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Queen Of The Gypsies (2002 Film)
The title Queen of the Gypsies may refer to the following women: * Carmen Amaya (1918–1963), flamenco dancer *Esma Redžepova (1943–2016), singer and activist * Matilda Stanley (1821?—1878) It also may refer to: *Title of Queen Mab in the opera ''La jolie fille de Perth'' *''Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven ''Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven'' (russian: Табор уходит в небо, Tabor ukhodit v nebo, lit. "The Gypsy camp goes to heaven"; also known as ''Queen of the Gypsies'') is a 1975 Soviet Union, Soviet Romantic film, romantic Drama film, ...'', 1975 film *" Queen of the Gypsies", 1975 ''Kojak'' episode {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Amaya
Carmen Amaya Amaya (2 November 1913/1915 – 19 November 1963) was a Spanish Romani flamenco dancer and singer, born in the Somorrostro district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She has been called "the greatest Flamenco dancer ever Clarke, Mary & Crisp, Clement 1981. ''The history of dance''. Orbis, London. p60 and "the most extraordinary personality of all time in flamenco dance."Clarke, Mary & Vaughan, David 1977. ''The encyclopedia of dance & ballet.'' Pitman, London. p316 She was the first female flamenco dancer to master footwork previously reserved for the best male dancers, due to its speed and intensity. She sometimes danced in high-waisted trousers as a symbol of her strong character. Biography She was born to a Spanish Romani family, to José Amaya Amaya (aka "El Chino", "The Chinaman"), a guitar player, and Micaela Amaya Moreno. Carmen was the second of eleven children, although only six (three sisters and two brothers) survived to adulthood. Her date of birth is dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esma Redžepova
Esma Redžepova-Teodosievska ( mk, Есма Реџепова-Теодосиевска, ; 8 August 1943 – 11 December 2016) was a Macedonian Romani vocalist, songwriter and humanitarian. Because of her prolific repertoire, which included hundreds of songs, and because of her contribution to Romani culture and its promotion, she was nicknamed the Queen of the Gypsies. She started to sing while she was a teenager in the 1950s, and her career spans over five decades. Her musical success was closely linked to her marriage with Stevo Teodosievski, who was a composer, arranger and director of a musical ensemble Ansambl Teodosievski. He wrote many of her songs and fully managed her career until his death in 1997. Her musical style was mostly inspired by traditional Romani and Macedonian music. Some other influences are also noticeable, such as pop music. Esma Redžepova started her career at a period when Romani music was very denigrated in Yugoslavia and Romani people considered it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi And Matilda Stanley
Levi Stanley (1818? – 3 December 1908) and Matilda Joles Stanley (1821? – 15 January 1878) were part of a larger family of Romani immigrants from England to Montgomery County, Ohio. The Stanley family was referred to as "Dayton's own Romani people, Gypsies," using the outdated moniker for those of Romani heritage. After the death of his parents, Levi and Matilda became known as "king" and "queen," or heads, of the extended family group. . Biography Family and migration Levi was the son of Owen Stanley (1794 – 21 February 1860) and Harriet Worden (1793 – 30 August 1857), who preceded as King and Queen. Matilda was the daughter of Ephraim Joles. Levi had a brother named Benjamin who decided to settle down in New England. Benjamin was disowned by his father and was said to have had a curse put on him and the next three generations to follow. When Levi became infirm in old age, his son Levi Jr. "Sugar" Stanley (1835 – 5 March 1916) succeeded as King. Born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Mab
Queen Mab is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', where "she is the fairies' midwife". Later, she appears in other poetry and literature, and in various guises in drama and cinema. In the play, her activity is described in a famous speech by Mercutio published originally in prose and often adapted into iambic pentameter, in which she is a miniature creature who performs midnight pranks upon sleepers. Being driven by a team of atomies, she rides her chariot over their noses and "delivers the fancies of sleeping men". She is also described as a midwife to help sleepers "give birth" to their dreams. Later depictions have typically portrayed her as the Queen of the Fairies. Origin Shakespeare may have borrowed the character of Mab from folklore, but this is debated and there have been numerous theories on the origin of the name. A popular theory holds that Mab derives from Medb (pronounced "Maive" or "Meave"), a legendary queen from 12th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Jolie Fille De Perth
''La jolie fille de Perth'' (''The Fair Maid of Perth'') is an opera in four acts by Georges Bizet (1838–1875), from a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jules Adenis, after the 1828 novel ''The Fair Maid of Perth'' by Sir Walter Scott. Many writers have reserved severe criticism for the librettists for their stock devices and improbable events, while praising Bizet's advance on his earlier operas in construction of set pieces and his striking melodic and instrumental ideas. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique (Théâtre-Lyrique Impérial du Châtelet), Paris, on 26 December 1867. Performance history Although commissioned by Léon Carvalho in 1866 and completed by Bizet by the end of that year (with the soprano lead intended for Christine Nilsson), the dress rehearsal took place in September 1867 and the first performance three months later.Hugh Macdonald: "''La jolie fille de Perth''". In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', Macmillan, London an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven
''Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven'' (russian: Табор уходит в небо, Tabor ukhodit v nebo, lit. "The Gypsy camp goes to heaven"; also known as ''Queen of the Gypsies'') is a 1975 Soviet Union, Soviet Romantic film, romantic Drama film, drama film by Emil Loteanu, loosely based on short stories "Makar Chudra" and "Old Izergil" by Maxim Gorky. Set in early 20th century Austria-Hungary, the film tells a love story between the Romani people, Roma girl Rada and the horse thief Zobar of Gorky's early 1892 short story "Makar Chudra" (russian: Макар Чудра). One of the songs near the introduction of the film has become popular on YouTube as the "Gypsy Song". It was List of Soviet movies of the year by ticket sales, the most attended movie in the Soviet Union in 1976, with 64.9 million tickets sold. Plot The film takes place in the beginning of the 20th century in a Romani people, Roma camp on the Tisza river in the Zakarpattia Oblast, Zakarpattia region on the outski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
