Poznan, Parsifal and Takarazuka

I would like to post a few pics

from my trip to Poznań.

I went there for the conference about Asia

for students and young scholars.

Program

My luggage

Anna Karenina for the long way

and my ballet shoes

to not miss my everyday's exercises

(have I written here that 

I started taking ballet lessons?) 

The conference was really interesting.

I listened to a lot of lectures

which were about the part of Asia

rather far from my academic field

and it is always so refreshing!

For example about Gagauz people

and the symbol of wolf in their culture.

It is also worth mentioning 

that I met one visual kei fan

which encouraged me

to explore Takarazuka world closer.

Even thought I enjoyed the idea 

of this theater for a long time

I did not have time/ motivation to look at it closer.

But oh gosh after seeing the character of Death

in Elisabeth I feel fully motivated to change it!

Death looking like Kamijo.

I am absolutely charmed by the idea of Death

looking like a beautiful, long-haired man

who continually follows my dear Sissi.

Sissi longed for Death. She was fascinated by it.

Was it because she imagined it as the delicate, 

but dangerous man,

mysterious and charming?

The Kingdom of Dead

with its secret charm

suited her better than

Austrian Empire

with stiff and plain Franz Joseph.

Watch this :3

Oh, I was going to write about Poznan.

So a few pics.

Love the colorful tenement houses.

This place.

Kaya. Satsuki. Memories:3

And finally: opera.

Of course I could not miss it.

I am so jealous!

Poznan has such a beautiful opera!

Perfectly located: close to the castle and park

and classical in its forms with sophisticated interiors.

Pegasus on the roof
taking you up with every sound

Inside

Chandelier

Together with my aunt I went
to see Wagner's Parsifal.
And what can I say..
this opera got the better of me.
Maybe not even opera itself,
but Wagner's music definitely did it.
It was my first time hearing his music live
and I am simply speechless.
When hearing it on my computer and on tv
it was always like
so that's Wagner, that's nice,
but live... omg it's so monumental, mighty..
you simply feel like losing ground..
I have no idea what the story was about...
in fact the production design was poor,
the same like costumes and singer's acting...
so it only helped me to forget
that this even has any plot..
The music won it all.
I just remember myself
when looking at this gorgeous chandelier
with the full surprise that it is still in its place.
How can it bear all this power without
the dramatic fall on the ground which this music deserved?

Cooking, cooking, cooking :3

As you already know I got crazy 

with cooking lately :3

To not spam with food all the time:

all in one post :D

Quiche

with spinach

with broccoli

Muffins

they were made for my friends

Sponge cake 

for my Grandma

Now a few dinners

Chocolate pancakes with

mascarpone and rose marmalade

and strawberries <3

Spinach gnocchi with

soya goulash

Aubergine with couscous and mozarella

Macaroni casserole

with spinach (yes, I am addicted to spinach)

and blue cheese

And something for breakfast:

strawberry french toast

with nutella

(I didn't have toast bread

so they didn't turn out that good-looking,

but yummy :3 )

For the end:

tart with mascarpone and strawberries.

This one was made for the 'party hard'

with my best friend

(matching coffee liqueur made by her mom),

but it was probably my biggest cooking failure

so far...

The creme was not chilled enough,

because I did it on the last moment..

I used different recipe for the tart dough

and well...

Anyway it at last looks pretty nice :3

Just about to cry

Probably you mostly know him,

but I just want to make my blog more beautiful

with those illustrations :3

So Benjamin Lacombe's art

His Madame Butterfly is just perfect

I can not even express

those strange sadness and 

the sense of fragility that this art accumulates.

BJD exhibition

Today I visited Ball-jointed dolls 

exhibition in the local Japanese culture center.

My outfit

Dolls, just a few

This is creepy

For the end my favourite:

Ballerina

Look at her neck, shadow, legs.

Absolutely amazing *.* 

Perfect deadly swan

Cakes, Orsay dress, this and that

So winter holidays are just about to end.

In fact they've already ended.

I wipe my tears with sweet things.

I finally started learning baking cakes.

This is my first cake I did by myself.

It was yummy :3

Latest shopping :D

Finally thermo rollers :D

This is the effect.

I love the curls,

but I feel (and look) strange

without my fringe.

Lately I also bought a dress

in local shop in Orsay!

Those roses :3

Blouse

(I will use it as an overblouse)

Heart pendrive

and two scarfs.

They were found at house.

And today's outfit

so mature, but I really like it

Rusalka, Bubble tea and random pics

Some daily pics :)

I like to post them for myself.

It makes me better remember

small moments.

But first of all:

Rusalka.

Cinema transmission:

live from Metropolitan Opera!

If you ask me what kind of opera I like..

I say: this kind!

Met's Rusalka is just this type.

Beautiful and nostalgic music,

unbelievable set design

(sometimes you just forget that it is "just the stage") 

and costumes.

And fairy tale atmosphere.

Dark fairy tale-like.

The story very similar to The Little Mermaid.

And Piotr Beczała as the prince.

And unforgettable Song to the Moon:.

I still can not even speak about it 

without emotions...

Above all I remember one scene:

Rusalka is left alone on dark castle stairs.

She knows that the prince has left her.

All is gone and they both can not escape 

from Jezibaba's curse...

At this moment

you feel that she should sing a dramatic aria.

Everything asks for this aria. Beg for it...

You almost hear it in your heart...

but she can not sing it loud,

because she has devoted her voice 

for Prince's love 

that is now gone.
There is nothing left.
Even aria can not be sung.
Her pain can not even reach this kind of sense.

Oh this it too sad to even think about it...
The lost voice of an opera heroine...
it is like taking the essence of her...
and taking it for nothing...

Anyway: my outfit from this day.

Except it

(and lots of uni work)

I spend my time on some

small pleasures.

Cooking

Cannelloni with spinach

Reading

Jane Austin when eating

cranberries in chocolate :3

Watching

(I can't even express

how much I love Frozen)

Meeting friends

Cakes

(Cafe looks nice,

but the cake was not that good...)

Bubble tea

with my best friend :3

My full outfit

And selfie xD

Food, books, movies so to

complete the post: music :3

Catch this :D

For the end of the day:
Macaroons bath :3