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Agrippina the Younger

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Agrippina the Younger d. AD 59, Roman matron; daughter of Germanicus Caesar and Agrippina the Elder. By her first husband, Cneius Domitius Ahenobarbus, she was the mother of Nero . After her brother Caligula became emperor, she had some power until she was discovered conspiring against him. She achieved her ambitions for her son after her uncle Emperor Claudius I took her as his third wife. She dominated the emperor and persuaded him to advance the interests of Nero at the expense of his own son, Britannicus . She almost certainly poisoned Claudius, thus bringing Nero to power. She... Read more
Agrippina the Younger
Agrippina the Younger Niece and fourth wife of Emperor Claudius, Agrippina the Younger (15-59 AD) was suspected of having...of the Roman world. In 15 AD, the younger Agrippina was born in a military camp on the... Read more
Agrippina the Younger
...Nero took the throne at age 16, but she gradually lost power. He tried to murder her when she opposed one of his affairs, and he finally had her put to death at her country house. Agrippina the Younger Agrippina the Younger Agrippina the Younger Read more

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Handel in high heels ; CLASSICAL ++ Agrippina The Coliseum LONDON ++ Halle Orchestra / Mark Elder Symphony Hall MANCHESTER
; David McVicar's production of Agrippina, first seen at La Monnaie in Brussels...rival's evening dress, Sarah Connolly's Agrippina sports a shameless succession of killer...little left. Take the coke-jokes out of Agrippina, and it would be more powerful. As designer... Read more
Modern-day 'Agrippina' with a bit of zing.(ARTS & CULTURE)(OPERA)
; ...of George Frideric Handel's youthful Agrippina is everything comic opera should be. And a whole lot more. First staged in 1709, Agrippina was the young German composer's first...satire on the venality of government, Agrippina was and is a broadly comic retelling... Read more
THEATER REVIEW; Inspired cast delivers a telling 'Agrippina'
; ...George Frideric Handel's three-act opera "Agrippina," given an exhilarating semistaged performance...during the 1709-1710 carnival season, "Agrippina" was a smash hit for the 24-year-old...intrigue in Rome in the first century. Agrippina, wife of the Emperor Claudius, schemes... Read more
HANDEL'S "AGRIPPINA' DELIGHTFUL.(CNY)(Column)
; ...her husband, Emperor Claudius, is dead, Agrippina rejoices for a moment, then plots to...off. All three are central to Handel's Agrippina, the surprise delight of Glimmerglass...the performances of Alexandra Coku as Agrippina, Karen Wierzba as Poppea and Beth Clayton... Read more
Don't cry for me, Agrippina but cheer this satire.(Review)
; Byline: STEPHEN PETTITT OPERA Agrippina Royal College of Music THIS year's London...phase. Which is why the 1709 comic opera Agrippina, a complex, satirical farce about power...and dramatic timing. As the conniving Agrippina herself, the soprano Sarah-Jane Davies... Read more
Tradition carries on with St. Joseph's feast Italian feast gains young muscle North End
; ...enclave of Boston, where the older generation is teaching a younger one how to honor the patron saint of their Sicilian ancestors...contends with four other major feasts for that distinction: St. Agrippina, Aug. 3 to 5; Madonna Della Cava, Aug. 10 to 12; Madonna...each vying for donated dollars. In addition to ... Read more
North End tradition carries on with St. Joseph's feast Italian feast gains young muscle North End
; ...enclave of Boston, where the older generation is teaching a younger one how to honor the patron saint of their Sicilian ancestors...contends with four other major feasts for that distinction: St. Agrippina, Aug. 3 to 5; Madonna Della Cava, Aug. 10 to 12; Madonna...each vying for donated dollars. In addition to ... Read more
THEY LOVE THEIR SAINT - A TON FOR STATUE-BEARERS, WEIGHT IS NO OBJECT
; ...support her on their shoulders, Saint Agrippina is their "family princess." The men...gladly, dismissing the weight of Saint Agrippina's statue - which they put at a staggering...Mustacchio is a member of the Saint Agrippina di Mineo Benefit Society, the group that... Read more
Art of coarse directing
; Agrippina Charles Rosen Britten Sinfonia/Kuusisto English National Opera could so easily have had a hit on its hands. Agrippina, Handel's first masterpiece, is a work brimming with...story of sex and politics, based on the machinations of Agrippina to secure the throne for her son Nero and to thwart her... Read more
Classical choice
; Agrippina Handel's first operatic masterpiece opens the London Handel Festival. Royal College of Music, London SW7 (020 8244 3561), Mon to... Read more

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