The conductor Simon Rattle and his wife, the mezzosoprano Magdalena Kozena, were awarded honorary doctorates today by the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno.
Not sure about the outfits.
They look like chorus in Doctor Faustus.
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Of course, he was already Dr. Rattle. Oxford gave him one more than two decades ago.
Surely from the Ministry of Funny Costumes.
I received my honorary doctorate by email from a website in Tonga. It was only $25. No fuss or bother with silly costumes, lifetime experience or academic research.
I’m not in any way denigrating either of them, but have they really done that much for Janacek’s cause? . . . Perhaps so – more than I was led to believe.
If that’s a serious question, Barry, the answer is that this isn’t about Janáček at all. Rattle and Kožená (a native of Brno) were simply honored by Brno’s university for the performing arts, which happens to be named after the city’s most famous composer.
OK, fair enough.
Very talented man,I like him.However perhaps a little naive about Europe,rather like some 1930s upper middle class.
Live from Hogwarts, Gryffindor’s House?
Harry Potter was my first thought…
Congratulations to them both. I think those hats rock!
But which is which???
Is it Noddy University?
Just revolting.