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Nedda
Nedda is an Italian given name that is a diminutive form of Antonietta and form of Antonia in use in Italy. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name *Nedda Francy (1908–1982), Argentine actress *Nedda Harrigan (1899–1989), American actress *Nedda Casei (1932–2020), American operatic singer Fictional character *Nedda, the soprano female lead of the Italian opera, ''Pagliacci'' See also *Neda (other) *Neddy *Netta (other) *Nidda (other) Nidda or Niddah could refer to: * Niddah, a concept in Judaism, name for any woman during menstruation, or a woman who has menstruated and not yet completed the associated requirement of immersion in a mikveh (ritual bath) *Niddah (Talmud), a tract ... Notes {{given name Italian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagliacci
''Pagliacci'' (; literal translation, "Clowns") is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who murders his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio on stage during a performance. ''Pagliacci'' premiered at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan on 21 May 1892, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, with Adelina Stehle as Nedda, Fiorello Giraud as Canio, Victor Maurel as Tonio, and Mario Ancona as Silvio. Soon after its Italian premiere, the opera played in London (with Nellie Melba as Nedda) and in New York (on 15 June 1893, with Agostino Montegriffo as Canio). ''Pagliacci'' is the composer's only opera that is still widely performed. ''Pagliacci'' is often staged with ''Cavalleria rusticana'' by Pietro Mascagni, a double bill known colloquially as "Cav and Pag". Origin and disputes Leoncavallo was a little-known composer when Pietro Mascagni's ''Cavalleria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nedda Harrigan
Nedda Harrigan Logan (August 24, 1899 – April 1, 1989) was an American actress. Early life Harrigan was the youngest of 10 children of entertainer Edward Harrigan and his wife, Annie (Braham) Harrigan. Her grandfather was conductor David Braham, and one of her brothers was actor William Harrigan As a child, she sometimes appeared on stage with her father. Her first experiences in acting came at the National Park Seminary in Washington, D.C. Stage In 1918, Harrigan was the leading lady in a production of ''Common Cause'' in San Francisco. She acted in stock theater companies, including the Woodward Players at the Majestic Theater in Detroit. Decades later, Harrigan reflected on the education that she gained from working in stock theater. "There were no ctingschools then," she said. "But you see, there were a lot of stock companies. You learned an awful lot in stock. I played stock every year and learned by just doing." In 1984, Harrigan was production consultant for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nedda Francy
Nedda Francy (November 29, 1908 – January 26, 1982) was an Argentine stage and film actress. Working mostly in Argentina, in 1939 she appeared alongside Vittorio De Sica in the Italian comedy ''It Always Ends That Way''. In 1948 she starred in the historical film ''Juan Moreira Juan Moreira (? - April 1874) is a well-known figure in the history of Argentina. An outlaw, gaucho and folk-hero, he is considered one of the most renowned Argentinian rural bandits. Early life Moreira was born in the administrative area of La ...'' (1948).Goble p.200 Filmography *1928: La borrachera del tango *1929; Mosaico criollo (Short) *1930: El drama del collar *1931: La despedida del unitario (Short) *1931: The Gold Route *1933: El linyera *1935: Monte Criollo *1936: Santos Vega *1937: Palermo *1937: Una porteña optimista *1938: Busco un marido para mi mujer *1939: It Always Ends That Way *1948: Juan Moreira *1949: Las aventuras de Jack References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nedda Casei
Nedda Casei (September 9, 1932 – January 20, 2020) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Career Early in her career, Casei was selected by Leopold Stokowski to sing the role of Jocasta, in Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex. She made her operatic debut at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels in 1960 and also debuted at La Scala, Milan in the same year. During her career she appeared at the Teatro San Carlo, Prague Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera and other major opera houses and concert halls. She starred at the Vancouver Festival as Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, and received ovations for her interpretation of Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro and Musetta in Leoncavallo's La Bohème at San Remo and Barcelona's Teatro Gran Liceo, as well as Carmen at the Salzburg Festspeilhaus. She was a leading mezzo-soprano with New York's Metropolitan Opera for 21 years, her roles including Carmen, Rosina, Suzuki, Marina, Adalgisa and Cherubino. She also sang in concert and on TV t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia (name)
Antonia, Antónia, Antônia, or Antonía is a feminine given name and a surname. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the ''Antonius'' family. Its meaning is "priceless", "praiseworthy" and "beautiful". Antonia is a Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, and Swedish name used in the United States, most of Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Western Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, India, Pakistan, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, part of Serbia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Greenland, Estonia, Republic of Karelia, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neda (other)
Neda may refer to: People * Neda (musician) (Tenielle Neda, born 1987), an Australian singer-songwriter * Ana-Neda, Empress consort of Bulgaria 1323–1324 * Musaed Neda (born 1983), Kuwaiti footballer * Neda Agha-Soltan (1983–2009), shot dead during the 2009 Iranian election protests ** Neda Soltani (born 1977), Iranian exile, mistaken for Neda Agha-Soltan * Neda Al-Hilali (born 1938), American fiber artist * Neda Alijani (born 1981), Iranian physician * Neda Arnerić (1953–2020), Serbian actress * Neda Bahi (born 1992), Tunisian Paralympic athlete * Neda Maghbouleh, American-born Canadian sociologist, writer * Neda Moridpour, artist and activist * Neda Naldi (1913–1993), Italian actress * Neda Parmać (born 1985), Croatian singer and member of Feminnem * Neda Shahsavari (born 1986), Iranian table tennis player * Neda Spasojević (1941–1981), Serbian actress * Neda Ukraden (born 1950), Croatian pop singer * Neda Ulaby (born c. 1970), American journalist * Neda Hassa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neddy
Neddy or Neddie may refer to: * Neddy Rose (born 1981), Seychellois football player * Neddy Smith (born 1944), Australian criminal and crime writer * Neddy Merrill, protagonist of the short story " The Swimmer" by John Cheever * Neddie Seagoon, a character in the 1950s British radio comedy show ''The Goon Show'' See also * Nedda, given name {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidda (other)
Nidda or Niddah could refer to: * Niddah, a concept in Judaism, name for any woman during menstruation, or a woman who has menstruated and not yet completed the associated requirement of immersion in a mikveh (ritual bath) *Niddah (Talmud), a tractate in the Mishna and Talmud, on the Halakha of Niddah in the order of Mishnah '' Tohorot''. *Nidda, Hesse, a town in Germany * Nidda (river), a river in Germany *County of Nidda The County of Nidda (german: Grafschaft Nidda was a small county of the Holy Roman Empire centred on the city of Nidda, Germany, Nidda in modern Wetteraukreis, Hesse. It was located on the northern edge of the Wetterau river valley and consisted o ..., a state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1104-1450 See also * Nedda, given name {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonietta (given Name)
Antonietta is an Italian given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia (name), Antonia in use in Italy. Notable people with this name include the following: People *Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (1930–1997), Italian born actress *Antonietta Brandeis (1849–1920), Austrian painter *Antonietta Di Martino (born 1978), Italian high jumper *Antonietta Marini-Rainieri (19th century), Italian operatic soprano *Antonietta Meneghel (1893–1975), stage name Toti Dal Monte, Italian operatic soprano *Antonietta Meo (1930–1937), Venerable Italian child *Antonietta Pastori (born 1929), Italian operatic soprano *Maria Antonietta Picconi (born 1869), Italian composer and pianist *Antonietta Raphael (1895–1975), Italian sculptor and painter *Antonietta Stella (1929–2022), Italian operatic soprano Royalty *Isabella Maria Luisa Antonietta Ferdinanda Giuseppina Saveria Domenica Giovanna, Princess Isabella of Parma (1741–1763) *Maria Antonietta Anna of the Two Sicilies (1814–1898), Grand D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netta (other)
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''Netta'' is a genus of diving ducks. Netta may also refer to: * Netta (name) * Netta (river) in north-east Poland * Netta (village), near Augustów in north-east Poland * Netta, an introductory form of netball See also * * Neta (other) * Natta (other) * Nesta (other) * Netra (other) * Nette (other) *Netto (other) *Nitta (other) Nitta may refer to: Places * Nitta, Sweden, a locality in Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County of Sweden * Nitta, Gunma; a.k.a. Nitta, Nitta, Gunma, Japan. A town in the district of Nitta of the prefecture of Gunma in Japan * Nitta Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
