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Hvorostovsky, Dmitri Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia) Hvorostovsky, Dmitri Aleksandrovich, 1962–2017, Russian lyric baritone, b. Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Known for his passionate and vocally mellifluous performances, broad repertoire, superb…López Bravo, Gregorio
(Encyclopedia) López Bravo, GregorioLópez Bravo, Gregoriogrāgōˈrēō lōˈpāth bräˈvō [key], 1923–85, Spanish politician. He entered government service in 1959, serving as director-general of foreign…Hakam II, al-
(Encyclopedia) Hakam II, al-Hakam II, al-äl-häkämˈ [key], 914–76, Umayyad caliph of Córdoba (961–76), son and successor of Abd ar-Rahman III. In the early part of his reign he successfully waged war…Hallstatt
(Encyclopedia) HallstattHallstatthälˈshtät [key], village, Upper Austria prov., W central Austria, in the Salzkammergut, on the Lake of Hallstatt. A tourist center, it is one of the oldest…wage and price controls
(Encyclopedia) wage and price controls, economic policy measure in which the government places a ceiling on wages and prices to curb inflation. Also known as incomes policy, such programs have…folk drama
(Encyclopedia) folk drama, noncommercial, generally rural theater and pageantry based on folk traditions and local history. This form of drama, common throughout the world, declined in popularity in…Eugene III
(Encyclopedia) Eugene III, d. 1153, pope (1145–53), a Pisan named Bernard (probably in full Bernardo dei Paganelli di Montemagno); successor of Lucius II. Before his election he was called Bernard of…nightingale
(Encyclopedia) nightingale, common name for a migratory Old World bird of the family Turdidae (thrush family), celebrated for its vocal powers. The common nightingale of England and Western Europe,…Karamzin, Nikolai Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia) Karamzin, Nikolai MikhailovichKaramzin, Nikolai Mikhailovichnyĭkəlīˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch kərəmzēnˈ [key], 1766–1826, Russian historian and writer. His Letters of a Russian Traveler, 1789–90 (…Lucaris, Cyril
(Encyclopedia) Lucaris, CyrilLucaris, Cyrilly&oomacr;kāˈrĭs [key], 1572–1637, Greek churchman, b. Crete (then belonging to Venice). He studied at Venice and Padua and was elected patriarch of…Trending
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