This changes every time I am asked this question, but spontaneously, I would say: The Beatles’ Penny Lane (it paints such a fantastic portrait of England), the Rolling Stones’ Miss You (for all the people I’d miss), Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean (perhaps I’d do some aerobics to keep myself fit on the island), the entire Ring Cycle by Richard Wagner (16 hours of music, which would help pass the time on the island), and Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute (because it’s Mozart!). I am about to go on a long car journey (from Frankfurt to Berlin), and my playlist includes: The Beatles (every album! He was a member of the Deutsche Bank Stiftung’s ‘Akademie Musiktheater heute’ scheme for young opera professionals. D: Pudenz. Philip Glass: Symphony No. But I will re-read some old favorites before then, I am sure. general: (336) 725.1035 George has conducted, among others, the London Symphony Orchestra, the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, the Haydn Orchestra di Bolzano e Trento, the RTÉ Concert and Symphony Orchestras, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, and Les Arts Florissants. Otherwise, everything becomes about work and you just get no downtime! Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Ausbildung. Ep. Armed with insatiable artistic curiosity, a true performer’s instincts and the advantages of a rigorous central European training, George Jackson has earned critical acclaim for the authority and eloquence of his music-making. We love that you were in a rock band as a youth. If I am working away from home for a long period of time and there is a kitchen, I often travel with a little miniature tupperware box of spices so I can whip up a curry – which is also a fantastic dish for sharing with friends! Palmengarten. I have just downloaded Jonathan Raban’s Old Glory, which describes his voyage down the Mississippi River. George Lester Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was an African-American author, activist, and convicted criminal. | Conductor: George Jackson | Stage director: Kateryna Sokolova. I think my real passion is witnessing a project run from its humble beginnings and guiding it to its completion, whilst also realising that as a director (like a conductor), you are merely the person who encourages everybody to do their best work. The result is a charming and elegant rendition of the score.”, “The musical delights started with the first notes of the overture as the horn melody rose out of the pit, rich in texture and beautifully shaped. London-born orchestral and opera conductor. A guest conductor takes the reins of the Winston-Salem Symphony on this week’s program. Conductor. 1 (Low) George Jackson (botanist) (1790–1811), English botanist; George Jackson … 75: George Jackson, conductor George Jackson is a London-born conductor who has worked distinguished orchestras such as the Philharmonie de Paris, Hamburg State Opera and many others. Title from disc label. In this episode we discuss the role of a conductor in the 21st century, importance of community engagement, conducting competitions, masterclasses and working with soloists. Box Office Hours: 10a-4p / M-F And there is a new one in October this year, so that is at the top of my list then! Feb 19 . Joined August 2012. Honestly, I would say a director. I am a John Grisham freak (which is where my love of the South began). What’s something about your home that you would bring to Winston-Salem? ‘Mighty Aphrodite’ still makes me giggle. I am crazy about Woody Allen, and am forever finding favorites in his gigantic output! Musikpavillon. He continued his studies at the Lucerne Festival Academy, the Bayreuth Festival and, over two summers, at the Aspen Conducting Academy, where he won the 2015 Aspen Conducting Prize. George Jackson Conductor Österreich 1 Kontakt. 108: George Jackson, conductor. Either for film, tv, or theatre. George Jackson is a British conductor. 1996 Lincoln Center cast, Format: CD, Year: 1996, Label: Rhino (72405), Barcode: 081227240523, Length: 1:12:21 This young maestro is probably one of the easiest conductors around to follow, though. There was a kid at my swimming club who told me I looked like Macaulay Culkin (who I really admired) from Home Alone / Richie Rich. George is this year's Assistant Conductor in Aspen, having been awarded the Robert J. Harth Conducting Prize and the David A. Karetsky Memorial Fellowship in previous years. What would you do if you weren’t a conductor? As a child, I was scarily into organizing – it’s probably no surprise that I became a conductor! Well, I am a huge Kindle person, and have stacked up quite a backlog of future reads. Using the school address book, I had invited all of my classmates to a weekend soccer tournament in the park behind our house. In 2017 he made his Hamburg State Opera debut, conducting the world premiere of Immer weiter by Irene Galindo Quero and Jesse Boekman. Tom Hanks’ relatively new book of short stories is also on my list, as well as Sofka Zinovieff’s Putney, which is quite a harrowing novel about life in 1970s London. He also gained invaluable insights while working as assistant to his mentors Robert Spano and Yves Abel. Armed with insatiable artistic curiosity, a true performer’s instincts and the advantages of a rigorous central European training, George Jackson has earned critical acclaim for the authority and eloquence of … Ep. Jackson read for a degree in music at Trinity College, Dublin, where he gained early experience as conductor of its chapel choir and his own contemporary music ensemble. But weaving them together was a sense of this beautifully made German counterpoint, which showed the work’s complex history […]. bir'19 - lie'19. Recorded Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium, Museo del Violino Antonio Stradivari Cremona 2015 January 2-4, 6-10. And I convinced my Dad to be the referee at the last minute, too…. Ep. Armed with insatiable artistic curiosity, a true performer’s instincts and the advantages of a rigorous central European training, George Jackson has earned critical acclaim for the authority and eloquence of … 108: George Jackson, conductor. Steve Reich: Radio Rewrite (French Premiere) Anything that involves collaborating with other humans is where I feel at home. George Jackson, Conductor RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Orchestra National Concert Hall, Dublin June 19th 2018. Yes it is Wagnerian, but I also heard pre-echoes of Mahler in the Act Two folk-sequences. Over the summer we talked to some of the people who make an OHP season tick. fax: (336) 725.3924 Latymer Upper School. George Jackson @ConductorGeorge. I try to separate ‘work’ reading (like re-reading a biography of Dvorak in preparation for our concert together in the Spring), with ‘leisure’ reading. Prizewinning success at the 2012 International Conducting Competition ‘Jeunesses Musicales’ in Bucharest led to Jackson’s professional debut with the Oltenia Philharmonic in Craiova, Romania. Bass – Anthony Jackson Conductor – Ralph Burns Flute – George Young (2) Guitar – Cecil Womack Keyboards – Clifford Carter Percussion – Erroll Bennett* Producer – Russ Titelman Triangle – Ralph MacDonald Written-By – Cecil Womack / Linda Womack* 4:28: 2-11: Kisses In The Moonlight George Jackson leads a program featuring music by György Ligeti, Mozart—with guest pianist Clara Yang—and Dvořák’s Symphony No. But best of all is probably a good old English Gin and Tonic! A piercing solo trumpet in the Prelude for a moment stranded you in Parsifal, links between orchestra and singers were expertly and naturally judged, and the music’s abundance of charm, atmosphere and shameless memorability are all there for the hearing. George Jackson (producer) (1958–2000), American film producer; George Jackson (songwriter) (1945–2013), American songwriter, singer and musician; George O. Jackson Jr. (born 1941), photographer; George Jackson (Brookside), a character on UK soap opera Brookside played by Cliff Howells; Other people. And George Jackson, a young conductor to watch, was clearly alive to the various resonances in Humperdinck’s score. Tweets 7,005; Following 2,089; Followers 2,048; Likes 20,617; 392 Photos and videos. Yes, the glorious melodies were there, finely phrased and, well, glorious. He has also conducted performances with the Pro Arte Orchestra Vienna of Die Zauberflöte, Der Freischütz, La Traviata, Fidelio, Turandot, Der Fliegende Holländer and La Bohème. Freelance. Ein ausdrückliches, melodisch aufblühendes Klangbild.”, Movement Director: Caitlin Fretwell-Walsh, The Excursions of Mr. Brouček to the Moon and to the 15th Century. Luckily, my incredible mum (who was used to these kinds of shenanigans by this stage) rushed out to the local supermarket and whipped up some burgers for a post-match treat (I am still grateful). George also speaks … His 2019-20 season includes returns to work with Ensemble Intercontemporain at the Philharmonie Luxembourg and Cité de la musique in Paris, and the orchestras of Opera North and Opéra de Rouen. Throughout the amount of detail was wondrous, yet woven into an enchanting construction which mixed humour with the magical […]. Winner of the 2015 Aspen Conducting Prize, London-born conductor George Jackson came to international attention after stepping in at short notice with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducting the Austrian premiere of Michael Jarrell’s Ombres. His name is George Jackson, and, lucky me, the young British maestro was kind enough to agree to an interviewed: The range of Jackson’s work is reflected in other recent engagements, embracing everything from debut performances with Hamburg State Opera, the London Symphony Orchestra, the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kammeroper Frankfurt and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie to new productions with his Vienna-based Speculum Musicae Opera Company and The Magic Flute for Opera North. In 2010, George founded the Vienna-based Speculum Musicae Opera Company, conducting new productions of Pergolesi’s La serva padrona and Charpentier’s David et Jonathas. Zum Vernetzen anmelden. George has conducted, among others, the London Symphony Orchestra, the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, the Haydn Orchestra di Bolzano e Trento, the RTÉ Concert and Symphony Orchestras, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, and Les Arts Florissants. George Jackson was born on July 15, 1987 (33 years old) . boxoffice@wssymphony.org, This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. Try it – it’s devilishly good! Hansel and Gretel Hänsel und Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Engelbert Humperdinck | Grange Park Opera | West Horsley, United Kingdom | Spektakliai (6) Conductor | Conductor: George Jackson | Stage director: Stephen Medcalf. Available online until Friday, 31 July 2020 17:00 PST Full Production Video. I received a gift of a tagine recently (the Moroccan earthenware pot), and have been enjoying cooking all sorts of slow-cooked dishes. 35 in D major, K.385 “Haffner”, Grande Salle Pierre Boulez, Philharmonie, Paris, Orchestre de Paris In this episode we discuss the role of a conductor in the 21st century, importance of community engagement, conducting competitions, masterclasses and working with soloists. I think I would bring an unlimited supply of tea bags, so I could make anybody from my new Winston-Salem family a good cup of English tea if they stop by for a visit. Format: CD, Year: 1995, Label: Sony Music Special Products (AQ 23060), Barcode: 0079892306026, Length: 46:41 He is also set to conduct a retrospective of music by Irish composers, comprising works by Brian Boydell, Ina Boyle and Stanford, with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin and the world premiere of Tscho Theissing’s Genia at Theater an der Wien, a major contribution to Beethoven Year 2020. I will let you be the judge of whether becoming a chef was ever an option for me…. The British conductor’s career continues to gather momentum, propelled by landmark debuts with leading orchestras and opera companies and fuelled by his power to communicate compelling musical ideas. Diese Musik überzeugt auch dank Dirigent George Jackson und des recht groß besetzen Wiener Kammerorchesters.”, “Difficile de résister au dos et aux épaules de George Jackson (qui dirige l’Intercontemporain) lorsqu’elles se voûtent, se lancent, reviennent de l’assaut, dans une rythmique « somadélique » -j’emprunte l’expression à Brian Eno qualifiant, en 1980, les mouvements funky et robotiques des Electric Boogaloos de Los Angeles- aussi réjouissante que maladroitement spontanée..”, “Les musiciens de l’EIC, comme l’excellent George Jackson – qui, sauf erreur, faisait ses débuts à leur tête – ont semblé très à l’aise dans ces jardins anglais aux esthétiques somme toute dissemblables.”, “The full-scale ENO Orchestra under George Jackson makes the late-Romantic score sound marvellous.”, “George Jackson’s conducting is so idiomatic, drawing first-class playing from the orchestra of English National Opera.”, “Humperdinck’s debt to Wagner is inescapable in this score, and George Jackson and the ENO Orchestra draw it out in a way that adds to the music’s stature without sounding merely derivative. Definitely not the weather, that’s for sure! Highlights in 2018 include his company debut as Associate Conductor of Opera Holland Park (Così fan tutte), a new production for Kammeroper Frankfurt (I Pagliacci), and concerts with the Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier. If you were stuck on a desert island, aside from a boat, what 5 musical recordings would you want with you? What music is in your playlist right now? These two components create a woozy, even uncanny, atmosphere, something cemented in the brilliant textural responsiveness of the ENO orchestra under George Jackson.”, “Jennifer Pike delivered a truly spellbinding account, possessing an opulent tone when called for, sensitive and ethereal on other occasions, and rising to considerable heights of virtuosity and musicianship in the first-movement cadenza. Then eat the melted coffee and ice cream mess with a combination of spoon and sipping. ), Bad Religion, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Sunset Boulevard’, ‘The Magic Flute’, and a Bob Dylan anthology. May-Jun 2018. Educational initiatives made possible with funding by Wells Fargo, The Arts Council of Steve Reich: Music for Ensemble and Orchestra (French Premiere), Steve Reich: Reich/Richter (Italian Premiere), 5 / 7 / 10 / 13 / 18 / 20 / 23 / 25 / 27 March 2022, 7pm, Wiener Kammeroper, Fleischmarkt 24, 1010 Wien, Austria, Conductor: George JacksonDirector: Christoph ZaunerDesigner: Nikolaus WebernCostumes: Mareile von StritzkyLighting: Franz TscheckOrchestra: Vienna Chamber Orchestra, FIGARO: Sebastiá Peris ROSINA: Sofia VinnikDON BASILIO: Ivan Zinoviev DON BARTOLO Dumitru Madarasan, Leoš Janáček: The Excursions of Mr. Brouček to the Moon and to the 15th Century, Jordi Martin Mont / jordi@maestroarts.com / +44 7934 568677 Sophie Farrell / sophie@maestroarts.com / +44 7788 284615, Silvia Paolucci / spaolucci@melosopera.com / +39 349 3002723 Markus Laska / mlaska@melosopera.com / +39 348 5278616, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, “George Jackson conducted the full ENO orchestra in a magnificent account of the score, sparkling with playful humour in the dialogues and exultantly romantic in the interludes.”, “Tout aussi stupéfiante est cette partition, que George Jackson dirige avec beaucoup de souplesse, car elle relève à la fois du retour aux sources (les variations infinitésimales deMusic for 18 Musicians, en 1976) et du renouvellement (motifs orientalisants, faux prélude de Bach)pour témoigner d’une véritable régénérescence, tant de la musique que du compositeur.”, “Da groovt und jazzt es, klassische Klänge stehen neben einem frei melodischen Spiel der Kräfte. Tweets; Tweets & Replies; Media; Search; Pinned Tweet. A spoon of salted caramel ice-cream in a mug, which I then place under my coffee machine and pour over a ridiculously strong double espresso. I also love cooking steak with homemade fries – it’s my go-to Friday night treat! Textural detail emerged clearly and the dramatic momentum was unfaltering.”, “Humperdinck’s debt to Wagner is inescapable in this score, and George Jackson and the ENO Orchestra draw it out in a way that adds to the music’s stature without sounding merely derivative.”. George Jackson; George Jackson Conductor. 8 in G major.It’s a treat when a guest brings so much to the party, and Mr. Jackson does just that! The last one was a sort of lamb chop with white beans improvisation that included couscous and a lot of onions (and garlic!). If I were coming to this inexhaustible opera for the first time, this would be a touchstone production.”, English National Opera’s orchestra brought out all that there is in Humperdinck’s music under the nurturing baton of conductor George Jackson.”, “The English National Opera Orchestra plays well for conductor George Jackson and Grange Park’s excellent acoustics are a boon for everybody.”, “George Jackson conducts the ENO orchestra who play beautifully. Jane Murphy (Violin) Widmann, Jörg: Con Brio Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Concerto in D major, op.61 Beethoven, Ludwig van: Die Ruinen von Athen: Overture, op.113 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony no. I think I kept that going for about 6 months! This episode features Director Oliver Platt, Conductor George Jackson, and sopranos Elizabeth Karani and Claire Lees as they share insights into their early career appearances at Opera Holland Park and discuss musical life in lockdown. Yes it is Wagnerian, but I also heard pre-echoes of Mahler in the Act Two folk-sequences. News of the conductor’s calm assurance and dynamic musicianship spread worldwide in April 2018 when he replaced Daniel Harding at short notice in Ives’s Fourth Symphony with the Orchestre de Paris at the Philharmonie de Paris. Ep. George Jackson is a British conductor. “The acoustics of this endearingly quirky opera house are excellent and the ENO orchestra sounded radiant under the accomplished direction of George Jackson. In the later stages of his intensive five-year course, he received additional training at Weimar’s Franz Liszt Hochschule für Musik and took part in masterclasses with, among others, Bernard Haitink, Michael Tilson Thomas, Kurt Masur and David Robertson. I wouldn’t describe myself as particularly sporty, though I do love swimming – especially if it’s in the sea, a lake, or a river. I was an enormous soccer fan growing up, and used to idolize many of the players in the various English football leagues in the mid 1990s. I am a podcast fan (and proudly added the amazing Triad Podcast Network to my playlist), and enjoy following a lot of news and current affairs programmes. info@wssymphony.org Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan. box office: (336) 464.0145 George Jackson @ConductorGeorge. Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and The Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Schools. 75: George Jackson, conductor George Jackson is a London-born conductor who has worked distinguished orchestras such as the Philharmonie de Paris, Hamburg State Opera and many others. Winner of the 2015 Aspen Conducting Prize, London-born conductor George Jackson came to international attention after stepping in at short notice for Daniel Harding at the Philharmonie de Paris, conducting a programme featuring Ives’ Fourth Symphony with Orchestre de Paris. 392 Photos and videos. 8. George Jackson zodiac sign is cancer. Persönliche Webseite. Conductor Freelance. George Jackson and the orchestra brought out the well-made counterpoint which underlies Humperdinck’s score. She had the inestimable advantage of a conductor who likewise sees the work as genuinely symphonic – for, in those relatively lengthy orchestral passages in the first and second movements, George Jackson raised the stature of the music to a rarely-encountered level, absolutely enthralling from first bar to last.”, “Overcoming the dry and rather forthright acoustics of Covent Garden’s St Paul’s Church with a perfect balance between all parts of the orchestra, up-and-coming young conductor George Jackson coaxed an appropriately dramatic rendering of this overture.”, “Conductor George Jackson coaxes much lithe and springy playing from the orchestra, ensuring that what the audience hears is magically in tune with that they see in this inventive, energetic and frequently revelatory production.”, “Viel Anteil am Gelingen des Abends hatte Dirigent George Jackson mit den Musikern von Chor und Orchester der Kammeroper. Home > News > George Jackson makes his debut at Aspen Follow us. As the child of actor parents, he was encouraged to invent theatrical entertainments with his sister and their friends. I am a hopeless romantic at heart, so love a lot of the classic ‘Romcoms’ – particularly British ones set in London (all of which seem to star either Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, or both)! Kammeroper Frankfurt. What is George's zodiac sign? Young George began playing violin at the age of seven, broadened his musical horizons as drummer and guitarist at high school in post-punk, rock and Irish folk bands and fell in love with classical music as a member of the Ealing Youth Orchestra. He also conducted Les Arts Florissants and Ensemble Intercontemporain during the same concert. He subsequently studied conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, developing all-round skills and heeding sound professorial advice to make haste slowly. 25 in C major by Mozart—with gifted pianist Clara Yang—and Antonin Dvorak’s marvelous Symphony No. Concerts are March 3 & 5, 2019. 201 N. Broad St., Suite 200 An alumnus of the conservatories of Vienna, Weimar and Trinity College Dublin, George furthered his studies at the Lucerne Festival Academy, Dartington Festival, Bayreuth Festival and the Aspen Music Festival, where he was awarded the Robert J. Harth Conducting Prize and the David A. Karetsky Memorial Fellowship. George Jackson was born in London in July 1987. There was one Sunday morning when I was around 11 years old. At around midday, 30 boys were dropped off at my house, head to toe in full sports gear, ready to play a series of 5 rounds of 5-a-side (I had even ‘commissioned’ my 8-year old sister to make a trophy for the winning team). A prizewinner at the 2012 ‘Jeunesses Musicales’ Conducting Competition in Bucharest, George is a Help Musicians UK ‘Emerging Excellence’ Artist, and has received numerous scholarships from organisations including the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, Tillett Trust, Janeczek Foundation, Irish Arts Council, Richard Wagner Foundation, the Roderick Brydon Memorial Trust and the Sir Charles Mackerras Fellowship in Conducting at London’s Trinity Laban Conservatoire. I would never say no to a pre-dinner Negroni, and I try to be a bit of a wine buff from time to time. https://www.schmopera.com/talking-with-conductors-george-jackson And George Jackson, a young conductor to watch, was clearly alive to the various resonances in Humperdinck’s score. Twitter; Facebook; Instagram; YouTube; Maestro Arts will be closed for two weeks over Easter, opening again on Monday, 12 April. Julia Lezhneva, soprano ; Il Giardino Armonico ; Giovanni Antonini, conductor ; Dmitry Sinkovsky, solo violin. When is Jackson's next birthday? Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan. You only have to look at him to know exactly what he wants out of what orchestral section. Zu den jüngsten Highlights gehören sein Debüt mit dem Orchestre de … About. George Jackson was born on the 15th of July 1987, which was a Wednesday. read more. Legendary Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine molested an Illinois teenager from the time he was 15 years old, sexual abuse that lasted for … Throughout the amount of detail was wondrous, yet woven into an enchanting construction which mixed humour with the magical […]. 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C: Jackson. Berufserfahrung. www.NCArts.org, The Winston-Salem Symphony receives operational funding from The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. George participated in international master classes, where his teachers included Bernard Haitink, Michael Tilson Thomas, Kurt Masur and David Robertson. It really depends on the mood! From the Producer's Office is a series of informal podcasts with Opera Holland Park’s Director of Opera, James Clutton. Interview with British conductor George Jackson posted 25 Nov 2019 Details Conducting our live narration to Peter and the Wolf and the soundtrack to accompany a screening of the film The Snowman , George Jackson takes to the stage at Leeds Town Hall with … Sung in Italian or Latin. Whatever other musical delights the production offered, and there were plenty, I kept coming back to Jackson and the orchestra.”, “The preponderance of high voice types – with only one male voice on stage – fills the score with lightness and air, as if illuminated from behind. Business Hours: 9a-5p / M-F And Indian food, which curiously, reminds me of ‘home’, since Indian food is probably the best ‘London’ dish that I can think of. He has developed over the years a deep knowledge of the wider opera repertoire by assisting his mentors Robert Spano and Yves Abel in international houses including the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Opéra National de Paris, Theater an der Wien and the Aspen Opera Theater Center, with titles such as Wozzeck, I Capuleti e I Montecchi, Carmen, Billy Budd, La Fille du Régiment, Hänsel und Gretel, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Madama Butterfly, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Tannhäuser. His open-minded formative development has cast a lasting influence over his versatility as a symphonic and operatic conductor, a champion of new work and a passionate explorer of symphonic scores by, among others, Mendelssohn, Schumann and their contemporaries. So I decided to pretend that I was ACTUALLY Macaulay Culkin, and could do a really good American accent for the films (I can’t, I promise). Jackson’s interpretation of Hänsel und Gretel for Grange Park Opera, given with the Orchestra of English National Opera in summer 2019, was showered with five-star reviews and hailed as ‘magnificent’ by the Telegraph. Der in London geborene Dirigent George Jackson wurde 2015 mit dem Aspen Conducting-Preis ausgezeichnet und erregte mit der österreichischen Erstaufführung von Michael Jarrells Ombres mit dem ORF Radio Symphonieorchester Wien die Aufmerksamkeit der Fachwelt. George Jackson, one conductor, three orchestras, tonight at the Philharmonie de Paris. 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