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  • Over these Masques or "Operatic" entertainments Jonson and Jones quarrelled, as the former's grievance was that he received no more for his librettos than Jones did for his scenic devices.

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

  • Slideshow An Operatic Mansion The couple, who plan to relocate to California for work, first listed the home in April with Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty for $1.975 million.

    'Yellow Canary' Calls for Buyers Maya Pope-Chappell 2011

  • One moment she reminds one of Sarah McLachlan, the next Adele, -- there's some Bjork in there as well and then her voice is sailing through Operatic octaves -- a combination that is truly original and that she owns completely.

    Tom Teicholz: Elizaveta, a Dreamy New Singer Tom Teicholz 2011

  • London Operatic Misfortune The U.K. premiere of Judith Weir's new opera "Miss Fortune" will offer a spectacular translation of the Sicilian folktale "Misfortune" into contemporary times, featuring breakdancers and burning kebab trucks amid an atmospheric score conducted by Paul Daniel.

    What's On Around Europe 2012

  • Operatic everyman introduced on a British talent show

    A Maestro for the Masses 2010

  • Operatic soprano, movie star, and USO entertainer Grace Moore, for example, charged that unfaithful wives and sweethearts had driven "disillusioned" servicemen into the waiting arms of German women. 107 In the pages of Stars and Stripes, soldiers attacked civilians and servicewomen who criticized the fraternizers.

    Miss Yourlovin: GIs, Gender, and Domesticity during World War II 2008

  • (Operatic training is the mundane answer.) "It's gonna be all right," she intones repeatedly on "I Can't Stand", but Nika Roza Danilova's music forcefully suggests otherwise.

    Fever Ray; Zola Jesus 2010

  • Operatic sopranos Sophie Braslau and Rosa Raissa sang it at the old Metropolitan Opera House and in concert halls.

    Yiddish Musical Theater in the United States. 2009

  • Operatic sopranos Sophie Braslau and Rosa Raissa (1893 – 1963) sang “Eli, Eli” in their programs at the Metropolitan Opera House and other concert halls.

    Jewish Women and Jewish Music in America. 2009

  • Operatic and dramatic works recorded for film and television like Camelot are also covered.

    Archive 2009-08-01 The Society for the Study of Popular Culture 2009

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