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Seuraavassa on essee, jonka kirjoitin suorittaakseni valinnaisen opintojakson Helsingin yliopiston musiikintutkimuksen opinnoissani. Valitsin aiheekseni Maria Callasin, koska hänen eleganssinsa pohtiminen on kerta kaikkiaan yksi lempipuuhistani!

Aloitin musiikintutkimuksen opiskelun vuonna 2020 ja ...

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I must admit I’m facing a conundrum of sorts at the moment with my ears. We often talk about taste when it comes to music, even though we don't refer to our physical tastebuds, but to the sort of music that each of us feels is 'music to our ears' (pun intended😜). As you well know, I have ac...

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This week I've been pondering over the importance of having some sort of a craft or a skill in life that we enjoy developing. We may have many sorts of different roles to fill in life, but besides the feeling of purpose they bring us, most of us want to also develop at least one main skill ...

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I must confess that I think I'm falling in love with Maria Callas again.😂 Well, I guess "falling in love" is a bit too strong an expression, but let's say that I'm fascinated by her charm, charisma, magnetism and sincere devotion to her art. The mix of all of these features of her public pe...

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Like promised last week, I'll share a couple of fun snippets of my findings from Maria Callas' letters and memoirs this week. It has definitely been interesting to discover Callas' thoughts in different eras of her life, and I think she has a very fun and beautiful way of expressing herself...

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What would you think it feels like to be in Maria Callas' shoes? I'm beginning to get some sort of an idea of it now that I'm re-reading her letters and memoirs in French (Tom Volf 2019: Maria Callas, Lettres & mémoires). I read most of the 598-paged book last year, but now I felt like goin...

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This week I’m reporting from an exhibition called Vestologie that is on display under the beautiful 19th century dome of the Printemps department store on the Boulevard Haussmann. 'Vestologie' refers to the French word "veste" that I now understand is a sort of an umbrella term for many sor...

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Alas, Paris Fashion Week has come to an end! 

It's been quite a busy week, even though I haven't been really involved with the Fashion Week itself. I've mostly been watching some recordings of the shows and admiring some pictures of them on Instagram (especially from Nina Garcia's account)...

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Guess what? It's Paris Fashion Week again! Even though I'm obviously not invited to any of the shows, it's still just fun to think that I breathe the same Parisian air as all of the guests, models and crew that participate in the most important fashion event of the year. The brands are curr...