to conduct an opera

  • 1conduct — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin conductus, from Latin conducere Date: 15th century 1. obsolete escort, guide 2. the act, manner, or process of carrying on ; management < praised for his conduct of the campaign > …

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  • 2conduct — ♦♦ conducts, conducting, conducted (The verb is pronounced [[t]kəndʌ̱kt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱ndʌkt[/t]].) 1) VERB When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out. [V n] I decided to conduct an experiment...&#8230; …

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  • 3Cantonese opera — Chinese pic=Vancouver Cantonese Opera Extravaganza 22May2005 11 crop.jpeg t=1. 粵劇 2. 大戲 3. 神功戲 j=1. jyut6 kek6 2. daai6 hei3 3. san4 gong1 hei3 p=1. Yuè jù 2. dà xì 3. shén gōng xìCantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera,&#8230; …

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  • 4Victorian Opera (Melbourne) — Victorian Opera is an opera company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The company was founded in 2005 and commenced operations in January 2006 with funding from the Victorian government, and Richard Gill as Artistic Director. The long&#8230; …

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  • 5Dorothy (opera) — Queen of my Heart , Dorothy s hit song, was very popular as a parlour ballad. Dorothy is a comic opera in three acts with music by Alfred Cellier and a libretto by B. C. Stephenson. The story involves a rake who falls in love with his disguised&#8230; …

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  • 6Metropolitan Opera — The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, seen from Lincoln Center Plaza The Metropolitan Opera (the Met ) is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880,[1] …

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  • 7San Francisco Opera — (SFO) is the second largest opera company in North America. It was founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola (1881 1953). The Opening Night Gala of the San Francisco Opera is widely considered to be one of the most memorable events of the year for opera&#8230; …

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  • 8Wexford Festival Opera — The Wexford Festival Opera is an opera festival that takes place in the town of Wexford in South Eastern Ireland during the months of October and November.Festival origins under Tom Walsh, 1950 to 1966The origins of the opera Festival lie in a&#8230; …

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  • 9Thespis (opera) — Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old , is an operatic extravaganza that was the first collaboration between dramatist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan. It was never published, and most of the music is now lost. However, Gilbert and Sullivan&#8230; …

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  • 10Blue Monday (opera) — Infobox Musical name= Blue Monday subtitle= caption= music= George Gershwin lyrics= Buddy de Sylva book= Buddy de Sylva basis= productions= 1922 Broadway awards= Blue Monday (Opera a la Afro American) was the original name of a one act jazz opera …

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