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	La Fenice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres (to fire and legal problems respectively).
		La Fenice was inaugurated on May 16, 1792 with an opera by Giovanni Paisiello entitled I Giochi di Agrigento.
		It reopened on 14 December 2003 with an inaugural concert of Beethoven, Wagner, and Stravinsky.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Fenice (767 words)

	Attila - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 434, Attila obtained tribute and great concessions for the Huns in a treaty with the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II, but, taking advantage of Roman wars with the Vandals and Persians, he invaded the Balkans in 441.
		Attila took her proposal as a marriage offer and demanded half of the Western Empire as a dowry, a demand that was refused.
		The fear Attila inspired is clear from many accounts of his savagery, but, though undoubtedly harsh, he was a just ruler to his own people.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-attila.html (478 words)

	Attila
		Attila was a 2001 mini series which won the honor of being the most watched mini-series of its day.
		In ATTILA, he portrays "Attila's" older brother "Bleda." Their well orchestrated duel to the death from horseback over who shall rule the Hun Empire after "King Rua's" demise (Steven Berkoff) will in itself keep the viewer not only riveted to the set but re-running the scene over again and again.
		ATTILA is historically sound, well acted with performances also given by actors Tim Curry as "Theodosius," Simmone Jade MacKinnon as "N'Kara" and Reg Rogers as "Valentinian." USA Network's ATTILA deserves a five star rating.
	www.amarillometro.com /shopping/attila-2001_B00007AJF4.html (622 words)

	CITY OPERA: SAMUEL RAMEY IN VERDI'S 'ATTILA' - New York Times
		''Attila'' is the composer's ninth opera and one of his patriotic screeds.
		Attila is supposed to be a barbaric villain, but Verdi makes him the soul of chivalry, while the Roman trio of superpatriots skulks about plotting dastardly deeds.
		Instead, Attila is halted by a foreboding dream and a subsequent religious procession led by an old prelate whom he takes to be the spectre from his dream.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B05E2DB1338F93AA15754C0A963948260 (668 words)

	Attila the Hun
		Attila earlier appeared (as Atli) in the Lay of Atli in the Norse Poetic Edda, one of the sources of the Nibelungenlied, but there, he was the avaricious and evil husband of Gudrun.
		Both of these "northern" tales of Attila are loosely based on two events that most historians don't dispute: A Burgundian king, Gundahar (or Gunther or Gunnar), and his followers were defeated and killed by the Huns in 437, and Attila died in 453 after marrying the German girl.
		Attila had lost battles before, but he had always found softer targets, refilled his war chest, done some local recruiting, and hit the comeback trail.
	www.mmdtkw.org /VAttila.html (1264 words)

	NLS/BPH: Instructional Music Cassettes: Opera
		The rise of opera buffa and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.
		Examines the opera, debuted in 1829, that was Rossini's last work for the stage before family matters and the changing tastes in music led to his retirement at the age of thirty-five.
		A lecture on an opera by Meyerbeer that is seldom performed because of the difficulty of its roles.
	www.loc.gov /nls/music/instructional/opera.html (5200 words)

	Classical Music :: The Classical Source :: Chelsea Opera Group — Verdi’s Attila :: Classical Music
		Chelsea Opera Group could have announced "Nelly is back", for Nelly Miricioiu’s appearance as Odabella in Chelsea Opera Group’s "Attila" was her first performance with the company for a couple of years, and in a role which was new to her.
		The recipient of the hatred, the conquering Attila, one of Verdi’s best bass roles, was sung with relish and success by Clive Bayley, who brought much intelligence, showing that variety of shading and emphasis enhances any vocal assignment.
		As Ezio, the Roman general who wishes to rule Italy and seeks Attila’s support, which is withheld, Jonathan Summers, now something of a veteran, showed that he still possesses a voice in good estate and made the most of his fine aria "Daghi immortali vertioi" and its cabaletta.
	www.classicalsource.com /db_control/db_concert_review.php?id=3265 (511 words)

	Attila fans put the Hun in Hungary - [Sunday Herald]
		And a replica of Attila’s palace, from where he ruled from the Urals to the Rhone, is being rebuilt.
		His ferocious past notwithstanding, Attila is also now a popular boy’s name; the capital Budapest has a ringroad and several streets named after him; and the rock opera Attila has won critical acclaim.
		Priscus Rhetor, the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius’s envoy to the Huns, recorded that Attila’s capital was near the River Tisza, in the then-Roman province of Pannonia, in present-day Hungary.
	www.sundayherald.com /46410 (568 words)

	Samuel Ramey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American opera singer Samuel Edward Ramey (born March 28, 1942 in Colby, Kansas) is considered one of the finest bass-baritone singers of his generation.
		He is greatly admired for his range and versatility, having both the bel canto technique to sing Handel, Mozart, Rossini, as well as the power to handle the dramatic roles of Verdi and Puccini.
		In the bel canto repertoire, Ramey has excelled in Mozart's Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro and in Rossini's Semiramide, The Barber of Seville, Il Turco in Italia, L'Italiana in Algeri; in Donizetti's Anna Bolena and Lucia di Lammermoor and Bellini's I Puritani.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samuel_Ramey (477 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Attila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Born in Budapest of a poor family, József had to support himself from the age of seven with menial jobs; he was never able to earn a living from his writing.
		Attila the Hun was reputedly buried at Jászberény.
		A nun renowned for good works, she is said to have averted, by fasting and prayer, an expected attack of Attila the Hun on Paris in 451.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/00887.html (575 words)

	Royalty.nu - The Hun Empire - Attila the Hun
		So Attila informed the Romans that he intended to marry Honoria -- and he expected to be given half the Western Roman empire as her dowry.
		Attila, King of the Huns: The Man and the Myth by Patrick Howarth.
		The Night Attila Died: Solving the Murder of Attila the Hun by Michael A. Babcock.
	www.royalty.nu /history/empires/Hun.html (2101 words)

	Attila @ Cadogan Hall, London: opera review
		Odabella is one of the prisoners, and because her father was killed by Attila, she decides to avenge his death.
		The cello and bassoon combination in the prelude, the evocation of the approaching Attila in the opening chorus and the striking contrast of light and dark in the Act II finale were three of the many examples of this.
		The unusual dream sequence in the first act was a particular highlight, Attila's anger in the Act II banquet when he is nearly poisoned, and his final words before death were all memorably done.
	www.musicomh.com /opera/cog-attila_0306.htm (657 words)

	RoyalOperaHouse - Synopses - Opera & Ballet Synopses
		Attila, the 'scourge of God', has invaded Italy and, on his way to besiege Rome, has destroyed the city of Aquileia.
		Attila's victorious army is celebrating the destruction of Aquileia.
		Attila is terrified by a nightmare in which a figure in white barred his entrance to Rome, saying 'To be the scourge of mankind is your only task; turn back!
	info.royaloperahouse.org /Synopses/index.cfm?ccs=77&cs=46 (792 words)

	TheaterScene.net - Opera Reviews
		Gerard Chiusano and Gene Tyburn's "Antony and Cleopatra" is a grand opera to anticipate.
		Opera Orchestra "Attila," with Samuel Ramey and Lauren Flanigan, boasted lusty vocalism.
		The bane of a few opera purists, Fledermaus features almost as much dialogue as it does singing, and it dares to be funny, and lighthearted in its romance.
	www.theatrescene.net /ts\articles.nsf/Opera?OpenPage&Count=600 (1787 words)

	ATTILA Canada's Premier Stage Hypnotist
		The universal appeal of Attila's show has been established by being ethical and respectful and proven through the great demand and consistent rebooking of those who have had the pleasure of seeing his shows.
		Attila has also had the much coveted honor of being invited to share the stage with the world's greatest magicians, such as Fantasio, Marvin and Carol Roy-Mr.
		Attila has played the part with amazing fire effects and magic tricks as "The Phantom of Fashions" in One of Edmonton's biggest fasion show.
	www.attilahypnotist.com (531 words)

	NPR's At the Opera
		For example, you'll often hear that this extravagant opera, set in ancient Egypt, was first performed at the dedication of the Suez Canal.
		Like most composers, Verdi used a number of librettists to write the texts of his operas, and the author of Aida was, in all likelihood, the same man who wrote the similar libretto for Nabucco as well as several other Verdi operas.
		And this week on At the Opera, host Lou Santacroce and some of his regular guests throw a little Verdi tribute of their own.
	www.npr.org /programs/attheopera/archives/010127.ato.html (649 words)

	Verdi's 'Attila', reviewed by Robert Hugill
		Attila was premièred at La Fenice in Venice in March 1846; in the 1850s it was one of Verdi's most popular operas.
		It is difficult to imagine soprano Nelly Miricioiu dressed as an amazon or performing feats of martial valour, but her voice has the ideal combination of fire and flexibility for Verdi's heroine.
		Chelsea Opera Group casting can sometimes have an air of desperation borne of the difficulties in finding suitable replacements for ailing cast members in repertoire which is rare and unusual; an unfortunate side effect of the group's admirable policy of performing under-performed works.
	www.mvdaily.com /articles/2006/03/attila1.htm (433 words)

	Amazon.ca: Attila: DVD: Dick Lowry,Gerard Butler,Powers Boothe,Simmone Mackinnon,Reg Rogers,Alice Krige,Pauline ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Attila is a very good movie that brings to life the director's version of how he would have liked Attila the Hun's story to have been.
		Attila is great in all the possible ways that it can be great.
		Attila did not kill his brother Bleda in a duel, a day after his supposed coronation as King of the Huns, as depicted in the film.
	www.amazon.ca /Attila-Dick-Lowry/dp/B00007AJF4 (1056 words)

	NPR : World of Opera
		The common, Western image of Attila the Hun is hardly a flattering one.
		Attila is not generally remembered as a hapless, lovesick victim.
		Attila has a bad dream about an old man who bars his way to Rome.
	www.npr.org /programs/worldofopera/archives/2006/0225.html (583 words)

	Opera Italiana
		Lyric opera in a prologue and three acts on a libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on Z. Werner's "Attila king of the Huns"."
		The king of the Huns, Attila, is celebrating after razing the city of Aquilea to the ground.
		He is struck with admiration for the courage shown by Odabella, the daughter of the king whom he has killed himself, and gives her back her sword.
	www.operaitaliana.com /autori/trama.asp?IDop=52 (167 words)

	Savonlinna Opera Festival - Kristian Attila, piano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Kristian Attila has made a name for himself as a Lied pianist in Finland, Italy, Belgium, Germany, France and the UK, with such renowned singers as Jorma Hynninen, Margareta Haverinen, Petri Lindroos, Juha Uusitalo, Tommi Hakala and Gitta?Maria Sjöberg.
		He received his piano diploma from the Sibelius Academy in 1995, followed by a Master's degree in 1998, appeared at the concert of young soloists with the FRSO in 1989 and has won prizes in Finnish Lied competitions.
		Kristian Attila is also the composer of piano and chamber music.
	www.operafestival.fi /en/operas/synopsis/piano/attilae.html (163 words)

	VERDI Attila Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 11 a.m. Saturday 2 February 2002 (PGW) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The last of these is personified by Attila himself, the rampaging barbarian who nevertheless achieves a surprising nobility.
		Website reviewers do not at present feature on the Royal Opera House's general press list, even though ever increasingly many readers of the Nationals access opera reviews on the Internet, but SeenandHeard was invited to see Toshio Hosokawa's Vision of Lear at the ROH's Linbury Studio.
		The Saturday morning audience, which completely filled the Opera House, was warned as usual that it was not a 'performance' and that singers might choose to 'mark' their parts.
	www.musicweb.uk.net /SandH/2002/Feb02/Verdi_Attila.htm (484 words)

	Untitled Document
		He has conducted much of Verdi’s non-operatic music and Sarasota Opera’s Attila in February and March 2007, will mark the 25th different Verdi opera he has conducted.
		The year-round activities of the Sarasota Youth Opera Program introduce young people, ages of 9 to 18, to all aspects of opera.
		Through the Verdi Cycle, which he began in 1989, Maestro DeRenzi and Sarasota Opera are committed to performing the entire canon of Verdi’s works in Sarasota by 2013, the bicentennial of Verdi's birth.
	www.sarasotaopera.org /derenzi.htm (410 words)

	Opera reviews of the paris opera bastille 2001
		Attila was almost a total disaster, with the exception of a bare-chested Samuel Ramey in the title role, whose appearances offered the only signs of life on stage.
		Such production values were common when I began to attend the opera, but the singers themselves often possessed sufficient authority and personality that the stage director's shortcomings were ignored.
		Maria Guleghina's warrior maiden, Odabella, strode around the stage, glorying in the loud high notes she so easily produces (not always spot on) but lacking the finesse for her second aria, 'Oh, nel fuggente nuvolo' or the ability to negotiate smoothly the coloratura of her first aria.
	www.culturekiosque.com /opera/diary/diary24.htm (858 words)

	::Pinnacle Arts Management::
		Yalun Zhang has, during the past decade, established himself as one of opera's most imposing baritones, and specifically as a leading Verdi baritone of a new generation, capable of interpreting the great roles of the Italian repertoire.
		Zhang was trained under the guidance of Nathaniel Merrill, Louise Sherman and Barbara Doscher at Opera Colorado in the early 90s.
		The initial success in his performances at Opera Colorado as Rodrigo in Don Carlo, Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera, Count di Luna in Il Trovatore, and especially of his title role in Rigoletto established him as a career artist.
	www.pinnaclearts.com /artist.php?id=609 (296 words)

	OPERA FELLAS / You don't have to be a paesano to love Italian arts and music
		In Verdi's sweeping opera, "Attila," an impassioned Roman general named Ezio sings a duet with the invading Attila the Hun.
		The late Adler created Merola as a kind of operatic farm club to San Francisco's big-league opera company, as a training program where talented young singers can hone their skills and gain an edge in the powerfully competitive world of professional opera.
		When Pamela Rosenberg became the general director of the San Francisco Opera, the club bent its seven-decade-old rule and extended honorary membership to her.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/29/LVG2D56P7G1.DTL (1896 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope St. Leo I (The Great)
		In his far-reaching pastoral care of the Universal Church, in the West and in the East, the pope never neglected the domestic interests of the Church at Rome.
		When Northern Italy had been devastated by Attila, Leo by a personal encounter with the King of the Huns prevented him from marching upon Rome.
		At the emperor's wish, Leo, accompanied by the Consul Avienus and the Prefect Trigetius, went in 452 to Upper Italy, and met Attila at Mincio in the vicinity of Mantua, obtaining from him the promise that he would withdraw from Italy and negotiate peace with the emperor.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09154b.htm (3135 words)

	Wendy Brown
		In May 2005 she sang the role of Aline Solness in a new opera by Martin Halpern entitled The Scaffolding.
		In addition, she has had the honor of performing the role of Lizzie Borden in a modern opera composed by Mira Spektor entitled The Passion of Lizzie Borden which premiered at the New York Women Composer's Symposium in Buffalo, New York.
		Brown is a native of Trinity, North Carolina and a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
	www.realmutoartists.com /brown.htm (494 words)

	New Jersey State Opera - Meet the Maestro
		Alfredo Silipigni was the principal conductor and artistic director of the New Jersey State Opera (NJSOpera) since the company’s founding forty years ago.
		Opera de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, conducting several performances, both opera and concert, each season.
		Zaza recording coincided with an Italian-French tour of the opera and culminated in an acclaimed performance of this rarity by the New Jersey State Opera.
	njstateopera.org /maestro.html (592 words)

	MUSIC NOTED IN BRIEF; Comissiona Conducts City Opera in 'Attila' - New York Times
		The animal vitality of Verdi's ''Attila'' at the New York City Opera Sunday afternoon derived from several sources.
		The first was Sergiu Comissiona's conducting, which from the opening chorus to the murderous finale, kept singers and players alive and alert.
		''Attila' ''s second source of energy was Attila, himself.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E0D81339F933A15753C1A967948260 (298 words)

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