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Fontana dell'Acqua Paola (detail) The Fontana dell'Acqua Paola was inspired by the popularity of the Fontana dell'Acqua Felice, built in 1585–1588 by Pope Sixtus V.Pope Paul V decided to rebuild and extend the ruined Acqua Traiana aqueduct built by the Emperor Trajan in order to create a source of clean drinking water for the residents of the Janiculum Hill, who were forced to take their ...
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Alexandrina Pendatchanska also has a varied discography. She has recorded operas by Glinka, Donizetti, Verdi, Rossini and Mozart.With René Jacobs she recorded for Harmonia Mundi the role of Vitellia in La Clemenza di Tito (which garnered two Grammy Award nominations 2006 for "Best Classical Recording" and "Best Opera Recording"), [2] as well as her signature roles Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni ...
[10] [11] Broadcast on France 2 from 7 November to 28 November 2005, [12] its five episodes are named after novels 1–3 and 5–6 (the exception being La Loi des mâles). [13] The series premiered with 8.6 million viewers, and the finale garnered over 6.2 million viewers. Overall Les Rois maudits averaged 7.2 million viewers, an audience share ...
Maurice Druon (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis dʁyɔ̃]; 23 April 1918 – 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999.
As several fires spread across Southern California, President-elect Donald Trump urged California Gov. Gavin Newsom to send water down south from Northern California despite some local officials ...
Pond is an Australian psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 2008. Initially featuring a revolving line-up, since 2016 the band has consisted of Nick Allbrook , Jay Watson , Shiny Joe Ryan , Jamie Terry, and James Ireland.
The Possessors (French: Les Grandes familles) is a 1958 French drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière, starring Jean Gabin, Pierre Brasseur, Bernard Blier, Jean Desailly, Françoise Christophe and Annie Ducaux. It tells the story of a forceful tycoon wholly devoted to the business he has nurtured, at the expense of his family and above ...