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Jonas, Peter
Jonas, Peter (b London, 1946). Eng. administrator. Worked as extra and stagehand at Glyndebourne while student at Sussex Univ. Ass. to mus. dir. Chicago SO 1974–6, art. administrator 1976–85. Gen. dir., ENO, 1985–93. Intendant, Bavarian State Opera, Munich, from 1993. Noted for encouragement of contemp. composers and innovative prods. CBE 1992.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Jonas, Peter." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Jonas, Peter." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-JonasPeter.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Jonas, Peter." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-JonasPeter.html |
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Jonas ♂ Variant of Jonah, from the New Testament Greek form of the name. Both Jonah and Jonas were used by the Puritans, the latter from the 1560s at least.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jonas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jonas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Jonas2.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jonas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Jonas2.html |
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Jonas , Greek form of Hebrew Jonah . St. Peter's father is called Jonas and Jona (KJV) and John (RSV). |
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"Jonas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jonas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Jonas.html "Jonas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Jonas.html |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jonas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jonas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Jonas1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jonas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Jonas1.html |
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Jonas ♂ (German) .
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jonas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jonas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Jonas.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jonas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Jonas.html |
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Jonas •pandanus
•badness, madness, sadness
•Magnus • aptness
•fatness, patness
•redness • wetness
•anus, Coriolanus, heinous, Janus, Punta Arenas, Silvanus
•genus, intravenous, Maecenas, Malvinas, Salinas, venous, Venus
•Cygnus • proteinous • ruinous
•libidinous
•multitudinous, platitudinous, pulchritudinous, vicissitudinous
•cartilaginous, farraginous, oleaginous
•fuliginous, indigenous, oxygenous, polygynous, rubiginous, vertiginous
•androgynous, autogenous, endogenous, erogenous, exogenous, homogenous, hydrogenous, misogynous
•ferruginous • ominous
•bituminous, leguminous, luminous, numinous, voluminous
•conterminous, coterminous, terminus, verminous
•larcenous • gelatinous • cretinous
•mountainous
•glutinous, mutinous
•resinous
•Aquinas, Delphinus, echinus, Linus, Longinus, minus, Plotinus, sinus, vinous
•oddness • wanness • hotness
•Faunus, rawness
•Kaunas
•bonus, Cronus, Jonas, lowness, onus, Tithonus
•oldness
•newness, twoness
•fulness
•alumnus, rumness
•oneness • Oceanus • Eridanus
•diaphanous • polyphonous
•cacophonous, homophonous
•porcellanous • villainous
•membranous • tyrannous
•synchronous • Uranus • tetanus
•monotonous • gluttonous
•cavernous, ravenous
•treasonous • poisonous • Avernus
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"Jonas." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jonas." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Jonas.html "Jonas." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Jonas.html |
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