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Rosemary Clooney 2002 Deaths
Rosemary ClooneyAge: 74 deep-voiced singer and actress who was one of the country's premier jazz and pop singers of the 1950s and '60s. Her hits include “Come on-a My House” and “Mambo…Gordon Parks 2006 Deaths
Gordon ParksAge: 93 photographer and filmmaker who was a premier fashion photographer in the 1940s, working for Vogue and Glamour. Born into poverty, he became the first African American to…Der Rosenkavalier <br/>(The Knight of the Rose)
Music:Richard StraussLibretto:Hugo von HofmannsthalPremiere:Dresden, January 26, 1911 Strauss's first successful comic opera begins in the bedroom of the Marschallin of Werdenberg, where the…La Traviata <br/>(The Fallen Woman)
Music:Giuseppe VerdiLibretto:Francesco Maria Piave, based on Alexandre Dumas's La Dame aux CaméliasPremiere:Venice, March 6, 1853 La Traviata created an outrage with its sympathetic portrayal…La Bohème
Music:Giacomo PucciniLibretto:Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri MurgerPremiere:Turin, February 1, 1896 Puccini's most expressive opera draws from…Cavalleria Rusticana <br/>(Rustic Chivalry)
Music:Pietro MascagniLibretto:G. Menasci and G. Targioni-Tozzetti, based on a story of G. VergaPremiere:Rome, May 17, 1890 A phenomenally successful drama of betrayal and retribution,…La Cenerentola <br/>(Cinderella)
Music:Gioacchino RossiniLibretto:Jacopo FerrettiPremiere:Rome, January 25, 1817 Widely popular in the 19th century but neglected later, this comic retelling of the classic rags-to-riches…Don Pasquale
Music:Gaetano DonizettiLibretto:Donizetti and Giovanni RuffiniPremiere:Paris, January 3, 1843 Donizetti's exuberant farce chronicles the illfated attempts of elderly bachelor Don Pasquale to…Faust (Play)
Music:Charles GounodLibretto:Michel Carré and Jules BarbierPremiere:Paris, March 19, 1859 Rich drama and ornate occultism made Faust an immediate popular success. The elderly philosopher…William Smokey Robinson
William “Smokey” Robinsonsinger, songwriterBorn: 2/19/1940Birthplace: Detroit Grammy Award-winning singer and song-writer known for his falsetto voice and as a premier song-writer with more than 4,…Trending
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