Is Falstaff as Bard Inspired Musical Lone Star Love Opens in Seattle Sept. 19 , playbill article ... about the interpretation of the Falstaff character between one of the producers ... Outing for Lone Star Love , 9 25 07 ref Synopsis Colonel John Falstaff travels to Windsor ... Falstaff woos the wives of two wealthy and pre occupied cattle ranchers in order to gain their husbands land and money. But the ladies are wise to Falstaff s scheme. Characters and cast Col. John Falstaff ... more details
Kate Hotspur s wife Lady Mortimer Glendower s daughter and Mortimer s wife Eastcheap Falstaff Sir John Falstaff a cowardly fat knight who befriends Prince Hal a fictional character, he was originally ... actors who played the part of Falstaff included John Heminges , John Lowin , and Charles Hart 17th century ... in living the low life is Sir John Falstaff . Fat, old, drunk, and corrupt as he is, he has a charisma ... companions Falstaff, Poins, Bardolph, and Peto. Streetwise and pound foolish, these rogues manage to paint ..., drinking, and whoring with Falstaff and his associates. He likes Falstaff but makes no pretense ... s plot to disguise themselves and rob and terrify Falstaff and three friends of loot they glean from a highway robbery, purely for the fun of watching Falstaff lie about it later, after which Hal ... father and is given a high command. He vows to fight and kill the rebel Hotspur, and orders Falstaff ... in single combat. On the way to this climax, we are treated to Falstaff, who has misused the King ... on his own Falstaff is attacked by the Douglas during Hal s battle with Hotspur, but plays possum and is presumed dead. After Hal leaves Hotspur s body on the field, Falstaff revives in a mock miracle ... by 1597, given the wealth of allusions and references to the Falstaff character. ref Weil and Weil ... parts to capitalise on the popularity of the Sir John Falstaff character. The Dering MS. is part ... of Henry Hotspur Percy Henry Percy and the comic Falstaff Sir John Falstaff Prince Hal was not mentioned ... of age interpretation, Hal s acquaintance with Falstaff and the tavern lowlife humanises him and provides ... king the gradual rejection of Falstaff is a rejection of Hal s humanity in favour of cold realpolitik ... on its first performances in 1597, because the comic character now known as Falstaff was originally ... descendants in England. Although the character is called Falstaff in all surviving texts of the play ... , one of Falstaff s speech prefixes in Act I, Scene ii is mistakenly left uncorrected, Old. instead ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 A Heldenbaritone is an opera singer, a Germany German Voice type dramatic baritone . Heldenbaritone Ger. Heroic baritone is a fach operatic voice type that is usually associated with the operas of Richard Wagner . It is usually sung by bass baritone s such as Hans Hotter , Theo Adam or Bryn Terfel . Wagner himself calls this voice type Hoher Bass high bass rather than baritone. In his opera scores he distinguishes between the two so that Wolfram in Tannh user opera Tannh user is labelled Bariton , whereas Wotan in Die Walk re is called Hoher Bass . Wolfram is a much more lyrical part than Wotan, and normally the same singer would not have both parts on his repertoire. Heldenbaritone parts are different from dramatic baritone parts in Italian operas such as Scarpia in Giacomo Puccini Puccini s Tosca or Iago in Giuseppe Verdi Verdi s Otello in that the Italian parts have a much higher tessitura and the vocal line is much more like that of a dramatic tenor, whereas the Wagner Heldenbariton is in effect a bass singer with a high register and only occasionally stretch to the high notes of the dramatic Italian baritone. Other Heldenbaritone parts include Kaspar in Weber s Der Freisch tz , Jochanaan in Strauss Salome opera Salome and the title role in Verdi s Falstaff opera Falstaff . Category Voice types de Heldenbariton eo Herobaritono ... more details
Company. Falstaff Beer Falstaff Brewing Company purchased Narragansett Brewing Company on July 15, 1965 for 17 million in cash and 2 million in Falstaff common stock. The plan was for the brewery to continue operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Falstaff, under Haffenreffer management, and that the Narragansett ... obtained majority control of Narragansett s parent corporation, the Falstaff Brewing Co., on April .... Soon after the purchase Falstaff s corporate headquarters moved from St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ... of the beer moved to the Falstaff plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1982, many felt that the quality ... in 1888 Category Falstaff Brewing Corporation Category Pabst Brewing Company Category Beer brands ... more details
The Munich Opera Festival , M nchner Opern Festspiele , is an opera festival located in Munich , Germany and presented annually at the National Theatre Munich by the Bavarian State Opera . The Bavarian State Opera presents several seasons of opera festivals throughout the year. One of the highlights of the Summer Festival is Opera for All a full length production transmitted live from the National Theatre to outdoor Max Joseph Platz . In 2006, the opera was Tristan und Isolde following later with Zubin Mehta conducting Ludwig van Beethoven Beethoven s Symphony No. 9 at a concert on the Marstallplatz. Other operas presented during the Summer Festival of 2006 included Moses und Aron by Arnold Schoenberg Arnold Sch nberg Norma opera Norma by Vincenzo Bellini Falstaff opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi plus two George Frideric Handel Handel operas in addition to others. See also List of opera festivals External links http www.muenchner opern festspiele.de c.php index mof.php?dom dom4&l en Munich Opera Festival website in English Category Opera festivals Category Summer festivals Opera company stub de M nchner Opernfestspiele ja ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Herman Fetzer 1899 1935 was a novelist, poet, and columnist for The Cleveland Press . He wrote under the pen name Jake Falstaff . He was born in Ohio , and died January 17, 1935 of pneumonia . Selected bibliography The Big Snow, Christmas at Jacoby s Corners . Boston, Houghton Mifflin company. The Book of Rabelais . Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & company, inc., 1928. The Bulls of Spring The Selected Poems of Jake Falstaff. New York, G.P. Putnam s Sons, 1937. Come Back to Wayne Country. Boston, Houghton Mifflin company. Jacoby s Corners. Boston, Houghton Mifflin company. Reini Kugel Lover of this Earth. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran, 1929. References Herman Fetzer . The New York Times. January 18, 1935. p.24 Latest Works of Fiction. The New York Times. November 1, 1942. p. BR24 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fetzer ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1899 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1935 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fetzer Category 1899 births Category 1935 deaths ... more details
Refimprove date August 2011 Pietro Ballo Italian operatic singer tenor , born October 2, 1952 in Palermo . He came from a family of laborers, working then himself in a quarry in Sicily before changing his professional orientation toward music . He enrolled into the school of singing at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, then his operatic career started near the end of 1980s, mostly in Italy , at various opera stages as well in concert halls. During 1970s he moved to Milan where he made his debut in such a role as Fenton in Verdi s Falstaff opera Falstaff . He sang then roles of Rodolfo in La Boh me , Italian singer in Der Rosenkavalier , and Roland in Esclarmonde Teatro Massimo, January 1993 . He made an impressive American television appearance in the Luciano Pavarotti specials of the 1990 s Pavarotti Plus singing with Shirley Verrett among others. Sources http www.provincia.palermo.it provpalermo old site rivista 20Palermo palermo riv pdf palermo gen 05 88.pdf Provincia di Palermo http www.teatromassimo.it index en.html Teatro Massimo Web site Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ballo, Pietro ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1952 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ballo, Pietro Category Operatic tenors Category Italian opera singers Category Living people Category 1952 births Italy opera singer stub it Pietro Ballo ... more details
Infobox grape variety name Roesler image caption species Vitis vinifera origin Austria breeder Dr. Gertraud Mayer Roesler is a red Austrian wine grape variety grape developed in 1970 by Dr. Gertraud Mayer at H here Bundeslehranstalt und das Bundesamt f r Wein und Obstbau in Klosterneuburg , Austria. It is the result of a crossing Zweigelt x Seyve Villard 18 402 x Blaufr nkisch and is named after the former director of Austria s oldest viticulture viticultural college, Leonard Roesler. The variety is deep in color and with abundant extract. It is frost resistant and can withstand temperatures as low as 25 C 13 F . It is also resistant to mildew . ref name Peter Moser, Peter The Ultimate Austrian Wine Guide Falstaff Productions Ltd. Falstaff Verlags GmbH 2008 ISBN 978 3 902660 00 8 ref References Reflist External links http www.winesfromaustria.com wine rw roesler.html Grape varieties in Austria Roesler Wines from Austria http www.weinobstklosterneuburg.at H here Bundeslehranstalt und das Bundesamt f r Wein und Obstbau in Klosterneuburg http www.vivc.de Vitis International Variety Catalogue Category Red wine grape varieties wine grape stub de Roesler Rebsorte ... more details
Antonietta Pastori born in 1929 is an Italy Italian operatic soprano , particularly associated with lighter lyric and coloratura roles. Born in Milan , Pastori studied piano and singing at the Milan Conservatory. She made her debut at the Teatro Nuovo in 1951, as Gilda in Rigoletto , and at La Scala in 1956, in Niccolo Piccini s opera La buona figliuola . She was a regular guest at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, as well as other theatres in Italy. She also appeared on Italian radio and television, notably in 1954, as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia , opposite Rolando Panerai and Nicola Monti , in 1955, as Marguerite in Les Huguenots , opposite Giacomo Lauri Volpi and in 1958 as Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi , opposite Fiorenza Cossotto . She enjoyed a career outside Italy as well, appearing notably in Madrid , Barcelona , Paris , London , Dublin , Amsterdam , where she sang Il barbiere di Siviglia Rosina , Lucia di Lammermoor Lucia and Rigoletto Gilda . She was much acclaimed at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1957, as Elvira in L italiana in Algeri and Nanetta in Falstaff opera Falstaff . Sources Operissimo.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pastori, Antonietta ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1929 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pastori, Antonietta Category Italian sopranos Category 1929 births Category Living people ... more details
and Verdi Falstaff role of Fenton and naturally shared the honor of the three Grammy Award s in 2002 ... AND BEST OPERA RECORDING Sir Colin Davis conductor 2006 Verdi s Falstaff has won the BEST OPERA ... more details
Piero de Palma born 1916 is an Italian operatic tenor , particularly associated with comprimario roles. After choral and concert work he began his operatic repertoire career relatively late in life in 1948 by singing on Italian radio RAI . He made his stage debut in 1952 at the San Carlo in Naples, where he was to performed regularly until 1980. The same year saw his debuts at the Rome Opera and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino , he then went on singing throughout Italy, appearing in Genoa , Palermo , Catania , Trieste , Bergamo , etc., he also appeared at the Baths of Caracalla and the Verona Arena , and made his debut at La Scala in Milan in 1958. He performed for numerous seasons regularly at The Dallas Opera. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Dr. Cajus in Falstaff opera Falstaff in 1992. He made a specialty of character roles and became perhaps the finest and most famous of all postwar comprimario artists. He possessed a fine voice and was an outstanding actor, and sang an estimated 200 roles throughout his career, amongst his most famous were Dr. Cajus in Falstaff opera Falstaff and Pong in Turandot . Other notable roles included Le nozze di Figaro Basilio , Lucia di Lammermoor Normanno , Macbeth opera Malcolm , Rigoletto Borsa , La traviata Gastone , Otello Cassio , Tosca Spoletta , Manon Lescaut Puccini Edmondo , Madama Butterfly Goro , Les contes d Hoffmann Spalanzani , etc. He sings on over 130 opera recordings from the 1950s to the 1980s, including multiple recordings of operas in different roles, e.g., Pong, Pang, and the Emperor, in various recordings of Turandot . Selected recordings Puccini La Rondine Anna Moffo Magda , Daniele Barioni Ruggero , Graziella Sciutti Lisette , Piero de Palma Prunier , Mario Sereni Rambaldo RCA Italiana Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Francesco Molinari Pradelli RCA Victor 1966 Sources http www.operissimo.com Operissimo.com http www.cduniverse.com classical.asp?performer Piero de Palma Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Pers ... more details
please do not add an infobox, per Wikipedia WikiProject Opera Infoboxes Adelina Stehle born Graz , 30 June 1860 died Milan , 24 December 1945 was an Austrian born opera tic soprano , associated almost entirely with the Italian repertory. She studied singing in Milan and debuted as La sonnambula Amina in 1881 in Broni in Lombardy . Her career eventually brought her to La Scala in 1890 where she flourished. She took part in a series of important premieres in the 1890s. In 1892 she was the first Nannetta in Verdi s Falstaff opera Falstaff to the Fenton of her husband, Edoardo Garbin, and they were later important in the popularization of Puccini s La boh me . In 1902 she went to South America before singing in Paris with the Sonzogno Company, as well as in Berlin, Vienna and Saint Petersburg . She became identified with the heavier roles of Italian verismo opera such as Adriana Lecouvreur and Fedora opera Fedora . When she retired from the stage she became a noted teacher. Among her pupils were Giannina Arangi Lombardi . Roles created Walter in Alfredo Catalani s La Wally La Scala, Milan, 1892 Nannetta in Verdi s Falstaff opera Falstaff La Scala, Milan, 1892 Nedda in Leoncavallo s Pagliacci Teatro Dal Verme , Milan, 1892 Fioretta de Gori in Leoncavallo s I Medici Teatro dal Verme, Milan, 1893 Maria in Pietro Mascagni Mascagni s Guglielmo Ratcliff La Scala, Milan, 1895 Matilde in Pietro Mascagni Mascagni s Silvano La Scala, Milan, 1895 Recordings Stehle made a number of recordings for the Fonotipia Company in 1905 but only two recordings were published both concerted pieces , which according to J B Steane reveal little about her voice and art . ref Steane, J B 1992 , Stehle, Adelina in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera , ed. Stanley Sadie London ISBN 0 333 73432 7 ref References reflist Steane, J B 1992 , Stehle, Adelina in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera , ed. Stanley Sadie London ISBN 0 333 73432 7 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Stehle, Adelina ... more details
record the role of Falstaff, which he also did with La Scala forces in 1932. In addition to Falstaff .... Discography Opera Recordings Falstaff in Verdi s Falstaff opera Falstaff with Lorenzo Molajoli ... more details
Sir John Falstaff was called Sir John Oldcastle. This is indicated by abundant external and internal evidence. The change of names, from Oldcastle to Falstaff, is mentioned in seventeenth century ... s plays. In the quarto text of Henry IV, Part 2 1600 , one of Falstaff s speech prefixes in Act I, Scene ii is mistakenly left uncorrected, Old. instead of Falst. In III,ii,25 6 of the same play, Falstaff ... Oldcastle. In Henry IV, Part 1 , I,ii,42, Prince Hal calls Falstaff my old lad of the castle. Iambic pentameter verse lines in both parts are irregular when using the name Falstaff, but correct ... a hint that Falstaff was originally Oldcastle in The Merry Wives of Windsor too. When ... Falstaff incriminates himself by calling out the first letter of his name, O, O, O , when his fingertips are singed with candles &mdash which of course works for Oldcastle but not Falstaff ... Satire, p. 191. ref The name Falstaff was derived from Sir John Fastolf , who was also a historical ... of Shakespeare s Oldcastle Falstaff in 1597&ndash 98, literary and dramatic works began to appear ... name was at best only partially successful allusions to the Falstaff character under the name of Oldcastle ... offers a comic character, Sir John of Wrotham, a pale imitation of Falstaff, who interacts with a disguised ... s Typological Satire A Study of the Falstaff Oldcastle Problem. Athens, OH, Ohio University ... more details
but is saved by Falstaff who knocks him out and kidnaps him. Iago is sent to find Hamlet. ref name Killshakes2 Kill Shakespeare 2 ref Hamlets wakes up and Falstaff says he was trying to protect Hamlet from people trying to kill him. Hamlet tries to escape by creating another path, but can t. Falstaff ... Puck Shakespeare Puck , Falstaff then reveals that he s a Prodigal. Hamlet tries to get away from Falstaff, but instead Falstaff takes him to a brothel. The bandits attack the brothel, Hamlet and Falstaff escape dressed as women. At the same time, Richard is attempting to create an alliance .... ref name Killshakes3 Kill Shakespeare 3 ref Hamlet and Falstaff meet up with Juliet Juliet Capulet and Othello character Othello , the leaders of the Prodigal Rebellion. Falstaff tells them that Hamlet ... Kill Shakespeare 5 ref Juliet, Othello, Iago and Falstaff meet up with Hamlet in a barn and they work ... losing Romeo. ref name Killshakes7 Kill Shakespeare 7 ref Hamlet, Iago and Falstaff get ready to begin ..., Iago contacts Lady Macbeth and tells her that Hamlet was killed, but he s discovered by Falstaff. They start ... to play the odds, a charlatan who can easily change his allegiances&mdash and does. Falstaff main Falstaff A wonderful pain in the ass, Falstaff is quick with both the jab and the jibe. While he plays the quintessential fool he possesses more wisdom and heart than most. A man of faith, Falstaff is unshakeable ... with their old friend Falstaff. In Issue 7, the travelling players enact The Murder of Gonzago , the same ... more details
File Giuseppe Taddei.jpg thumb 250px Taddei as Falstaff at the Metropolitan Opera in 1985. Giuseppe Taddei 26 June 1916 2 June 2010 ref http derstandard.at 1271378091043 Starbariton Giuseppe Taddei verstorben ref was an Italian baritone , who performed mostly the operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Giuseppe Verdi . Taddei was born in Genoa , Italy, and studied in Rome, where he made his professional debut in 1936 as the Herald in Richard Wagner Wagner s Lohengrin opera Lohengrin . He sang at the Rome Opera until he was conscripted into the army in 1942. After the war, he resumed his opera career and appeared for two seasons at the Vienna State Opera . He made his debut in London in 1947, at the Cambridge Theatre. The following year, 1948, saw his debut at the Salzburg Festival , La Scala in Milan , and the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples . His American debut took place at the San Francisco Opera in 1957, followed by his appearance with Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1959. He sang regularly at the Royal Opera House in London from 1960 to 1967. Taddei was equally effective in comedy and drama. His acting repertoire included the two Figaros, from The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville ... , as well as Ernani , Macbeth opera Macbeth , Rigoletto , Amonasro in Aida , Iago in Otello , Falstaff opera Falstaff , Barnaba in La Gioconda opera La Gioconda , G rard in Andrea Ch nier , and Scarpia ... a debut at the Metropolitan Opera , on 25 September 1985, in the title role of Falstaff , at the age ... by Thomas Schippers , and as Scarpia in Tosca and as Falstaff, both conducted by Herbert von Karajan ... Figaro 1950 Falstaff Verdi Mario Rossi Giuseppe Taddei John Falstaff 1951 La Boh me Puccini Gabriele ... Antonio 1956 Falstaff Verdi Tullio Serafin Giuseppe Taddei John Falstaff DVD 1957 I vespri siciliani ... 1980 Falstaff Verdi Herbert von Karajan Giuseppe Taddei John Falstaff 1982 Falstaff Verdi Herbert von Karajan Giuseppe Taddei John Falstaff DVD 1990 1999 1992 Manon Lescaut Puccini James Levine Giuseppe ... more details
No footnotes date May 2007 David Habbin is a tenor from Ringwood , Hampshire , England , who achieved international acclaim as a founding member of the world s first pop opera band, Amici Forever . Habbin spent several years performing and writing with rock music rock and pop music pop bands before he began vocal training with international opera tic tenor Jon Andrew and secured funding to study acting and music theatre at Mountview Theatre School in North London . After completing his studies there, he performed in the roles of Marius and Combeferre in Les Mis rables musical Les Mis rables at the Palace Theatre, London Palace Theatre had a role in a British feature movie, Julie and the Cadillacs and starred in the role of Tony in West Side Story , directed by the librettist, playwright and co creator of West Side Story Arthur Laurents , in London in the original West End revival and in the subsequent tour throughout the United Kingdom for over 600 performances. Habbin then went on to consolidate his operatic training for two years at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester , and has since performed with various UK opera companies in several roles, including Alfredo in La Traviata , Lt. Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly , Ernesto in Don Pasquale , Almaviva in The Barber of Seville , Alfred in Die Fledermaus and Fenton in Falstaff opera Falstaff . Habbin also worked with Glyndebourne Festival Opera for their Summer Festival and their touring company, before joining Amici Forever . Habbin starred in the 2008 performances of White Christmas musical White Christmas for Raymond Gubbay with Jacinta Whyte at Royal Albert Hall . He is now appearing in the Colgate Total ads. Discography with Amici Forever The Opera Band 2004 Defined album Defined 2005 External links imdb name id 0352134 name David Habbin http www.youtube.com davidhabbin Video channel on YouTube Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Habbin, David ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF ... more details
Giuseppe Sabbatini born May 11, 1957, Rome, Italy is a lyric tenor . His opera repertoire includes Idomeneo , Mitridate, re di Ponto , Don Giovanni , Linda di Chamounix , La favorita , L elisir d amore , Anna Bolena , Maria Stuarda , Roberto Devereux , Lucrezia Borgia opera Lucrezia Borgia , Dom S bastien , I puritani , Rigoletto , La Traviata , Falstaff opera Falstaff , La Boh me , Eugene Onegin opera Eugene Onegin , Auber s Fra Diavolo opera Fra Diavolo , Werther , Manon , Tha s opera Tha s , La Damnation de Faust , Benvenuto Cellini opera Benvenuto Cellini , The Tales of Hoffmann Les Contes d Hoffmann , Orph e aux Enfers , Les P cheurs de Perles and Gounod s Faust opera Faust . He has sung in the leading opera house s of the world, such as La Scala his usual base , the Vienna Staatsoper , the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden and others. Sabbatini made his acclaimed debut in the USA in February 2001, at the New York Metropolitan Opera , singing the leading tenor role in Massenet s Manon . Films for TV were made with Giuseppe Sabbatini in the operas Robert Devereux 1997 , La Traviata 2001 , and La Damnation de Faust 1999 . A recording is commercially available of a TV presentation of a 1993 Tokyo Boheme with Daniela Dess as Mimi. Giuseppe Sabbatini has won several national and international voice competitions, such as the Jussi Bj rling Prize in 1987, the Caruso Prize and the Lauri Volpi Prize in 1990, the 1991 Abbiati Prize for Vocal Interpretation , and the 1996 Tito Schipa Prize . On April 25, 2003 Sabbatini received the title of Kammers nger by the Vienna Staatsoper . External links http www.jcarreras.homestead.com Sabbatini1.html Giuseppe Sabbatini, Voce di Tenore . http www.imdb.com name nm0754639 bio Giuseppe Sabbatini . IMDb record. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sabbatini, Giuseppe ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1957 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sabbatini, Giuseppe Category 1957 b ... more details
Ronald Eyre 13 April 1929 &ndash 8 April 1992 was an English theatre director , actor and writer. Eyre was born at Mapplewell , near Barnsley , Yorkshire and he taught at Giggleswick School . He became a leading director for the cinema, opera, television and the theatre. He was nominated for Broadway s 1975 Tony Award as Best Director Dramatic for London Assurance . Television As You Like It 1963 TV ... Director The Wednesday Play A Crack in the Ice 1964 TV Episode ... Director and Dramatist Z Cars Window Dressing 1965 TV Episode ... Director and Writer Tom Grattan s War 1968 TV Episode ... Director Jackanory Christmas Stories The Selfish Giant 1968 TV Episode ... Storyteller Jackanory Johhny the Clockmaker 1971 TV Episode ... Storyteller Jackanory Johnny s Bad Day Diana and Her Rhinoceros 1971 TV Episode ...Storyteller Jackanory Paul the Hero of the Fire 1971 TV Episode ... Storyteller Jackanory Tim and Charlotte 1971 TV Episode ... Storyteller Jackanory eleven other TV Episodes Play of the Month Rasputin 1971 TV Episode ... Writer The Long Search 1978 Documentary... Writer and Host Falstaff opera Falstaff 1982 TV ... Opera Director Russell Harty Russell Harty 1934 1988 1988 ... Interviewed Wogan 1987 ... Interviewed Frontiers Long Division 1990 ... Interviewed In My Defence Neither Prison Nor Chains 1991 ... Interviewed 95 BBC Documentaries External links http www.imdb.com name nm0264239 The Internet Movie Database Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eyre, Ronald ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 13 April 1929 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 8 April 1992 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eyre, Ronald Category English film directors Category Opera directors Category English television directors Category English theatre directors Category People from Mapplewell Category 1929 births Category 1992 deaths Category People educated at Bromsgrove School Opera bio stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Mercedes Llopart 1895 2 September 1970 was a Spain Spanish soprano who later became a notable singing teacher in Italy. Mercedes Llopart studied in her native Barcelona and made her operatic debut there in 1915. She then went to Italy where she sang in many small theatres before making her debut at the Rome Opera in 1920 where she remained until 1925. She then appeared at the Verona Arena in 1922 as Elsa in Lohengrin opera Lohengrin , in Palermo in 1923 in the title role of Tosca , in Genoa in 1925 as Ginevra in La cena delle beffe . In 1924, at the invitation of maestro Arturo Toscanini , she made her debut at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, as Sieglinde in Walkure , and went on singing there as Alice Ford in Falstaff opera Falstaff , the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier , the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro , and created the role of Dolly at the world premiere of Wolf Ferrari s opera Sly opera Sly in 1927, with the great Italian tenor Aureliano Pertile . She also appeared at the Royal Opera House in London as Alice Ford in 1926, and as Tosca at the Monte Carlo Opera in 1929. She retired from the stage in 1945 and became a noted singing teacher in Milan, her most famous students include Renata Scotto , Fiorenza Cossotto , Anna Moffo , Elena Souliotis , Alfredo Kraus . She died in Milan . Sources http www.operissimo.com Mercedes Llopart at Operissimo.com Use dmy dates date February 2011 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Llopart, Mercedes ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1895 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2 September 1970 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Llopart, Mercedes Category 1895 births Category 1970 deaths Category Catalan opera singers Category Spanish sopranos Category Spanish singers Category Spanish female singers Category Spanish opera singers Category Singers from Barcelona ca Merc Llopart es Mercedes Llopart fr Mercedes Llopart ru , ... more details
Giorgio Zancanaro Verona , May 9, 1939 is an Italian baritone , particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially Verdi . He studied in his native Verona with Maria Palanda, and was revealed at the Verdi Competition in Busseto in 1969. He made his official operatic debut the following year in Mantua , as Riccardo in I puritani . Quickly invited to sing at all the major opera houses of Italy, establishing himself as the eminent Verdi baritone of his generation, notably in I masnadieri , Luisa Miller , La traviata . He made his debut at La Scala in 1982, as Ford in Falstaff opera Falstaff , and took part in important revivals of Attila opera Attila and I vespri siciliani , under Riccardo Muti . On the international scene, he appeared in London, Paris, Zurich, Vienna, Barcelona, Lisbon, Caracas, etc. He also sang at the festivals of Orange, Vaucluse Orange , in 1982 , as Posa in Don Carlo , and Bregenz , in 1985, as Riccardo in I puritani , opposite Edita Gruberova and Salvatore Fisichella . He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera , in 1982, as Renato in Un ballo in maschera , considered one of his best roles. He also appeared at the San Francisco Opera and the Dallas Opera . Zancanaro sang almost every major baritone roles of the Italian repertory, but remained incomparable in Verdi roles, in which, his beautiful and evenly produced voice, brilliant upper register, and stylish singing, are shown to best effect. Unfortunately he was largely ignored by the recording companies. Sources Le guide de l op ra, les indispensables de la musique , R. Mancini & J J. Rouveroux, Fayard, 1995 , ISBN 2 213 59567 4 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Zancanaro, Giorgio ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Italian baritone DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1939 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Zancanaro, Giorgio Category 1939 births Category Living people Category People from Verona Category Italian opera singers Category Operatic baritones fr ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2010 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Shrimp Boat image caption image size Only for images narrower than 220 pixels background group or band alias origin Chicago , Illinois , United States genre Indie rock br Alternative rock years active 1987&ndash 1993 label Bar None Records Bar None br Rough Trade Records Rough Trade br Ajax br AUM Fidelity br Bomba associated acts The Sea and Cake br Falstaff current members Ian Schneller br Sam Prekop br David Kroll br Eric Claridge br Brad Wood past members Joe Vajarsky not official member br Tom Jasek not official member Shrimp Boat was an United States American rock music rock band formed in Chicago in 1987. After the band dissolved in 1993, Sam Prekop and Eric Claridge formed The Sea and Cake . Ian Schneller and Tom Jasek went on to form Falstaff. Schneller s experience with the band would also lead him to create Specimen Products . Members Eric Claridge drums, bass David Kroll bass, banjo, tenor sax Sam Prekop vocals, guitar, bass Ian Schneller guitar, vocals, drums Brad Wood drums, soprano sax Non official members Joe Vajarsky max sax Tom Jasek drums Discography Some Biscuit 1988 Daylight Savings 1988 Speckly 1989 Volume One 1991 Duende 1992 Small Wonder EP 1993 Cavale 1993 Something Grand 2004 Speckly , released on CD 2005 External links Allmusic class artist id p22151 Category American post rock groups Category American rock music groups Category Musical groups from Chicago, Illinois US band stub THE SHRIMP BOAT IS GOOD ... more details
Arthur Fear 1902 1984 , was a Wales Welsh bass voice type bass and baritone opera singer. Born in Cwmcelyn , Blaina in 1902, he worked underground in the colliery until receiving a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in 1923, where he studied under Thomas Meux. ref News in Brief The Times , Thursday 17 May 1923 p.9 D ref While a student he attracted attention for his performances in Falstaff opera Falstaff and as Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von N rnberg Meistersinger , his first professional role with the British National Opera Company , and one which became his hallmark. ref Grove s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition, vol 5, p. 54 ref After leaving the Royal Academy in 1928, Fear joined the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden ref Covent Garden Madame Butterfly The Times , Wednesday 12 Oct 1938 p.12 B ref . He toured with the Covent Garden Opera Company all over the United Kingdom, later joining the Carl Rosa Opera Carl Rosa Opera Company Carl Rosa Opera Company . ref Carl Rosa Opera The Flying Dutchman The Times , Monday 23 Sep 1946 p.6 C ref . References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fear, Arthur ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1902 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1984 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fear, Arthur Category 1902 births Category 1984 deaths Category Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Category Welsh opera singers Category Welsh baritones Category Welsh basses Category Operatic baritones Category Operatic basses Category People from Blaina UK opera singer stub ... more details
nofootnotes date October 2009 one source date October 2009 Gianna Pederzini February 10, 1900 March 12, 1988 was an Italian mezzo soprano . Pederzini was born in Trento . She studied in Naples with Fernando de Lucia , and made her stage debut in Messina, as La forza del destino Preziosilla , in 1923. She sang widely in Italy, notably as Mignon and Carmen , and made her debut at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, as Norma opera Adalgisa , in 1928, and at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, in 1930. Abroad, she appeared at the Royal Opera House in London in 1931, the Op ra de Paris in 1935, the Teatro Col n in 1938, and the Berlin State Opera in 1941. She defended a wide repertoire, she took part in the 1930s in revivals of rare opereras by Rossini and Donizetti , while singing the standard mezzo roles Il trovatore Azucena , Un ballo in maschera Ulrica , Aida Amneris , La Gioconda opera Laura , but also a few dramatic soprano roles such as Cavalleria rusticana Santuzza and Fedora opera Fedora , etc. In the 1950s, she began concentrating on character roles such as the Countess in The Queen of Spades opera The Queen of Spades , Mistress Quickly in Falstaff opera Falstaff , Madame Flora in The Medium , and took part in the creation of Dialogues of the Carmelites at La Scala, in 1957. She died, aged 88, in Rome . Sources Le guide de l op ra, les indispensables de la musique , R. Mancini & J.J. Rouvereux, Fayard, 1986 ISBN 2 213 01563 6 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pederzini, Gianna ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Singer DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1900 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1988 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pederzini, Gianna Category 1900 births Category 1988 deaths Category Italian female singers Category Italian mezzo sopranos Category Italian opera singers Category Operatic mezzo sopranos Category People from Trento es Gianna Pederzini it Gianna Pederzini ... more details
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