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Bologna Festival 2013 – Bologna

March 7, 2013 by
Bologna Classical Concert

Bologna Festival - An Annual Classical Concert in Bologna: Bologna hosts quite a number of festivals throughout the year and one of the classical music festivals this city hosts is the Bologna Festival. Now in its 32nd edition, the Bologna Festival offers a selection of concerts that highlight the diversity of classical music in this city and the depth of the artists and ensembles. The Festival is held at the Teatro Manzoni Auditorium on Via de Monari 1/2, a couple of blocks north from … [Read more...]

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Vienna’s Famous New Year’s Concerts

November 14, 2011 by
Vienna New Year's Concert

A Classical Way to Usher in the New Year: For classical music lovers, a dream Christmas present would be some tickets to the Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert - but getting this would be a miracle!  This concert is so popular that to stand any chance of securing tickets, you must firstly register your interest a year ahead and then be one of the lucky ones drawn by lot. New Year's Concert at the Vienna Musikverein The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day Concert at the Vienna … [Read more...]

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St Mauritius Church in Zermatt

April 21, 2011 by
St Mauritius Pfarrei in Zermatt

St Mauritius Pfarrkirche - The Zermatt Roman Catholic Parish Church: Walking around the centre of Zermatt, the dominating tower of St Mauritius parish church is hard to miss. St. Mauritius Pfarrkirche in Zermatt is a Roman Catholic parish church. It stands in Kirchplatz, next to the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof and the Marmot Fountain. St. Mauritius Church History St Mauritius church was built in 1913, replacing an old church that stood there since 1587. World War I interrupted the … [Read more...]

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An Alpine Chapel at Riffelalp

April 19, 2011 by
Riffelalp Chapel in Zermatt

Riffelalp Chapel is a Private Chapel 2,210 Metres Above Sea Level: Located over 2,210 metres above sea level is Riffelalp, an intermediate station of the Gornergrat-Bahn. Many hikers come up here to start their Alpine hikes, and also at Riffelalp are the Riffelalp Resort and the Riffelalp Chapel, a chapel built by Alexander Seiler, founder of Zermatt's Seiler hotel empire, and his wife Catharine Seiler-Cathrein. The Riffelalp Chapel is a private chapel, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of … [Read more...]

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Grand Théâtre de Provence – Aix-en-Provence

November 17, 2010 by
Grand Theatre de Provence © Classictic

A State-Of-The-Art Performing Arts Complex: The Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence's performing arts complex, opened on 29 June 2007 with the inaugural performance of Richard Wagner's Die Walküre. The Grand Théâtre de Provence was part of a comprehensive redevelopment of Aix-en-Provence city centre and whilst Wagner's opera marked the beginning of the artistic and cultural influence of the Grand Théâtre de Provence on Aix-en-Provence, the completion of this major urban … [Read more...]

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Notre Dame – The Finest of French Gothic Architecture

May 18, 2010 by

Notre Dame de Paris is the Official chair, of the Archbishop of Paris: Notre Dame Cathedral was commissioned by the Bishop Maurice de Sully in 1160 when he was elected Bishop of Paris. With the strong economic and population growth in Paris and the choice of Paris as the capital of France, Bishop de Sully decided that Paris needed to have a cathedral like no other. Although the existing church, St. Etienne, was quite large for a construction of the 6th century (five ships wide), it was … [Read more...]

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Sainte-Chapelle – A Gateway to Heaven

March 24, 2010 by

One of the greatest Architectural masterpieces: This small chapel is a masterpiece of flamboyant Gothic architecture and one of the most amazing visual experiences of Paris. Much of this is due to its stained glass windows which surround the entire upper floor.  So stunningly beautiful are its stained glass interior that even in the Middle Ages,  worshipers likened the church to "a gateway to heaven". La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel) is a 13th-century Gothic chapel on the Île de … [Read more...]

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La Madeleine – a Church Dedicated to Mary Magdalene

March 22, 2010 by

Built as a temple to honour the glory of Napoleon's Army: La Madeleine is a church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, but when it was built, it was intended as a temple to honour the glory of Napoleon's army.   Its style is Neo-Classical and it was inspired by the Maison Carrée in Nimes, but  had it not been for a couple of twists in the course of history, La Madeleine might well have been quite a different monument today. When Pierre Contant d'Ivry was first commissioned to build … [Read more...]

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