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Mazeppa (opera), Mazeppa
Mazepa or Mazeppa is the surname of Ivan Mazepa, a Ukrainian hetman made famous worldwide by a poem by Lord Byron. It may refer to: Artistic works Poems * "Mazeppa" (poem) (1819), a dramatic poem by Lord Byron * "Mazeppa", a poem by Victor Hugo, part of the collection '' Les Orientales'' (1829) Music, drama, film * ''Mazeppa'' (1828), a piano work by Carl Loewe Op. 27 * ''Mazeppa'' (1862), a cantata by Michael W. Balfe to text by Jessica Rankin * ''Mazeppa; or, The wild horse of Tartary'', an 1831 hippodrama by Henry M. Milner * ''Mazepa'' (drama) (1839), a drama by Juliusz Słowacki * ''Mazeppa'' (1892), an opera by Clemence de Grandval * ''Mazeppa'' (opera) (1884), an opera by Tchaikovsky * ''Mazeppa'' (symphonic poem), an orchestral work by Franz Liszt * Transcendental Étude No. 4 (Liszt), called ''Mazeppa'', an étude for piano by Franz Liszt * ''Mazeppa'' (1909 film), a Russian film * ''Mazeppa'' (1993 film), a French film People * Mazepa family, a Ruthenian/Ukrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Mazepa
Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (also spelled Mazeppa; uk, Іван Степанович Мазепа, pl, Jan Mazepa Kołodyński; ) was a Ukrainian military, political, and civic leader who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host in 1687–1708. He was awarded a title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1707 for his efforts for the Holy League. The historical events of Mazepa's life have inspired many literary, artistic and musical works. He was famous as a patron of the arts. Mazepa played an important role in the Battle of Poltava (1709), where after learning that Tsar Peter I intended to relieve him as acting Hetman (military leader) of Zaporozhian Host (a Cossack state) and to replace him with Alexander Menshikov, he defected from his army and sided with King Charles XII of Sweden. The political consequences and interpretation of this defection have resonated in the national histories both of Russia and of Ukraine. The Russian Orthodox Church laid an anathema (excommunica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaak Mazepa
Isaak Prokhorovych Mazepa ( uk, Ісаак Прохорович Мазепа) (16 August 1884, Kostobobriv – 18 March 1952, Augsburg) was a Ukrainian politician. He was a Head of the Government of Ukrainian People’s Republic from August 1919 to May 1920, and one of the central figures of the Ukrainian revolution (1917-1921). Early life and education Isaak Mazepa was born on 16 August 1884 in Kostobobriv village, Chernihiv province, Russian Empire. His father, Prokhor Mazepa, was a burgher of Cossack origin. He send his son to study at the Novgorod-Siversky Bursa, and later at the Chernihiv Theological Seminary, where Mazepa first got acquainted with the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and received a reputation of a Social Democrat. However Mazepa did not want to become a priest and began to prepare for admission to the Faculty of Natural Sciences of St. Petersburg University. In 1904, he entered St. Petersburg University. From 1905, Mazepa was a member of the Revo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galați
Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most part of Moldavia's existence. In 2011, the Romanian census recorded 249,432 residents, making it the 8th most populous city in Romania. Galați is an economic centre based around the port of Galați, the naval shipyard, and the largest steel factory in Romania, Galați steel works. Etymology and names The name ''Galați'' is derived from the Cuman word . This word is ultimately borrowed from the Persian word , "fortress". Other etymologies have been suggested, such as the Serbian . However, the ''galat'' root appears in nearby toponyms, some of which show clearly a Cuman origin, for example Gălățui Lake, which has the typical Cuman -''ui'' suffix for "water". Another toponym in the region is Galicia, with its town of Halych, locally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazeppa Bay
Mazeppa Bay is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.It is famous for fishing trips hosted by Owen Richter “wild coast angling” and frequented by the 6 legends Leon Roos Gerhard Vanrensburg Willie Hattingh Johan Grobbelaar Deon Scholtz and Roos’s 2nd best friend the legendary J J Rossouw. Mazeppa Bay is a holiday resort on the Wild Coast, 175 km north-east of East London. The name Mazeppa comes from the schooner ''Mazeppa'', which took the surviving Voortrekkers of Louis Trichardt's party from Delagoa Bay to Port Natal in 1839. The schooner in turn was named after the Ukrainian patriot Ivan Mazeppa (1639–1709). After the publication of Byron’s poem ''Mazeppa'' in May 1819 it became common to name boats Mazeppa as a symbol of speed. Mazeppa Bay is known for its fishing and was featured in episode three of the first season of ''Extreme Fishing with Robson Green ''Extreme Fishing with Robson Green'' is a factual en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazeppa, Alberta
Foothills County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada adjacent to the south side of Calgary in Census Division No. 6. Despite sharing a common border with the City of Calgary, it does not form part of the Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) as defined by Statistics Canada. It is however a member municipality of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board. History Foothills County was originally formed as the Municipal District (MD) of Sheep River No. 31 on January 1, 1954 through the amalgamation of portions of Improvement District No. 46 and the MDs of Highwood No. 31, Turner Valley No. 32, and Springbank No. 45. Its name was changed to the MD of Foothills No. 31 shortly thereafter on March 25, 1954. Foothills County assumed its present name on January 1, 2019. Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Foothills County. ;Cities *none ;Towns * Black Diamond *High River *Okotoks *Turner Valley ;Villages * Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazeppa National Park
Mazeppa is a national park in Central Queensland, Australia, 821 km northwest of Brisbane, and 75 km north-west of Clermont. Named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa, the hero of the poem Mazeppa by Lord Byron. The predominant vegetation is gidgee scrub with some brigalow scrub and open eucalypt woodland. Bush camping is possible within the park once a permit is obtained and fee paid. There are no walking tracks. See also * Protected areas of Queensland Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains around 500 separate protected areas. In 2020, it was estimated a total of 14.2 million hectares or 8.25% of Queensland's landmass was protected. List of terrestrial protected ar ... References National parks of Central Queensland Protected areas established in 1972 1972 establishments in Australia {{Queensland-national-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazeppa Township, Grant County, South Dakota
Mazeppa Township is located in Grant County, State of South Dakota, United States. The population consists of 9 people according to the 2000 census. 47% of the inhabitants of the village of Mazeppa are of German, 11% of Irish, and the rest of Norwegian and English origin. was named in honor of Hetman Ivan Mazepa. History The establishment of Mazeppa Township has been attributed to a German immigrant couple, Carl and Ernestina Korth, who set up a homestead in Grant County in 1885 after living for seven years in Canada. They seem to have been locally known as Charles and Ernestine Kors. Geography The township has a total area of 134.075 km ². South Dakota highway number 81 is the main road for its residents. Population As of 2000 there were 79 residents, employed in agricultural production. Population density - 0.59 persons per square kilometer. Men - 53.16%, female - 46.84%. The racial makeup of the city - white. The age structure of population: 0–9 years - 20.25%, 10-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazeppa Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota
Mazeppa Township is a township in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 743 at the 2000 census. Mazeppa Township was organized in 1858 and named in honor of Ivan Mazepa, a 17th-century Cossack chief popularized by Lord Byron's poem " Mazeppa". Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.3 square miles (57.7 km2); 21.8 square miles (56.5 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it (2.24%) is water. The township has one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant, built 1917–1919. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 743 people, 252 households, and 210 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 273 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.98% White, 1.08% African American, 0.27% Asian, and 0.67% from two or more rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazeppa, Pennsylvania
Mazeppa is a populated place in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, named in honor of Hetman Ivan Mazepa. History The settlement was originally named Union, and later called Boyertown, after early settlerSamuel Boyer (1804 - 1874) and his wife Sarah A name change was required by the Post Office in 1886, to eliminate confusion with Boyertown, Berks County. Professor Clement E. Edmunds, being familiar with Lord Byron's poem Mazeppa, proposed the new name. John Rentschler built a mill in 1788. Its name was later anglicized to Rengler, then became known as Johnson Mill after being purchased by Fred I. Johnson in 1930. It operated on water power Hydropower (from el, ὕδωρ, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by converting the gravitational potential or kinetic energy of a ... until 1945, then on diesel power until operations ceased in 1981. This expla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazeppa, Minnesota
Mazeppa is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ..., United States, along the North Fork of the Zumbro River. The population was 842 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Mazeppa was platted in 1855, and named in honor of Hetman Ivan Mazepa via a poem by Lord Byron. The first census was taken in 1860, it showed 534 residents. The town was incorporated in 1877. Mazeppa in its early years was a flour milling center and boasted 7 trains a day at its peak. The line was nicknamed the "Bug Line" due to the crooked nature of the line east of town. The mill during its best years produced 600 barrels of flour a day and had 80 employees. The mill was powered by a 26 foot high wooden dam on the Zumbro River and formed the "Mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsy (musical)
''Gypsy: A Musical Fable'' is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. It is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business mother." It follows the dreams and efforts of Rose to raise two daughters to perform onstage and casts an affectionate eye on the hardships of show business life. The character of Louise is based on Lee, and the character of June is based on Lee's sister, the actress June Havoc. The musical contains many songs that became popular standards, including "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Together (Wherever We Go)", "Small World", " You Gotta Get a Gimmick", " Let Me Entertain You", "All I Need Is the Girl", and "Rose's Turn". It is frequently considered one of the crowning achievements of the mid-twentieth century's conventional musical theatre art form, often called the book musical. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Angel
''The Blue Angel'' (german: Der blaue Engel) is a 1930 German musical comedy-drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg, and starring Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings and Kurt Gerron. Written by Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller and Robert Liebmann – with uncredited contributions by Sternberg – it is based on Heinrich Mann's 1905 novel ''Professor Unrat'' (''Professor Filth'') and set in an unspecified northern German port city. ''The Blue Angel'' presents the tragic transformation of a respectable professor to a cabaret clown and his descent into madness. The film is the first feature-length German full-talkie and brought Dietrich international fame. In addition, it introduced her signature song, Friedrich Hollaender and Robert Liebmann's "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)". It is considered to be a classic of German cinema. The film was shot simultaneously in German- and English- language versions, although the latter version was thought lost for many years. The Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
