Italian was the leading style of opera in Europe until the mid 1800s.
Opera was not invented until the mid-1600's. Ovid and Augustus never heard an opera.
The Los Angeles Grand Opera Association [1924-1934] gave performances until c1932 at the Shrine Auditorium. From 1936 onwards opera was by the visiting San Francisco Opera.
While "Carmen" might be widely considered his greatest operatic success, it was not accepted by the public until after his death in 1875. Until his death, he likely considered "The Pearl Fishers" his greatest operatic accomplishment.
Delaying sending troops to europe until they were trained.
Construction on the Sydney Opera House began in 1959, but it didn't open until October 20, 1973. Jorn Utzon was the architect.
An opera singer. Many famous opera singers have been overweight, so that's where the term comes from.
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There wasn't much trade outside of Europe in the Middle Ages. Shipping hadn't developed and it wasn't until 1492 with the sailing of Columbus that the New World and old met. The only trade route was the Silk Road and that was late Middle Ages. The Crusaders brought back things, ideas, and skills that changed Europe. Eventually Italy will become the leading traders of Europe.
potatoestomatoescornNone of these were in Europe until after discovery of the New World
Until about 1580 Spain was the 'top dog' in Europe. The revolt of the Dutch provinces from 1568 onwards and the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 (combined with state bankruptcy in Spain itself) mark the start of a long decline.
The course of World War II, leading up to the end of 1940, was an expansion of territory by the country of Germany. Germany was beginning to invade its neighboring countries.