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June 2006
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June 18, 2006
Barbara Wilson from Arizona sends us
information on 'Sisi, Sissy, Sissi'.
~~ Queen of Hungary ~~
Empress of Austria ~~
Imperatrice d'Austria e Regina d'Ungheria
(1837-1898)
Check out the photo of Suzan as Sisi on
AndreRieu.com in the NEWS area. Suzan is
beautiful as Sisi, but then, she is beautiful as
Suzan!
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1830 18. August: Birth
of Franz Joseph in Vienna.
He's the first of 6 children
of archduchess Sophie and
archduke Franz Karl.
1837 24. December:
Birth of Elisabeth Amalia
Eugenie in the Herzog Max
Palais, Munich. She's the
fourth child of Duch Max and
Duchess Ludovika in Bavaria.
1853 August:
Engagement of Emperor Fanz
Joseph I. and Elisabeth, in
Bad Ischl.
1854 24. April:
Marriage of Franz Joseph and
Elisabeth in the church of
St. Augustine in Vienna.
1855 5.March: Birth of
the first daughter Sophie in
Vienna.
1856 15. July: Birth
of the second daughter
Gisela in Vienna.
1857 29. May: Death of
the daughter Sophie in
Budapest.
1858 21. August: Birth
of the Crownprince Rudolf in
Laxenburg.
1860 July: After grave
differences between Franz
Joseph and Elisabeth, the
Empress flees to
Possenhofen, then to Madeira
and after that to Corfu. The
Public in Vienna believes in
a serve illness of
Elisabeth.
1861: Franz Joseph,
Elisabeth an the children,
meet again in Venice.
1862 August:
Elisabeth comes back to
Vienna.
1863: Elisabeth begins
to study the Hungarian
language.
1864: Ida Ferency
becomes a Narrator of the
Empress (Beginning of a long
friendship)
1865: Elisabeth
demands a more liberal
education for Rudolf, which
he really gets than.
1866: War between
Prussia and Austria. Austria
looses the battle in
Königgrätz and looses the
war also. July: Elisabeth
goes to Budapest.
Negotiations between
Emperor Franz-Joseph,
Empress Elisabeth, Franz
Deak and Gyula Andrassy.
1867: Austria becomes
the Austrian-Hungarian
monarchy. Coronation of
Franz Joseph and Elisabeth
to King and Queen of Hungary
in Budapest.
1868 22. April: Birth
of Elisabeth's favorite
daughter Marie Valerie in
Budapest.
1871: Founding of the
German empire. Wilhelm I.
becomes Emperor, Bismark
becomes the "Iron
Chancellor".
1872: Death of Franz
Josephs mother, archduchess
Sophie.
1874: Elisabeth travels
to England the first time.
She becomes one of the best
horsewomen in her time.
1881 May: Marriage of
Rudolf and Stephanie of
Belgium.
1882: Begin to build
the Hermesvilla in the
Lainzer Tiergarten, Vienna.
(Hermes=Greek god) Elisabeth
interests herself for Greek
culture and learns the new
and old Greek language.
1886 Death of the
Bavarian King Ludwig II..
1889 Suicide of
Crownprince Rudolf and Mary
Vestsera. (The tragedy of
Mayerling)
1898 10.September:
Assassination of Empress
Elisabeth in Geneva.
1916: Death of Emperor
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June 15, 2006
Soon those without the "Songs
From My Heart" DVD will be able to enjoy the
concert.
Let's all make certain to watch the special as
it premiers on PBS and encourage our
friends and loved ones to purchase this
spectacular CD/DVD.
June 14, 2006 ~~ Flag Day
(United States of America)
You're a Grand Old Flag
 
June 12, 2006
News Alert: Radio City Music Hall Tickets are
now on sale at
Ticketmaster.com
This concert will be held on
SAT JUL 29, 2006 8:00PM. It will be taped
for broadcast. If this sounds like fun to
you, and aren't all Andre Rieu concerts fun?
Then you will not want to miss this opportunity.
June 1, 2006
Andre Rieu's
The Flying Dutchman, has spent a
total of 35 weeks on the charts, moved from
number three to number two this week. The
Flying Dutchman has been in the top three spots
of the chart and shows no signs of slowing down.
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June 1, 2006
Die
Platin Tenöre
I h ave
been asked by a number of fans how they might
order the Platinum Tenors' CD. I
have spoken with
Martin Wohlfarth
of Platin Scala and he requests you order
directly via email to him (for the time being):
Send an email to
Martin stating
... How many CDs you wish to purchase.
Martin will then setup a link with paypal and
email it to you. Once you open this return
email, You can log into paypal and complete the
purchase.
Currently the
price per CD is US$ 23.00. The shipment is 10
US$ for one to three CD`s and $15.00 US$ for
four to eight CD's.
Questions? email
Webmaster
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May 26, 2006
Hi Fans
I found and translated this article this morning
in "De Limburger", the local newspaper in
Maastricht. I thought you might be of interest
to you.
Enjoy, (from) John de Jong:
Maastricht - Friday, 26 May, 09.11 - André Rieu
opens an office in New York in September. Due to
his success in the United States, his Maastricht
base can no longer be the ' basis ' from which
matters are regulated. "It is a combination of
necessity and pure need '', says Kerstin
Cornelis, tour manager and press coordinator for
André Rieu Productions. "From New York can we
improve and anticipate on the popularity of
André in America. Then you must think of
marketing, financial matters and contacts ''.
One of the employees of André Rieu Productions
will man the office in New York for the next
three years. After the three nearly sold out
Vrijthof concerts on 14, 15 and 16 July, Rieu
will travel to New York. On 29 July he perform a
concert in the famous Radio City Music hall,
which will be taped and will later be brought
out on dvd and on TV. In October, November and
December he will give several concerts in
America and Canada.
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May 26, 2006
By Mike Danahey
In the United States, we don't think of
classical music of any sort as being popular
enough to fill seats in a sports stadium.
But legendary Dutch violinist and conductor
André Rieu plays such venues, and his tours
consistently bring in enough money to rank him
with the top-drawing pop acts of the day. To top
it off, he has sold more than 20 million
recordings.
Rieu has even had rock star moments, most
recently while heading to Cleveland. On the way,
his caravan was among motorists stalled in a
traffic jam, stuck pretty much in the same place
for about four hours. His people called local
police who recognized Rieu's name and came to
lead the performers to the venue in the nick of
time. Such is life for Rieu, the "Modern King of
Waltz," who is set to appear with the Johann
Strauss Orchestra at The Allstate Arena, 6920 N.
Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $40 to $60 and are available by
calling Ticketmaster at (312) 559-1212 or
ordering online at www.ticketmaster.com .
Rieu might also be called the "King of the PBS
Pledge Drive Special," with 12 such shows under
his baton. The relationship between the
performer and Public Broadcasting began after an
executive from the PBS affiliate on a European
vacation saw one of Rieu's concerts playing on
TV and felt it would make a good pledge product,
Rieu explained.
"That has worked out fantastically well," he
understated.
The appeal for some is that Rieu's performances
bring showmanship to traditionally staid
classical music. His inspiration for such came
at an early age from watching his father
conduct.
"He would always play waltzes for the encore. I
noticed how the public was stiff and serious for
the rest of the show, but with the waltzes they
came alive, tapping their feet and humming the
melodies," said Rieu, who began playing violin
at age 5.
With what he saw at his father's concerts in
mind, Rieu took to what he knew about Johann
Strauss, who would encourage crowds to enjoy his
music by getting out of their seats to waltz in
the aisles. That led to Rieu assembling a group
of musicians, creating the Johann Strauss
Orchestra.
The formula has worked well for Rieu, who
released his first album in 1994 and has
steadily built his following to the point where
he received the World Music Award in Monte Carlo
this year.
Of his success, Rieu says what he has is a dream
come true: "I always knew it was possible — that
is my business plan," he said.
What he has is a tour that hits the road two
weeks at a time, with a two-week break between
travels and Rieu returning to his Holland home.
The entourage numbers 110 people, 50 of them
performers. Despite the show's size and scope,
for Rieu, "It's like a vacation. Everything is
very organized."
And patrons get their money's worth as the
orchestra typically plays about two and a half
hours of waltzes, polkas, folk and show tunes,
and Broadway songs. "The most important thing is
the atmosphere," Rieu said.
"I hope they come with open hearts," he said.
"And I will open my heart, and we will have an
evening no one will ever forget."
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Saturday May 20, 2006
Let us remember to THANK & PRAY for our brave
who protect our Freedom. This is Armed
Forces Day. We Salute All our Troops!
There are many ways to help show your support
for our troops. If you are looking for a
place to make a donation, you might try any of
the sites listed on:
www.ApplePiePatriots.com
Hello Dear Fans & Friends & Trend Setters:
Perhaps we have started a new trend? We
first put up Lyrics the day this site started.
Another English language website started a few years
later and, they too put up lyrics.
(Interestingly, all of the songs they had lyrics
to at that time, were the very same songs we had
researched and already had on the web.
They knew where to copy the lyrics from. I
am proud of all of you who provided the lyric
information, it is so well loved). And
now,
Andre
has added Lyrics to his site! We can see
the Lyrics to our favorite songs right on the
Maestro's
site! This is wonderful, yes?
Go
to:
www.AndreRieu.com
click on ENTER
click on MUSIC
click on LYRICS
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Another Trend takes hold!! Personalized
License Plates!
It
started here with Webmaster Sally and her
California plates and we have added Dora
Senn and her Nevada plates!
 
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NOW:::::::::::::::::::::::
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MARCEL:::::::::::::::::::::::
  
Andre Rieu and his JSO
have Personalized Plates on their Buses!!
Who will own the next Andre Rieu Personalized
Plate?
What do YOUR personalized plates say, and what
does it stand for?
Check out our Updated Car
Page
chat about this on our blog ~~>:
CLICK HERE
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Sunday May 14, 2006 HAPPY MOTHER'S
DAY
I
actually took a day off for fun and relaxation.
I took my mother to the Napa County Iris Garden
where we saw Iris of every color of the rainbow
and some of colors I have no words for.
This time of year in the Napa Valley, it's best
to go early, as the weather can be hot.
There are shade trees and coverings to sit
under, picnic tables for those who bring their
family and food. Most of all their are
Iris everywhere. A truly beautiful site.
To
see the photos I have put on the web, click
here:
IRIS PHOTOS
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So
many Fans have written to ask about the adorable
young girl who gave
Andre
roses at the end of the Dallas concert.
Her name is Claudia, a beautiful name for
a beautiful 6 year old girl. I have
spoken with her father and mother.
Claudia is an Andre Rieu Fan and
has been inspired by his music, to take violin
lessons.
At
Andre's
Dallas concert, Claudia waited and waited
at what must have seemed to be an eternity at
her age, for Andre to finish playing his encore.
Andre
shrugged his shoulders and smiled at Claudia
as if to say, it will be a few minutes.
The crowd at the Nokia saw Claudia's
determination, she was not going anywhere.
She came to give
Andre
roses and if she had to wait, then wait she
would do. Finally, the song over
Andre
rushed to the front of the stage. It was
dear moment for us all, but as
Claudia's
father tells it, it was a moment
Claudia
will always remember.
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Julia Sheppard, is a
Prima Ballerina hails from Bournemouth, England. She was a lead dancer of the
"London City Classic Ballet" and has a degree in dance. In continuing her
career, Julia has attended various schools of dance
modern, jazz and drama. Julia has worked in Holland and Belgium in the show "Wien
Bleibt Wien" where the director of the orchestra was our favorite Maestro:
André Rieu.
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suggestions!
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Regards & Best Wishes to All
AndreRieuFans.com
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