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Wally, short for Walburga, is a girl with some heroic attributes. The story is based on an episode in the life of Tyrolean painter Anna Stainer-Knittel , whom von Hillern met. She got her epithet "Geier" (vulture, the local name for eagle) from having gutted a bearded vulture 's nest going down a rope; this dangerous task, aimed at protecting ...
Alfredo Catalani (19 June 1854 – 7 August 1893) was an Italian operatic composer. He is best remembered for his operas Loreley (1890) and La Wally (1892). [1] La Wally was composed to a libretto by Luigi Illica, and features Catalani's most famous aria "Ebben?
La Wally is a 1932 Italian musical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Germana Paolieri, Isa Pola and Carlo Ninchi. [1] It is an adaptation of the 1892 opera La Wally by Alfredo Catalani. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Ivo Perilli.
Diva is a 1981 French thriller film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from the novel Diva by Daniel Odier.It eschewed the realist mood of the 1970s French cinema and instead adopted a colourful, melodic style, later described as cinéma du look.
In the film Fernandez performed the aria "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" from Alfredo Catalani's opera La Wally. [2] Its New York run lasted more than two years and it was the official French nominee in the Academy Awards. [5] New York Times critic Vincent Canby disliked the film and wrote that Fernandez "is no actress yet, though she has great film ...
Anthony LaPaglia (/ l ə ˈ p ɑː l i ə /, Italian pronunciation: [laˈpaʎʎa]; born 31 January 1959) [1] is an Australian actor. He has won three AACTA Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Lantana (2001) and Balibo (2009), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Nitram (2021).
Wally B., a character in the 1984 short film The Adventures of André & Wally B. Wally B. Feed, cartographer from the Monkey Island game series; Wally the Wizard, a Magician child from Marvel Comics. Wally/Wolliriki, a character in Kikoriki, also known as GoGoRiki (United States). Title character of opera La Wally (female; short for Walburga)
Act 1 costume for Wally as seen in the original production of Alfredo Catalani's opera La Wally (1892). The opera is best known for its aria " Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" ("Well, then? I'll go far away") from act 1, in which Wally decides to leave her home forever).