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A trio of gems
; ...three memorable productions . Adolphe Adam, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Riccardo...d'Arc, Youri Alexeev as King Charles VII and Ermonela Jaho as Agnes...Russian by native speakers. Adolphe Adam's Si j'tais roi, in contrast...16th- century Goa, is one of Adam's best: the orchestration...
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JOFFREY BALLET SCHEDULE
; ...Angels," Gerald Arpino, Mahler; "L'Air d'Esprit," Arpino, Adolphe Adam, and "Light Rain," Arpino, to music of Douglas Adams...George Balanchine, Emmanuel Chabrier; "Panoramagram," Charles Moulton, Bill Obrecht; "Tarantella," Balanchine, Gottschalk...
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Anniversaries
; ...Austin, author and jurist, 1790; William Charles Macready, actor and manager, 1793; Adolphe Nourrit, tenor, 1802; Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, painter, 1803; Charles Kensington Salaman, pianist, conductor...Antonio Porpora, composer, 1768; Robert Adam, architect, 1792; Francis Egerton, third...and ...
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'O Holy Night' voted best carol ; Home News IN BRIEF
; ...Midwinter". "O Holy Night" was written in 1847 by Placide Clappeau, the mayor of Roquemaure, France, with music by Adolphe-Charles Adam, a composer best known for his ballet, Giselle.
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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O Holy Night is nation's favourite carol.(News)
; ...The Herald Angels Sing. O Holy Night was written in 1847 by French wine merchant Placide Clappeau to music by Adolphe-Charles Adam - composer of the ballet Giselle. It received its first performance at midnight mass on Christmas Eve 1847 in Roquemaure...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Favourite carol for fifth year.(News)
; ...The Herald Angels Sing. O Holy Night was written in 1847 by French wine merchant Placide Clappeau to music by Adolphe-Charles Adam - composer of the ballet Giselle. It received its first performance at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, 1847, in...
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Christmas Spirit in a Heavenly Host of Styles
; ...Stanley Thurston and vocal soloists Debra Tidwell and Charles Williams combined in a program of songs at the Czech...Julian Bond noted in opening remarks. The second verse of Adolphe Adam's familiar "O Holy Night," for example, referred to...
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 "Capital (Annapolis)")
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Story behind 'O Holy Night'
; ...inspiration and soon finished "Cantique de Noel." He was so moved by his song that he asked his talented musician friend, Adolphe Charles Adams, to write a melody to accompany the poem. Adams agreed, and the new song was performed three weeks later at...
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 "Birmingham Mail (England)")
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O Holy Night is top carol.(News)
; ...group Il Divo. It was penned in 1847 by Placide Clappeau, a wine merchant and mayor of Roquemaure, France, while Adolphe-Charles Adam, a composer best known for his ballet Giselle, wrote the music. Listeners voted for their favourites on the station...
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O Holy Night is top carol
; ...group Il Divo. It was penned in 1847 by Placide Clappeau, a wine merchant and mayor of Roquemaure, France, while Adolphe-Charles Adam, a composer best known for his ballet Giselle, wrote the music. Listeners voted for their favourites on the station...
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