pink-eyed
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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pink-eyed (dial.) having narrow or half-closed eyes. XVI. f.
pink eyes — early Du.
pinck oogen, i.e.
pinck small (cf. Du.
pink the little finger, etc.),
ooghen, pl. of
ooghe EYE; see
-ED2.
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Beniamino Gigli / Giuseppe Anselmi, Alessandro Bonci, Jose Mojica / Charles Hackett
Magazine article from: Opera News; 2/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Beniamino Gigli "THE COMPLETE HMV RECORDINGS (1918-32)" Arias and songs. No...Marston 51005-2 (2) Many excellent CD compilations devoted to Beniamino Gigli (1890-1957) are now available, but this latest one from Romophone...
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Beniamino Gigli
Magazine article from: Opera News; 3/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; BENIAMINO GIGLI "THE COMPLETE HMV RECORDINGS (1933-35)" Leoncavallo. Pagliacci. Pacetti; Gigli, Nessi, Basiola, Paci, Teatro alla...arias that previously appeared on EMIs Gigli issue (CDH 761051-2), the solo voice...
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Luisa Tetrazzini / Jussi Bjoerling / Beniamino Gigli / Tancredi Pasero / Richard Tauber / Titta Ruffo / La Scala, Vol. 1 (1903-34) / Great Mozart Singers (1905-44) / Ezio Pinza (1923-30) / Tito Schipa (1913-19)
Magazine article from: Opera News; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...though lack of texts (or at least summaries) shortchanges the listener unable to appreciate the baritone's verbal mastery. Gigli's early recordings are among the most dazzling by any Italian tenor - gorgeous tone, remarkable technical finish, eloquent...
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Obituary: Rina Gigli
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/4/2000; ; 700 words
; ...daughter of the world-famous tenor Beniamino Gigli. This was obviously of great...performances were given with Beniamino Gigli and his daughter Rina taking...this time for South America. Beniamino Gigli died in 1957. Rina Gigli continued...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Letter: When Gigli sang in Bala.(Letters)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 11/13/2006; 399 words
; ...Edwards I AM told that the great Italian operatic singer Beniamino Gigli sang at one time in the grounds of Eryl Aran in Bala...believe it was in the late 1940s early 1950's. Beniamino Gigli (pictured) rose to prominence after the death of...
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`Gigli' play is off-key at Spoleto
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/31/1992; ; 394 words
; ...toward music. However, the play, "The Gigli Concert," invoking the name of the great Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli, proved turgid. The Court Theater of Chicago presented "The Gigli Concert," written by Irish-born Tom...
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Aria-like lines of `Gigli' full of soulful escapism.(Metropolitan Times)(Arts & Entertainment)(Theater)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 6/11/1996; ; 700+ words
; "The Gigli Concert" sure got the title right. The best thing about Irish playwright...simultaneously with operatic recordings of the great Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli. Gigli, like Maria Callas (the subject of playwright Terrence McNally...
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Pitch-Perfect Acting In 'The Gigli Concert'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/14/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Company's bracing production of "The Gigli Concert" should go some ways toward...in stride, the artists turn "The Gigli Concert" into an intriguing meditation...pines to sing like Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli. Over the course of six testy sessions...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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SPOLETO'S 'GIGLI' PLAY TURGID PIECE.(Living)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/27/1992; 700+ words
; ...weighted toward music. However, "The Gigli Concert," invoking the name of the great Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli, proved turgid. But at an arts festival...interrelated dancing couples. "The Gigli Concert" was presented at the Dock Street...
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`Gigli Concert' goes a bit too crazy with insanity
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/14/1996; ; 700+ words
; THE GIGLI CONCERT Play in eight scenes by Tom Murphy...through May 26 In Tom Murphy's "The Gigli Concert," we meet a man who knows he...wants to sing like the great Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli. In their "sessions," the two men alternate...
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Beniamino Gigli
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Beniamino Gigli , 1890-1957, Italian tenor. He made his debut (1914) at Rovigo, Italy, as Enzo in La Gioconda. At the Metropolitan Opera...
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Gigli, Beniamino
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Gigli, Beniamino ( b Recanati, 1890; d Rome, 1957). It. tenor. First prize int. contest, Parma, 1914. Début Rovigo 1914 (Enzo...
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de los Angeles, Victoria
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...get back to her parents as soon as possible. However, she soon made a pair of appearances in Madrid opposite tenor Beniamino Gigli, winning cheers from crowds in the Spanish capital and reportedly annoying the great Italian tenor, who felt that...
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Freni, Mirella
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...x201C;Un bel di” from Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. One of the judges, renowned tenor Beniamino Gigli, warned her that she should not begin performing before her voice was fully developed, and Freni heeded his words...
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