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Clorinda (brachiopod)
Clorinda or Clorinde may refer to: People: * Clorinda Corradi (1804–1877), noted Italian opera contralto *Clorinda Málaga de Prado (1905–1993), First Lady of Peru * Clorinda Matto de Turner (1852–1909), Peruvian writer In the arts: * Clorinda (''Jerusalem Delivered''), a character in the 1581 epic poem ''Jerusalem Delivered'' by Torquato Tasso, often depicted in art and music * Clorinda, one of the protagonists in ''Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda'', a 1624 operatic ''scena'' based on Tasso * Clorinda, Robin Hood's bride in the 1716 ballad "Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor, and Marriage" * ''Clorinda'', an 1811 portrait painting by Thomas Douglas Guest * Clorinda, a character in the 1817 opera ''La Cenerentola'' by Gioachino Rossini * Clorinda, a main character in the 1863 one-act opérette ''Il signor Fagotto'', by Jacques Offenbach Vessels: * French frigate ''Clorinde'' (1801), a 44-gun ''Uranie'' class frigate of the French Navy * French frigate ''Clori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clorinda Corradi
Clorinda Corradi (November 27, 1804 – June 29, 1877) was an Italian opera singer and one of the most famous contraltos in history. Life Clorinda Corradi Pantanelli was born in Urbino, Italy. She was the daughter of a nobleman, Filippo Corradi, and countess Vittoria Peroli. Corradi received her musical education in Urbino. Initially, her father enrolled her at the Cappella Musicale di Urbino under the direction of music teacher and composer Filippo Celli. She was obliged to make a living by singing because of the family's economic situation. She began her career at the Recanati theatre in 1823 with the Rossini's operas ''L'Italiana in Algeri'' and ''La Cenerentola'' and was received well by audiences and critics. Between 1823 and 1835 she gave a series of performances in the most famous Italian theatres ( La Scala, Milan; Teatro Comunale, Bologna; La Fenice, Venice; Teatro Comunale, Ravenna; La Pergola, Florence; Teatro San Carlo, Naples; etc.). In Europe, Corradi sang in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clorinda Málaga De Prado
Clorinda Málaga de Prado (July 3, 1905 – September 17, 1993) was the First Lady of Peru from 1958 to 1962, during her marriage to the President of Peru, Manuel Prado Ugarteche. Early life Clorinda Mercedes Málaga Bravo was born in Lima, the daughter of Fermín Málaga Santolalla and Clorinda Bravo Bresani. Her father was a mining executive and state official. She was educated at the Colegio del Sagrado Corazón Sophianum in Lima, with further studies in England and France. First Lady of Peru Málaga began a relationship with Manuel Prado Ugarteche in the 1930s. They married in 1958, after he arranged for Pope Pius XII to grant a controversial annulment for his first marriage of over forty years. She served as First Lady for four years, accompanying Prado on state visits abroad, including a 1960 visit to France, and 1961 visit to the White House during the presidency of John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clorinda Matto De Turner
Clorinda Matto de Turner (11 November 1852 in Cusco – 25 October 1909) was a Peruvian writer who lived during the early years of Latin American independence. Her own independence inspired women throughout the region as her writings sparked controversy in her own culture. Early life and education She was born and raised in Cuzco, Peru. Matto de Turner's father was Ramón Mato Torres and her mother was Grimanesa Concepción Usandivares. When her mother died, she became known as ''Azucena de los Andes'' ("Lily of the Andes") throughout the region. Matto de Turner was baptized Grimanesa Martina Mato, but was called Clorinda among her friends and family. She originally had one "T" in her last name, but after studying the Inca culture she added the extra "T" to give the name an Inca flavor. Growing up in Cuzco, the former Inca capital, Matto spent most of her days on her family's estate, Paullo Chico, which is near the village of Coya. As a teenager, Matto attended the sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clorinda (Jerusalem Delivered)
Clorinda is a fictional character appearing in Torquato Tasso's poem ''Jerusalem Delivered'', first published in 1581. She is a warrior woman of the Saracen army. First introduced in the second canto of the poem, when she rescues from execution Sofronia and Olindo, two Christian lovers of Jerusalem, she is next discovered under the command of the King of Jerusalem, Aladine, aiding that city's defences, together with the bold knight Argantes. Tancred saw her on the field and fell in love with her, thus refusing to do battle with her. Because of this, a lesser champion was sent out from the Christian hosts, and Clorinda slew him. Erminia, her companion, being herself enamoured of Tancred, then escaped Jerusalem in the guise of Clorinda, purposing to enter the Christian camp, but being surprised by a party of knights without, she fled and was lost in the forests. Tancred falls in love with her in Canto 3. During a night battle in which she sets the Christian siege tower on fire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Combattimento Di Tancredi E Clorinda
''Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda'' (''The Combat of Tancredi and Clorinda''), SV 153, is an operatic ''scena'' for three voices by Claudio Monteverdi. The libretto is drawn from Torquato Tasso's ''La Gerusalemme Liberata''. It was first performed in Venice in 1624, and printed in 1638 in Monteverdi's eighth book of madrigals. Monteverdi used musical features here for the first time to enhance the dramatic depiction of a battle in stile concitato, such as pizzicato and tremolo. History The libretto is drawn from Torquato Tasso's ''La Gerusalemme Liberata'' (''Jerusalem Delivered'')., Canto XII, 52–62, 64–68), a Romance set against the backdrop of the First Crusade, when Godfrey of Bouillon conquered Jerusalem. Monteverdi composed it for the 1624 carnival season in Venice when it was first performed in the palace of Girolamo Mocenigo. The plot is about a Christian knight, Tancredi, and a Saracen girl, Clorinda, who are lovers, but meet in battle not recognizin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor, And Marriage
"Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor, and Marriage" is Child ballad 149. It recounts Robin Hood's adventures hunting and a romance with Clorinda, the queen of the shepherdesses, a heroine who did not prove able to displace Maid Marian as his sweetheart. In his introduction to the ballad, Francis James Child gives its first printing as 1716 in ''Dryden's Miscellany'' and remarks on the freedom with which it treats tradition and indeed common sense. A feature of interest is that the author is apparently unaware of the "Earl of Huntingdon" tradition. Synopsis Robin Hood's father is described as a forester, out-shooting Adam Bell and his companions Clim of the Clough and William a Cloudsley, other famous outlaws of the time. Robin Hood went with his parents to his uncle's Gamwel Hall. Little John Little John is a companion of Robin Hood who serves as his chief lieutenant and second-in-command of the Merry Men. He is one of only a handful of consistently named characters who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Douglas Guest
Thomas Douglas Guest (1781–1845), often simply Douglas Guest, was a British historical- and portrait painter, and lecturer and writer on art. Life He was the son of Thomas Robert Guest, an artist who lived in Salisbury from the beginning of the 19th Century, and his wife Margaret (née Douglass). Guest studied at the schools of the Royal Academy, and in 1803 sent his first contribution to its exhibitions: a portrait of the sculptor Joseph Wilton. The next year he was represented by ''Madonna and Child'', and in 1805 was awarded the gold medal for historical painting, the subject being ''Bearing the Dead Body of Patroclus to the Camp, Achilles's Grief''. This work was exhibited at the British Institution in 1807. He continued to contribute paintings to the Academy until 1838 (see list below). He also exhibited several pictures at the British Institution, and a few at the Society of British Artists. In 1809 he painted a large picture of 'The Transfiguration', which he present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Cenerentola
' (''Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant'') is an operatic ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the libretti written by Charles-Guillaume Étienne for the opera '' Cendrillon'' with music by Nicolas Isouard (first performed Paris, 1810) and by Francesco Fiorini for ' with music by Stefano Pavesi (first performed Milan, 1814). All these operas are versions of the fairy tale '' Cendrillon'' by Charles Perrault. Rossini's opera was first performed in Rome's Teatro Valle on 25 January 1817. Rossini composed ''La Cenerentola'' when he was 25 years old, following the success of ''The Barber of Seville'' the year before. ''La Cenerentola'', which he completed in a period of three weeks, is considered to have some of his finest writing for solo voice and ensembles. Rossini saved some time by reusing an overture from '' La gazzetta'' and part of an aria from ''The Barber of Seville'' and by enlisting a collaborator, Luca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Signor Fagotto
''Il signor Fagotto'' is a one-act opérette by Jacques Offenbach to a French libretto by Charles-Louis-Étienne Nuitter and Étienne Tréfeu, first performed in 1863. The story of a father outwitted and true love winning is set within "a burlesque of musical styles".Gänzl K. ''The Encyclopaedia of the Musical Theatre.'' Blackwell, Oxford, 1994. Performance history The work was premiered by Offenbach’s company at Bad Ems, before transferring to the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Rue Monsigny, Paris, a few months later, where it enjoyed several revivals. The work was performed in a revised form in Vienna shortly after the premiere of ''Die Rheinnixen'' in 1864 and dedicated to Eduard Hanslick.Yon, Jean-Claude. ''Jacques Offenbach.'' Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2000. ''Il signor Fagotto'' forms part of the Keck Offenbach edition. The autograph of the score, in the possession of Offenbach descendants, and sources from Vienna have formed a critical edition of three versions (Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Clorinde (1801)
''Clorinde'' was a 44-gun of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in 1803 and took her into service as HMS ''Clorinde''. She was sold in 1817. French naval service She was laid down as ''Havraise'' in 1796, and was renamed to ''Clorinde'' before her commissioning in Nantes. In 1801, she was under Emmanuel Halgan. In February 1802, under frigate captain Pierre-Marie Le Bozec, she was sent on station at Santo Domingo. She was surrendered to the British at the surrender of Cap Francais, along with . The Royal Navy took her into service under her existing name. Royal Navy service The Royal Navy commissioned ''Clorinde'' at Jamaica in May 1804 under Captain Robert O'Brien. She arrived at Plymouth on 23 July. Between November 1807 and December 1808 ''Clorinde'' underwent repairs. In October, Captain Thomas Briggs recommissioned her. He sailed her to the East Indies on 17 February 1809. On 28 January 1810 ''Clorinde'' captured the French privateer ''Henri''. ''Henri'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Clorinde (1808)
''Clorinde'' was a 40-gun of the French Navy, designed by Sané. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1814 and renamed her HMS ''Aurora''. After 19 years as a coal hulk she was broken up in 1851. French frigate From June 1809, she was stationed with the 16-gun and the 38-gun . In September, she sailed with ''Renommée'', ''Loire'', and '' Seine'' to Guadeloupe. On 13 December, she and ''Renommée'' captured . On 15 December 1809, ''Clorinde'' ran aground, and freed herself by dropping guns and ammunition overboard. She took part in the action of 20 May 1811, fought off Madagascar, and returned to Brest. Captain Jacques Saint-Cricq was found guilty of failing to properly support his commodore. Saint-Cricq was demoted of rank, expelled from the Legion of Honour, and sentenced to three years in prison. On 6 December 1813, ''Clorinde'' captured the British merchant vessel in the Atlantic Ocean (). ''Lusitania'', Johnston, master, had been sailing from London to Suriname. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clorinda (brachiopod)
Clorinda or Clorinde may refer to: People: * Clorinda Corradi (1804–1877), noted Italian opera contralto *Clorinda Málaga de Prado (1905–1993), First Lady of Peru * Clorinda Matto de Turner (1852–1909), Peruvian writer In the arts: * Clorinda (''Jerusalem Delivered''), a character in the 1581 epic poem ''Jerusalem Delivered'' by Torquato Tasso, often depicted in art and music * Clorinda, one of the protagonists in ''Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda'', a 1624 operatic ''scena'' based on Tasso * Clorinda, Robin Hood's bride in the 1716 ballad "Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor, and Marriage" * ''Clorinda'', an 1811 portrait painting by Thomas Douglas Guest * Clorinda, a character in the 1817 opera ''La Cenerentola'' by Gioachino Rossini * Clorinda, a main character in the 1863 one-act opérette ''Il signor Fagotto'', by Jacques Offenbach Vessels: * French frigate ''Clorinde'' (1801), a 44-gun ''Uranie'' class frigate of the French Navy * French frigate ''Clori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
