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  Marguerite de Valois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born Marguerite de Valois at the Royal Château in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and nicknamed Margot by her brothers, she was the daughter of Henri II and Catherine de' Medici.
Her sister, Elisabeth de Valois, became the third wife of King Philip II of Spain.
Marguerite died in Paris on May 27, 1615, and is buried in the Chapel of the Valois.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marguerite_de_Valois   (821 words)

  
 Margaret of Valois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margaret of Valois (14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615) (Marguerite de Valois, Princess of France, Duchesse de Valois) was the daughter of King Henri II of France and his wife, Catherine de' Medici.
Another Margaret of Valois (5 June 1523 - 14 September 1574) (Marguerite de Valois) was the sister of Henry II of France, the daughter of Francois I of France.
Her niece, Elisabeth of Valois (Isabella of Valois) married Philip II of Spain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Margaret_of_Valois   (253 words)

  
 Evenings of Classical Music - Bahrain: 4 December 2002
Peace is to be crowned by the marriage of the Spanish Infante Carlos to Elisabeth de Valois, daughter of Henri II of France.
Elisabeth and her page Thibault have become separated from the rest of the party, and Carlos, introducing himself as a member of the Spanish delegation, offers to stay with Elisabeth while the page goes to fetch her retinue.
Elisabeth, waiting for Carlos, meditates at the tomb of Charles V on the emptiness of worldly grandeur and on the peace of heaven, and thinks back to her brief moment of happiness with Carlos.
www.homestead.com /eocm6/December_4_2002.html   (1591 words)

  
 Historical costumes: Renaissance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Elisabeth de Valois - called the Queen of peace and kindness, was the daughter of Catherina di Medici and Henry II.
When the young French came to the Spanish court, she brought with her the influence of the elegant French fashion and became famous for her rich and lavish wardrobe.
Elisabeth, who was tall and very pretty, was said to be sourrounded by an air of grace and elegance, and she was admired by the Spanish for her majestic temper.
www.mauritia.de /en/renaissance/valois.html   (221 words)

  
 Opera Italiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In the forest of Fontainebleau Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of Henry II of France, meets Don Carlos, son of the Philip II of Spain.
Certain that this is Elisabeth he pronounces words of ardent love, but a few moments later he sees in the moonlight that he is addressing Eboli, who is secretly in love with him.
When she is alone with the queen, Eboli begs Elisabeth to forgive her for having betrayed her and confesses that she herself gave the case to the king out of jealous spite.
www.operaitaliana.com /autori/trama.asp?IDop=17   (1077 words)

  
 Handlung E Don Carlo
Philip and Elisabeth come to pay their respects at the emperor’s tomb and the sight of Elisabeth is too much for Carlos, he is quite overcome and agrees to Rodrigo’s proposals.
Elisabeth comes in bewailing the theft of her jewel casket, which she finds in the King’s room.
Elisabeth is waiting at the tomb of Emperor Charles V to pass on to Carlos Posa’s last request.
www.staatstheater.bayern.de /staatsoper/oper/Handlung/doncarloe.htm   (1029 words)

  
 Gramophone - Gramofile - The world's best classical music magazine
After the sessions, he brought the work to the Proms (with Valayre replacing Gorchakova as Elisabeth): it was an exhilarating performance, more exciting than Haitink’s direction of the French recension at the Royal Opera.
Pappano also chooses some of the alternative settings, notably in the Posa-Philippe duet in Act 2 and the farewell encounter of Elisabeth and Carlos in Act 5, amendments that Verdi made for the neglected 1872 Naples revision.
He is as able to encompass the delicacies of the Veil Song and the succeeding exchanges as he is to purvey the grand, tragic passion of Elisabeth and Carlos in Act 2, the intricacies and changes of feeling in the colloquy between Rodrigue and Philippe, the terrible menace of the Grand Inquisitor.
www.gramophone.co.uk /gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=9610112&mediaID=163117   (1000 words)

  
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