By: Stephen Russell-Lacy | 2011-04-23 | Music Reviews This opera is a story about a woman who disguises herself as a man working in a prison in order to save her husband who is languishing there through no fault of his own. Unfortunately for me the performance I saw by the Welsh National Opera was a disappointment for me. This despite the inspirational nature of the music as a rousing, triumphant affirmation of the belief that the most important huma read more
By: Sammy Hely | 2010-09-13 | Destinations You shouldn't visit Bavaria without seeing at least one of the five Castles of Ludwig II. The Ludwig we speak of was officially King Ludwig II of Bavaria, but he was also known as the Swan King, the Fairy Tale King, the Dream King... and a bit more dramatically... as Mad King Ludwig. read more
By: Anthony W Bills | 2011-05-25 | Reference & Education Ludwig van Beethoven was a German music composer and was also a pianist. Ludwig was a distinctive and a crucial figure during the transitional period that was between the classical and Romantic eras in the western classical music that made him to stand as the most respected as well as the most influential composer of all generations. read more
By: Christa Krzeminski | 2010-03-29 | Weight Loss Losing weight is a journey that takes us through so many ups and downs. It may take a few starts and stops before we get going on the path that works. Regardless of which plan we choose some of the keys to success are the same. read more
By: Marc Marseille | 2013-05-23 | Product Reviews The Philips Fidelio M1 on-ear headphones are the perfect present for anyone who loves music. read more
By: Pamela Buttles | 2010-03-29 | Reference & Education A brief history of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. King Ludwig II is the king responsible for having the popular castle of Neuschwanstein built. He is an important piece of Bavaria's history. read more
By: Annette Labedzki | 2010-03-30 | Photography Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a German 'Expressionist' painter & printmaker, was born on May 6, 1880 in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. He studied architecture at the Konigliche Technische Hochschule (a technical university) of Dresden. Kirchner was one of the founder members of the group 'Die Brucke (The Bridge)' with two of his friends, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Erich Heckel. read more
By: JENNIFER QUINN | 2013-01-11 | Dating “Hunger Games” actor Alexander Ludwig was photographed holidaying on the island of Maui on Tuesday (January 8, 2013). read more
By: Mariya Jones | 2011-09-22 | Music Mozart is deemed as number one composer across the world. Sheet music composed by him is in much demand. read more
By: weihua | 2010-10-09 | Small Business Development of the building Ludwig already knew the area around Linderhof from his youth when he had accompanied his father King Maximilian II of Bavaria on his hunting trips in the Bavarian read more
By: Annette Labedzki | 2010-03-30 | Photography German painter, printmaker, and sculptor, Erich Heckel was a revolutionary artist. He, along with Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, formed the modern 'Expressionist' group "Die Brucke" in 1905. read more
By: gaga | 2011-01-24 | Business Preshow & Storyline The queue line for The Curse of DarKastle is entered under a frozen, crumbling arch under the Bavarian castle's highest tower. It then weaves throughout the outdoor courtyard of the castle. The line weaves around a statue of three howling wolves covered in ice and aged as copper. As guests enter in the hallways within the palace, flickering candelabras light the way into large read more