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Artūrs Cavara
Artūrs Priednieks-Cavara (born Artūrs Vilhelms Priednieks; 29 June 1901 – 9 April 1979) was a Latvian operatic tenor during the late 1920s through the early 1940s. Cavara had performing contracts with the State Opera Houses of Vienna, Berlin, the Latvian National Opera in Riga, the City Opera Houses in Liepāja, Zurich, Wiesbaden, Barmen-Elberfel, and the Buenos Aires Teatro Colón in Argentina.''The Latvian Artist Union, USA Zone Germany, Certificate.'' Annus, Aug. Prof., Latvian Artists Union, Esslingen, July 15, 1947. Cavara was born in Liepāja to Sīmaņas and Līze Priedniekas (née Krūms). He began his vocal training in 1924 at the Liepāja Conservatory. While performing outside of Latvia, he used the stage name Artūrs Cavara, in honor of his favorite role of Mario Cavaradosi from Giacomo Puccini's 1900 opera ''Tosca''.Frey-Rabine, Lia. "Der Rosenkavalier, 20 September 1936 • Teatro Colón Performance, Buenos Aires Featuring Alexander Kipnis", 1996. Retrieved on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artūrs Priednieks-Kavara
Artūrs or Arturs is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Arturs Alberings (1876–1934), held the office as Prime Minister of Latvia from 7 May 1926 to 18 December 1926 * Artūrs Bērziņš (born 1988), Latvian basketball player *Artūrs Garonskis (born 1957), Latvian former rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics *Artūrs Irbe (born 1967), former Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender *Artūrs Karašausks (born 1992), Latvian footballer * Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (born 1964), Latvian politician *Artūrs Kulda (born 1988), Latvian professional ice hockey player *Artūrs Kupaks (born 1973), Latvian professional ice hockey player *Artūrs Kurucs (born 2000), Latvian basketball player *Artūrs Rubiks (born 1970), Latvian politician and the son of Alfrēds Rubiks *Artūrs Silagailis (born 1987), Latvian football defender *Artūrs Skrastiņš (born 1974), Latvian actor * Arturs Sproģis (1904–1980), Latvian colonel and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian World War II Refugees
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvian culture **Latvian horse *Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also *Latvia (other) Latvia is a country in Europe. Latvia can also refer to: *Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990) *Latvia (European Parliament constituency) * 1284 Latvia - asteroid * Latvia Peak - mountain in Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, То ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
