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Der Rosenkavalier <br/>(The Knight of the Rose)
Music:Richard StraussLibretto:Hugo von HofmannsthalPremiere:Dresden, January 26, 1911 Strauss's first successful comic opera begins in the bedroom of the Marschallin of Werdenberg, where the…Barbara-Rose COLLINS, Congress, MI (1939)
COLLINS Barbara-Rose , a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Mich., April 13, 1939; graduated from public schools and attended Wayne State University; member, Detroit Region I public…Montt, Manuel
(Encyclopedia) Montt, ManuelMontt, Manuelmänwĕlˈ [key]Montt, Manuel mōnt [key], 1809–80, president of Chile (1851–61). From a poverty-stricken childhood he rose to become one of Chile's most notable…Serapis
(Encyclopedia) SerapisSerapissĕrāˈpĭs [key] or SarapisSerapissäräˈpĭs [key], Egyptian god whose devotees united the worship of the Apis bull and the god Osiris. His cult, which originated at Memphis…antelope brush
(Encyclopedia) antelope brush, low, deciduous shrub (Purshia tridentata) of the family Rosaceae (rose family), widely distributed in the W United States where it is a characteristic constituent of…ninebark
(Encyclopedia) ninebark, any plant of the genus Physocarpus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). Ninebarks are North American (one is Asian) deciduous, hardy, spring-blooming shrubs, with thin bark…Friml, Rudolf
(Encyclopedia) Friml, Rudolf (Charles Rudolf Friml)Friml, Rudolffrĭmˈəl [key], 1879–1972, American composer, b. Prague. Friml lived in the United States after 1906. The best-known of his 33 light…Gorzów Wielkopolski
(Encyclopedia) Gorzów WielkopolskiGorzów Wielkopolskigôrˈz&oomacr;f vyĕlkôpôlˈskē [key], Ger. Landsberg an der Warthe, city (1994 est. pop. 125,800), capital (with Zielona Góra) of Lubuskie prov…Jean de Meun
(Encyclopedia) Jean de MeunJean de MeunzhäN də möN [key], d. 1305, French poet, also known as Jean Chopinel (or Clopinel) of Meung-sur-Loire. He wrote the second part of the Roman de la Rose and made…Chaos
(Encyclopedia) ChaosChaoskāˈōs [key], in Greek religion and mythology, vacant, unfathomable space. From it arose all things, earthly and divine. There are various legends explaining it. In one…Trending
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