Almaviva

Out of this dilemma Almaviva extricates himself by confessing his identity, and the pair are about to steal away when the discovery is made that the ladder to the balcony has been carried away.

A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music Henry Edward Krehbiel 1888

At no great distance from the tower I discerned, wrapped in an 'Almaviva' ( 'Almavivas' were then in the height of fashion), a figure which I recognised at once as Tarhov.

A Desperate Character and Other Stories Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850

-- and there was a scene, you know, of all earthly horrors, when Mrs. Gervase was so near eloping with me, and Gervase cut up rough, instead of pitying me; and then the field-days were so many, and so late into the season; and I exhausted myself so at the Belvoir theatricals at Easter; and I toiled so atrociously playing 'Almaviva' at your place, Seraph -- a private opera's galley slave's work!

Under Two Flags 1839-1908 Ouida 1873

Tod Mostero, the American winemaker who joined Dominus two years ago after a stint at Almaviva in Chile, told me that the grapes are rigorously sorted as they enter the winery, first with a sophisticated sounding machine that shoots a fine blast of air and then by hand.

Dominus Estate winery, Napa Valley - photo post | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

Christina Burroughs sang the Countess Almaviva's aria, "Porgi Amor," from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro..

George Heymont: To Preserve and Protect George Heymont 2011

Seventeen years after the creation of Opus One, Baron Philippe de Rothschild once again crossed the Atlantic, this time to Chile, where, with Concha y Toro, the winery created Almaviva.

From Over Here to Over There Will Lyons 2011

Christina Burroughs sang the Countess Almaviva's aria, "Porgi Amor," from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro..

George Heymont: To Preserve and Protect George Heymont 2011

Monika Rittershaus Genia Kühmeier as Contessa Almaviva, Katija Dragojevic as Cherubino and Marlis Petersen as Susanna in 'Le nozze di Figaro' The piece opens in a large, old recording studio, where the singers are recording "Die Frau ohne Schatten," and as the long work continues, the singers take on aspects of the characters whose roles they are performing.

Salzburg's Summer of Shadows and Shakespeare Paul Levy 2011

Can you remember an Almaviva of such conversational fluency as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau?

New DVDs let you savor 1960s Salzburg Festival productions of Mozart operas 2010

Young Barbarina, a minor character, has been entrusted with a task by the imposing Count Almaviva.

Paris Journal: A Problem in Updating a Mozart Opera - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008