Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Duenna


Related Topics

In the News (Sat 2 Jun 12)

  
  OperaWorld.com's Opera Insights: The Duenna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Duenna was originally a comic ballad opera based on a play by Sheridan with music partly written and partly arranged by Sheridan's father-in-law Thomas Linley and other composers.
The Duenna (adapted by the composer from Sheridan, with additional lyrics by Christopher Hassall), was given studio performances by the BBC in 1949 and again in 1951 in a slightly revised form.
Perhaps this setting of The Duenna will someday be staged and opera audiences will be able to make their own judgments about the story and Gerhard's musical language and inventive orchestral technique.
www.operaworld.com /special/duenna.shtml   (865 words)

  
 La Duenna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
As an opera libretto, The Duenna presented several difficulties which could only be solved by occasional modifications of the layout of the play.
Later on, for instance, in the second scene of Act II, when Isaac and the Duenna (whom he still believes to be Dona Luisa) have agreed to elope and sealed their pact with a kiss, the situation, both for dramatic and musical reasons, called for a love-duet.
In revising,The Duenna, the experience gained through the BBC broadcast performance two years ago has been of great value to me. I also like to hope that I have profited from the criticisms of my work received on that occasion.
www.roberto-gerhard.com /rgiocduennaeng.htm   (2954 words)

  
 SILVER MARBLES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
during which none of our calls were answered and all of our letters returned, our Duenna dropped by on her way to the station to say this was because all of our dreams and aspirations were based on conspicuous fraud, swindle and manipulation.
Our Duenna acknowledged love, which, like terror, is not a symbol­p;but was glacially unimpressed by the claims of the heart or any credential purporting to be issued by the spirit.
Faith divided from soul in an act of belief too grave to comprehend, our Duenna departed, never to be seen again by waking eye, wrapped in the same shroud of melody in which we found her, accompanied by harmonies high and keen as ringing in the ear.
www.dead.net /RobertHunterArchive/files/Poetry/marbles.html   (1809 words)

  
 Pets.ca - Pet forum for dogs cats and humans - Canary dog article
Four years ago, breeders reported a huge surge in interest from people looking for Canary dogs after one of them was involved, along with a bull mastiff, in the fatal attack on a San Francisco woman.
Even the seemingly friendly Duenna is not a dog most parents would want to see in the paths of their children.
Duenna is Petter's fourth Canary dog in as many years.
www.pets.ca /forum/printthread.php?t=12871   (1064 words)

  
 Richard Sheridan's 'The Duenna'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Although "The Duenna's" highest claim to notice, depends, now, upon the reputation of its author, yet the author was first indebted to "The Duenna" for the honour of ranking among poets, and of receiving from the fashionable world all those animating caresses, so dear to a poet's heart.
This opera was brought upon the stage in 1775, and during that, and many following years, dellighted the dramatic world; still the author did not receive undivided praise for its success: - Musicians had their share, and certain singers of the most forcible attraction.
Margaret, the Duenna, has some resemblance to Bickerstaff's Ursula - but little Isaac, the Jew, seems to be a character wholly original; and notwithstanding, there is great humour in him, there is, at the same time, infinite instruction.
www.iment.com /maida/familytree/henry/music/duenna.htm   (321 words)

  
 CD Art for Duenna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
CD art designed for Duenna, a modern jazz group based in Bristol England.
During November 2004, we were finalising recording for the new Duenna album 'Stay'.
We have previously dealt with artwork, design and layout in-house, but felt that a fresh eye might be a nice idea for this, our third release by the band.
www.thenewplace.com /graphics/duenna.shtml   (168 words)

  
 Picolio - Yet Another Image Collection
After the loss of Duenna, the pond blessed us with new blooms that came as quite a surprise.
Duenna, our one-eyed wonder, a large old female River Cooter turtle passed away today.
Duenna was such a calm 'lady like' turtle.
www.picolio.com /index.php?page=19   (718 words)

  
 Duenna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Duenna could be described as 'smooth jazz' a la Diana Krall.
We draw on scources as diverse as singer songwriters Gino Vannelli and Gordon Haskell but with a few of the more interesting standards thrown in for reassurance.
Never less than accessible Duenna's approach is always different and colourful.
www.absolutemusicians.com /clientdetails/duenna.htm   (71 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
His two other most important plays, also written, at least in part, in reaction to the Eighteen Century sentimental comedy, are The Rivals (1775) and The Critic (1779).
Sheridan was born, the son of Thomas Sheridan, an Irish actor-manager, in Dublin.
After returning to England and fighting two duels with Elizabeth's suitor, the couple's marriage was made lawful in 1773 after Sheridan had taken up, and then given up, his study of law that lasted, despite his fathers insistence, for only one week.
www.cs.utah.edu /~goller/books/SHERIDAN/BIOG.TXT   (417 words)

  
 Don Quixote, II-v30, Illustrated
Following the melancholy musicians there filed into the garden as many as twelve duennas, in two lines, all dressed in ample mourning robes apparently of milled serge, with hoods of fine white gauze so long that they allowed only the border of the robe to be seen.
The twelve duennas and the lady came on at procession pace, their faces being covered with fl veils, not transparent ones like Trifaldin's, but so close that they allowed nothing to be seen through them.
Here the Distressed One and the other duennas raised the veils with which they were covered, and disclosed countenances all bristling with beards, some red, some fl, some white, and some grizzled, at which spectacle the duke and duchess made a show of being filled with wonder.
www.pos1.info /q/qx30w.htm   (7344 words)

  
 Duenna Care Ltd, care for people with physical/learning disabilities.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Duenna Care Ltd, care for people with physical/learning disabilities.
As a member of Duenna Care Ltd you will benefit from ongoing training and a flexible approach to work.
Duenna Care Ltd 2001-2005 Registered in England No: 4272834 Telephone 0161 427 9997 or 0775 108 6000 (24hours OnCall)
www.duennaportal.co.uk /jobs.html   (352 words)

  
 Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes - Free Online Library
But I can tell these walking blocks that we will live in spite of them, and in great houses too, though we die of hunger and cover our flesh, be it delicate or not, with widow's weeds, as one covers or hides a dunghill on a procession day.
They would have carried on this duenna dispute further had they not heard the notes of the fife and drums once more, from which they concluded that the Distressed Duenna was making her entrance.
The duchess asked the duke if it would be proper to go out to receive her, as she was a countess and a person of rank.
cervantes.thefreelibrary.com /Don-Quixote/92-1   (460 words)

  
 eBooks Cube | Don Quixote by Migeul de Cervantes
duchess has duennas in her service that might be countesses if it
duennas, so my barber said, that 'it will be better not to stir the
in respect of her being a duenna, it is my opinion you should not stir
www.ebooks3.com /cgi-bin/ebooks/ebook.cgi?folder=don_quixote&next=96   (744 words)

  
 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Critic (1779) was a dramatic burlesque modeled on The Rehearsal by the 2d duke of Buckingham.
Sheridan's other works include the comic opera The Duenna (1775) and A Trip to Scarborough (1777), an adaptation of The Relapse by Vanbrugh.
Entering Parliament in 1780, he allied himself with the Whigs and became one of the most brilliant orators of his time.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/SheridanR1.asp   (505 words)

  
 A Duenna Introduces One Lady Holding A Lotus Flower To Another :: Francesca Galloway :: Asian Textiles - Indian ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A duenna introduces one lady holding a lotus flower to another
A duenna introduces a lady in green, holding a lotus flower, to another lady leaning against a tree, also with lotus flower in hand, while three other ladies stand around in anticipation of entertainment.
A curious white cat surveys the scene while beyond, monkeys, birds and peacocks play in the trees, against an intense orange sky, with splashes of red and grey clouds.
www.cloudband.com /gallery/asianartinlondon2000/galloway/duenna_extended.mhtml   (130 words)

  
 Betrothal in a Monastery , a CurtainUp review
The libretto by the composer is a brilliant streamlining for operatic purposes of Sheridan's The Duenna, in which ruses and disguises enable true love to triumph.
When she leans of her father's plans, she schemes to escape from the house with the aid of her large-nosed, pipe-smoking Duenna, who plans to trick well-to-do Mendoza into marrying her instead.
The Duenna convinces Mendoza that she is the girl he has been promised by Don Jerome.
www.curtainup.com /kirovmon.html   (608 words)

  
 [No title]
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Duenna, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan #10 in our series by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Copyright laws are changing all over the world.
The truth is, that in your passion this morning you made a small mistake; for you turned your daughter out of doors, and locked up your humble servant.
I have only to add, that I remained in your daughter's place, and had the good fortune to engage the affections of my sweet husband here.
www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext04/thdnn10.txt   (13897 words)

  
 Boosey & Hawkes Opera
Luisa conspires with her formidable Duenna to fool Don Jerome: they exchange clothes and provoke him to evict the supposed Duenna and lock up ‘Luisa’, thus freeing the true Luisa to look for Antonio, and lining up the Duenna to win her fortune by fascinating and enveigling the hapless Isaac.
His own courting of the ugly ‘Luisa’ (the disguised Duenna) takes a turn for the better when she tells him she will only marry him if they elope together, and he realizes that thus he can avoid making an expensive marriage settlement.
Having established ‘Clara’ (the real Luisa) in his lodgings, he brings Antonio to her and is overjoyed when the lovers agree that ‘Luisa’ (The Duenna) can be his.
www.boosey.com /pages/opera/moredetails.asp?musicid=723   (368 words)

  
 Duenna Care Ltd online - care agency and provider of care in the North West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Duenna Care Ltd online - care agency and provider of care in the North West
Duenna Media Services has blocked 20 access attempts in the last 7 days.
Duenna Care Ltd, Glengarth House, Marple, Cheshire, SK6 6AL, 0161 4279997
www.duennaportal.co.uk   (447 words)

  
 Arabian Nights: 16 Tale 3 - THE LINGUIST-DAME, THE DUENNA AND THE KING'S SON
THE LINGUIST-DAME, THE DUENNA AND THE KING'S SON.
Then she changed her usual garb and donned the most sumptuous dress of all her gear; and, taking her Duenna and favourite handmaiden with a few of her women for comitive, she repaired to the quarters of the Youth, the King's son; and the time of her visit was the night-tide.
Presently, reaching the Khan she said to her guardian, "Go thou in to him alone whilst I hide me somewhere behind the door and do thou sit between his hands;" after which she taught the old woman all she desired her do of dissimulation and artifice.
www.wollamshram.ca /1001/Sn_6/16tale3.htm   (4338 words)

  
 eBooks Cube | Don Quixote by Migeul de Cervantes
The unfortunate duenna hearing herself thus conjured, by her own
Avaunt, then, ye duenna crew, undelightful to all mankind.
Nor was the apprehension an idle one; one; for
www.ebooks3.com /cgi-bin/ebooks/ebook.cgi?folder=don_quixote&next=107   (3083 words)

  
 .:duenna media services:.Computer Training and Tuition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Know your PC Duenna Media Services provides training in computers to business and private individuals.
This can be for basic PC skills or for a particular off the shelf program.
Give us a call and discover that training with Duenna Media Services is as flexible and cost effective as us ourselves!
www.duennamediaservices.co.uk /tuit.html   (305 words)

  
 Don Quixote - CHAPTER L   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
PART II Wherein Is Set Forth Who the Enchanters and Executioners Were Who Flogged the Duenna and Pinched Don Quixote, and Also What Befell the Page Who Carried the Letter to Teresa Panza, Sancho Panza's Wife
The duchess told the duke, and asked him to let her and Altisidora go and see what the said duenna wanted with Don Quixote.
The duke gave them leave, and the pair cautiously and quietly crept to the door of the room and posted themselves so close to it that they could hear all that was said inside.
www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/adventure/donquixote/chap103.html   (1695 words)

  
 The Duenna Harem - Food Stamps Accepted!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
By clicking "I agree" below, you are acknowledging that this site is a parody and the intent is for amusement and entertainment purposes only, and you will not hold The Duenna Harem, any of its affiliates or web server responsible for anything that may offend your delicate sensibilities.
Please note that all views expressed are not necessarily the opinions of The Duenna Harem as a whole.
Please read the terms outlined in this document.
www.duennaharem.com   (129 words)

  
 .::duenna media services::. computer support SEO in Cheshire UK.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is all very well having a web site that represents your business activities, but what is your investment worth if you never get any web site visitors?
At Duenna Media Services, we have the knowledge to get high page ranks of your web site in major search engines, under terms that are relevent to your web site.
Our Search Engine optimisation techniques are based on traditional SEO skills are design to get visitors to your website and optimise your web presence.
www.duennamediaservices.co.uk   (320 words)

  
 Decca Music Group - DVDs
Set in 18th century Seville, Prokofiev’s adaptation of a play by the English playwright Sheridan is an opera buffo par excellence, featuring lovers in disguise, a stern father thwarted, a rich suitor discomfited, venal monks, unreliable servants – and, inevitably, young love triumphant.
The cast is led by Anna Netrebko as the beautiful heroine, supported by Larissa Diadkova as her scheming duenna.
This new DVD release joins existing Gergiev / Kirov DVDs of Tchaikovsky’s Pique Dame, as well as the three Russian epic operas – Boris Godunov, Prince Igor and Ruslan and Lyudmila – and, most recently, Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa.
www.deccaclassics.com /music/dvd/0743076.html   (415 words)

  
 The Duenna by Kurt Giambastiani
It would be improper for you to be alone with a young man, regardless of his intentions.
Those few I left until I felt him catch sight of Britain, and then I cut them, too.
This is the story in which I first started to explore the elements of historical fantasy that I've been following for the last several years.
www.coachlightpress.com /bygone/duenna.shtml   (5750 words)

  
 Duenna - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Browse artists: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
Duenna's staple is Jazz/Jazz Rock, particularly leaning towards the music of Canadian genius Gino Vannelli.
Formed in 1998 and with a wealth of British and International experience their first album "Duenna"is due to be released in Mar 2000 on Four Records FC8414
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,1189266,00.html   (156 words)

  
 Chapter Act I. of The Duenna by Richard Sheridan
Chapter Act I. of The Duenna by Richard Sheridan
Re-enter Don Jerome with a letter, pulling in Duenna.
Re-enter Donna Louisa, dressed as Duenna, with cardinal and veil, seeming to cry.
www.bibliomania.com /0/6/284/1959/26138/7.html   (405 words)

  
 Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand 2
At the rising of the curtain the duenna is seated on the bench.
He has just finished relating something to the duenna, and is wiping his eyes.
Roxane, Christian, the friar, Ragueneau, lackeys, the duenna.
www.classicbookshelf.com /library/edmond_rostand/cyrano_de_bergerac/2   (3308 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.