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Lorelei, Die
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Lorelei, Die [Loreley]. Die.
1. Unfinished opera, Op.98, by Mendelssohn (1847) to lib. by E. von Giebel based on Ger. legend of beautiful woman who sings on a mountain by the Rhine, luring sailors to death on the rocks below. Some fragments, incl. an
Ave Maria, sometimes perf. in concert-hall. Operas on subject also by Ignaz Lachner (1846), Wallace (1847), Bruch (1863), Catalani (1890, rev. of
Elda, 1880), and others.
2. Song by Liszt for v. and pf. to Heine's poem (1841), also with orch. and transcr. for pf. solo
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3. Song by Friedrich Silcher (1789–1860) for v. and pf. to Heine's poem.
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Lorelei: ELECTRIC AVENUE
Newspaper article from: Pittsburgh City Paper; 12/4/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Listening to the instrumental "Sirens" on Lorelei's debut full-length album Our Minds...about "Sirens" and Pittsburgh's Lorelei itself -- is lust slightly to the left...source material," says Dan Barone, Lorelei's other bassist. "We liked all the...
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The dystopic theme park: the role of Lorelei in Marcelo Cohen's El oido absoluto.
Magazine article from: Romance Quarterly; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Keywords: Marcelo Cohen, dystopia, Lorelei, El oido absoluto, theme-park design...describes a similar resort town named Lorelei with its equally dystopic theme park...relationship between a young resident of Lorelei and her estranged father--this article...
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Odyssey Design Lorelei speakers, Tempest preamp, and Stratos power amp.
Magazine article from: Sensible Sound; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...5578; www.odysseyaudio.com Price: Lorelei speakers, $2,700/pr; Tempest preamp...4,500 Source: Manufacturer Loan Lorelei is an apt name for these speakers. The...Fitzgerald recording of Gershwin's 'Lorelei' reflects their US manufacture by Klaus...
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Lorelei Books busy in revitalized downtown.(Book Business)
Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal; 6/4/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Mississippi River city came together with Lorelei Books opening on Washington Street in...and only required modification to house Lorelei Books. "Nothing had been done to the...600 square feet would not be enough for Lorelei Books, but she is managing quite well...
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Lorelei vase is a classic for Van Briggle
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/3/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...made. His most famous vase was named "Lorelei." It was first shown in 1898 in Paris...firing pieces with a matte glaze. The Lorelei vase was made in 1901 with a light peach...help to date the piece. The value of a Lorelei vase is determined by its age and color...
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ANITA LOOS: NO LORELEI SHE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/15/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...fictional creation, the disarmingly brainless Lorelei Lee, the semi-literate gold-digging...is a tendency, even, to assume that Lorelei was the image of her creator, but, as...fetching, though not blond, and like Lorelei she loved a good time, leading what Carey...
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Lorelei: ostatni U-boot
Magazine article from: Kino; 5/1/2006; ; 409 words
; Lorelei: ostatni U-boot (LORELEI THE WITCH OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. IAPONIA 2005. REZYSERIA SHINJI...Japonii krytykowany, trzeci jeszcze nie miat premiery Akcja ,,Lorelei" toczy sie w ostatni m tygodniu wojny, po zrzuceniu przez Amerykanw...
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The Lorelei.(Short Story)
Magazine article from: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; THE LORELEI IS GONE NOW. Where she stood is now a...the fisherman, nearly always painted the Lorelei alone. I knew Albert Pinkham Ryder for...enough that I can tell you the story of the Lorelei from the beginning. I do not know where...
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Lorelei-jane is a twirl in a million
Newspaper article from: Gloucestershire Echo, The; 10/18/2007; 344 words
; Lorelei-jane Bradshaw had judges in a spin in...competition held in Slovenia last month. Lorelei-Jane, of Churchdown Gardens, Charlton...Baton Twirlers, and teaches her daughter. Lorelei-Jane, who attends Berkhampstead School...
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Lorelei, Roaring Back to Life at the Black Cat
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/13/2007; 436 words
; ...one of Washington's exemplars was Lorelei, which recently regrouped after a decade...s dynamic contrasts and open spaces. Lorelei uses some of those elements but not the...alongside the guitar ("Pillar"). Lorelei didn't demolish traditional song structures...
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Lorelei
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Lorelei Name of the tall rock on the right bank...It has given rise to the legend of the lorelei water nymph, whose siren song lures sailors...doomed to wander with her forever. The lorelei legend is of comparatively recent origin...
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Lorelei, Die
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Lorelei, Die [ Loreley ] . Die. 1. Unfinished opera, Op.98, by Mendelssohn (1847) to lib. by E. von Giebel based on Ger. legend...
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
...Times Square Theatre, 199 perf.] Lorelei Lee ( June Walker ), a gold‐...Eisman ( Arthur S. Ross). He even sends Lorelei and her friend Dorothy ( Edna Hibbard) to Europe, where Lorelei wangles a tiara from an English lord and...
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Channing, Carol
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
...consolidated her reputation when she essayed the role of Lorelei Lee in the musical Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1949...1978 and 1995. She also returned to the character of Lorelei Lee for Lorelei (1974), a revised version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes...
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Bernard, Crystal 1959–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...different cast), NBC, 1984. Shelly, Chameleons (also known as Best Kept Secrets and Strange Bedfellows ), NBC, 1989. Lorelei, Hot Prospects, CBS, 1989. Cohost, Do It Yourself TV, NBC, 1990. Television Appearances; Episodic: Kelly, "Hot...
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