Opera

'Fidelio' is the name Leonore took in her successful attempt to rescue her husband in Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio'.

This song was especially written by Ernesto de Curtis for the 1935 movie starring Gigli and translated it means 'Don't forget me". The movie carried the same title.

Twice, the opera house at Covent Garden was completely destroyed by fire and re-built. In 1857, the current building was started following the second fire, and it was up and running by May of 1858.

Mozart's famous German singspiel, or opera, "The Magic Flute," tells a charming, fantastic story that includes a bird seller, a captured princess, a prince who wants to rescue her, an evil Queen of the Night,a priest and, of course, a magic flute. The plot is complicated but the music is beautiful and memorable. You won't be able to stop humming Papageno's theme song!

The soprano aria Un bel dì vedremo, sung by Cio-Cio San (Butterfly) in Act II, is highly popular.

You are on the right track, (Boston and Maine!) Mme Nordica had an estate in what is now called Farmington, Maine (obviouskly a rural, agrarian area) there is a Nordica museum on the site. Towns do change names over the years- for example there is a Lidice (Pronounced Lid-Each-Ay) not Lidiss) in Illinois renamed after the village massacred by the SS in World War II. Towns do change names, so beware. Get a museum directory and look it up. As far as I know they are still in business. Nordica was the first Yankee Diva- American Girl to hit big-time opera, though many think that Geraldine Farrar was the first native talent in that line, Nordica came earlier, but WA never Lead singer at the Met. (metropolitan opera)

with melba, maybe $10 US.

This is sung by Rodolfo.

Freddie Mercury of Queen, the Opera esque Songs of Queen are "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are The Champions".

The 4 act opera by Puccini revolves around four bohemians who share a flat in Paris around 1830. Rodolfo a poet [tenor] Marcello a painter [baritone] Schaunard a musician [baritone] Colline a philosopher [bass] And features the story of Rodolfo's love for Mimi [real name Lucia] a seamstress. They find love, fall-out and make up before she dies. There are numerous intertwined stories etc concerning the others.

Gilda

An honor-bound father, a naive son, and a selfless girlfriend is a description of what the opera La Traviata is about. The opera by Giuseppe Verdi (October 9/10, 1813 - 27 January 27, 1901) -- with lyrics by Francesco Maria Piave (May 18, 1810 - March 5, 1876) -- offers an Italian musical version of La dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils (July 27, 1824 - 27 November 27, 1895). Violetta serves as the selfless courtesan who manages to die in her true love's arms after Alfredo's father Giorgio repents breaking them up to ensure that his daughter will make a good marriage.

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first of all its AREA, and you can find it several ways all depending on what the shape of the object is, but for anything that is some sort of rectangle, and flat, it is Length x Width, and for any rectangle that is 3D, Length x Width x Height

No, but a number of operas written with recitative and, or spoken dialogue have been performed with this cut-out. This usually means that the story does not make real sense and upsets the balance of the performance.

She did not have any kids, as she focused on music, but she did marry Orpheus H. Fisher.

You should wear something presentable to a matinee opera, but less formal than for an evening performance.

Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, who paid for its construction

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In January 1955 Robert McFerrin Sr.(father of Bobby McFerrin, of "Don't worry be happy" fame)became the first black man to sing as a member of the New York Metropolitan Opera when he debuted as Amonasro, in Verdi's "Aida."

Without a doubt, don Giovanni. Written after the death of his father.

Kiri Te Kanawa is a native of New Zealand.