We know it's been a while since our last installment of our dual series Notes in Strokes/Strokes in Notes, so we hope you haven't forgotten about it! This week, we're diving into a fascinating connection between a ceiling and some operas. Never thought those two things would have a link? Well, that's just one of those odd art and music things that we love to talk about! Tune in as we explore the colorful and lyric connections between Marc Chagall and opera!

 

Art:

Marc Chagall (1887-1985): Ceiling for the Paris Opera (1963-1964)

 

Music:

Georges Bizet (1838-75): Carmen (1873-74)

Christoph Gluck (1714-87): Orfeo ed Euridice (1762)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Fidelio (1804-14)