that. I only reverted because as I stated in my edit summary, I was actually reverting the edit made by a user (who might I add has been making some questionable contributions as of lately) who removed the DOB without any valid reason. I also felt that the way they phrased some sentences were not very clear, at least not as much as they were before their edit, hence why I used 'ce' in my edit summary. Hopefully this can clear things up better. Cheers! — Film Enthusiast^✉ 01:23, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to let me know what is going on Film Enthusiast. An even bigger thanks for taking the time to be more thorough in your editing than I was. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 02:46, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you

Hello! Long time no speak - hope you are well. A belated thank you for your kind words the other day. Sad to see the Mostly retired banner at the top of your page. Your work here is always welcome. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 07:43, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for stopping by Lugnuts :-) You are welcome - I only wish I had done more. I think there is a trend to move the 'pedia from a "comprehensive encyclopedia" to a "compendium of the elite" and that has left me dispirited. That has a large impact on content creators such as yourself. To put it another way

Those who can do
Those who can't start AFDs

Best regards to ya and have a great week! MarnetteD|Talk 13:53, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

May songs

May songs

Thank you for listening! - I have the quirky DYK today, which is rare, and I don't quite know why music for peace was deemed quirky. - I took and picked the blue-and-yellow pic last year for May. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

serious today --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:14, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

two songs today: Hey Hey Rise Up! (written by friends) and Glauben können wie du, sung by the person I have on DYK today, right below the other. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:58, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for these Gerda Arendt they are wonderful. The Chanticleer (ensemble) concert was special. They sang works ranging from Monteverdi to Muhly. The acoustics in the cathedral enhanced the whole experience. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 13:55, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for sharing. They performed in Unionskirche Idstein for the RMF in 2000. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:16, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks in return for the links Gerda Arendt. A truly beautiful church :-) MarnetteD|Talk 14:23, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Yes, and unusual. I was permitted to take pics during rehearsal, imagine! - The festival just gave us the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, and having been invited for a snack by our president last year (among all guests of the opening concert after a summer without music) was a nice extra treat, pictured. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:57, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

today performances in Ukraine - for Ukraine - for peace, at the bottom an imaginary set of eight DYK - and more May pics--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:20, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

today more pics, and should this woman have an article? - or only her sons? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:35, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda Arendt . She clearly deserves an article. Yet another example of my comment to Lugnuts above. Have a nice weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 15:28, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Nicer for your comment ;) - I added a ref, no new content (hard to translate), just lovely pics, one of the three eldest boys making music - infectious singing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:38, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

today Melody (not by me), and more pics --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:01, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

my choir in Idstein performed an evensong (pictured), two years and two months after the last! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:47, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

a strong woman --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:06, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for all of these Gerda Arendt. I learn so much from them. MarnetteD|Talk 22:10, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

On being bothered

FYI: I did "bother to look". I also bothered to look if these changes had also been made in any other recent edits and couldn't find any. It's a pity that you weren't bothered to appreciate that my reversions were justified given the lack of adequate reasons for the changes in the edit summaries. Afterwriting (talk) 05:53, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

You quite obviously did not "bother to look." If you had you would have seen that the associated acts field does NOT show up in the infobox any more. Thus, your reversions were not justified nor was your snark to the editor that removed the field in the first place. When I first saw the edits I took the time (about 10 seconds) to check Template talk:Infobox musical artist#Remove associated acts?. That thread shows that Thrakkx edits and edit summaries were more than adequate. Please be more careful in the future. MarnetteD|Talk 11:47, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Holy Trinity School (Richmond Hill)

Sorry for reverting you. I thought I was undoing the other now-blocked editor, but you beat me to it. Cheers! Magnolia677 (talk) 15:17, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

No worries Magnolia677. That's a mistake I've made a time or three over the years :-) MarnetteD|Talk 16:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Blue

today saw my pic of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra on the Main page - blue light for you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:49, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Claire Danes

I know you are retired, but as you said, things may change! I appreciate your many years of stewardship. Before I was a registered user, as an IP user, I found much of your work along the way. I have an RFC open on Claire Danes about a piece of content you worked on repeatedly for many years. I have WP:BLP and WP:PMC issues with the content also open for discussion at WP:BLPN and should you see this, and want to indulge, your presence and input would be greatly appreciated, and surely a huge benefit to the project. Cheers, and thanks again for your many years of service, regardless of whether or not you choose to participate in this discussion yet again. SquareInARoundHole (talk) 01:57, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

I too a look SquareInARoundHole and that is the kind of thing I just don't have the energy for anymore. I compliment you for setting up the RFC and presenting things so thoroughly. Thank you also for the kind words. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 03:52, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks so much for taking a look. Enjoy your time away. SquareInARoundHole (talk) 05:31, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

June music

June songs

Ukrainian peace music is "on" today, with the conductor! - Pentecost (on last Sunday and Monday in Germany) brought a rich harvest of great music in two church services (one with me singing in choir) and two concerts with my brother in the orchestra, - four pictures I took besides the symphonic one. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:50, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you Gerta. I am going to catch this tomorrow though I may not see it live. Enjoy your weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 03:56, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Sounds great! - Yay! (oops, that was not for you, but perhaps you like it.) - Which song would you give me? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Very nice Gerta. The entire competition is now available on the Tube of You. If you go to the 2 hour 46 minute mark Nombulelo Yende gives one of the most exquisite renditions of the Casta Diva I have ever heard. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 16:46, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

That's good to know, - was out all day (pictured) and promised many things for tomorrow, - curious already. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:42, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

My song collection is especially rich, look, and the hall where I first heard DFD, Pierre Boulez and Murray Perahia. Do you find the baby deer in the meadow (last row)? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:30, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Yes :-) Very nice Gerta thanks so much. Six weeks from tonight I'll be in the audience at the SFO to see Isabel in Carmen and yes I am very excited. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 17:33, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

That sounds excellent! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:38, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Precious

Two years!

and also, on a day of a requiem I will only think of, and the name day of loved ones --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:45, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the kindness Gerta. Much appreciated. I recently watched several concerts by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. The layout of the Koncerthuset is reminiscent of Denver's Boettcher Concert Hall which makes it easier for me to pretend to be there :-) They've introduced me to Tuva Semmingsen - another magnificent voice. I hope you have a lovely weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 14:40, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

today: a song about getting through the night, after plenty of music over the weekend, as you wished! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:29, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Today is a birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:14, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

I'm behind on my thanks yous per usual Gerta. The links you leave are much appreciated! MarnetteD|Talk 04:24, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Ukrainian Melody

July songs

today: violin solo and you can listen --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:28, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Lovely Gerta. Thanks for the link - it made for a most pleasant morning. MarnetteD|Talk 16:45, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

love to hear that - yesterday I attended a unique concert - the 18th Thomaskantor after Bach conducting - and with some good luck caught him happy afterwards! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:13, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

... and another 14 July: Voces8, pictured - I have a FAC open, in case of interest --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:27, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

today: birthday music for a friend, after hiking in the Swiss Alps and a funeral with flowers on a bench and a Rilke poem --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:00, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Lovely Gerda Arendt. Thank you. My trip starts Sunday and I get a little more excited each day. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 00:08, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Unconscious substitution

Thank you for reverting my messy edit! Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous: Revision history - Wikipedia Philvoids (talk) 15:34, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

You are welcome Philvoids. MarnetteD|Talk 16:23, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Chieko Nakakita

Hey. I'm never quite sure myself if linking in the main article and the filmography rates as overlinking or not. Do as you please. 乾杯 Robert Kerber (talk) 06:36, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your post Robert Kerber. As I look at it the paragraph where they are linked is fairly close to the filmography so I can see the logic in not linking them twice. Thanks again for creating the article. She was a wonderful performer who enhanced the films she appeared in. Best regards and enjoy the rest of your weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 15:50, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Death of Leon Vitali

Reported today.[1] ♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 16:07, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know ianmacm. Truly one of the most unique career paths I've seen. I hope you've seen Filmworker. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 19:51, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

August songs

August songs

The last week brought more outstanding concerts and bike tours, - how is your summer? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:45, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Aside from being much too hot in July and early August it has been okay Gerda Arendt. My Santa Fe Opera trip was wonderful. Their production of Barber was the funnest that I have ever seen. Isabel Leonard's Carmen was stellar as well. I hope you have a nice week. MarnetteD|Talk 19:54, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

That sounds great. Did you know that Ser Amantio also went to the Santa Fe opera? - Today: another great tour on Debussy's 160th birthday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:44, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

+ the church where I heard VOCES8 and more discoveries --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:53, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for these links Gerda. I so appreciate the learning you have provided me over the years. If Ser had half as much fun as I did at the SFO then his trip was a good one :-) MarnetteD|Talk 23:16, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

thank you - I got two times "jealous" for the most recent edition (one for Bruckner, one for VOCES8), and really think I'm blessed by this festival that I helped a bit in the beginning. I should update the article ... but keep being busy with the single pieces and artists. - 10 double basses in the youth orchestra, that's so promising! I took another pic of them afterwards, all hugging, but found that too private for WP. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:09, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

September music

September songs

1 September: I remember the Vespro della Beata Vergine, 2 September: the last of the Rheingau Musik Festival concerts, and today we can read The Story of Mr Sommer, and follow Ruth Lapide. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:16, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Today's recommended reading: Opera in Ukraine (not by me) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:04, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda. Much appreciated. I heard this from Ukraine yesterday. I find it quite moving and have played it several times already. Regards. MarnetteD|Talk 00:17, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

thank you for the music! - a rainbow today, and a deer yesterday (but hard to see) - Jubilate Deo --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:51, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

the rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day, Tag des offenen Denkmals, not only singing in church and rehearsals for Verdi's Requiem, but two concerts at special places pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto, and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:26, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Beautiful on all counts Gerda. Many thanks. MarnetteD|Talk 14:55, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! - Today, we sang old music for two choirs at church, pictured, scroll to the image of the organ of the month of the Diocese of Limburg (my perspective), and if you have time, watch the video about it, including church from above --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:14, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

... and today I wrote an article about music premiered today, Like as the hart. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:55, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

travel and strings sound --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:19, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

last images, - music to explore, a Ukrainian baritone first, and the new Casals Forum for chamber music is just wonderful. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:06, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for all of these Gerda, I hope you have a nice weekend! MarnetteD|Talk 15:48, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Charles in charge...

Hey there! Regarding this edit, which I myself had previously reverted, it's been brought to my attention that it's really just claiming that Fry is friends with Charles, who obviously is now king. As such, do you think we've reverted in error? Should we talk it to the article's Talk page? Do you feel we should let our version (Prince) stand? Hope you've bene doing well and are enjoying your mostly-retirement! DonIago (talk) 01:52, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi Doniago. I hope you are well. I think the past/present tenses in the section may need some changing. For me they became friends while Charles was still PoW and that was through the "Prince's Trust." Maybe it just needs to read "he became friends with King Charles while he was PoW" or some such. It's late here and my brain is a bit foggy so whatever you think best is fine by me. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 02:22, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

P.S. Your section header brings a grin. When I first read it I thought "Oh no - a question about I show that I never watched" :-) Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 02:22, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm glad you enjoyed my phrasing! I'm less glad you tossed the matter back to me. :p I'll think it over then. DonIago (talk) 02:27, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

So sorry

Dear Michael, I am so sorry to have missed your birthday. Almost two months late. (August 3) Trust you are well. All the best!
Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) (contribs) 13:52, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much Gareth! I was in Santa Fe having a marvelous time. I hope you are well!! MarnetteD|Talk 15:12, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

October music

October songs

Today is Erntedank in Germany, thanksgiving, and we celebrated our village's 650th anniversary, and had the dress rehearsal for Verdi's Requiem with an interesting band of marimba, piano, horn, bass, timpani and drum, - concert tomorrow, our national holiday. Seeing a pic I took on the Main page was also a nice harvest. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:20, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

A new month means a new pic and more links that I learn from. Yippee and thanks Gerda Arendt. MarnetteD|Talk 23:50, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Our Verdi soloist were just wonderful! The tenor will get his article tomorrow, and should be easiest because he has already one in German. - I added pics of wines leaves turning golden, of today. I am thrilled that OREYA will visit, concert on 4 November.--Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:59, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

new day, another pictured DYK (but not pictured by me this time): look at power work tensions (if you translate) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:45, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Lovely Gerda Arendt. As ever thanks for sharing and have a nice weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 18:32, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

... planned to include an ecumenical service in a circus tent on Sunday, with artistic and women's choral singing, a new piece by our Verdi conductor called MutSegen (CourageBlessing) and Rutter's Look at the world - for a Youth Circus Festival. I'll add the 3 pics of today now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:50, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

today's DYK: two facts from the two concert of this years Rheingau Musik Festival I liked best, both a cappella singing. If you follow the songs, you see the circus where I performed singing, and in the end the whole tent joined for Dona nobis pacem. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:27, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

ps: I forgot to mention that I saw that Zauberflöte, and Papageno was sung by another great baritone, - all roles have doubles, to give young singers a chance. Even Pamina was from the Opernstudio, and she was lovely --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:54, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

These are all marvelous Gerda Arendt. Many thanks. I'm finding that, as much as I cherish the performances that singers give us, their work (teaching, inspiring etc) with young people may be a more important legacy. Recently, I've been following Joyce DiDonato's work with her EDEN program. Here is one example. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 18:17, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, - next: who shall separate us? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:57, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

TFA Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, - third time went well --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:12, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Happy World Opera Day Gerda!! MarnetteD|Talk 14:43, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

that's cute! - spa wellness: last day of the cantata, and two great musicians who died --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:51, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

today a woman in red, cellist Ella van Poucke, with a video in the article: she sings with her cello --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:36, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

... followed by the new hall where she played - I always like to see my pics on the Main page, - then the mezzo of our Verdi concert, finally don't miss Hannah Pick-Goslar, - met a cat today, pictured --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:05, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Excellent excellent work Gerda Arendt. I always appreciate your sharing :-) MarnetteD|Talk 22:27, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

leaving the month with reformation and a cat treat --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:12, 31 October 2022 (UTC)