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The Coro di Zingari (Italian for "Gypsy chorus"), [1] known in English as the "Anvil Chorus", is a chorus from act 2, scene 1 of Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera Il trovatore.It depicts Spanish Gypsies striking their anvils at dawn – hence its English name – and singing the praises of hard work, good wine, and Gypsy women.
The Anvil Chorus is one of the most-recognized pieces of classical music. It "has transcended the opera itself" and is often played in non-opera concerts. It appears in many cultural references as well. [50] Restored version of Berliner Gramophone matrix 0572 ("Miserere").
The hero of his later novel The Anvil Chorus, a Paris police inspector, is an Alsatian Jew apparently related to Alfred Dreyfus. Stevens also wrote two crime novels under the pseudonym J.W. Rider: Jersey Tomatoes (Arbor 1986) and Hot Tickets (Arbor 1987). The protagonist is Ryder Malone in both novels. The setting is New Jersey. [4]
Waller left the band shortly before they went in to Island's Basing Street Studios, to record the follow-up album Anvil Chorus, in January 1975, [1] which was produced by Andy Johns. At this point Danny Peyronel left to join UFO and was replaced by John Sinclair.
The Anvil Chorus Girl: May 26 Dave Tendlar Morey Reden TBA Bill Turner Jack Ward Isadore Sparber Color remake of the Fleischer Studios short Shoein' Hosses; The first Popeye cartoon produced after Famous Studios moved back to New York; First appearance of Mae Questel as the voice of Olive Oyl since 1938's A Date to Skate
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Chewie, who died on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the age of 17.. The couple opened up Wednesday's episode of Live with Kelly and ...
Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49, killed a cop and injured five others when he stormed the UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Penn. on Saturday morning -- armed with a pistol and zipties -- in what ...
The opening day of the 1869 National Peace Jubilee in Boston featured a performance of the Anvil Chorus that featured thousands of musicians, including 50 firemen pounding anvils as well as cannon and church bells. [3] Performance of the 1812 Overture by the United States Army Band, 2008