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MacNeice, Louis
(Encyclopedia) MacNeice, LouisMacNeice, Louisməknēsˈ [key], 1907–63, Irish poet b. Belfast. Educated at Oxford, he became a classical scholar and teacher and later was a producer and traveled the…Pousseur, Henri
(Encyclopedia) Pousseur, HenriPousseur, HenriäNrēˈ p&oomacr;sörˈ [key], 1929–2009, Belgian composer, b. Malmédy. Considered the leader of the Belgian avant-garde, he studied composition with…Brewer's: Faux-jour
(French). A false or contrary light; meaning that a picture is hung so that the light falls on it in the opposite direction to what it ought. The artist has made his light fall in one…Brewer's: Fauna
(2 syl.). The animals of a country at any given geological period; so called from the mythological fauns, who were the patrons of wild animals. Nor less the place of curious plant he knows…Reinhardt, Max
(Encyclopedia) Reinhardt, Max, 1873–1943, Austrian theatrical producer and director, originally named Max Goldmann. After acting under Otto Brahm at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, he managed (1902–…Favorite Opera Stories
AïdaIl Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)La BohèmeBoris GodunovCarmenCavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry)La Cenerentola (Cinderella)Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Tales of Hoffmann)Cosi…Biographies: 2007 People in the News
2007 People in the News See also 2006 People in the News 2005 People in the News 2004 People in the News 2003 People in the News 2002 People…What You Might Not Know About May Day
by Shmuel Ross Related Links Spring Poems Holidays Haymarket Square Riot May 1st, often called May Day, just might have more holidays than any other day of the year. It's a…Frank Guarrera Biography
opera singerDied: Nov. 23, 2007 (Bellmawr, New Jersey) Best Known as: baritone opera singer for the Metropolitan Opera A baritone opera singer with…Nicolai Ghiaurov 2004 Deaths
Nicolai GhiaurovAge: 74 Bulgarian opera singer who used his rich bass voice in such productions as Gounod's Faust and Verdi's Don Carlo. Died: Modena, Italy, June 2, 2004GenevièveG - LJoe…Trending
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