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At a Trafalgar Night banquet or dinner, a speech is usually made by a guest of honour who ends it with a toast to "The Immortal Memory ..." (The rest of the wording of the toast varies depending on what is said in the speech). [a] On 21 October 2005 (the 200th anniversary), at such a dinner the traditional toast was given by Queen Elizabeth II: [4]
Trafalgar Night: On 21 October each year the commissioned officers of the Royal Navy celebrate the victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by holding a dinner in the officer's mess. Taranto Night: On 10/11 November, or as close as possible, the Fleet Air Arm celebrate the WWII strike on the Italian port of Taranto. This marks the formal mess dinner ...
An opening dinner was hosted at The Griswold Inn in Essex, Connecticut, on Friday night. Some remarked that this was the retirement dinner Don Janse never got. Saturday was filled with rehearsals for the reunion concert in Leamy Hall. The audience was full, and the show was opened by Forebitter of Mystic Seaport. Performances by the current ...
The United States Navy and United States Marine Corps refers to it as mess night. Other names include regimental dinner, guest night, formal mess dinner, and band night. [1] The dining in is a formal event for all unit members, male and female; though some specialized mess nights can be officer- or enlisted-only.
The Fantasia on British Sea Songs was first performed by Henry Wood and the Queen's Hall Orchestra at a Promenade Concert on 21 October 1905. [1] [2] It comprises nine parts which follow the course of the Battle of Trafalgar from the point of view of a British sailor, starting with the call to arms, progressing through the death of a comrade, thoughts of home, and ending with a victorious ...
Here’s the setlist for night 3 of the tour, which resumes Oct. 25-27 in New Orleans, moves on to Indianapolis Nov. 1-3 and ends in Canada, with shows Nov. 14-23 in Toronto and Dec. 6-8 in Vancouver.
The production was booed by the audience throughout the summer of 1956, beginning a tradition of booing at future Bayreuth Festivals. [39] Luigi Nono: Intolleranza 1960: April 13, 1961 Venice: The opera's premiere was disrupted by shouts from a neo-fascist faction in the audience. [40] [41] John Cage: Atlas Eclipticalis: February 6, 1964 New York
America: A Tribute to Heroes was a benefit concert created by the heads of the four major American broadcast networks; Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS. Joel Gallen was selected by them to produce and run the show. Actor George Clooney organized celebrities to perform and to staff the telephone bank.