User talk:Gerda Arendt: Difference between revisions

October songs
2023 · in resilience
	Ave maris stella; Sweet Bird; Wir pflügen und wir streuen; Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud;

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 10:44, 11 October 2023

Lieder singer and voice teacher
Franziska Martienssen-Lohmann's
textbook for singers
Der wissende Sänger
was recommended for general readers
interested in "the human instrument".
watch

16 September 2019

(from User:Gerda Arendt/Stories)

Archive of 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · blushing

2023 · in resilience

2023 talk begins at #dear friends, 2023 images (my calender pics and musical events) begin here, and the 2023 diary (my own pictures of places, songs, food, flowers ...) are here, - just watch those lists if you are interested.

My motto for 2024 is taken from my first barnstar and a recent barnstar, and calls for resilience where misunderstandings are in the way of good communication and community.

While songs were a focus in 2022, I'll look at locations that played a role in my life, from the villages where I live to places in five continents. Other topics are ongoing, recent deaths, music heard and sung, composers, gardens. Watch my user page for articles, done in collaboration. Compare 2022 for the amazing number of users who began and expanded articles. Thanks also to reviewers, and I do plan to review more and write less, and in writing, focus more on quality than the little daily article, which was a pleasant sport for five years, but not so much in the name of WP:QAI - article improvement. (Did I write that last year? Yes. Did I follow? No. I will try harder, promised.) The first article to become FA is Ich habe genug, BWV 82.

My talk goes like this: on top there's the top story related to the day, followed by the yearly archives. Right here you see the image of the month with songs of the month, typically related to meetings with friends who gave them to me. Below are three boxes, often one for people remembered, and two for musical experiences, performing or listening. In these boxes, topics related to the top story and topics featured on the Main page appear bold. I archive from time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:11, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

updated --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:54, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Memory and music

29 September · opera

Bockenheimer Depot Donizetti: Don Pasquale Božidar Smiljanić (Don Pasquale) Mikołaj Trąbka (Malatesta) Pablo Martínez (Ernesto) Bianca Tognocchi (Norina) Caterina Panti Liberovici, dir. Simone Di Felice, cond.

dear friends

January songs
happy new year

We look back at 2022, with mixed emotions.

It was a year declared as of friendship, and was rich in friendly collaboration, check out the archives: too many to greet you all, which is wonderful.

Let's enter 2023 in confidence, and in resilience, which was my first barnstar ever, and one of those cherished recently.

If you click on happy new year, you get to an overview of the year to come, with a calendar and musical events sung and heard, to be expanded until in a year. I also started to list what music I got to know in which church, in case of interest.

I hope for peace. Prayer for Ukraine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:17, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The first calendar pic is in the Ukrainian colours. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:11, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy new era

Bishzilla and all her socks wish you a happy new Jurassic era! bishzilla _ROARR!! pocket 16:55, 31 December 2022 (UTC).[reply]

I feel roarrrrring, sharing the card with RexxS where I admired it first! - Same to you, read just above. I hope for a new era for Fanny Hensel, DYK? The new era for DYK is that I'll take a break, Ich habe genug (I have enough). Give others a chance. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:01, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Happy New Year, Gerda Arendt! In 2022, other editors thanked you 1560 times using the thanks tool. This made you the #3 most thanked Wikipedian in 2022. (You were also the #4 most thankful Wikipedian in 2022.) Congratulations and, well, thank you for all that you do for Wikipedia. Here's to 2023! Mz7 (talk) 23:30, 31 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for this thank you, Mz7, love it! - Fallt mit Danken

is music for today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:11, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mother and Child (Tavener)

On 1 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mother and Child (Tavener), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Mother and Child, composed in 2002 by John Tavener for the vocal ensemble Tenebrae, organ and temple gong enter for the climax? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mother and Child (Tavener). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mother and Child (Tavener)).

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A musical and spiritual celebration of motherhood, especially of Mary's, - today is also the day of naming Jesus. I was blessed to hear the piece in a rehearsal of the Dessoff Choirs in November. 2022 was rich in music, I heard Tenebrae in two concerts! I hope that 2023 will continue this gift of harmony to the world, and will keep singing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:11, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Domen Križaj

On 6 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Domen Križaj, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after Domen Križaj from Slovenia was a prize winner in the singing competition Neue Stimmen, he moved to the Oper Frankfurt where he appeared as Massenet's Albert and Mozart's Papageno? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Domen Križaj. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Domen Križaj).

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I heard him as Papageno in a performance of Die Zauberflöte with all young singers, Pamina still in the opera studio. May DYK in the future say such things? The new style hook would have ended after winning the competition. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:05, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Concentricities

On 7 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Concentricities, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Concentricities, a 2019 clarinet–cello–piano trio by Graham Waterhouse, musically depicts a theme of circular, spiraling, or oscillating concentric phenomena in nature and human structures? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Concentricities. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Concentricities).

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 7 January 2023 (UTC) [reply]

heard in GW60, one of the remarkable concerts of 2022, look and see - Thank you for the hook and the images, valereee! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:12, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition

On 7 January 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Kurt Horres, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 06:01, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

for WP:QAI/Recent deaths --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:12, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

similarly

Rosi Mittermaier - Spencer^T•C 17:16, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Andrew Downes (composer) - Tone 11:54, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Siegfried Kurz - PFHLai (talk) 13:37, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
José Evangelista - PFHLai (talk) 17:28, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Lothar Blumhagen - Spencer^T•C 23:56, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Carl Hahn - Spencer^T•C 01:38, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Clytus Gottwald - Spencer^T•C 19:29, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Gero Storjohann - Spencer^T•C 05:49, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Melitta Muszely - Step hen 22:57, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I remember how GRuban helped with images for her, and now included several in my top stories, beginning 2 February when I first saw the news. Yesterday I was told that Hans Krieger died, on 9 January already, too late for Recent deaths. He wrote the text of a Christmas cantata, Der Anfang einer neuen Zeit (the beginning of a new time). In the program book for GW60 (p. 3 of the pdf), you can see an acrostic by him for Graham Waterhouse, ending on the word Engelskinder (children of angels). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:20, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Jürgen Flimm - Step hen 00:12, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Friedrich Cerha - Spencer^T•C 03:59, 19 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nadja Tiller - Spencer^T•C 03:49, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Günther von Lojewski - Bagumba (talk) 08:09, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Mary Bauermeister - Muboshgu (talk) 19:47, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Heinz Schwarz
Marek Kopelent - Spencer^T•C 23:45, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Antje Vollmer - Bagumba (talk) 07:06, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ernst Tugendhat
Oleksandr Kozarenko
James Bowman (countertenor) - Step hen 04:35, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Horst Milde
Andreas K. W. Meyer - PFHLai (talk) 10:23, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Huub Oosterhuis - PFHLai (talk) 10:02, 15 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Karl Berger - PFHLai (talk) 23:31, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Irma Blank - Thryduulf (talk) 06:37, 22 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Martin Petzold - Muboshgu (talk) 17:45, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Sergio Rendine - Step hen 00:15, 28 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Manfred Weiss - Step hen 04:06, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Menahem Pressler - PFHLai (talk) 12:39, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Grace Bumbry - Bagumba (talk) 08:15, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Soňa Červená - Bagumba (talk) 09:14, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Günter Wewel - Step hen 23:55, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Sibylle Lewitscharoff - Bagumba (talk) 11:30, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Maria Mies - Step hen 04:11, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Javier Álvarez - Schwede 66 22:45, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Harald zur Hausen - Step hen 23:57, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Mordechai Rechtman - Bagumba (talk) 11:48, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Kurt Widmer - Spencer^T•C 04:26, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Françoise Gilot - Spencer^T•C 06:52, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Suna Kan - Schwede 66 01:03, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Cornel Țăranu - The ed17 (talk) 17:15, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Bernd Schroeder - Step hen 03:53, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Gabriele Schnaut - The ed17 (talk) 23:20, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Doris Stockhausen - Schwede 66 18:19, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Peter Brötzmann - Step hen 01:15, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Rachel Yakar - Schwede 66 17:24, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Clarence Barlow - Bagumba (talk) 04:38, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Anthony Gilbert · PFHLai (talk) 21:01, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Graham Clark - Step hen 03:45, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Violeta Hemsy de Gainza - PFHLai (talk) 00:26, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky - Step hen 21:58, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hans-Jochen Jaschke - PFHLai (talk) 23:56, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Heide Simonis - PFHLai (talk) 22:44, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Valentin Gheorghiu - PFHLai (talk) 15:00, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Christian Quadflieg - PFHLai (talk) 21:52, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Silvana Lattmann – filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 09:32, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nancy Van de Vate - PFHLai (talk) 04:00, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Mariana Sîrbu - Schwede 66 06:32, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse - Black Kite (talk) 19:06, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Berit Lindholm - Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 22:36, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Renata Scotto - PFHLai (talk) 20:29, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Gloria Coates - PFHLai (talk) 05:11, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Robert Hale - PFHLai (talk) 21:13, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Milka Stojanović - Step hen 00:31, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Anatol Ugorski - Spencer^T•C 21:44, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Walter Arlen - PFHLai (talk) 21:24, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Margherita Rinaldi - Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 22:25, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Stephen Gould - PFHLai (talk) 07:09, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
François Glorieux - PFHLai (talk) 12:10, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Felix Ayo - Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 17:14, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Russell Sherman - Spencer^T•C 04:24, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Claus Wisser - Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 14:47, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Jaqueline Dark - Step hen 22:51, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Reiner Goldberg

Barnstar

		The Userpage Barnstar
		I enjoy particularly Places and songs 2023. Grimes2 (talk) 20:00, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

. Grimes2 (talk) 19:57, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! ... which I just updated, - I feel soooo far away from this place (only to see after sunset that - while I wanted to write about a composition by Duruflé who was born on this day - another person died, article by LouisAlain, - would you help with Siegfried Kurz, please?) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:05, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

==DYK for Galina Pisarenko==

On 12 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Galina Pisarenko, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that soprano Galina Pisarenko studied economics, English, and Norwegian at the same time she was studying to become a professional opera singer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Galina Pisarenko. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Galina Pisarenko)).

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Volodymyr Kozhukhar

On 12 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Volodymyr Kozhukhar, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Volodymyr Kozhukhar, the chief conductor of the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv, led Lysenko's opera Taras Bulba and Shchedrin's ballet Carmen Suite? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Volodymyr Kozhukhar. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Volodymyr Kozhukhar).

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

These two people died recently. They performed at the same house for some. I tried to use the DYK feature to say a bit more about them. I worked for the conductor, but not the soprano - compare the reviews. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:03, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I do my own stories now: User:Gerda Arendt/Top list. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:38, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Elisabeth Waterhouse

On 21 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elisabeth Waterhouse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Elisabeth Waterhouse founded the National Chamber Music Course summer school in 1974 and has managed it since? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elisabeth Waterhouse. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Elisabeth Waterhouse).

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

She was there when the Sextet dedicated to her was played, 5 Nov 2023. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:41, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Railway station

I found following link: https://iris.noncd.db.de/wbt/js/index.html?typ=ab&bhf=8003041&lang=de&seclang=en&zeilen=20&style=qrab Might be useful for you. Grimes2 (talk) 10:12, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

February songs

Von guten Mächten

Thank you. I booked RMF, see User:Gerda Arendt/Images 2023#24 Jun, to December, imagine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:14, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I booked Early Shostakovich also with Altinoglu/hr-Sinfonieorchester. Grimes2 (talk) 08:17, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RMF: Many interesting concerts, the selection is difficult. But I try to book. Grimes2 (talk) 10:46, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Right now it's early booking, for friends. You can become one if you aren't already. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:09, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Don't want to be Member (for €75!), I can wait till 14 February. Grimes2 (talk) 11:19, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your choice, of course. - Some seats I wanted were already gone at 10am. I wanted to hear Mäkelä conduct Mahler again (19 August) but that concert won't happen. - Anybody: I came across Helena Forti, an article that needs care, and I don't have time. I fixed a few things, but it still shows that it's translated, and by a fan, too flowery language, too much detail about linked persons ... - Another gnomish thing to do: GoingBatty changed links to The Flying Dutchman that meant not the character but the opera Der fliegende Holländer, but left some as redirects, still showing The Flying Dutchman. That will be nonsense in most cases, when sung in German. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:24, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The opera was great, especially in growing silence. - RMF math (as noticed today when booking for a friend): in the basilica of Eberbach there are few cheap tickets with a bit of view, which are preferable to those in the back because of the acoustics of the hall. When they are gone, and you still want to see something, you have to go to at least €20 up, which makes break-even at 4 concerts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:26, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Booked tickets (RMF): Mahler 2 (basilica) and Kian Soltani/Seong-Jin Cho (Geisenheim). According to the plan, the view in Eberbach basilica is bad, because of the pillars. Grimes2 (talk) 09:35, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mäkela is back! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:08, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wish you "Himmlische Freuden". Grimes2 (talk) 13:35, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thank you!! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

TFA

Thank you today for Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22... introduced as "a cantata by J. S. Bach, one of two serving as his audition pieces for the post of Thomaskantor in Leipzig for which he became known. He had to show off, being not a favourite (Telemann and Grauper were) and the only candidate without university training. You may have met his more youthful BWV 172 before. This work is setting standards for the later cantata cycles." Extraordinary work as always, Gerda! DanCherek (talk) 00:39, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Dan, that's a great way to begin a day to be spent with friends. Please watch, I'll be out. I didn't write it alone, thanks to those who edited, reviewed, scheduled on the 300th aniversary of the first performance! With more time- I'll go into more detail. It's on top today, and check out the list of my top stories ;)

Great work, Gerda. I hope to get a chance to listen to the piece tomorrow. Viriditas (talk) 07:13, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and also for placing User:Gerda Arendt/Top on your talk! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:53, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda, I've also "stolen" your Topbox. Do you want to add an attribution tag as author at the bottom of the box? Grimes2 (talk) 09:07, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

good idea, will do --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:10, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For raising Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22 to Featured article. And for all your work you do relating to Johann Sebastian Bach and classical music. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 07:25, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It's an "old" article, - everybody is invited to work on the next one, BWV 82, together, heard last year at the Rheingau Musik Festival (pictured above). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:53, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Congrats on your new FA! Keep up the great work Gerda! el.ziade (talkallam) 10:54, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply] I would also like to send congratulations on your FA! Tails Wx 13:22, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, - it's a rather old FA, see above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:03, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Today we played Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour by Jacques Offenbach–a beautiful song in strings–I'll try improving that article. Thanks for all your hard work! Tails Wx 13:24, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thank sou yo much for coming over, Tails Wx --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:39, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Valentine’s Day


From User:Viriditas

"Jedes Geschöpf ist mit einem anderen verbunden, und jedes Wesen wird durch ein anderes gehalten."
— Saint Hildegard

Thank you, how wise. My gift of the day is recommended reading about a book, Alte Liebe = old love (as you know, kindly displaying it on your talk). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:40, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

Somehow I clicked the wrong link and ended up on the wrong page. I get confused with the new TOC and simply clicked the new topic button or something. Anyway apologies. Victoria (tk) 16:19, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, Victoria. - I heard great music, so good mood, hope you too. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:34, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The new layout is a problem for me as well, Victoria. I had a sortable table, Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Recent deaths, that I split in two because it didn't show well with the left column taking away so much space. However, by simply pressing "hide" twice in the left column, you get back to seeing more again, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:12, 19 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, of course. I made a screen shot with both right and left unhidden because that's what I thought a reader who isn't logged in would see. But then, thinking about it, I wondered what the unlogged in reader sees because they don't have the tools column. So I looked and it's better than the screenshot I posted. Still, without access to a wide monitor I don't know how it looks. That's the problem these days. Follow ups with other screenshots welcome, but maybe share on that talk? Happy to hear that you had good music! You are fortunate to have access to a good opera house and productions. Victoria (tk) 21:41, 19 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for thinking further, Victoria! For most readers, those on mobiles, the matter is of no concern as they get the infobox after the first paragraph of the lead, - the socalled "bleeding" doesn't happen to them. - Yes, I feel blessed that the opera house of the year is less than a hour by train away, and good church music we make ourselves ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:09, 19 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You mentioned factions. I see two factions: one for whom the feature is a given, and one who fights it. The latter is small but much more passionate. As there have been no battles in the last five or so years (until recently), we have hundreds of users who don't even know a conflict exists/existed. I hope and work for ending it, and believe that the compromise (well defined and concise) you supported should be adopted for other articles. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:53, 19 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda, FYI re "one who fights it"....well I have the new skin turned off, but cant be bothered to "fight it", or at least thats not how I want to spend my remaining time on earth. ps, thanks for the lovely music yesterday[1] :) Again FYI, Ukraine has/had a banging Techno scene - more commercial than what comes out of Berlin, but more pure and inventive than the current UK or US scenes. Ceoil (talk) 12:25, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Just when I think you can't get any sweeter...

...you do. <3 Thank you for the larger flowers! :) – Elizabeth (Eewilson) (tag or ping me) (talk) 20:51, 21 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Robert le diable

Gerda, your behaviour is disgraceful. You deliberately added an infobox to Robert le diable, a GA article, without any consultation. I have removed it. You know perfectly well, from your own history, that to do this sort of thing is unacceptable. In Talk:Jenny Lind a few days ago you wrote that "I admit that I added an infobox to Georg Solti, because I failed to look up who the principal editors were. I normally do, and leave the articles in peace, respecting their editors' wishes." It now turns out that this is completely untrue. You edited Robert le diable when you must clearly have seen who the princpal editor(s) were who brought it to GA. Please now leave this article in peace as you claim to do. If I have any further evidence of this sort of behaviour I will make a formal complaint. Smerus (talk) 19:46, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I replied there, in a nutshell: please distinguish operas and biographies. The style guide of project operas is linked on my user page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:05, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you may profit from re-reading Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Opera/Archive 125 (2016), another nutshell Voceditenore saying: "I personally think that as a matter of courtesy and prudence, one should run the addition up the flag pole on a Featured Article first, regardless of which project has bannered it. But otherwise no, it's bureaucratic and a bloody waste of time to start a talk page discussion before adding any infobox anywhere on Wikipedia. It's no different to adding or removing any other content or formatting to an article." (emphasis mine, - thanks, Voce.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:52, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User:Smerus, don’t you think you are being extremely rude by accusing Gerda of disgraceful behavior? Infoboxes are not for editors, they are for readers. And while there are any number of arguments against them based on design and presentation, at the end of the day we should write for the reader in mind. Personally, I have recently taken to the concept of auto-generated infoboxes linked to Wikidata for consistency and data integrity. See the infobox at Lise with a Parasol for one example of this usage. Ideally, this would mean that user preferences would determine infobox usage, not editors, making your argument moot. Try to broaden your view on this. Viewing infoboxes should be user definable, not determined by the editor. Viriditas (talk) 08:48, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, please speak up on the article talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:49, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion for 7 weeks without

Borrowed from the time of Lent, a time of abstinence, which has been translated in a broader sense to "7 weeks without ...", I suggest that we try over the next 7 weeks to deal with infoboxes as with other content matter, and keep discussing them without personal comments. Treating infoboxes like other content was proposed by Voceditenore back in 2016, and is the best approach towards peace I've seen so far. The socalled infobox wars have ended long ago, but some are still fighting it seems. Today's featured article is Artemy Vedel, standing for Ukrainian music.

The choral music of Artemy Vedel,
who is regarded as one of the Golden Three composers of 18th-century Ukrainian classical music,
was censored but performed from handwritten copies.

The 1885 spiritual anthem
Prayer for Ukraine
was performed by Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York on Saturday Night Live.

24 February 2023 · 23 March 2022

(from User:Gerda Arendt/Top list)

His is also a composer article with an infobox, the third TFA of that kind in 2023. Yesterday I added an infobox for an architect linked from the Main page, and the article's author sent me a thank-you click. For the opera, the edit summary said "suggest", and of course a suggestion can be refused, but preferably with a factual reason, not with personal aspersions. Jenny Lind has an infobox now per the wish of the community, as Tchaikovsky and Joyce among others, all of these boxes concise and well-curated, which seems the compromise we should go for. The concept was suggested in 2013 by Brian Boulton, on this talk page, called identibox. (Brian tried it first on Percy Grainger.) I hope it will finally get traction, towards peace. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:49, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Listen: Da pacem Domine, by Arvo Pärt, conducted by Peter Reulein (whose Te Deum we'll perform in May) - we sang it on 12 February. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:45, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Although these infobox wars have faded with the passing of time, even today I catch glimpses of others conflicting over them. For these seven weeks, I will try to help others move towards peace. The Night Watch (talk) 21:31, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes that may just mean let go.

share ideas and values
Alakzi · 31 August 2015

go on with life, have a laugh, don't get too upset
Shock Brigade Harvester Boris · 18 October 2012

wikis are not about authoritah
they are about collaborations and merit.
Br'er Rabbit · 26 September 2012

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:49, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

your message

Dear Gerda, Thanks for your recent spring messages. I like the ladies you have been featuring! Sorry not to communicate much just now, issues with health of self and Mum (nearly 102). Wasn't there an old VOX recording of the Reger concerto? - but not, of course, with La Hodapp. I am here, hiding down a rabbit-hole, and thought of you a few days ago when I found a bit about singing from hilltops in (I think) Ecclesiastes, but lost the place again... Greetings to you, in the Quaker light. Eebahgum (talk) 12:52, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for coming over. Look for your great outdoors singing in last years archive ;) - The recording of the Reger concerto is linked from the bottom of the article. A friend of mine will sing on Sunday, - I knew her since her mum had her on her lap during rehearsals for the St Matthew (the first). She was already a soloist in our best concert ever, the Monteverdi Vespers (2019, the last), and will be in the next two (Misatango and Duruflé Requiem). - Best wishes for your health, and your mum's. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:23, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, the Reger premiere was under the great Nikisch. In my Cambridge days rather more than 40 years ago, I visited a household in Grantchester where a delightful elderly lady had a chat with me about music. "Does anyone remember the name of Artur Nikisch?", she asked me - and I said well yes, I did, anyway, because I knew that he had developed such an important partnership with Elena Gerhardt at the start of her career, and had sort of breathed his musicianship into her readings of Schubert and Wolf, and I even managed to raise some enthusiasm for his handling in the Beethoven 5 recording. She said that before the first War she was going out in London with a young man, who took her to the entire season of Nikisch concerts (in 1912?). This goggled my imagination a bit, so I asked what she remembered of it. "Oh, he was a nice looking man with a handsome beard, and didn't wave his arms about too much!" Do any of us know how we will be remembered? Eebahgum (talk) 19:17, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Dear Gerda,
Thank you once again for my yearly reminder and for being so thoughtful, generous and kind in support of us all!
I hope you are having a good year so far, and I wish you a Happy Spring in two weeks' time!
Please keep well, safe, musical and joyful.
With kindest regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^(talk)^{(become old-fashioned!)} 15:52, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

PS: Some more daffodils for you, all the way from the West Coast of Wales!

Thank you for the lovely words and flowers! Take crocuses in return if you like! I listened to great music yesterday, pictured on top, did you see? I am chewing on "disgraceful behaviour" - also above, but so far found no better response than letting it go. - I take care of articles of those who recently died, and Mary Bauermeister fascinated me especially (just above). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:06, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bonaventura Bottone

Hi Gerda. That article was started and heavily edited back in 2009 by his self-admitted PR person who started several other articles by artists he/she represented. From the edit summaries, the current editor appears to be the subject or at least claims to be the subject. I’m going to list this at the Opera Project. Hopefully someone would enjoy rendering it …er… more encyclopaedic 😛. Voceditenore (talk) 16:11, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see ;) - pursuing more graceful behaviour before posting more than one request per day on Opera where I refused to answer a question. My second request would have been the discrepancy noted for Hin und Zurück: was the premiere 15 July or 17 July, and who sang? Related to Johanna Geisler who is said to have sung as Johanna Klemperer. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:25, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I snooped around a bit. Almost all sources give July 17 as the premiere. The only two who give the 15th are Almanacco and one other Italian source. However, multiple sources list Johanna Klemperer as Helene, Betty Mergler as Aunt Emma, and Lothar (can’t remember her first name) as the serving girl. I’ll do some more snooping and list the sources on the talk page in a couple of days. Voceditenore (talk) 17:40, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thank you, will take over for Johanna what I need - any advice for her article? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:59, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Von guten Mächten

since you are one of the most active authors in the above mentioned article could you please check my questions and suggestions on [2] ? thx! kind regards!

... and thank you for trying to help with coding in the english wikipedia! but your suggestions don't work, as you see in the following (also looking at the code, where you can see the line breaks...; I had tried <nowiki> ... </nowiki> alone before):

<nowiki><poem> So thank you, people of Ukraine! You are a model for humanity! And just for me, my mood and my morale, a private power-spring. </poem></nowiki>

but you are right: <br> is old-fashioned and not strict. so I wanted to replace the tags, but you edited out my texts, and I don't have 'the nerves' and the time to redo all the work...

and I did not quite understand what you meant by "the poem" that you "removed". do you mean the german original text, or my translation. regarding the latter I can happily grant permission to use it (as the author)... HilmarHansWerner (talk) 21:50, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We had an edit conflict, sorry. I wrote this:

I am sorry that my explanation didn't work for you: just copy the brackets with poem in it, then your text, then the /poem. the nowiki thingy is only to make it visible, - do you understand?

So thank you,
people of Ukraine!
You are a model
for humanity!

And just for me,
my mood
and my morale,
a private
power-spring.

The long version is here, take/copy from it what you like, but please in case you want to go to edit mode don't hit "publish" or I will get an old version of my talk.

Adding now, after the conflct: this is my talk, it's for conversations, not to hold a long poem. Please have it somewhere where I can link to, like a sandbox. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:28, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Shoe laces

Since nearly one year:

Left-hand trainer: Yellow laces
Right-hand trainer: Blue laces

Maybe it's time to change them over.

Until yesterday I had no idea that Dmitri Bortniansky was from that part of the world.

My favourite Tchaikovsky symphony is No. 2: The Ukrainian. MinorProphet (talk) 01:26, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. My favourite by him is the fourth because that was the first symphony I heard in a concert hall, conducted from memory, - a lasting impression. But I learned about composers such as Artemy Vedel only over the last year. Va, pensiero - Nabucco is on the Main page today, mostly the work of Viva-Verdi. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A Barnstar

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/missed users, I recently found this and it put a smile on my face to see that someone cared for those who are gone, keep up the good work Starman2377 (talk) 17:53, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, but perhaps give one to Ched who began it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:10, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Max Reger 150

Today is the 150th birthday of Max Reger, and we just celebrated his 200th year of death in 2016! From simple songs to giant choral works: rich music. A birthday note in the FAZ praised, on top of him incorporating all styles before him, that he saw the horrors of war coming right when the world war began in 1914, and composed works such as Requiem, in Latin and more personal in German, to cope with its horrors and remember the dead: Seele, vergiß sie nicht - Soul, don't forget them. - I sang it with the Reger-Chor, - Reger was a parish member of St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:16, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Alchymic Quartet

On 2 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alchymic Quartet, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Alchymic Quartet is a string quartet by Graham Waterhouse, to be performed alongside chemical experiments of Andrew Szydlo, his former teacher at Highgate School? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alchymic Quartet. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alchymic Quartet), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The last DYK of 2022, about the latest composition of my first subject, and I was there for the premiere:

The Alchymic Quartet
is a string quartet by Graham Waterhouse,
to be performed alongside chemical experiments
of Andrew Szydlo,
his former teacher at Highgate School.

Enjoy! I liked this response. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Passions (Homilius)

On 7 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Passions (Homilius), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gottfried August Homilius wrote Passions for Good Friday services during his time as music director of the Church of the Holy Cross in Dresden? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Passions (Homilius). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Passions (Homilius)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 7 April 2023 (UTC) [reply]

April songs

On Good Friday, I sang, including chorales from Bach's greatest Passion. I recently listened to the one by Homilius: a discovery! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:14, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Singing Easter vigil: happy Easter! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:58, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I heard Nearer, My God, to Thee this morning, a sad one, but still special. Do you have any favorites around this time? Happy Easter! The Night Watch (talk) 20:07, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Christ ist erstanden --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:05, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I loved to see Marian Anderson and her story of protest against discrimination by singing on Easter Sunday 9 April 1939 on the Main page yesterday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	For everything you do to keep the team together. Cheers! BD2412 T 17:29, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for noticing that I try ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:56, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Johanna Geisler

On 16 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Johanna Geisler, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Erich Korngold's Die tote Stadt had simultaneous premieres in Cologne and Hamburg in 1920, one with Johanna Geisler and her husband Otto Klemperer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Johanna Geisler. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Johanna Geisler), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

quite a story, a singer who began in the royal opera choir at age 14 without previous training, and made it to lead roles even before she married her later famous husband - another story how GRuban found the pic and I found the photographer --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:49, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Johanna Geisler

May songs

The article Johanna Geisler you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Johanna Geisler for comments about the article, and Talk:Johanna Geisler/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:41, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Te Deum (Reulein)

On 6 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Te Deum (Reulein), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2018 Te Deum for choir by Peter Reulein uses the same instruments including a bandoneon as Palmeri's Misatango, and is inspired by tango, habanera and huapango? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Te Deum (Reulein). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Te Deum (Reulein)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:04, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

our concert (at the same time) and the composer (the following day) pictured here --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:31, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

it was particularly charming to see it in the context of the coronation --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:14, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

today we have another composer who wrote for people like us, and his work conducted by a friend --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:54, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

... and today, we even see three living composers, including the one who brought me to Wikipedia ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:43, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

concert review - subscription but you can see the pic. The composer was pleased. - Music for today pictured here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:39, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And now you can look and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj453qQAxls --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:39, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ten years ago ...

I received this barnstar:

		The Content Creativity Barnstar
		Thank you for being such a strong content editor -. Don't let the infobox wars and bad faith editors get to you. Your the type of editor we need more of here - :-) Moxy (talk) 03:16, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

thank you, Moxy -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:20, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Music for Pentecost

Music and company for Pentecost were particularly lovely, therefore I repeat the links here. The next day, I received the link to the youtube of our inspired concert on 6 May, - for dessert, but don't miss looking at the cakes my cousin made.

28 May · Pentecost

St. Martin, Idstein Der Geist des Herrn erfüllt das All Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist Komm, Schöpfer Geist, kehr bei uns ein Komm, Heilger Geist, der Leben schafft Komm herab, o Heilger Geist Regina caeli Schola and Baroque ensemble of St. Martin · 7 May - sing concert Palmeri: Misatango Reulein: Te Deum listen

28 May · concert

Kurhaus Bad Hamm opening of Westfälisches Musikfestival Schumann: Piano Concerto Mahler: Symphony No. 1 Elisabeth Leonskaja Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Frank Beermann review

29 May · Pentecost

New Apostolic Church, Steinhagen Ecumenical service Du verwandelst meine Trauer in Freude Atme in uns, Heiliger Geist Der Geist, den Gott vom Himmel gibt Gott gab uns Atem, damit wir leben Ins Wasser fällt ein Stein Sei behütet auf deinen Wegen Großer Gott, wir loben dich

Enjoy! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:45, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Javier Álvarez (composer)

On 31 May 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Javier Álvarez (composer), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede 66 22:45, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations Gerda. Thank you for your great work on Javier Álvarez (composer).4meter4 (talk) 01:51, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

June songs
my story today

Thank you, - that means a lot coming from you who created the article! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Kölner Domchor

On 2 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kölner Domchor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Kölner Domchor (pictured) from Cologne Cathedral sang Palmeri's Misa a Buenos Aires at a 2013 festival in Rome dedicated to Pope Francis, with the composer at the piano? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kölner Domchor. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how. Kölner Domchor).

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Today's Main page is rich, the pope mentioned opposite Queen Elizabeth pictured on her coronation day, and the sculptures of Beethoven! ... + two in memory (a third to come, and working on a fourth)! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you

		All-Around Amazing Barnstar
		Awarded by - Tim O'Doherty (talk) 18:12, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lovely, thank you, nice to return home to! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:46, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here's yesterday's story:

The Kölner Domchor
from the Cologne Cathedral
sang Palmeri's Misa a Buenos Aires
at a 2013 festival in Rome dedicated to Pope Francis,
with the composer at the piano.

2 June 2023

we sang it like this

and today we enjoy your hook about Charles III, an article you brought to GA, - thank you, Tim! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:34, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Music videos

6 May · sing concert

St. Martin, Idstein concert 6 May Palmeri: Misatango Reulein: Te Deum look and listen

22 June - Abel Fest concert

Spiegelsaal of Schloss Köthen Abel Fest Carl Friedrich Abel: Six Sonatas, Op. 2, AbelWV C1-6 Leopold Mozart: Trio No. 1 in F major, Eisen XI:1

24 June - RMF opening concert

Rheingau Musik Festival (RMF) Eberbach Abbey Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Lalo: Symphonie espagnole Poulenc: Stabat Mater MDR Rundfunkchor Frankfurt Radio Symphony Alain Altinoglu look and listen

See and hear what I sang (our first concert on YouTube!) and enjoyed as a listener. I took the standing ovation picture from my choir perspective, sit in the second (the one in yellow, also seen a bit in the video), and confess that the third is last year's (same seat, orchestra and conductor). For details - the performers - click on the dates in the headers. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:09, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

updatee: the cute MDR video from Köthen is no longer available --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:53, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Soňa Červená

On 29 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Soňa Červená, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that international opera singer Soňa Červená (pictured) won the Alfréd Radok Award for Best Actress when she was 83 years old? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Soňa Červená. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how. Soňa Červená)

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to SusunW and GRuban! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:07, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Johannespassion

Hi Gerda, next season (22 March 2024) is Johannespassion at Alte Oper Frankfurt, I've booked already and some other concerts. It's new to me, but looks promising. Seems to be a week bevor Good Friday. Grimes2 (talk) 08:57, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

One of my key pieces, but now rarely performed, because St. Matthew is softer, - thank you! 300 years next year, - I should get working on St John Passion structure. Help wanted, anybody. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:05, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy choir jubilee. 50 years. Since when have you been member of the St. Martin choir? Grimes2 (talk) 06:27, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

When you read Chor St. Martin, what woud you think since when? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:40, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen, you have visited Sweden. Didn't know that. My favorite composer Allan Pettersson lived in Södermalm. Have you been to Stockholm Konserthuset? Grimes2 (talk) 11:36, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not this time, and it was my first. A good place to return some day. - Opera in Frankfurt was exceptional, enormous music, and in the end the GMD entered the stage from below, and the whole orchestra, most players with instruments, came from the sides, and the GMD was granted honorary membership. Quite moving. Applause almost as long as for the conductor in the morning at our 50th. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:50, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Weigle's last opera in Frankfurt. I think, he did a good job. I will book Ligeti's Grande macabre next season with new GMD. Grimes2 (talk) 16:45, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Christopher Lowrey

"battleship"? really? is that all we have to say about a living person? along with a battle for TFA, the invasion for ITN, a ship sunk with 300 dead ... - really? - look at the battle of that nomination.

go out, seek delight

On 4 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Christopher Lowrey, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that countertenor Christopher Lowrey's voice has been described as "packed with enough character to sink a battleship"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Christopher Lowrey. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Christopher Lowrey).

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:24, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion for 10th September

Richard Strauss and Pauline De Ahna married on 10th September 1894, so how about Morgen! which was the best of his four musical wedding presents to her? Come to think of it didn't Robert Schumann also give Clara Wieck a set of songs for their wedding? Dronkle (talk) 21:23, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea! - Short way from Frank Stähle and Dr. Hoch's to Clara Schumann ;) - If yes, it should go to her article! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:30, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

10 September will be Parsifal on stage, my first, so my story will touch that. Personnel mostly from Der Ring in Minden but a new tenor for the title role. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:30, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm never going to discourage a mention of Parsifal which I last heard just over a year ago in a semi-staged performance at the Royal Festival Hall. The Schumanns were married on 12 September 1840 according to the Berliner Philharmoniker [3]. There isn't an article on Myrthen yet which was the wedding present. Dronkle (talk) 12:12, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) There's Draft:Myrthen and de:Myrthen. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 13:43, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea to get that going in early August, for a real DYK on 12 Sep - in case it can be long enough! Thank you both. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:35, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	You are always a ray of sunshine. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:58, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for this lovely response to my story of yesterday:

Director Frank Stähle
(12 July 1942 – 10 December 2015)
revived the choir and orchestra
of Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium
and conducted them in Mozart's Requiem
for the centenary of the Lutherkirche
in Wiesbaden.

15 January 2016

Komm, o Tod, des Schlafes Bruder

see background

July songs

my story today

and my flowers of resilience ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:30, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your kindness

Dearest Gerda. My words will never be able to fully express my gratitude for all that you have shared over the years. I stopped editing a few weeks ago and have decided to not return to WikiP. I am looking forward to seeing The Flying Dutchman, Tosca and Rusalka at the Santa Fer Opera in a few weeks. I send my very best wishes to you now and in the future. Thanks again. MarnetteD|Talk 20:14, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I will miss you, - see what we just discussed, Storye book, Ched and I. Returning from Le vin herbé, which I think you'd also have enjoyed. Article to be written. As many operas, it's there in German. The other Tristan. I hope you keep reading, you have a link to my daily story on your talk ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Userbox and category

I made a few improvements to the userbox for WikiProject Quality Article Improvement ({{User WikiProject Quality Article Improvement}}) and it now looks like this:

look

Luckily, I found a new template format that allows for use of photos, so I took that beautiful sunset photo and orange border displayed the main page of the WikiProject and put them into the userbox, so we now have a userbox that hopefully captures the essential look and image you have created for the project.

I noticed that the new userbox also created a red-link category for WikiProject Quality Article Improvement, so I punched in "WikiProject Quality Article Improvement" and I noticed that now it automatically shows a directory of the pages that are linked to it. So, hopefully once everyone in the project gets a chance to put the new userbox on their user page, all of their names will appear in the directory in the category. Thanks! GloryRoad66 (talk) 04:01, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much, and I am close to using it, although I was determined to only have one user box: Kafka. I'd like it better without a border, and I'd like it better with a big QAI and a small full project name. I also think that it should be only on user pages, not subpages.

Did you know that we also called the project "the cabal of the outcast"? You may have seen that its founders, PumpkinSky are Br'er Rabbit are blocked and banned. The image appeared first here, where the now banned (whose name was Alarbus then) called for unblocking the other, and the discussion that lead to it is on my user page under Reformation. (The unblock eventually happened then, by 28bytes). We won new members such as Alakzi, who said best what makes us a group (that's on the project page, and in my edit notice), and then left. I miss them and carry on. People still around from the beginning are Ched, Montanabw, Keilana and Wehwalt, but only the latter is very active. With Andy (Pigsonthewing) joining, recommended by RexxS, we won a bad reputation as infobox warriors. See Talk:Pilgrim at Tinker Creek#Infobox. Andy was almost banned in the infoboxes arbcase (which began on 17 July 2013, requested by Ched to deal with resistence to the then new {{infobox opera}}. Summary: the user box - carrying the memory of the outcast - is something members may display not with pride but in defiance ;)

Having said that: I think we can now be proud. New members often don't even recall the dark beginnings, and just do great article work, and once a month I go around and thank the active ones with flowers, - you'll see ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:34, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't realize that there was such a tragic, yet fascinating, history in the early days of the project. I'm sorry to hear about some of the difficulties of some of the founders. I hope that things are better for them now. By all means, make any improvements you see fit regarding the infobox. Thank you for sharing the history of the project. Good luck! GloryRoad66 (talk) 07:45, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds like championing the cause of better quality articles was a very subversive and controversial idea in the early days of Wikipedia. All of you must have been considered rebels back then! Keep up the good fight!!! GloryRoad66 (talk) 07:50, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, but well, this wasn't the beginning of Wikipedia, but 2012, ten years later, when hierarchies and cabals had formed ;) - "rebels" sounds good! - Today, I can proudly report two things on the Main page, Bach's cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136, first performed OTD 300 years ago and based on a psalm (WP:QAI/Psalms), and the above mentioned saxophonist Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (WP:QAI/Recent deaths). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I tried something:

This user is a participant in
QAI
(Quality Article Improvement).

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:11, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cabal of the outcast indeed. A bit ironic, isn't it? --Hammersoft (talk) 23:02, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I missed your message among others, - yes, a bit of irony, but there's also real sadness for those who gave up. One left us Kafka, which is of great help being exposed to arbcome. Another left us this image. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:46, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I've come to understand now that ArbCom is an abusive organization and needs to be disbanded. I'm considering beginning to openly advocate people not to participate, especially in conduct cases. My only concern is retribution from ArbCom ultimately leading to my being banned. It might be worth it though if it raises awareness of just how abusive they are. --Hammersoft (talk) 12:29, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Listening to Siegfried from the 2023 Bayreuth Festival, third act, Andreas Schager as Siegfried waking up Brünnhilde. Which reminds me of this discussion. Was there anything in it demanding arbitration? - A few weeks later, three participants were admonished, and I also restricted, - for what still remains a mystery to me? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:12, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Barn star for you

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		You have my respect for your constant hard work, not least your contributions to Gabriele Schnaut. Storye book (talk) 11:58, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! You help a lot! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:20, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Gabriele Schnaut

The article Gabriele Schnaut you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Gabriele Schnaut for comments about the article, and Talk:Gabriele Schnaut/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MyCatIsAChonk -- MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 00:01, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all your work on this. Great article.--Ipigott (talk) 06:15, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I always feel motivated when I have a connection to the subject, - in this case I heard her, in the Christmas Oratorio with the Limburger Domsingknaben, and as Leokadja Begbick in Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny. Listen to her singing and speaking, pictured in Widmann's Babylon. The article has so much more life thanks to the image found by Storye book. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! And that's a great link. She was a fine singer. Storye book (talk) 08:56, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky

On 27 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1973 Luten Petrowsky (pictured) played the saxophone in a quartet that made the first record with jazz musicians from both East and West Germany? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky).

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Gabriele Schnaut

I wish we had images of her singing throughout the years in the article. I wish Wikipedia foundation could do more about this problem, perhaps by making agreements with Getty or other orgs to license some photos for free use on Wikipedia. I don’t know what the solution is, but there is a surprising lack of relevant images in our articles and I find it upsetting. Viriditas (talk) 08:44, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason I just thought - seeing Babylon (opera) on my watchlist - that it would be nice to have her pic as Euphrat (yes, the river) that was in most obits also in our article. She sang in Jahrhundertring, DYK? Not in the performance I saw though.

A French team,
with Patrice Chéreau and Pierre Boulez,
created the
Jahrhundertring
of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle
at the centenary Bayreuth Festival in 1976,
causing "a near-riot".

6 November 2013

Nun danket all und bringet Ehr

Did you know that the image of Gwyneth Jones - unable to believe what she has to see - was actually on Wikipedia's Main page? It was discussed here ;) - Can anybody tell me why Patrice Chéreau can have an infobox but not Pierre Boulez? (I tried in 2016 and left the topic.) - Götterdämmerung in Bayreuth tomorrow, broadcast. - The hymn is in honour of my parents, sung at all weddings and baptism in the family. - --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:36, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You're looking for a reason, but there isn't one. I just read through the archived discussion from 2016 because you made me curious. It's just ridiculous. A lot of people think being stubborn and non-accommodating is a part of their identity. I will never understand it, but that's the issue. Anyway, it's moot, as the problem was solved by User:Maddy from Celeste with the creation of disinfobox.js in April.[4] See also: Help:Infobox/user style. I'm convinced people intentionally put roadblocks in front of solutions for no good reason. There's something deeply broken with humanity, but we all have to come to that realization on our own. Viriditas (talk) 10:12, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

For me - see further up - the discussion for Siegfried (opera) showed that people can discuss infoboxes in a cultivated and respectful manner, and it came towards the end of the infoboxes case. I'd like to see more of that, but how? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:40, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I hope you appreciate how much your sense of humor livens up this dull place. I’ve found that German and Russian native speakers have a greater command of English than most native English speakers. As an atheist, I am tempted to say "dear Jesus" in response to your question. Viriditas (talk) 09:07, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your message.

The centenary Ring was a very influential production. I can remember that it was broadcast by the BBC one act at a time. Musically it was rather uneven. When I went to my first Ring that same year at Covernt Garden (a production by Götz Friedrich with Colin Davis conducting,) I can remember trying to avoid Gwyneth Jones (soprano) and finding Berit Lindholm's voice just as flawed. Jean Cox was Siegfried and I think Donald McIntyre may have been Wotan and Zoltan Kelemen Alberich.

And yes, I'll keep an eye on the Schumann Myrtles. Dronkle (talk) 17:26, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

August songs
my story today

Thank you, - I just saw Götterdämmerung then, so the scene pictured from another angle, and her stage presence was stronger than her voice ;) - in 2023, they had two singers for Brünnhilde, but without seeing them, I wasn't tempted to write articles (which they also have already) - Wagner demanded the impossible I think. - Today's story: the orchestra playing in Der Ring in Minden, where I saw the piece last, and Dara Hobbs was up to it, and my brother and his colleague played the first note of Rheingold. I wrote many articles of singers of that production. Parsifal to come as annouced. - Today, the caption is richer than the story, and mind the date. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ps (made me smile): one Brünnhilde has only an article in German, and the other has one in English - by me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciation of you comes along with time...

Dear Gerda,

When I first returned to Wikipedia in January & February this year, you were quite positive in receiving my DYKs and my work on churches in China. At the time, I was not even aware of your contribution to this community, and I was quite puzzled when I saw that you gave me a "Precious" award. Now that I have been contributing to Wikipedia for a while, I joined WiR, and I check AfD and Teahouse regularly, and I began to appreciate you as an kind, generous, and inspiring Wikipedian.

I thought about giving you a barnstar, but I think you have received too many in your Wikipedia career, so I am writing you this little appreciation note instead. You are the best!

Cheers, -- TheLonelyPather (talk) 17:08, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On a side note: BWV 542 isn't in a great state right now. Do you have plans to work on it? It's my favorite Bach organ piece–I think it's grander and scarier than BWV 565. -- TheLonelyPather (talk) 17:10, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and I love those hand-made barnstars, - nicely personal! - I am more than busy right now with subjects who recently died (Martin Walser), and am no organ expert, more a singer. Go ahead, do it! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:21, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day!

Thank you for the reminder ;) - my first subject was a composer, pictured in my first story. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:21, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Graham Clark (tenor)

The article Graham Clark (tenor) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Graham Clark (tenor) for comments about the article, and Talk:Graham Clark (tenor)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Golden -- Golden (talk) 09:22, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Berit Lindholm

The article Berit Lindholm you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Berit Lindholm for comments about the article, and Talk:Berit Lindholm/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MyCatIsAChonk -- MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 14:42, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That is lovely, MyCatIsAChonk. Where I come from, in case of interest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:07, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks also to SusunW for finding press reviews, and to TSventon for getting facts from Swedish sources! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:39, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gerda :)

Hi! I have been appreciating your tireless work on here for many many many years now, I expect you might remember me, I think I remember interacting with you some time ago about Reger!

The one question I have though, is how it could be possible that you are 14 years old, when you have gotten wikipedia accolades 12 years ago, because that would've made you 2 years old when you got them...?!

Many thanks

FlyingScotsman72 (talk) 23:32, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

OH HOLD ON!! I think I get it lol, your WIKIPEDIA account is 14 years old hahaha

(I'm facepalming hard rn! sorry for wasting your time!)

Coincidentally I first made my wikipedia account when I was actually 14 years old haha FlyingScotsman72 (talk) 23:35, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your not alone, I made the same mistake too! Panini! • 🥪 20:17, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I too fell foul there! A two year old writing articles conjures up a very peculiar image... Schminnte (talk • contribs) 01:47, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Don't say "too", because the others didn't say that. I think |name is clear enough=. I see, though, that while it was clearly a joke 10 years ago when I installed an infobox there, as way of accessibility, and it said "4", 14 might be misleading. 10 years ago, I had a DYK about a composition by Verdi, with an {{infobox musical composition}}, - that box was new at the time, and caused so much opposition that a friend called arbitration. Remember? It did not help to clarify the misunderstandings, but the infobox for compositions is by now widely accepted. {{infobox person}}, even for classical composers, has been accepted almost every time you ask the community, since Beethoven in 2015. I wish we could by now all agree that there is no reason for battle when a little box tells readers at a glance when and where a person lived and died, and why we have an article. But compare Cosima Wagner and her husband. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:12, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Berit Lindholm

On 30 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Berit Lindholm, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that dramatic soprano Berit Lindholm (pictured) was said to have been called "that damn primary school teacher" by the director of the Royal Swedish Opera, and used it in the title of her memoir? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Berit Lindholm. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Berit Lindholm), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to see her as the top hook- fantastic job to you and your co-nominators! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 00:29, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.

"Ruhe, Ruhe, Ruhe ..."

I received praise for the article, "I like that it not only explores who she was as an artist", and you deserve credit for that part of it, requesting it in the GA review. I like the top image, and the top line of the hook, but am sad and silent about the rest of the hook which misses completely who she was as an artist: I think that she was both, and wanted it to show, in thankful memory, - let's cherish that. - In contrast, I am proud of the hook I remember today ("equal partners"), prouder that it was part of the all-Beethoven set on his centenary, and still prouder that I had three hooks in that set. Let's cherish that also ;) - I'll hear it tonight, with Sol Gabetta! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:23, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Help wanted for Robert Hale, a leading Wotan of his time, as she for Brünnhilde, and his article was just a list of famous places ... - I'm out for now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:49, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Review

The DYK credit says - as all of them but I strike it - "if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it". Here, I saw many interesting facts, and requested Storye book to be the bridge between me and DYK. I said which of two suggestions I liked, and if simply approved, I could have proudly presented something like this

Only four years
after her debut in Stockholm,
Berit Lindholm
was invited by Leopold Stokowski
to perform the dramatic final scene
from Wagner's The Twilight of the Gods
at the Royal Festival Hall.

in my stories yesterday, presenting path of career, repertoire, connected famous conductor (also hinting at the time), and the drama, while carefully avoiding a title in German, a role name, too much detail. But not with DYK as it currently runs. After discussions in the nomination, on the DYK talk, in the nomination again, and with the promoting admin, I spent a silent day yesterday, feeling helpless and ashamed that we had nothing better to say about one of few sopranos (ever) in demand worldwide as Brünnhilde, - nothing about her voice, nor achievements. It left me sad, disillusioned and silent. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:15, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cherished

For a tireless contributor and our great ambassador of goodwill.

For vast contributions to this encyclopedia's body of work regarding classical music, opera, and the arts of song and melody generally, for staggering numbers of magnificent images illustrating the diversity of flora, the grandeur of numerous places of worship, and many other subjects besides, and above all for devoting countless hours to the effort to make so many other members of this community feel valued for their unique contributions, and for generally making the project a warmer, kinder, more inclusive, and more familial place for an encyclopedist to spend their time, it is my great honour to present to you this token of appreciation; I deign to believe I can speak for the community in saying it is the smallest portion of the recognition you deserve. You are a truly remarkable Wikipedian. --SnowRise ^{let's rap} 04:10, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Snow Rise, thank you for this precious gift of appreciation, - I'm quite overwhelmed and speechless, - just what I needed today (look above). I'll be back after my morning round of appreciation, on Alma Mahler's birthday, having heard her songs a few days ago. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:59, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Round done, but going out on a nice day. On 28 August was an anniversary related to not feeling "cherished", and yesterday was a silent day of mourning that my efforts failed to present a woman, on her funeral day, with her achievements which were many, and not just say in a DYK hook what a man said about her. Your timing was just great! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:17, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Enjoy the sun, meine Freundin! I wouldn't sweat the DYK hook: I don't know about the particulars in this case and I don't want to offend the DYK regulars, but sometimes I just don't know about the priorities and what ultimately gets promoted to the main page. But none of that detracts from the quality you have presently brought the article itself too, and it's that kind of quality mainspace editing that in part inspired me to take a moment to recognize your efforts, if that helps at all. You've done much more for her legacy (as with many other similar women, and others) in that fashion anyway.

Still, I'm glad the timing was fortunate to improve your mood when needed. I didn't plan it that way, so we can chalk it up to serendipity. :) SnowRise ^{let's rap} 09:59, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and I enjoyed biking and landscape! Two more things touched me in your gift: the recognition of goodwill as a key attitude - compare that the sentence "grant each other the presumption that we are acting in good faith" appears like a header to Precious, and its title and exuberance reminded me of this cherished cherry. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:37, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Le Vin herbé

On 1 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Le Vin herbé, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Le Vin herbé is a 1942 musical setting of the story of Tristan and Iseult by Frank Martin for twelve vocalists, seven strings and piano? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Le Vin herbé. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Le Vin herbé).

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 1 September 2023 (UTC) [reply]

September songs
my story today

How nice to begin a new month with new music! What do you think of the review? - 1 September was the day Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine was dedicated to the Pope, and we sang it in 2019 on that day. This year, we sang Palmeri's Misatango, which will be performed tonight at the Rheingau Musik Festival with the composer as the pianist! If you want to see our performance: we are so proud ;) ----Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:03, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The 500th article I've worked on - creating or expanding - under the Women in Red flag has started: Johanna Wallroth, another Swedish soprano. Contest for the best translation of "Irrwitz und Lust", talking about the "Himmlische Freuden" of Mahler's Fourth Symphony. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:29, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The concert was a high light of the 2023 festival: intensity and harmony of conductor (sitting - at age 96 - without baton, instead expressive precise gestures), the orchestra (that had already played the world premiere of the symphony) and the grandiose composition. You can watch a bit in this short review (on public television) of a great festival season, the second half of the three minutes devoted exclusively to the final concert. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:49, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Milka Stojanović

On 7 September 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Milka Stojanović, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 00:31, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of compositions by Felix Mendelssohn

Hi friend! Thank you for the 'thanks' on my recent edits, much appreciated! Though I thought I should probably share what I'm mainly working on at the moment, because it seems like it is perhaps not on your radar (it has so many errors, omissions etc. etc. so thats why I know you probably arent aware of it! plus I also dont see any of your edits). It's the article List of compositions by Felix Mendelssohn and... yeah... its been a bit of a struggle! I was working on it too several years ago (at school haha!) and its just SUCH a huge job. This is mainly because everything seems to be there in the 'list by opus number', but there were/are? missing works in the 'list by genre'. List of works by genre is how I personally prefer to discover the ouvre of a composer, and I think its an excellent way for people to do so, as they can pick their favourite genres, so that is why I've been working on that so heavily and trying to make is clearer. Anyway, I'm sure you'll be able to see there are still some things I've not gotten round to; the composition dates of many of the lieder/songs, including the MWV number on every work etc. Though to be honest, in the long-term (I don't have the sort of time commitment to do it right now!) a completely new article, or that one started again from scratch, in the style of the List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach article but using the MWV catalogue would be absolutely exceptional. It's a really great catalogue, im sure you've encountered it before :) catalogue

Have a great day! FlyingScotsman72 (talk) 07:58, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and all the best for your endeavour. Bach is of course one of a kind, and Francis Schonken did a remarkable job. What made that easy is that the numbers already go by genre. My kind of these lists is Reger works: sortable, so those who want by op. no. can have it, and those who go be genre the same, and changes can be made at one place, not two. I don't know if it is feasible to do that for Mendelssohn as well. (others of the kind are for Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius.) I am quite busy with my projects, so could not offer substantial help. I only added a few links to his works list ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:42, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response!

Yes, I've used the Reger works list before and its a great one. I just wish there was enough interest to do a similar sortable table for Mendelssohn using the new MWV catalogue. The MWV catalogue is very similar to the Haydn 'Hob' catalogue, but instead of roman numeral : number, its letter : number, thats the only difference. The letters each correspond to a genre. But yes, you're right, that it probably isn't too feasable with the little interest in his works right now, which to me is dissapointing.

I hope that I've improved the current article though. I know that all his works aren't listed there, but I'd say all his main and most important ones are, and I hope I've improved the navigation and ease of use. FlyingScotsman72 (talk) 07:02, 8 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Walter Arlen

On 10 September 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Walter Arlen, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 21:24, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On the train

I'm travelling on a train with an IP address that is suspecious-looking, so I can edit only this page. I meant to send greetings today, with my story about Walter Arlen, the great performance of Parsifal I experienced yesterday (see #Music), a celebration of having survived WP:ARBINFOBOX of 10 years, which was the most kafkaesque thing I experienced on Wikipedia, and now things look so much better, just look at Arlen and Mozart. I hope you watch my page and get the messages. I can upload images, - please watch that also. At home, I will have company, and a rehearsal tonight, so may not be able to send messages or repond to pings. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:01, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Update: after returning, and spending nice time with company, I'll walk to rehearsal soon. Keep looking. New images until 2 September, - a memorable day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:11, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

again

it happened again --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:40, 15 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

UndercoverClassicist, regarding the GA for Robert Hale: on a train with an IP mistrustd by Wikipedia, I can only edit this page (and after arrival will have other things to do), quite generally: Thank you for detailed replies! I believe the charm of Wikipedia is that we can keep things short for people who know, and offer links for those who don't. Example: my story today is Jessye Norman, because of her birthday. We just say that she portrayed Cassandre in Les Troyens by Berlioz, without explaining what kind of character the role is, how important the opera, how important the role within it, how important the composer, - although all highly important ;) - Some readers will know all this and would be bored by an extra paragraph. (And that's just one opera mentioned.) Therefore I believe we should not add "regarded as one of the world's most prestigious operatic competitions" to all (c. 200) places where Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions is linked. If it helps you I could add "competition" after the name, but it's a pompous term already, and clearly not a simple audition, just by that name. Salome, towards the end: I'd rather take no example than condense the plot, which has nothing to do with him. Even readers only vaguely familiar with opera may know that many are tragedies, and which specific relationship and killing in just one example of several possible is of no help to understanding a funny line from his first wife. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:29, 15 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Neither of these are a problem for GA - happy to defer to you as the nominator and writer. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 07:35, 15 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
preview next singer --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:12, 15 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

and again

No story (yet) today. Myrthen was pulled (which would have been today's). It needs expansion and a better hook. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 03:56, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

back --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:03, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Anatol Ugorski

On 11 September 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Anatol Ugorski, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 21:44, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Margherita Rinaldi

On 12 September 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Margherita Rinaldi, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 22:25, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Graham Clark (tenor)

On 17 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Graham Clark (tenor), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tenor Graham Clark appeared at the Bayreuth Festival in 16 seasons, portraying the characters Loge and Mime in the 1988 Ring cycle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Graham Clark (tenor). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Graham Clark (tenor)).

—Kusma (talk) 00:03, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Stephen Gould (tenor)

On 23 September 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Stephen Gould (tenor), which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 07:09, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

IBs

You have recently made edits related to discussions about infoboxes and to edits adding, deleting, collapsing, or removing verifiable information from infoboxes. This is a standard message to inform you that discussions about infoboxes and to edits adding, deleting, collapsing, or removing verifiable information from infoboxes is a designated contentious topic. This message does not imply that there are any issues with your editing. For more information about the contentious topics system, please see Wikipedia:Contentious topics. - SchroCat (talk) 15:34, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This templating of a regular editor is unnecessarily callous and uncalled for. Especially since this editor is on the opposite side of a dispute with the editor and heavily involved. She won't say it so I will. --ARose Wolf 16:09, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your input, but given the uncivil nature of your post and the edit summary, I'm really not interested. - SchroCat (talk) 16:36, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Per my edit summary which every user posting gets to see, and some should reflect more: "go on with life, have a laugh, don't get too upset". I discuss infoboxes as I discuss tables. They seem to have been contentious at some time, but by now, many users are no longer aware of that. Look at all RfCs in the matter in 2023: the community supports them. - SchroCat: how about accepting that? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:52, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I accept and support going on with life and laughing. Enjoy the rest of your day, Gerda and SchroCat.=)--ARose Wolf 17:58, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing to accept: your claim is false, but I suspect you already know that. - SchroCat (talk) 06:58, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I say what I see. I asked the arb candidates if they see the same: ACE2022, or: Do you believe that we still have infobox wars? If yes, do you have better ideas than the 2013 arb ruling to end them? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:27, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A year ago today - when the Mozart discussion was already past which installed an infobox per the number of votes for it and especially the quality of arguments - I talked to Folly Mox about the matter. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:18, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

For those talk page watchers who want to know what prompted this: TFA Georges Feydeau. I trust that you will be able to read the history and the talk. I have a GA to write, with an infobox, of course ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:04, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Dear Gerda, I wish to thank you for your continuing efforts ("An die Freude") on Wikipedia projects. "Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt"! Wish you all the bests! ― Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:40, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I hear that music now! - perfect match to the thread above ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:12, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for François Glorieux

On 27 September 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article François Glorieux, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 12:10, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red October 2023

Alphabet run G & H | Women in STEM | Geofocus: Sub-Saharan Africa

--Lajmmoore (talk) 10:53, 29 September 2023 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Parameter work ignored

I get often the error message "work ignored" in cite book template. Example: Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt ref 8 and 9 Fischer-Lichte, Erika. Also with Sängerlexikon. The parameter work is not part of Cite book. What can we do? Grimes2 (talk) 14:26, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As I did with recent singers: use chapter for what was title, chapter-url for what was url, and title for what was work. I think if they change things, they should run a bot instead of expecting us to change thousands of articles. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:34, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Re Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt: The title of Brauneck (2016) is Die Welt als Bühne: Geschichte des europäischen Theaters, not Politik und Theater in Frankfurt, Stuttgart und Bochum. Fischer-Lichte (2017) is indeed titled Tragedy's Endurance: Performances of Greek Tragedies and Cultural Identity in Germany since 1800, so what is "Die Welt als Bühne: Geschichte des europäischen Theaters"? It doesn't seem to be a chapter; is it the series name? Any example for Großes Sängerlexikon? -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 14:43, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Johanna Geisler. Should I ask "Citation bot" for doing this task? Grimes2 (talk) 14:58, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GLS is a bad example, should be entry and encyclopedia. - Talk to those who changed? - I'm out for the day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:09, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Just checking in. I hope you are well and enjoying life, music usw. Cheers DBaK (talk) 19:16, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks for asking, yes especially music, - at any given time if you want to know what's on click on #Music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:41, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Robert Hale (bass-baritone)

The article Robert Hale (bass-baritone) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Robert Hale (bass-baritone) for comments about the article, and Talk:Robert Hale (bass-baritone)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of UndercoverClassicist -- UndercoverClassicist (talk) 19:41, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

UndercoverClassicist, thank you for a good review! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:52, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

October festival

October songs
my story today

October began with Erntedankfest, and today is our national holiday, and the final day of the 30th Kronberg Festival, at the Casals Forum for the second time. Enjoy. We also start a new arbitration election, and I debate this year's question with myself. Help for ACE 2023 welcome. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:16, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

listen --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:38, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Felix Ayo

On 4 October 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Felix Ayo, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 17:14, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Russell Sherman

On 6 October 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Russell Sherman, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 04:24, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Claus Wisser

On 5 October 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Claus Wisser, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 14:47, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Johannes Driessler

Hi Gerda -- Glad to see you are continuing to be so active! I've been intermittently trying to salvage articles on notable topics from the unsourced heap before someone successively proposes deleting them all, and came across the interesting German composer Johannes Driessler. Would you be able to translate the description "religiös-symbolistischer, klangasketischer" which I've quoted in the article (full phrase "...und mit seinem Oratorium „Dein Reich komme" ein Beispiel religiös-symbolistischer, klangasketischer Musik gab.")? ETA If the de article has sources for any of the things I've tagged as unsourced that would be very helpful -- it was obviously originally written from the German article and probably is based on a German encyclopedia or obituary. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 22:50, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Try "and gave with his oratorio Dein Reich komme an example of religiously symbolic ascetic music." or "… an example of ascetic music with religious symbols." 2¢ -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 01:35, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Michael Bednarek. I've gone with "ascetic music featuring religious symbolism". Espresso Addict (talk) 05:33, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Just waking up: thank you for a good question and good answers while I slept. I think "featuring" may be too weak, - it seems to be the key, not just one feature. We miss "klang" (sound), but I would not know how to express that the music is ascetic in sound, or would that be implied - what else? Ascetic could also mean simple forms, or melodies, no? I even wonder if we should really quote such an overly rich wording. No idea why "example", for example. - I'll get to reading the article later, - first comes morning round, then bring another who recently died, Reiner Goldberg, up to Main page appearance. Help welcome there as well. Thank you, Michael, for having sourced the mezzo's recordings. Same thing open for the tenor, hint hint ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:45, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Gerda. I'm trying with the quotation to provide more information on whether his music's tonal or atonal -- Grove says tonal but all the reviews I've found suggest at least a bit atonal -- but I'm ignorant enough with such music in English, let alone a language I only have at pidgin level! Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 05:58, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I guess that - like Hindemith - it is a free use of tonality sometimes spiced with atonality (which can be said also for Mozart, take K. 511). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:26, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Having glimpsed: "example of religiously symbolic ascetic music" seems best to me (if we need to quote) because the "religiously" describes the symbolism, - it's not religious music, but symbolic music. Or not? Always learning. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:54, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know if one would say religiously symbolic music in English? It sounds very unidiomatic. Espresso Addict (talk) 06:02, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I know that it's unidiomatic German to start with, and I seriously suggest to not even try to translate it but say it in English. "Dein Reich komme" is from the Lord's Prayer, "your kingdom come" (or whatever translation to use), - that might give more of a clue to the character of the piece than the symbolistic evaluation of this writer ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:22, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Jacqueline Dark

On 9 October 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jacqueline Dark, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 22:51, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rachel Yakar

Dear Gerda, congratulations. I finally passed it. Somehow, I did not get emails reporting your last changes, so it took me a long time to realise you had done everything. Sorry for all the delays. Best regrads, Johannes Johannes Schade (talk) 08:54, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the great effort you put into the review, even searching for sources! The article is much better thanks to your diligence. - Best wishes for your health! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:04, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Rachel Yakar

The article Rachel Yakar you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Rachel Yakar for comments about the article, and Talk:Rachel Yakar/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Johannes Schade -- Johannes Schade (talk) 09:02, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dave Rudden

Hi! Thank you very much. I wish to thank you, too, for extremely insightful and helpful suggestions how to improve this article ([5]). Best wishes. Laked98 (talk) 10:44, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@@ Line 1,841: / Line 1,841: @@
 === Your [[WP:Good articles|GA]] nomination of [[Rachel Yakar]] ===
 The article [[Rachel Yakar]] you nominated as a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|good article]] has passed [[File:Symbol support vote.svg|20px|link=]]; see [[Talk:Rachel Yakar]] for comments about the article, and [[Talk:Rachel Yakar/GA1]] for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Create new nomination|nominate it]] within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility.<!-- Template:GANotice result=pass --> <!-- Template:GANotice --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:ChristieBot|ChristieBot]], on behalf of [[User:Johannes Schade|Johannes Schade]]</small> -- [[User:Johannes Schade|Johannes Schade]] ([[User talk:Johannes Schade|talk]]) 09:02, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
+== Dave Rudden ==
+Hi! Thank you very much. I wish to thank you, too, for extremely insightful and helpful suggestions how to improve this article ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dave_Rudden]). Best wishes. [[User:Laked98|Laked98]] ([[User talk:Laked98|talk]]) 10:44, 11 October 2023 (UTC)