[48589]

Plus, how do you find it later?

You wouldn’t. That was my point: struggle to place it down and then lost forever. It would become part of the decor. Maybe the ants would give it away if you put sugar in it...

 

[Macbeth]

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Tamara Siniavskaya and her husband, pop-singer Muslim Magomayev. He began as an operatic baritone, lately turned to pop. He was Azerbaijanian. The whole apartment was this kind.

I spot an Andalusian dancing doll on that ledge behind, which in Spain is considered the epitome of bad taste (imported from China and sold to tourists).
Also, you gotta love how the photographer carefully had their heads and the poodle's aligned, and yet his own reflection in the mirror escaped his attention!

 

[Woodduck]

They would probably take the tissues out of their loathsome plastic packs and put them in lovely small porcelain rococó pill boxes first.

Of course you're right. How plebeian of me not to consider it.

 

[Seattleoperafan]

Caricatures of Joan Sutherland

 

[Seattleoperafan]

Wonderful photos of Joan Sutherland from their house collection

 

[Seattleoperafan]

Guest rooms

 

[PHOENIXFIRERAPTOR]

There is my idea of maximalist luxury. The Vanderbilt Marble House in Newport. I'd love this dining room all decked out in pink numidian marble and gold leaf.

 

[PHOENIXFIRERAPTOR]

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I love that lavender costume! And that one with Bonynge in costume! It must have been a party!

 

[PHOENIXFIRERAPTOR]

I love asian maximalism too. Here is an interior of one of the Shogun's palaces. LOVE IT!

 

[ColdGenius]

If one is offered a cup of coffee or tea in that sitting room, one would lose it forever after struggling to find a place where to put it...

But there's plenty of pots where one could pour tea or coffee if it were not good. And hide a cup under a cushion.

 

[ewilkros]

But where are all the Monet's? Are we sure it's not "Chateau Money"?

 

[Seattleoperafan]

There is my idea of maximalist luxury. The Vanderbilt Marble House in Newport. I'd love this dining room all decked out in pink numidian marble and gold leaf.

I always wanted to go there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Seattleoperafan]

I love asian maximalism too. Here is an interior of one of the Shogun's palaces. LOVE IT!

Heaven!!!! But you would have to either stand or sit on the floor- neither option enticing to someone my age 🤣

 

[erudite]

Moving on to contemporary Diva Decor… here is (was?) Anna Netrebko's little place in New York.
Link. (NY Times Paywall alas)

Edit: OMG @Seattleoperafan what have you started?! Here I am Googling Diva Décor before my first coffee of the day! 🤣

 

[PHOENIXFIRERAPTOR]

Moving on to contemporary Diva Decor… here is (was?) Anna Netrebko's little place in New York.
Link. (NY Times Paywall alas)

Edit: OMG @Seattleoperafan what have you started?! Here I am Googling Diva Décor before my first coffee of the day! 🤣

Hmmmmm bubblegum pink and fuschia borders. Well it definitely suits her.

 

[ColdGenius]

But where are all the Monet's? Are we sure it's not "Chateau Money"?

Perhaps they preferred more bourgeois art, closer to Second Empire style.

 

[ColdGenius]

Moving on to contemporary Diva Decor… here is (was?) Anna Netrebko's little place in New York.
Link. (NY Times Paywall alas)

Edit: OMG @Seattleoperafan what have you started?! Here I am Googling Diva Décor before my first coffee of the day! 🤣

I was afraid of seeing something like that and didn't google Annushka's home, and now you did it! A house where Barbie hanged herself.

 

[haziz]

Prominent people have long been buried with their valuables. The Bonynges would have had to buy an entire cemetery.

Or build a large pyramid.

 

[Seattleoperafan]

Bonynge always was a collector of things musically and he unearthed tons of material from the Bel Canto period to bring to the light of day. Many albums of Joan's material were of things never heard since the early part of the 20th century or before. He was also a conductor and so was concerned both with all the details ( tons of stuff) and an overarching theme ( all of it goes together) so he was consistent at home and professionally. He was a magpie but despite there being a lot of stuff, none of it clashes but goes together into a consistent whole throughout the very large house. He slept in a glorious Napoleonic twin bed in his room and Joan had a portrait of her husband over her bed. I did not like the colors in her room so I didn't post it, but I did very much like the guestrooms which had less clutter than the rest. There were beautiful paintings of both of them throughout the house.

 

[Macbeth]

Bonynge always was a collector of things musically and he unearthed tons of material from the Bel Canto period to bring to the light of day. Many albums of Joan's material were of things never heard since the early part of the 20th century or before. He was also a conductor and so was concerned both with all the details ( tons of stuff) and an overarching theme ( all of it goes together) so he was consistent at home and professionally. He was a magpie but despite there being a lot of stuff, none of it clashes but goes together into a consistent whole throughout the very large house. He slept in a glorious Napoleonic twin bed in his room and Joan had a portrait of her husband over her bed. I did not like the colors in her room so I didn't post it, but I did very much like the guestrooms which had less clutter than the rest. There were beautiful paintings of both of them throughout the house.

I think I like the green bedroom with the twin beds the best, and although I'm not a fan of maximalism myself, after seeing Netrebko's apartment, the Bonynges' home displays exquisite taste by contrast.