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Prima donna clipper ship card. In opera or commedia dell'arte, a prima donna (Italian: [ˈpriːma ˈdɔnna]; Italian for 'first lady'; pl.: prime donne) is the leading female singer in the company, the person to whom the prime roles would be given. Prime donne often had grand off-stage personalities and were seen as demanding of their ...
Prima donna; Quartet (from Italian quartetto through French) Quintet (Italian: quintetto) Scherzo (in Italian means 'joke') Semibreve; Sextet (Italian: sestetto) Sol-fa, solfa, solfeggio, solfège (the last one through French) Solo (in Italian means 'alone') Soloist (Italian: solista) Sonata; Soprano
American singer Mariah Carey is often described as an "ultimate diva" by the media for her musical ability as well as her demanding persona. [1] [2] [3] [4]Diva (/ ˈ d iː v ə /, Italian:) is the Latin word for a goddess.
Definition Campana: bell: A bell used in an orchestra; also campane "bells" Cornetto: little horn: An old woodwind instrument Fagotto: bundle: A bassoon, a woodwind instrument played with a double reed Orchestra: orchestra, orig. Greek orkesthai "dance" An ensemble of instruments Piano(forte) soft-loud: A keyboard instrument Piccolo: little: A ...
The Prima Donna, a comic opera by Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom; Prima Donna (American band), an American rock 'n' roll band Prima Donna (UK band), a band that represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
This is a list of people who have been awarded the title prima ballerina, technically the second highest title that can be awarded to a ballerina: prima ballerina assoluta being the first.
The Roman prima donna, Marianna Bulgarelli, who played Venus in this opera, spared no pains until she had discovered its author. Bulgarelli persuaded the poet to give up the law, and promised to secure for him fame and independence if he would devote his talents to the musical drama.
Mayer co-founded the Primadonna Festival in 2019, a festival of ideas, writing, music and comedy at Laffitt's Hall in Pettaugh, Suffolk, aiming to give prominence to women and to new voices. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] The festival awards the Primadonna Prize "for unsigned and unrepresented new writing talent".