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In the News (Mon 9 Nov 09)

  
  List of Opera Resources
: Tosca, opera's most famous leaper from parapets and recipient of sweet kisses and slow caresses was 100 years old on January 14, 2000, as were the evil Scarpia and the handsome Cavaradossi.
In commemoration of the centenary of the premiere of Puccini's Tosca, a conference will be held in Rome in June 2000.
This interesting site has a discussion board, information about the conference, a plot summary of the opera, and details about a new book about the opera in its historical setting.
www.jcarreras.com /abtopera.htm   (665 words)

  
 1900 - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
January 13 - Kaiser of Germany declares that German is the command language in the German army
January 14 - Premier presentation of opera Tosca in Rome - actors have received death threats and nameless letters.
January 16 - The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounced its claims to the Samoan islands.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/1/9/0/1900.html   (1797 words)

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