query: who played the opera singer in fifth element

pos: Inva Mula use on a film soundtrack, so Callas's agent Michel Glotz, who had produced this recording, introduced him to Mula. Inva Mula Inva Mula (born June 27, 1963) is an Albanian opera lyric soprano. She began her soprano career at a very early age. Her father (Avni Mula) and mother (Nina Mula) were also opera singers. She is also known for providing the voice of the diva Plavalaguna in the film "The Fifth Element". Mula was born in Tirana, Albania to an Albanian father from Gjakove and a Russian mother. In 1987 she won the "Cantante d'Albania" competition in Tirana and

pos: Inva Mula use on a film soundtrack, so Callas's agent Michel Glotz, who had produced this recording, introduced him to Mula. Inva Mula Inva Mula (born June 27, 1963) is an Albanian opera lyric soprano. She began her soprano career at a very early age. Her father (Avni Mula) and mother (Nina Mula) were also opera singers. She is also known for providing the voice of the diva Plavalaguna in the film "The Fifth Element". Mula was born in Tirana, Albania to an Albanian father from Gjakove and a Russian mother. In 1987 she won the "Cantante d'Albania" competition in Tirana and

pos: Inva Mula Inva Mula Inva Mula (born June 27, 1963) is an Albanian opera lyric soprano. She began her soprano career at a very early age. Her father (Avni Mula) and mother (Nina Mula) were also opera singers. She is also known for providing the voice of the diva Plavalaguna in the film "The Fifth Element". Mula was born in Tirana, Albania to an Albanian father from Gjakove and a Russian mother. In 1987 she won the "Cantante d'Albania" competition in Tirana and in 1988 the George Enescu Competition in Bucharest. In 1992 she won the "Butterfly" competition in Barcelona. She received

pos: The Fifth Element di Lammermoor": "Il dolce suono", the mad scene of Act III, Scene 2. It is one of the few pieces of music in the film that is diegetic. It was sung by Albanian soprano Inva Mula, while the role of Plavalaguna was played by French actress Maïwenn Le Besco. Part One (titled "Lucia di Lammermoor") and Part Two (titled "The Diva Dance") of this piece are included as separate tracks on "The Fifth Element" soundtrack, but are sequenced to create the effect of the entire performance seen in the film. The end of Part One blends into the beginning of

neg: The Fifth Element humanoid woman who takes the name Leeloo. Terrified of the unfamiliar surroundings, she breaks out of confinement and jumps off a high ledge, crashing into the flying taxicab of Korben Dallas, a former major in the special forces. Dallas delivers Leeloo to Cornelius and his apprentice, David, and it is revealed that she is the Fifth Element. Cornelius learns from her that the element stones were not on the Mondoshawans' ship, but had been entrusted to an alien opera singer, the diva Plavalaguna. Zorg kills many of the Mangalores for their failure to obtain the stones, but the survivors determine

neg: Philosophy of Miracle records, "Opera #2" has been downloaded over 20 million times, with over 15 million downloads for the track "The 7th Element". The music video for "Opera #2" and the TV performance of "The 7th Element" have been forwarded frequently via the internet, accounting for much of Vitas' worldwide recognition. Philosophy of Miracle Philosophy of Miracle () is the debut album by Russian singer Vitas, released in 2001. It is sometimes translated as "Philosophy of a Miracle", "Philosophy of Wonder", or "Wonders of Philosophy". The album received widespread popularity in mid-2011 after "The 7th Element" (often memed as "Weird Russian Singer")

neg: Cupid (singer) Cupid (singer) Bryson Bernard (born October 10, 1982) better known by his stage name Cupid, is an American singer born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. He has released four albums, and is best known for the single "Cupid Shuffle". Bryson Bernard started singing in his church's choir, encouraged by his pastor father. He initially enrolled at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a full athletic scholarship in track and field. He left the track team to form a singing group known as Fasho, which later changed its name to Fifth Element. After Fifth Element was dissolved, Bernard pursued a

neg: The Fifth Floor becomes the subject of interest by an unbalanced orderly played by Bo Hopkins. Cathey Paine, who played the part of Leslie Van Houten in Helter Skelter, Robert Englund and Michael Berryman who are familiar to horror fans also play parts in the film. Singer Pattie Brooks also makes an appearance in the film as a disco singer. The Fifth Floor The Fifth Floor is a film about a woman while sane gets sent to an asylum. It starred Dianne Hull, Bo Hopkins and Mel Ferrer. The film focuses on Kelly McIntyre, a disco dancer played by Dianne Hull who through

neg: Lobkowicz Palace Leopold Weiss and Andreas Bohr, and their fine period instruments remain part of the collections. Their son, Ferdinand Philip, the sixth prince, played the glass harmonica and championed the son of one of the family's foresters, the opera composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. The family member who had the greatest impact on the history of Western music, however, was the 7th Prince, Joseph Franz Maximilian. A talented singer, violinist and perhaps cellist, the 7th Prince was a major patron of Beethoven, who dedicated his Third (Eroica), Fifth, and Sixth (Pastoral) symphonies to the Prince, as well as other works. It was

neg: Jiordan Tolli Jiordan Tolli Jiordan Anna Tolli (born 17 June 1994) is an Australian actress and singer, best known for playing the role of Louise "Lolly" Carpenter in the Australian soap opera "Neighbours". In 2013, Tolli competed in the fifth season of "The X Factor Australia" and reached the top five. Jiordan Anna Tolli was born on 17 June 1994, in Melbourne, Victoria to parents Luke and Vanda. Her cousin, Fabio Tolli, was married to her former "Neighbours" co-star Kym Valentine, who played Libby Kennedy. Prior to entering "The X Factor", she performed in a lot of musical theatre. Tolli was cast

neg: Maciej Jachowski Maciej Jachowski Maciej Jachowski (born 8 July 1977) is a Polish actor and singer. His TV debut was in the dramatic documentary telenovela "Sekcja 998" (TVP2, 2006). In the TVP2 soap opera "M jak miłość", Jachowski plays Irek Podleśny, a colleague of Olga (Karolina Nowakowska). He has appeared in "39 i pół" (TVN, 2009), "Samo Życie" (Polsat, 2009), and "Na dobre i na złe" (TVP2, 2010). In the soap opera "Na Wspólnej" (TVN, 2010), Jachowski plays the role of Piotr Czubak. He played the role of Krzysztof in the feature film "Fenomen" (2010). Jachowski participated in the fifth edition of

neg: The Fifth Element in preparation for the flight, and the hula music that greets the passengers as they arrive in Fhloston. More conventional scoring techniques are present in the leitmotif that first appears when professor Pacoli mentions the fifth element, the militaristic snares as the warship prepares to attack the dark planet, and the Mahlerian funereal piece heard when Leeloo learns about war. The music used for the taxicab chase scene, titled "Alech Taadi" by Algerian performer Khaled, is excluded from the film soundtrack, but is available on Khaled's album "N'ssi N'ssi". The Diva Dance opera performance used music from Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia

neg: An Adventurous Automobile Trip the stage to finish the sketch live. Méliès drew the cast of the film from various sources. Harry Fragson, a London-born singer and comedian who was one of the stars of the Folies Bergère at the time, played the lead role of King Leopold. Louis Maurel, a Paris singer and comedian who had worked with Fragson in the 1903 Folies Bergère revue, was the chauffeur. In the scene in front of the Paris Opera, the celebrities assembled include Jean Noté, a singer at the opera house; the short actor Little Pich, whose persona was a close imitation of the better-known

neg: Sylvia Brooks "Restless", collaborating with Kim Richmond. In 2017, Brooks released her third album, "The Arrangement". Sylvia Brooks Sylvia Brooks is an American jazz singer. Brooks was born as Sylvia Victoria Ippolito in Miami Beach, Florida. Her father, Don Ippolito, was a jazz pianist who has played with various other icons such as Ira Sullivan, Buddy Rich, Peggy Lee, and Dizzie Gillespie, and her mother, Johanna Dordick, was an opera singer, who founded the Los Angeles Opera Theatre. Brooks began her professional life as an actress; in 2009, she began singing Jazz and formed a collaboration with Thomas Garvin who wrote the

neg: Sylvia Brooks Sylvia Brooks Sylvia Brooks is an American jazz singer. Brooks was born as Sylvia Victoria Ippolito in Miami Beach, Florida. Her father, Don Ippolito, was a jazz pianist who has played with various other icons such as Ira Sullivan, Buddy Rich, Peggy Lee, and Dizzie Gillespie, and her mother, Johanna Dordick, was an opera singer, who founded the Los Angeles Opera Theatre. Brooks began her professional life as an actress; in 2009, she began singing Jazz and formed a collaboration with Thomas Garvin who wrote the arrangements for her debut album "Dangerous Liaisons". In 2012, Brooks released her second album,

neg: Elisabeth Röckel in the Beethoven Center of the San Jose State University. Sources Notes Elisabeth Röckel Elisabeth Röckel (15 March 1793, baptised "Maria Eva", Neunburg vorm Wald – 3 March 1883 in Weimar) was a German soprano opera singer and the wife of the composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel. She was a sister of the opera singer Joseph August Röckel (1783-1870) who played Florestan in the second version of Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio", which premiered in the Theater an der Wien in 1806. In the same year she came to Vienna, too, where she lived in a flat in the theater, together with her

neg: Elisabeth Röckel Elisabeth Röckel Elisabeth Röckel (15 March 1793, baptised "Maria Eva", Neunburg vorm Wald – 3 March 1883 in Weimar) was a German soprano opera singer and the wife of the composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel. She was a sister of the opera singer Joseph August Röckel (1783-1870) who played Florestan in the second version of Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio", which premiered in the Theater an der Wien in 1806. In the same year she came to Vienna, too, where she lived in a flat in the theater, together with her brother. In a register of the residents of the theater she is

neg: Twillingate Georgina Stirling was an opera singer who was born in Twillingate. She went by the stage name of Marie Toulinquet and became a world-renowned Prima donna soprano that played in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. She was Newfoundland's first opera singer and later became known as the Nightingale of the North. Peter Troake, captain of the and recipient of the Order of Canada, was born in Durrell, Twillingate. Twillingate Twillingate is a town of 2,269 people located on the Twillingate Islands ("Toulinquet") in Notre Dame Bay, located off the North Western shore of the island of Newfoundland

neg: Georgina Stirling Georgina Stirling Georgina Ann Stirling (April 3, 1866 or 1867 – April 23, 1935) was a Newfoundland opera singer, known by her stage name Marie Toulinquet. Born in Twillingate, in Newfoundland, she became a world-renowned prima donna soprano who played in opera houses throughout Europe and United States. She was Newfoundland's first opera singer and became known as "The Nightingale of the North." Stirling is the daughter of Ann (Peyton) and William Stirling. Her birth year is uncertain as sources are contradictory. The Twillingate Sun newspaper notes that she was 68 when she died but there is no obituary to

neg: The Fifth Element Shadow". In 2011, Besson stated that a sequel was never planned, and that he has no desire to make one. A video game adaptation of "The Fifth Element" was created by Activision for the PlayStation game console and PC in 1998. The PlayStation version was generally met with negative reviews, though the PC version was better received. Lauren Fielder from "GameSpot" called the PlayStation version "quite possibly the worst game I've ever played." Doug Perry from "IGN" commented: "Take "Tomb Raider", add in Leeloo Multipass and boring puzzles, and you've got "Fifth Element"." A racing game based on the film,

neg: Olivier Toussaint Olivier Toussaint Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer. He was born in Paris, in a family of classical musicians. His great-grandfather, Gilbert Duprez was a very well known Opera singer. His grandparents were both opera singers, and his mother was a concert pianist who played in big orchestras in France. On the insistence of his mother, he studied Economics and Social Sciences at University in Paris. But as soon as he graduated, he was back making music. He worked professionally as a singer and musician, playing guitar. At the same time

neg: Cathy Geary Rush Cathy Geary Rush Cathy Geary Rush is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera "Knots Landing", a long-running serial about middle class life on the fictional cul-de-sac known as Seaview Circle in Los Angeles, California. She was played by actress and singer Lisa Hartman Black between 1983 and 1986. She debuted in the seventh episode of the fifth season. Hartman remained in the series until the final episode of the seventh season. Hartman had previously played another character, Ciji Dunne, during the fourth season. The character of Cathy Geary was created for Hartman after she appeared on the series'

neg: Magical Maestro Magical Maestro Magical Maestro is a 1952 animated short film directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. It features the Great Poochini (played by Butch Dog), a canine opera singer who spurns a magician. The magician is able to replace Poochini's normal conductor prior to the show through disguise. In 1993, "Magical Maestro" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Mysto the Magician appeals to a snobbish opera singer, the Great Poochini (a pun on opera composer

neg: The Fifth Element (video game) The Fifth Element (video game) The Fifth Element is an action-adventure video game that is based on the film of the same name developed by Kalisto Entertainment and released for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. In the game, the player incarnates Leeloo and Korben, fighting against the police and the Mangalores, as well as Zorg and his thugs.The game has 16 levels, or missions, as they are called in-game. Short clips from the film are played at the completion of certain levels. The game received mainly negative reviews for the PlayStation version, but positive reviews for the PC version. GameRankings gave

neg: The Fifth Element films among his readers, regarded as both the best and the worst summer blockbuster of all time. Kermode recalled his own experience: "I remember very clearly being in Cannes when "[The] Fifth Element" was first played, and it "really" divided the audience." Stephen Cass of "Discover" ranked the film the third-best science fiction film on subscription service Hulu, writing, "People seem to either like or loathe "The Fifth Element "... Lavish visuals and entertaining performances from Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, and Gary Oldman make this movie worth watching." In some circles the film has gained a "so-bad-it's-good" status; Meredith Woerner

neg: Jordan Officer Christian as an influence and has a particular fondness for the swing era. He has played mandolin with opera singer Nils Brown and has worked with blues musician Stephen Barry. With Susie Arioli Jordan Officer Jordan Officer (born 1976) is a Canadian guitarist who plays jazz, blues, and country music. He has worked often with singer Susie Arioli. Officer was born in Montreal. He played violin and drums before taking up guitar at the age of fourteen. He performed with blues bands in clubs, which is how he met Susie Arioli, a Canadian jazz singer who also plays snare drum.

neg: History of cross-dressing in either male or female roles, with male-role actresses receiving top billing. In ancient China, nearly all the characters in Chinese Opera were performed by men, so that all the male actors, who played the role of a female were crossdressing. A famous cross-dressing opera singer is Mei Lanfang. From early 20th century, Shanghai yue opera (or Shaoxin opera) is developed from all male to all female genre. Although male performers were introduced into this opera in 1950s and 1960s, today, Shanghai yueju (yue opera) is still associated as the only all female opera and the second most popular opera

neg: Genealogy (band) The third member being Vahe Tilbian, an Armenian-Ethiopian singer, was announced on 23 February 2015. The fourth member was Stephanie Topalian, a U.S. born Armenian-American-Japanese singer residing in Japan. Her father is Armenian-American and her mother Japanese; her membership was announced on 27 February 2015. The fifth member is Mary-Jean O'Doherty Basmadjian, an Australian opera singer of Armenian descent. Her membership was announced on 3 March 2015. The sixth member is Inga Arshakyan, who also represented Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, along with her sister, Anush. On 28 April 2015 the five Armenian diaspora members of

neg: Colne discipline. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling. Hannah Hobley, actress, best known for playing Chantelle "Telle" Garvey in ITV's "Benidorm". Alan Wharton, (1923–1993) England Test cricketer who played for Lancashire and later Leicestershire. Geoff Hall (1941–2009) played for Somerset David Fishwick owns David Fishwick Minibus Company and stars in Channel 4's "Bank of Dave". Dave Walker (1941 - 2015), born in Colne, became a professional footballer for Burnley F.C. and Southampton F.C. John Rawnsley, Opera Singer and Actor, Glyndebourne Opera, Royal Opera House and

neg: Éric Serra to score the tank chase sequence. Éric Serra is sometimes known as RXRA due to the French pronunciation of his name. His composition "Little Light of Love" on the soundtrack of the film "The Fifth Element" is credited to RXRA. Serra has been the partner of Australian model Jodi Luschwitz for 17 years, with whom he has two children: Ashani and Mitivaï. From 1980 to 1988, Éric Serra played bass guitar for French singer Jacques Higelin. Éric Serra is also a songwriter, notably having written "It's Only Mystery" for the film "Subway", "My Lady Blue" for "Le Grand Bleu" and

neg: Fifth Column (band) and William Ellis). Opera Arcana appeared as guest musicians on UK artist Nick Hudson's 2016 release "Ganymede In A State of War". In 2017, Opera Arcana recorded an original soundtrack for the film "Downroad" by Kelly Wydryk. Fifth Column have been nominated for a Polaris Music Prize in the Heritage section for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize, 2017 Polaris Music Prize, and 2018 Polaris Music Prize. In 1987, the Canadian filmmaker Bruce LaBruce released his short "Boy, Girl". LaBruce was influenced by the lyric "Boy/Girl" written by the Fifth Column band lyricist and singer Caroline Azar. LaBruce had asked if

neg: Christopher Whyte The title sequence in Whyte's fourth collection, "Bho Leabhar-Latha Maria Malibran / From the Diary of Maria Malibran" (Stornoway, Acair 2009) assumes the voice of the celebrated opera singer (1808-1836) as, in a country retreat not far from Paris, she reflects on her life, her career and her problematic relationship with her father, also an opera star. A combative epilogue affirms the importance of not confining poetry in Gaelic to themes and topics directly related to the society and history of those who speak the language. Whyte's fifth collection, in Gaelic only, "An Daolag Shìonach (The Chinese Beetle)" (Glasgow, Clò

neg: Rosa Mariani Rosa Mariani Rosa Mariani (1799-?), was an Italian coloratura contralto opera singer who debuted in Cremona, Italy in 1818. She played Isaura in the 1820 premiere of Giacomo Meyerbeer's "Margherita d'Anjou" (in La Scala) and in 1823 performed the role of Arsace in the premiere of Rossini's "Semiramide" at the Teatro La Fenice opera house in Venice. She was the older sister of bass Luciano Mariani, who played Oreo in the original production of "Semiramide", and with whom she toured Italy. In 1832, the siblings performed in London's King's Theatre. (As announced by theater proprietor Thomas Monck Mason at the

neg: Rosa Mariani time.) Rosa Mariani Rosa Mariani (1799-?), was an Italian coloratura contralto opera singer who debuted in Cremona, Italy in 1818. She played Isaura in the 1820 premiere of Giacomo Meyerbeer's "Margherita d'Anjou" (in La Scala) and in 1823 performed the role of Arsace in the premiere of Rossini's "Semiramide" at the Teatro La Fenice opera house in Venice. She was the older sister of bass Luciano Mariani, who played Oreo in the original production of "Semiramide", and with whom she toured Italy. In 1832, the siblings performed in London's King's Theatre. (As announced by theater proprietor Thomas Monck Mason at

neg: Patience and Sarah (opera) Patience and Sarah (opera) Patience and Sarah is a 1998 opera by Paula M. Kimper. The libretto is by Wende Persons, based on the novel of the same name by Isabel Miller. It has been described as the first lesbian opera and as the first mainstream gay-themed opera. Persons began writing the libretto in 1981, after a lesbian opera singer, upon whom Persons had a crush, mentioned that she had trouble identifying with the straight characters she played. "She never got to be who she really was and sing of her love for women," Persons says. "I thought about it

neg: Wei Haimin Wei Haimin Wei Haimin (; born 1957) is a Taiwanese Peking opera singer-actress who plays "Dan" roles. A winner of Taiwan's National Award of Art and P.R. China's Plum Blossom Prize, Wei is widely recognized a Peking opera superstar. She is a student of Mei Baojiu. Wei Haimin shot to fame in the 1980s with Wu Hsing-kuo's Contemporary Legend Theatre, known for adapting Western classics into Peking opera. In the 1990s she became the leading diva of the newly-founded GuoGuang Opera Company. In 2009 she worked with Robert Wilson on a Peking opera adaptation of "", where she played an

neg: Elisabeth Olin Gabrielli. She has been referred to as "Sweden's first dramatic artist", "The Swedish Mara" (after Gertrud Elisabeth Mara). As a member of the pioneer generation of the Royal Swedish Opera, she has been called one of the "matriarchs of the Opera." Elisabeth Olin was for many years in a long term relationship with her colleague, the opera singer Carl Stenborg, who was the son of her former mentor Petter Stenborg. As the leading female and male opera star of the Royal Swedish Opera, the frequently played the main male and female roles and acted as lovers onstage, and the fact

neg: Artyom Melikhov Artyom Melikhov Artyom Melikhov is a Russian tenor singer who was born in Saint Petersburg. He graduated from both the Glinka Choral School and Saint Petersburg Conservatory where he was under guidance from Yelizaveta Kudryavtseva till 2006. In 2008 under guidance from Valery Gergiev he played a role of one of the Japanese envoys in "Le Rossignol" opera and during the same year played a soloist role in "Chimes" at the Mariinsky Theatre. In 2009 he had his first appearance with Mariinsky Theatre where he played in an opera called "War and Peace". That year was followed by such 2010

neg: Michael Ball (singer) Michael Ball (singer) Michael Ashley Ball, OBE (born 27 June 1962) is an English actor, singer and broadcaster, who is known for his work in musical theatre. He made his West End debut in 1985 playing Marius in the original London production of "Les Misérables", and went on to star in 1987 as Raoul in "The Phantom of the Opera". In 1989, he reached number two in the UK Singles Chart with "Love Changes Everything", a song taken from the musical "Aspects of Love", where he played Alex. He played the role in London and on Broadway. In 1992, Ball

neg: Hamuchtar 2014 - „The Plastic Wood” - A theatre play for 5 actors(writer and director), Karov Theatre, Israel. Premiered in the "Citizen Here Festival". 2015 - „The Dyke” - Utopic Middle-Eastern opera (composer and director). Premiered in Cameri Theater, Tel Aviv. 2017 - „Null Stern Hotel” - With opera singer Niva Eshed (composer and director). Premiered in „Neu West Berlin”, Berlin. Hamuchtar Hamuchtar (Hebrew: המוכתר), Gilad Philip Ben-David, b. 1971, is a singer and cabaret artist who began his career in Tel Aviv in the late 1980s. He has also played various films most notably “Amazing Grace” by the late director

neg: Ahmed Agdamski Abbas and Khurshid Banu” he acted as poet Khurshidbanu Natavan. In 1916, Agmed Agdamski was shot in “Arshin mal alan”, the first Azerbaijani comedy-film, which was based on motifs of an opera of the same name written by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. Agdamski also played the female role of Gulchohra in the 1917 Azeri film "The Cloth Peddler". Ahmed Agdamski Ahmed Agdamski () also known by the stage name of Ahmed Bashir oglu Badalbeyli () (January 5, 1884, Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate (Russian Empire) – April 1, 1954, Agdash, Azerbaijan SSR) who was an Azerbaijani opera singer, mugam singer and actor. Ahmadbey Badalbeyli

neg: Yin Guifang young singers who later became leading figures in Shaoxing opera, among them Mao Weitao, Zhao Zhigang, Wang Jun'an and Xiao Ya — all Plum Blossom Prize winners. In 1998, she won an "Asian Artist" award in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. She died in 2000. Yin Guifang Yin Guifang (1 December 1919 – 1 March 2000) was a Chinese Shaoxing opera singer-actress who played "Sheng" roles (i.e. male characters), sometimes known as the "Empress of Shaoxing Opera". Born in a poor family in Xinchang County, Zhejiang, Yin began her career at age 10 and rose to

neg: Element of Light Element of Light Element of Light is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock and his second with his backing band, the Egyptians. It was released in 1986. Most of the album was recorded at Alaska Studios and Berry Street, but two tracks, "The President" and "Lady Waters & The Hooded One", were live recordings made for the BBC, with overdubs recorded on BBC Mobile and at Alaska. The overriding flavour of the album is dominated by the song "Airscape", which provides in its lyric the album title. "Airscape" has been cited several times by Hitchcock as a favourite

neg: Trés Hanley entitled "Très Broadway", a tribute to her early roots in musicals. It was followed by a European dance single (an Opera & Rap duet) "Dance of the Euro Diva". The music was composed by Éric Serra. The piece was originally written for the film "The Fifth Element". The club version was a collaboration with Asian Rap artist BURCH, who was also featured on her subsequent Euro-pop album "Euro Diva". Her third album "A Siren's Odyssey" (2013) is an autobiographical song cycle. Hanley penned the lyrics to title song which serves as prologue to the album. Many of her close friends

neg: David Serero (opera singer) whose music was banned during the Nazi regime. As an Art collector, he published his collection of Movie Stills of American and French Actors. He performed a tribute concert to Daniel Pearl at the Center for Jewish History in October 2015. He performs at the B.B King Club in New York for the NDSS in March 2016. David Serero (opera singer) David Serero (born 22 April 1981) is a French baritone opera singer, actor, producer, philanthropist and Ambassador of the Arts. He has played more than 1,500 concerts worldwide, and has performed lead roles in opera, theater and musicals such

neg: Signor Brocolini Christopher Crab in "Billee Taylor". From late 1882 to the spring of 1883, he appeared with Collier's Standard Opera Company in the role of Strephon in "Iolanthe", the first work produced at the Boston Bijou Theatre. With Collier's at the Bijou, he next appeared in the musical "Pounce & Co.", and then in "The Sorcerer", as Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre. In early 1884, Brocolini played King Hildebrand in New York's first production of "Princess Ida", at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, produced by E. E. Rice. By 1884, Brocolini's marriage had ended in divorce, and Lizzie had remarried the former singer Carlos

neg: David Serero (opera singer) David Serero (opera singer) David Serero (born 22 April 1981) is a French baritone opera singer, actor, producer, philanthropist and Ambassador of the Arts. He has played more than 1,500 concerts worldwide, and has performed lead roles in opera, theater and musicals such as Cyrano "(Cyrano de Bergerac)", Shylock ("Merchant of Venice"), Othello ("Othello"), Nabucco ("Nabucco"), Don Quixote ("Man of La Mancha"), Richard III ("Richard III"), Napoleon Bonaparte, Escamillo ("Carmen"), Enrico ("Lucia di Lammermoor"), Amonasro ("Aida"), the title roles of Don Giovanni and Rigoletto and starred in more than 100 films and TV series. He has toured in America, Europe,

neg: Parrish Muhoberac with Jamie working as a prominent session musician and producer in California and Parrish residing, producing, recording, and arranging in his studio "Small Dog Productions" in Sydney, the principal city of New South Wales, Australia. Parrish Muhoberac Parrish Muhoberac is an American/Australian musician who has worked with a number of international and local performers, including Paul Young, Jimmy Barnes, Keith Urban, Jeff Duff, Cantonese singer Faye Wong and Italian opera singer Giovanni Cantoni. Parrish Muhoberac's parents, pianist and orchestrator Larry Muhoberac, who played for Elvis Presley and many others, and singer Andra Willis who, from 1967 to 1969, was a

neg: Vince Earl Vince Earl Vince Earl (born 11 June 1944 in Birkenhead, Cheshire) is an English singer, comedian and actor most famous for his portrayal of the character Ron Dixon in the soap opera "Brookside", a role which he played from 1990 until the show's demise in 2003. He was involved in the Merseybeat scene of the 1960s as singer with the Vince Earl and the Talismen, and Vince Earl & the Attractions. He also played in the band "Rory Storm and The Hurricanes" and The Wirral band The Zero's who played in the Majestic nightclub Conway street Birkenhead in the early

neg: Alan Ruscoe of the Forest of Cheem in "The End of the World". Ruscoe has also appeared in the "Doctor Who" audio dramas "The Veiled Leopard", "The Settling", "" and "Bernice Summerfield: Paradise Frost" for Big Finish Productions. He also played Andrew Stone, a Mars colonist later taken over by an alien lifeform in the November 2009 "Doctor Who" special "The Waters of Mars". In films, Ruscoe has played Daultay Dofine, Rune Haako and Plo Koon in "", and the Mangalore Kino in "The Fifth Element". He also played "the Poulterer" in a 2004 television adaptation of "A Christmas Carol". He appears

neg: Music of Croatia in Zagreb, drama, opera and ballet performances are still played today. During the 19th century, other instrumentalists and singers won international recognition, for example, the violinist Franjo Krežma (1862–1881), singers, among which Ilma Murska (1834–1889), Matilda Mallinger (1847–1920) who sang at the opening night of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" in 1868, Milka Trnina (1863–1941) and Josip Kašman (1850–1925), the first Croatian singer to appear at the New York Metropolitan Opera. The traditional folk music of Croatia is mostly associated with the following: Ganga is a type of singing which is characterized by a lone singer singing one line of

neg: The Witnesses Adrien and they do not have sex, but strike an emotional friendship. Manu is happy with the friendship and becomes Adrien’s companion and his student of life’s finer things. Wildly in love with his shallow, narcissistic protégé, Adrien is shrewd enough not to push too hard, but there is an element of masochism in his abject devotion. Manu, who has recently arrived to Paris from a provincial town in the south of France, shares a space with his sister Julie, while she struggles to affirm herself as an opera singer. They live in a cheap hotel that is a center

neg: Ian Wallace (singer) of his suitability for an operatic career, but in 1946 friends persuaded him to audition for the conductor Alberto Erede, who engaged him for the first season of the New London Opera Company. Wallace made his operatic début at the Cambridge Theatre in 1946, as Colline in "La bohème". He sang there with established operatic stars such as Mariano Stabile and Margherita Grandi. His other roles with the company were the Sacristan ("Tosca"), Bartolo ("The Barber of Seville"), Ceprano ("Rigoletto") and Masetto ("Don Giovanni"). The critic of "The Times" thought Wallace overplayed the buffo element, both as the Sacristan and

neg: The Fifth Element but divorced in 1999. Wishing to shoot the film in France, Besson could not find suitable facilities and "with a heavy heart" filmed in London. It was primarily filmed at Pinewood Studios on seven soundstages including the 007 Stage. Construction of sets began in October 1995. The opera scene was filmed at the Royal Opera House. Scenes depicted as being in Egypt were filmed in Mauritania; the first shoot, a background shot of the desert, occurred there on 5 January 1996. Filming with actors began in late January, and was completed 21 weeks later. Willis finished filming on 16 May,

neg: Element of Light President" makes reference to Ronald Reagan's visit to Bitburg, where members of the Waffen-SS were buried. Originally running to ten songs, the first CD edition included extra bonus tracks, all taken from singles, whilst later pressings have added a further six, including the comedic spoken number "The Can Opener". The album was self-produced with input from long-time colleague Pat Collier. All songs written by Robyn Hitchcock. Element of Light Element of Light is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock and his second with his backing band, the Egyptians. It was released in 1986. Most of the album was

neg: Parrish Muhoberac Parrish Muhoberac Parrish Muhoberac is an American/Australian musician who has worked with a number of international and local performers, including Paul Young, Jimmy Barnes, Keith Urban, Jeff Duff, Cantonese singer Faye Wong and Italian opera singer Giovanni Cantoni. Parrish Muhoberac's parents, pianist and orchestrator Larry Muhoberac, who played for Elvis Presley and many others, and singer Andra Willis who, from 1967 to 1969, was a member of bandleader Lawrence Welk's long-running television "musical family", moved to Australia in late 1980s, and young Parrish, along with his brother, Jamie, grew up on the island continent. As he reached his late teens,

neg: His Majesty (comic opera) still under contract to Carte, played Felice, a role that gave her many opportunities to display her talents as ballad singer, opera soprano and comedian. Florence Perry, who had been playing smaller roles up to that point, was cast as Chloris. Alterations were made to the opera during Workman's tenure in the title role. Three songs were deleted, and the Act I Finale was shortened. Fred Billington became ill, and his part was taken by Jones Hewson for the remainder of the run. The opera closed on 24 April 1897 and was sent on tour with two D'Oyly Carte companies

neg: Vitas Vitas Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachyov (; born 19 February 1979), known professionally as Vitas () or as the Russian Chayanne, is a Russian singer. He is known for his unique head voice and for possessing a five-octave vocal range, which enables him to perform his trademark "turkey call" like in his song "The 7th Element". His eclectic musical style incorporates elements of techno, dance, classical, jazz, and folk music. His song "Opera 2" and the music video for "The 7th Element" have been forwarded over email and on various social networks frequently, accounting for much of his worldwide recognition. Vitas designs

neg: Artyom Melikhov opera after which he went on a tour to Naples where he performed at the Teatro di San Carlo. Artyom Melikhov Artyom Melikhov is a Russian tenor singer who was born in Saint Petersburg. He graduated from both the Glinka Choral School and Saint Petersburg Conservatory where he was under guidance from Yelizaveta Kudryavtseva till 2006. In 2008 under guidance from Valery Gergiev he played a role of one of the Japanese envoys in "Le Rossignol" opera and during the same year played a soloist role in "Chimes" at the Mariinsky Theatre. In 2009 he had his first appearance with

neg: Ian Craig Marsh vomiting soup onstage, and singing about such topics as masturbation and necrophilia. Marsh played guitar on two shows in 1973 with the band before leaving after his expulsion from school (for being "an undesirable subversive element"). Civico (stage name Trigae Thugg) persevered with Musical Vomit, adding fellow Meatwhistle artists Paul Bower (later of the band 2.3), Glenn Gregory (who went on to become lead singer for Heaven 17) and Ian Reddington, who later found acting fame in "EastEnders" and "Coronation Street". Musical Vomit mainly played at the Meatwhistle workshop at Holly Street, but during 1974 they also played shows at

neg: Nancy Evans (opera singer) In 1949, Evans married the producer and librettist Eric Crozier, who became a co-founder of the Aldeburgh Festival with Britten and Peter Pears. Nancy Evans (opera singer) Nancy Evans OBE (19 March 1915 – 20 August 2000) was an English mezzo-soprano who had a notable career as a concert and opera singer. She is particularly associated with Benjamin Britten who wrote his song cycle, "A Charm of Lullabies", and the role of Nancy in his opera "Albert Herring" for her. Evans was born in Liverpool and educated at Calder High School for Girls there. After studying singing first with John

neg: Mimi Vitzthumb Mimi Vitzthumb Anne-Marie "Mimi" Vitzthumb (died after 1777) was an opera singer and stage actress. She was engaged at the La Monnaie in Brussels in the Austrian Netherlands in 1772-1777, where she belonged to the elite of the stage attractions of her time. She was the daughter of theater director Ignaz Vitzthumb, sister of the opera singer Marie-Francoise Vitzthumb, married to the opera singer Henri Mees (1757-1820) and mother of the composer Joseph-Henri Mees. Being bilangual, she played a number of main roles in both the French language Opéra francaise and the Flemish languagen Opéra flamand at the Monnaie stage.

neg: Pascal (singer) vocal department. Since the fifth grade, Titov played in amateur teen ensembles: first as a drummer, then - as a guitarist. Songs began writing while serving in the army. In the mid-80s, Pavel went to Leningrad, where he became a singer and author of the rock band word ""We"", who played in rock-laboratory groups Alisa, AVIA, Boris Grebenshchikov and other musical authorities. Since 1998 began to act under the pseudonym Pascal. According to the singer, this nickname is derived from the school nicknames given Titov dislike for the exact sciences. The songs "Silk Heart" and "100% love" on poems by

neg: Margaret Preece of "The Sound Of Music", she played Vava in Opera North's production of "Paradise Moscow" in spring 2009. There were performances in Leeds, Newcastle, Salford ("the Lowry"), Nottingham and Bregenz. In the summer, Preece reprised her role as the Mother Abbess in the UK Tour of "The Sound of Music", including performances at the Wales Millennium Centre. "The Phantom of the Opera" as the Confidante and singing Carlotta, over-dubbing for Minnie Driver (who is a trained singer but has no training in opera). Her name is in the credits. Margaret Preece Margaret Preece is an English operatic soprano. She trained

neg: The Fifth Element who relents and helps him only at the last minute, accepting his declaration of love. The love story within "The Fifth Element" was considered to be one of the main narratives in the film, and it faces the same deadline as the main storyline. Hayward also considered the issue of environmental damage, in so far as waste and pollution are visible throughout the film. Whereas science fiction films often show a world wherein some new technology or threat either surpasses or fails humanity, "The Films of Luc Besson" included "The Fifth Element" amongst the minority of science fiction films that

neg: Yin Guifang Yin Guifang Yin Guifang (1 December 1919 – 1 March 2000) was a Chinese Shaoxing opera singer-actress who played "Sheng" roles (i.e. male characters), sometimes known as the "Empress of Shaoxing Opera". Born in a poor family in Xinchang County, Zhejiang, Yin began her career at age 10 and rose to one of the biggest stars in 1940s Shanghai. Like many artists, Yin Guifang was tortured during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), and half her body became permanently paralyzed. After the Cultural Revolution, she continued to work in Shaoxing opera despite her disability. In the 1980s she groomed a number of

neg: William Valdés William Valdés William Valdés (born January 10, 1994, Havana, Cuba), is a Cuban actor, singer and TV host. At the age of 5, he attended the National Circus school in Havana. When he was 17, he "moved" to Miami, later participated in the first season of the soap opera "Grachi", where he portrayed Sibilo "Ora" Santisteban. In 2012, he played Miguel Ángel Samaniego in the soap opera "El rostro de la venganza", along with Kimberly Dos Ramos and Maria Gabriela De faria who worked with "Grachi". In 2014 began recording soap opera "Voltea pa' que te enamores", a new adaptation

neg: Canadian humour video in which he essentially played Will Smith in a parody of the opening credits to "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air". Another noted Canadian musical comedian is Mary Lou Fallis, an opera singer who performs both in classical opera roles and as the comedic character "Primadonna", a touring stage show in which she parodies popular stereotypes of opera divas. Canadian heavy metal frontman Devin Townsend is known for using humour in his music. Projects such as Punky Bruster and Ziltoid the Omniscient are heavily comedy driven, and Devin's heavy metal band, Strapping Young Lad, use satire and sarcastic tongue

neg: Russian opera Araja "Seleuco", text by Giuseppe Bonecchi was given on May 7 [OS April 26] 1744 in Moscow as part of a double celebration of the anniversary of the coronation of Elizaveta Petrovna and conclusion of peace with Sweden. The staging of Araja’s opera seria "Bellerofonte", text by Giuseppe Bonecchi (December 9, 1750 [OS November 28], Saint Petersburg) was notable for the participation of a Russian singer from “pevchie” of the Court Capella, Mark Poltoratski, who played the role of Ataman, a nobleman of Kingdom of Likia. The first opera written in Russian was Araja’s Tsefal i Prokris ("Cephalus and Prokris",

neg: David Garrick (singer) David Garrick (singer) David Garrick (12 September 1945 – 23 August 2013) was an English singer who was best known for his 1966 pop hit single, "Dear Mrs. Applebee". Born Philip Darryl Core, as a teenager Garrick sang in a Liverpool church choir, but became interested in opera and succeeded in obtaining a scholarship to train as an opera singer in Milan, Italy. He returned to Liverpool after two years, where he was frequently found at the famous Cavern Club and once improvised an opera excerpt of Pagliacci, rendering him the surname "The Opera Singer" at the club. The Kinks'

neg: Matthew Stiff other members of G4), after which he returned to Guildhall in 2009 for a Master of Music Opera course, graduating with a Distinction in 2011. He has since joined a number of opera companies including the British Youth Opera where he played Kecal in "The Bartered Bride" to rave reviews. Matthew Stiff Matthew William Tansley Stiff (born 13 December 1979 in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire), formerly credited as Matt Stiff, is an English opera singer and former radio presenter, best known as the former bass singer with classical boyband G4. The son of a BT engineer, Stiff began to play

neg: Joe Clements a minor role in the movie "Yolngu Boy". Clements has been credited under the alias Jose Element, due to a typographical error. He also played an extra in Channel Seven's "Thank God You're Here" Season Finale. He has also appeared in Transport Accident Commission advertisements playing the role of a police Senior Sergeant warning people against the dangers of poor road use. Clements sang in a rock band, The Joes. Joe Clements Joseph "Joe" Clements is an Australian actor who played Senior Sergeant Allan Steiger in the television soap opera, "Neighbours", from 2004 to 2007. Clements had a role as

neg: Avril (singer) at the Tusker Meru 7 after party. Avril made her acting debut in the second season of the television soap opera, "Shuga". She played the character Miss B'Have, a vicenarian celebrity singer who is a firm believer in monogamous relationships. She also played Belinda, a minor character. She was offered the roles after auditioning for the producers of the show. In a 2012 interview with "Capital Lifestyle", Avril said that playing both characters was therapeutic. She also said that starring in the series was an emotional rollcoaster due to the feelings she developed for her co-star Nick Mutuma. Moreover, she

neg: Barry Clark (tenor) "The Magic of Gilbert and Sullivan". Barry Clark (tenor) Barry Clark (born 1950) is an English opera singer and actor. Beginning in the 1970s, Clark played tenor roles in the Savoy Operas for over a decade with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. He then sang in various opera companies, including New Sadler's Wells and Scottish Opera, and played in musicals on the West End. Later, Clark concentrated on oratorio and, in recent years, appeared with the Carl Rosa Opera Company, among others. Born in Southampton, where he attended Regent's Park Secondary School, Clark made his first stage appearances as an

neg: Barry Clark (tenor) Barry Clark (tenor) Barry Clark (born 1950) is an English opera singer and actor. Beginning in the 1970s, Clark played tenor roles in the Savoy Operas for over a decade with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. He then sang in various opera companies, including New Sadler's Wells and Scottish Opera, and played in musicals on the West End. Later, Clark concentrated on oratorio and, in recent years, appeared with the Carl Rosa Opera Company, among others. Born in Southampton, where he attended Regent's Park Secondary School, Clark made his first stage appearances as an amateur with the Southampton Operatic Society

neg: Xu Yulan the Chinese Dramatists' Association. Xu Yulan lived with her chaperone and personal assistant Zhao Naixue from 1946 until she married in 1954. Xu Yulan Xu Yulan (born Wang Yulan, December 27, 1921 – April 19, 2017) was a Shaoxing opera singer-actress who plays "Sheng" roles (all male characters). Xu Yulan was born in Zhejiang province (the location of present-day Xindeng township, Fuyang District). She trained in traditional Chinese opera, which included training in acrobatics and martial arts, at Dong'an Theatre School. Xu Yulan often played male roles in all-female Shaoxing opera productions, and the "Xu style" of playing these "xiaosheng"

neg: Xu Yulan Xu Yulan Xu Yulan (born Wang Yulan, December 27, 1921 – April 19, 2017) was a Shaoxing opera singer-actress who plays "Sheng" roles (all male characters). Xu Yulan was born in Zhejiang province (the location of present-day Xindeng township, Fuyang District). She trained in traditional Chinese opera, which included training in acrobatics and martial arts, at Dong'an Theatre School. Xu Yulan often played male roles in all-female Shaoxing opera productions, and the "Xu style" of playing these "xiaosheng" (young male) roles is named for her. She co-starred with Wang Wenjuan for many years beginning in 1948, and commissioned works from

neg: Breanna Sinclairé Breanna Sinclairé Breanna Sinclairé (born c. 1991) is an American transgender singer based in California. In June 2015, she became the first transgender woman to sing the American national anthem at a professional sporting event. Sinclairé was brought up in Baltimore by parents who played various musical instruments. It was above all her grandmother who encouraged Sinclairé to sing in the Baptist church choir and take an interest in opera, playing recordings of African American singers including Jessye Norman, Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price. Her grandmother also took her to see her first opera, "Madame Butterfly", and helped her enroll

neg: Nancy Evans (opera singer) Nancy Evans (opera singer) Nancy Evans OBE (19 March 1915 – 20 August 2000) was an English mezzo-soprano who had a notable career as a concert and opera singer. She is particularly associated with Benjamin Britten who wrote his song cycle, "A Charm of Lullabies", and the role of Nancy in his opera "Albert Herring" for her. Evans was born in Liverpool and educated at Calder High School for Girls there. After studying singing first with John Tobin and later with Maggie Teyte and Eva de Reusz, she made her recital debut in Liverpool at the age of 18. In

neg: Adam Klein (tenor) director. His brother Moondi Klein is a bluegrass singer, arranger, guitarist who performs with Jimmy Gaudreau in the duo, Jimmy and Moondi. Adam Klein (tenor) Adam Charles Josef Klein (born January 22, 1960) is an American opera singer who has sung leading tenor roles with many North American opera companies including, the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Edmonton Opera, and New York City Opera. Klein was born in Port Jefferson, New York, the son of pianist Howard Klein, a music critic at "The New York Times" in the 1960s, and Director for Arts at the Rockefeller Foundation in the 1970s and

neg: Richard Selzer Richard Selzer Allen Richard Selzer (June 24, 1928 – June 15, 2016) was an American surgeon and author. He was born in Troy, New York, and raised there. His father was Julius Louis Selzer, a general practitioner who practiced from the ground floor of the family home at Fifth Avenue in Troy. His mother, Gertrude Schneider Selzer, was an amateur singer who performed in local productions of musicals and opera. Richard Selzer graduated from Union College in 1948, with a B.S. and received his M.D. from Albany Medical College in 1953. He served in the Army for two years as

neg: The Fifth Element NURBS mathematical model for certain animations, including the sequence in which Leeloo's body is reconstructed. "The Fifth Element" is one of Besson's films which have been described as "intrinsically musical"; some kind of music is playing during about 90 percent of the film. The score was composed by Éric Serra. He relies heavily on the use of orchestral textures, such as the oboe and strings heard as the surgeons prepare to regenerate Leeloo, and the pizzicato as she is reconstructed. Serra also used many exotic influences, such as the Stalinist fanfare heard before the spaceport sequence, the reggae piece played

neg: I Am a Singer (Chinese Season 1) Lin's performances were exactly the same but Lin later changed it to "Opera" (instrumental). For this episode, the songs (dubbed as "Pot Luck") are determined by the audience online. Each singer chose three songs which he or she did not want to sing. If the audience picked one of these songs, the singer could choose another. After combining the overall votes from the two episodes, Shang was eliminated as the singer with the fewest audience votes. The fifth and last substitute singer of the season was Julia Peng. For this episode, singers had to sing at least one song that

neg: Frederick Hobbs (singer) Frederick Hobbs (singer) Frederick Henry Hobbs (29 July 1874 – 11 April 1942) was a New Zealand-born singer, actor and theatre manager. After performing as a concert singer in New Zealand and Australia and in opera and musicals in Britain, he joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1914. There he played the baritone and bass-baritone roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas for six years. After touring in Australasia with the J. C. Williamson company, he returned to England and became the stage manager for D'Oyly Carte in 1923 and its business manager from 1927 until his death. Hobbs

neg: Sir Lancelot (singer) Sir Lancelot (singer) Lancelot Victor Edward Pinard (March 24, 1902 – March 12, 2001) was a calypso singer and actor who used the name Sir Lancelot. Sir Lancelot played a major role in popularizing calypso in North America, and Harry Belafonte has acknowledged him as an inspiration and major influence. Pinard was born in Cumuto, Trinidad. His father, Donald Pinard, was a wealthy government official and Anglophile. Pinard attended exclusive parochial schools and his family regularly attended the opera (which gave him an informal musical education). He began singing traditional German lieder and Italian arias. He studied to be a

neg: Vorkuta State Drama Theatre Мальцев), who ordered first to organize a theater. In the post the chief director of the theater was appointed a prisoner Boris Mordvinov (ru: ), former director of the Bolshoi Theatre, and professor of the Moscow Conservatory (he was appointed as a spy). The theater opened on August 8, 1943 and placed in a wooden club at camp. Prisoners and guards played at the one scene. Repertory theater had opera, operetta, dramatic play. Among the famous prisoners were: an operatic singer Boris Deyneka (ru: ), an operatic singer Theodor Routkovskiy (Т. И. Рутковский), a singer, poet and literary translator Tatiana

neg: Philosophy of Miracle Philosophy of Miracle Philosophy of Miracle () is the debut album by Russian singer Vitas, released in 2001. It is sometimes translated as "Philosophy of a Miracle", "Philosophy of Wonder", or "Wonders of Philosophy". The album received widespread popularity in mid-2011 after "The 7th Element" (often memed as "Weird Russian Singer") and "Opera 2" gained popularity several years earlier. It has reportedly sold at least 3.5 million copies in China alone. All the songs were written or co-written by Vitas, with the exception of "Prelude" by Dmitri Plachkovsky. The album was recorded with many backing musicians including the Vienna Symphony

neg: Frank Wedekind pieces tell a continuous story of a sexually-enticing young dancer, who rises in German society through her relationships with wealthy men but who later falls into poverty and prostitution. The frank depiction of sexuality and violence in these plays, including lesbianism and an encounter with Jack the Ripper (a role which Wedekind played in the original production), pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable on the stage at the time. Karl Kraus also helped Wedekind stage it in Vienna. "Der Kammersänger" ("The Court-Singer", 1899) is a one-act character study of a famous opera singer who receives a series of

neg: Eleanor Evans The younger daughter of John Evans, a veterinarian who specialised in gelding horses, she had three brothers. Her sister was the opera singer Laura Evans-Williams. Evans studied at the Royal Academy of Music, as did her future husband, the bass-baritone Darrell Fancourt, with whom she sang at a Royal Academy concert in May 1914. They married in January 1917. Fancourt joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company as a principal in 1920, and Evans followed him into the company as a chorister in 1921. Evans, who acquired the nickname "Snookie", first played the role of the Plaintiff in "Trial by Jury"

neg: Sharon Duncan-Brewster series she guest-starred in "Holby City", "Waking the Dead", "Babyfather" and daytime soap opera "Doctors". From February to September 2009 she appeared on the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" as Trina Johnson, estranged wife of Lucas Johnson. The character was killed off during a row with Lucas, who pushed her, impaling her throat on a rake. Brewster appeared in the 2009 "Doctor Who" special "The Waters of Mars" as Maggie Cain. Sharon also appeared on the medical TV series "Body Story" in 1998. In the episode, Sharon played a club singer and influenza patient named Holly Jones. The episode documented the

neg: The Fifth Element (video game) it a score of 32% for the former (based on 7 reviews) and 82% for the latter (based on 1 review). GameSpot gave the game 2.4 out of 10, with the reviewer calling it "quite possibly the worst game I've ever played". Game Revolution gave the game an "F" rating, concluding "Poor level design... boring puzzles... it just never ends, but I can't go on. Let me sum it up by saying that "The Fifth Element" is simply not fun to play. Not even a little bit." IGN gave the game 5 out of 10, stating "All in all, this

neg: Alexey Kudrya a welcome element of "vitality". Aside from singing, he also accompanied his stylish vocal performance of "Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton" from "Die Zauberflöte" on the flute. In 2007, he won the "Iris Adami Corradetti International Competition" of Opera Singing. In 2009, he won first prize in Plácido Domingo’s world famous Operalia Competition held in Hungary, and as well as the Special Prize offered by the Hungarian State Opera. In the same competition, the first prize award for soprano was Julia Novikova, also from Russia. In March–April 2009, he played Ferrando in "Così fan tutte" at Vlaamse Opera in

neg: Beaver (singer) Beaver (singer) Beverley Jean Morrison, better known as Beaver (born 28 December 1950, Lower Hutt; died 23 May 2010, Auckland), was a New Zealand jazz singer. She was an occasional actress who appeared in small roles in television and film. She was a long running member of the ground-breaking Blerta musical and theatrical co-operative, and later of the similar troupe Red Mole. She played a small role in the 1985 movie "Should I be Good", a New Zealand film based on the Mr. Asia drug ring, and performed the theme song to the TVNZ soap opera "Gloss" (1987–1990). Her 1988

neg: Michael Ball (singer) Cameron Mackintosh asked Ball to play Raoul in the second casting of "The Phantom of the Opera" in London, which was necessary after Michael Crawford (who played the Phantom) and Steve Barton (who played Raoul) left the London show to appear in the Broadway staging in New York City. Mackintosh thought that Ball would not be under too much pressure as Raoul, and that the part was right for him. Ball played Alex in "Aspects of Love", both in London and New York, and Giorgio in the London production of Stephen Sondheim's "Passion". "Alone Together" was his one-man show first

neg: Banzai (TV series) – no bet, no get"!). Many minor celebrities take part in the stunts, and the occasional more major celebrities like Rutger Hauer. Usually the celebrity would be ridiculed in the segment. Actor Peter Davison, for example, who formerly played The Doctor on "Doctor Who", was asked which other "Doctor Who" actor (from Tom Baker, Jon Pertwee and Sylvester McCoy) he would most like to have sex with. Virtually every segment features background music, taken from the 1980s United Kingdom charts, with some from the 1970s. The show's MC, Mr Banzai, played by opera singer Masashi Fujimoto, does not speak except

neg: Arc of Infinity Baker to her wedding reception. Amongst the other guests were Ron Jones, Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Eric Saward, John Nathan-Turner and Gary Downie. Baker has said in a number of interviews that his entertaining form at the party directly led to his being cast as the Sixth Doctor the following year. Baker reprised the role of Maxil as an uncredited cameo in the 2006 Big Finish Productions audio play "". Elspet Gray, who played Thalia, later played Hera in the audio play "Immortal Beloved". Her character's name is shared with the Greek Muse of comedy. At the Fifth Element convention

neg: Nina Miranda Nina Miranda Nina Miranda (born 1970) is a Brazilian-born English singer and songwriter who was a member of English bands Smoke City, Shrift and Zeep. Nina was born in Brasília, Distrito Federal. Her mother is the English Liz Thompson-Miranda; Her father is the Brazilian artist Luiz Aquila, who is also a plastic artist. The family subsequently lived in both England and France. Miranda said that she wanted to be an opera singer when she was younger, but later studied art instead. Smoke City played major venues and festivals in the UK and Europe. Their first album, Flying Away, was released

neg: Nina Miranda DAXUVA. "Hummingbird" was the first single and made it to the top on several countries. Nina Miranda Nina Miranda (born 1970) is a Brazilian-born English singer and songwriter who was a member of English bands Smoke City, Shrift and Zeep. Nina was born in Brasília, Distrito Federal. Her mother is the English Liz Thompson-Miranda; Her father is the Brazilian artist Luiz Aquila, who is also a plastic artist. The family subsequently lived in both England and France. Miranda said that she wanted to be an opera singer when she was younger, but later studied art instead. Smoke City played major

neg: Francisco Gabilondo Soler and wrote songs about dolls, animals and toys who had something special about them that separated them from the rest. On October 15, 1934 he performed on the XEW radio for the first time, singing his own songs. "CRI-CRI" the singing cricket was born that day. On 1944 Gabilondo Soler, created his own radio show on XEW where he played his songs for people of all ages. Gabilondo's songs have also been recorded by opera singer Plácido Domingo, French singer Mireille Mathieu, and Argentine singer Libertad Lamarque, among other world-famous performers. He recorded "Cri-Cri, El Grillito Cantor" (1956), "Homenaje a

neg: Pascal Dusapin with events before the revolution, the final four involving events after the revolution, and the fifth and central number being the revolution itself. This central movement is the only one played purely by the orchestra. The opera focuses not only on Roméo and Juliette, but also on their doubles, Roméo 2 and Juliette 2, who appear before the revolution and seem to symbolize "an expansion of their personalities." The opera also involves a chorus that comments on the action and a vocal quartet that serves as an intermediary and teaches Roméo and Juliette revolutionary concepts. Finally, there is the character