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Carmen Frei
Carmen Frei Ruiz–Tagle (born June 22, 1938) is a Chilean politician and teacher. She served as Senator from 1990 to 2006. Frei was born in Santiago, the eldest child to Eduardo Frei Montalva and María Ruiz-Tagle. She studied at the ''Colegio Universitario Inglés''; and later graduated as a teacher (specializing in infants) from the Universidad de Chile. She became a councilwoman for Santiago in 1970, and was elected Senator for Antofagasta in 1990, being reelected in 1998. She lost the position in 2006. She was married to Eugenio Ortega and has 3 children. See also *Frei family *History of Chile References External linksGenealogical chart of Family Frei-Montalva 1938 births Living people Politicians from Santiago Members of the Senate of Chile Chilean people of Swiss descent Carmen Frei Carmen Frei Ruiz–Tagle (born June 22, 1938) is a Chilean politician and education, teacher. She served as Senate of Chile, Senator from 1990 to 2006. Frei was born in Santiago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Frei Ruiz Tagle
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and scandalised its first audiences. Bizet died suddenly after the 33rd performance, unaware that the work would achieve international acclaim within the following ten years. ''Carmen'' has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical Western canon, canon; the "Habanera (aria), Habanera" from act 1 and the "Toreador Song" from act 2 are among the best known of all operatic arias. The opera is written in the genre of ''opéra comique'' with musical numbers separated by dialogue. It is set in southern Spain and tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
