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1711 opera by George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1711, and was the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London
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medieval Matter of France Rinaldo (Jerusalem Liberated), a character in a 1580 epic poem by Tasso Rinaldo (opera), a 1711 Italian opera by George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo
Soprano aria by composer George Frideric Handel
that, in 1711, Handel used the music again, this time for his London opera Rinaldo and its act 2 aria "Lascia ch'io pianga" ("Let me weep"), a heartfelt
Lascia_ch'io_pianga
Art form combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
of Rinaldo and Giulio Cesare for London audiences. Italian libretti remained dominant in the classical period as well, for example in the operas of Mozart
Opera
Opera company in New York City
The Metropolitan Opera is an American opera company based in New York City, currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, situated
Metropolitan_Opera
Dramma eroico by Joseph Haydn
libretto for Haydn's Armida was principally taken from Antonio Tozzi's opera Rinaldo, first performed during Ascension 1775 at the Teatro San Salvatore in
Armida_(Haydn)
Frideric Handel's opera Rinaldo, which premiered on 24 February 1711 at the Queen's Theatre in London. Thomas, Christopher J. "Rinaldo and Rinaldo highlights"
Rinaldo_discography
1817 opera by Gioachino Rossini
during the entire opera. The most notable are to be found in "D'amore al dolce impero" during act 2, in the duets between Armida and Rinaldo, and in parts
Armida_(Rossini)
as 1777. The earliest work on this list, Rinaldo innamorato by Francesca Caccini, dates from 1623 when opera was still in its infancy and performed only
List of operas set in the Crusades
List_of_operas_set_in_the_Crusades
Fictional character created by Torquato Tasso
1909. Rinaldo and Armida. Choreography by Frederick Ashton. Music by Malcolm Arnold. First performed by the Sadler's Wells Ballet at the Royal Opera House
Armida
as Giselda, Mario Berini as Rinaldo, and Virgilio Lazzari as Salomone. Olin Downes (October 10, 1943). "MONTEMEZZI OPERA IN RADIO PREMIERE; 'L'Incantesimo'
L'incantesimo
Handel's last opera that he composed in Italy was a great success, and established his reputation as a composer of Italian opera. 1711 Rinaldo (Handel). Handel's
List_of_prominent_operas
Aspect of musical history
history of opera has a relatively short duration within the context of the history of music in general. It appeared in 1597, when the first opera, Dafne,
History_of_opera
German opera director (born 1980)
Christiane Lutz. Retrieved 10 October 2019 Wiener Zeitung on Christiane Lutz’ Rinaldo. Retrieved 29 May 2019 BR-Klassik on Lutz’ Manon. Retrieved 29 May 2019
Christiane_Lutz
1863 cantata by Johannes Brahms
closest idea of what an opera by Brahms would have sounded like. Rinaldo (cantata): Free scores at the Brahms Institut. Rinaldo (cantata): Scores at the
Rinaldo_(cantata)
1725 opera by Handel
brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera Rinaldo. A tremendous success, Rinaldo created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form
Rodelinda_(opera)
English opera singer (born 1981)
Basel) Rinaldo in Handel's Rinaldo (Bach Collegium Japan) Goffredo in Handel's Rinaldo (Glyndebourne Festival Opera) Eustazio in Handel's Rinaldo (Glyndebourne
Tim_Mead
Opera seria by Handel
Philippe Quinault's Thésée. It was Handel's third London opera, intended to follow the success of Rinaldo after the unpopular Il pastor fido. First performed
Teseo
Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel
Rose), later recast as "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Leave Me to Weep) in the opera Rinaldo and for Pena Tiranna in Amadigi di Gaula. Revised and expanded into
The_Triumph_of_Time_and_Truth
Swiss baritone and academic (1960–2026)
(guitar), Gehrmans Musikförlag, Stockholm, 1996 George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo. Opera in three acts, role Argante, Händel Classic Audio HCA 7779, 1997 George
Martin_Bruns
Epic poem by Torquato Tasso
Clorinda Rinaldo and Armida in the enchanted forest Carlo and Ubaldo urge Rinaldo to fulfill his duty Armida tries to restrain Rinaldo Rinaldo abandons
Jerusalem_Delivered
Italian conductor
Rinaldo Alessandrini (born 25 January 1960) is a virtuoso on Baroque keyboards, including harpsichord, fortepiano, and organ. He is founder and conductor
Rinaldo_Alessandrini
Armenian-Lithuanian operatic soprano (born 1981)
Since 2011, Grigorian has performed in various opera houses on the international stage. She was noted in operas such as Tchaikovsky's Nastasya in The Enchantress
Asmik_Grigorian
Italian operatic bass-baritone (born June 8th,1975)
I enjoyed doing Baroque; [in addition to the roles named above] I did Rinaldo, Cavalli's Ercole Amante, and I did Ariodante but there is a moment when
Luca_Pisaroni
British operatic conductor (1919–2006)
operatic conductor. He specialized in conducting operas by George Frideric Handel, including Alcina and Rinaldo. He was honoured as a Commander of the British
Charles_Farncombe
Italian composer (1705–1780)
Rinaldo di (da) Capua (Capua, c. 1705 – probably Rome, c. 1780) was an Italian composer. Little is known of him with any certainty, including his name
Rinaldo_di_Capua
Chronological list of George Frideric Handel's musical dramas
George Frideric Handel's operas comprise 42 musical dramas that were written between 1705 and 1741 in various genres. Though his large scale English-language
List of operas by George Frideric Handel
List_of_operas_by_George_Frideric_Handel
Battista Pescetti Alessandro in Persia, 1741 L'ambizione delusa (after Rinaldo di Capua), dramma giocoso in 3 acts, libretto by Francesco Vanneschi after
List of operas by Baldassare Galuppi
List_of_operas_by_Baldassare_Galuppi
Opera by Judith Weir
American tenor, Kenneth Tarver sang Rinaldo. The production, filmed in Morocco, was directed by Margaret Williams. The opera was also the subject of a 2005
Armida_(Weir)
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera Rinaldo. A tremendous
Silla_(Handel)
Australian live performance awards held in 2006
Rinaldo (Opera Australia) Emma Matthews – Romeo & Juliet Philip Langridge – Death in Venice (Opera Australia) Teddy Tahu Rhodes – Don Giovanni (Opera
6th_Helpmann_Awards
Polish coloratura contralto singer (1952–2024)
1984 she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera (Met) in New York City in the title role of Handel's Rinaldo, repeated at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris
Ewa_Podleś
Polish operatic countertenor (born 1990)
character in Handel's Rinaldo. In 2019, having been invited to perform Eustazio for the Glyndebourne Opera's production in Rinaldo, he was asked two weeks
Jakub_Józef_Orliński
This is a list of individual opera composers and their major works. The list includes composers' principal operas and those of historical importance in
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Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera Rinaldo. A tremendous
Orlando_(opera)
1737 opera by George Frideric Handel
brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera Rinaldo. An enormous success, Rinaldo created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form
Berenice_(opera)
Stage and film director
Munich staging of Rinaldo in 2000 pre-dated September 11 and George W. Bush's Iraq War, he had the timely insight to move the opera's action from the medieval
David_Alden
1726 opera by George Frideric Handel
composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera Rinaldo. A tremendous
Scipione
American opera company
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is an American opera company located in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1955 by German-born impresario Walter Herbert and three local
Houston_Grand_Opera
West End theatre in London
Italian opera and was sometimes referred to as the Haymarket Opera House. The young George Frideric Handel made his English début with his opera Rinaldo, on
His_Majesty's_Theatre,_London
German operatic soprano (born 1938)
Ah, ritorna, età felice", Op. 94 Opera Recital, arias from Tannhäuser, Oberon, Ariadne auf Naxos, Alceste, Rinaldo, Iphigenie en Tauride, La clemenza
Edda_Moser
French classical countertenor
he made his professional debut singing the role of Eustazio in Handel's Rinaldo at the Festival de Radio France et Montpellier. Since then he has sung
Christophe_Dumaux
Italian classical contralto (born 1961)
Seville, and the title roles in Carmen, Giulio Cesare, Riccardo Primo, and Rinaldo. She has also recorded several Vivaldi cantatas, Bach cantatas, and such
Sara_Mingardo
will lose Rinaldo (“Ah, ti sento, mio povero coro”) Meanwhile, Ubaldo and Dano have found Rinaldo and amid appeals to his honour, Rinaldo sees his reflection
Armida_abbandonata
Concert". The New York Times. Henahan, Donal (29 March 1972). "Rinaldo Has Everything a Baroque Opera Needs". The New York Times. p. 37.(subscription required)
Handel_Society_of_New_York
1726 opera by Handel
composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera Rinaldo. A tremendous
Alessandro_(opera)
1735 opera by George Frideric Handel
Italian opera to London stages for the first time in 1711 with his opera Rinaldo. An enormous success, Rinaldo created a craze in London for Italian opera seria
Ariodante
The following is a list of operas and operettas with entries in Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by title, with the name of the composer
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Wilde by Harold Fraser-Simson Rosa rossa, 1938 opera after Wilde, by Renzo Rinaldo Bossi [de] Lakstigala un roze, 1938 ballet after Wilde by Jānis Kalniņš
The_Nightingale_and_the_Rose
Canadian soprano opera singer
toured Europe. Further opera roles included Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, Almirena in Rinaldo (opera), Gilda in Rigoletto, Rosina
Donna_Brown_(soprano)
This is a complete list of the operas of the Italian composer Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (1728–1804). Ninety-five works are listed below. This does not
List of operas by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi
List_of_operas_by_Pietro_Alessandro_Guglielmi
Estonian opera singer
Hamburg Handel Cleopatra Giulio Cesare Semele Semele Merab Saul Rinaldo, Almirena Rinaldo Alcina Alcina Mozart Queen of the Night Die Zauberfloete Konstanze
Maria_Veretenina
Francisco Negrín, born June 5, 1963) is a creative director working in opera, as well as in the world of stadium and arena based shows and other events
Francisco_Negrin
Music genre
liberal pension. Sarti died in Berlin. His most successful operas in Russia were Armida e Rinaldo and The Early Reign of Oleg (Nachal'noye upravleniye Olega)
Russian_opera
Opera by Antonio Vivaldi
version is different from the more than 50 operas whose themes derive in varying degrees from the story of Rinaldo and Armida in Torquato Tasso's epic poem
Armida_al_campo_d'Egitto
Opera by Josef Mysliveček
role of Rinaldo in Armida, Marchesi had appeared both in Mysliveček’s opera La Circe in Venice in May of the same year and Francesco Biachi’s opera Castore
Armida_(Mysliveček)
Italian opera singer (1912–2005)
Medea, Pilade in Christoph Willibald Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride and Rinaldo in Gioachino Rossini's Armida, etc. Albanese had a fine, well-schooled
Francesco_Albanese
Opera by Antonio Salieri
is based on the relationship between Armida and the Crusader Rinaldo. Salieri's opera was first performed at the Vienna Burgtheater on 2 June 1771, and
Armida_(Salieri)
list of operas by the German composer Paul Hindemith (1895–1963). Skelton, Geoffrey (1992), 'Hindemith, Paul' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley
List of operas by Paul Hindemith
List_of_operas_by_Paul_Hindemith
Manager of Music Administration. Biography of John Fisher at the Welsh National Opera Sadie, Stanley (May 2003). "Handel: Rinaldo". Gramophone. p. 78.
John_Fisher_(opera_director)
American operatic bass (born 1942)
Metropolitan Opera in Handel's Rinaldo. He became a fixture at the Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, Vienna State Opera, the Paris Opera, the
Samuel_Ramey
Operas of 1703–1706 that have been lost
Germany, where he remained until 1706. During this period he composed four operas, only the first of which, Almira, has survived more or less intact. Of the
Handel's_lost_Hamburg_operas
Topics referred to by the same term
Rinaldo di Capua to a text by Giovanni Barlocci in 1738 L'ambizione delusa, opera from List of operas by Galuppi 1741 L'ambizione delusa (Leo), opera
L'ambizione_delusa
English composer (1668–1735)
in 1695, he composed music for them as well including for John Dennis's Rinaldo and Armida. Eccles also wrote music for the coronation of Queen Anne and
John_Eccles_(composer)
German countertenor and opera director (born 1959)
Peter Konwitschny's production of Rinaldo. A number of demanding countertenor roles followed, especially in Handel's operas, as Köhler guested at international
Axel_Köhler
Opera by George Frideric Handel
composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera Rinaldo. A tremendous
Ottone
1709 opera seria by G. F. Handel
Later, some of Agrippina's music was used by Handel in his London operas Rinaldo (1711) and the 1732 version of Acis and Galatea, in each case with little
Agrippina_(opera)
Opera by Ernst Krenek
chamber opera in three scenes and a prologue by Ernst Krenek, his Op. 77, begun in 1933 and finished on 3 August 1934. The Italian libretto by Rinaldo Küfferle
Cefalo_e_Procri
Slovak operatic soprano (born 1961)
also won considerable acclaim in George Frideric Handel's operas such as Alcina and Rinaldo. Her wide repertory also embraced Marzelline, Agathe, Amina
Ľuba_Orgonášová
English mezzo-soprano
Frankurt Opera Rinaldo in Handel's Rinaldo at the Bavarian State Opera Rosina in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Garsington Opera Siébel in
Christine_Rice
Italian opera singer (born 1966)
1998) Mozart: Mitridate (Decca, 1999) Haydn: Armida (Teldec 2000) Handel: Rinaldo (Decca, 2000) Mozart: Don Giovanni (Arthaus, 2001, DVD) Bellini: La sonnambula
Cecilia_Bartoli
Italian bass-baritone opera singer
opera singer, best known for singing Mozart roles, especially Leporello in Don Giovanni. Esposito was born in Bergamo. He debuted at the Royal Opera in
Alex_Esposito
Opera genre
The terms "semi-opera", "dramatic[k] opera" and "English opera" were all applied to Restoration entertainments that combined spoken plays with masque-like
Semi-opera
Opera by Nicola Porpora about the cyclops Polyphemus
success of George Frideric Handel's first Italian opera for London, Rinaldo of 1711 and three subsequent operas led to the formation in 1720 of the Royal Academy
Polifemo_(opera)
American opera singer
National Opera, Autonoe in Bassarids by Hans Werner Henze at Santa Fe Opera, and the first staged US production of Handel's Almirea in Rinaldo with Marilyn
Evelyn_Mandac
This is a complete list of the operas of the Italian composer Carlo Coccia (1782–1873). Budden, Julian; Libby, Denis; Maguire, Simon (2001), "Coccia, Carlo"
List of operas by Carlo Coccia
List_of_operas_by_Carlo_Coccia
American countertenor (born 1982)
his European debut at the Glyndebourne Festival in Rinaldo and later performed with the Canadian Opera Company. Costanzo appeared at the Teatro Real Madrid
Anthony_Roth_Costanzo
1738 opera seria by Handel
(Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛrse]; English title: Xerxes; HWV 40) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed in
Serse
Award for opera productions
for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since the 3rd Annual Grammy Awards in 1961. The award was originally titled Best Classical Opera Production
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
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Type of singing voice
(Donizetti) Agrippina, Agrippina (Handel) Alcina, Alcina (Handel) Almirena, Rinaldo (Handel) Alzira, Alzira (Verdi) Amenaide, Tancredi (Rossini) Amina, La
Coloratura_soprano
Opera by George Frideric Handel
composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera Rinaldo. A tremendous
Tamerlano
Lost operas written between 1604 and 1643
the enchantress Armida lures the noble Rinaldo to her enchanted island. Two knights arrive to persuade Rinaldo to return to his duty, while Armida pleads
Lost operas by Claudio Monteverdi
Lost_operas_by_Claudio_Monteverdi
Italian conductor (born 1960)
his La Scala debut in 2005 conducting Handel's Rinaldo, and would conduct performances of the same opera at Glyndebourne in 2011. Since 2024, he has been
Ottavio_Dantone
2024 opera pastiche by George Petrou and Laurence Dale
its later reuse with different lyrics as "Lascia ch'io pianga" in the opera Rinaldo. Thus, the history of the leitmotif aria is itself one of revision and
Sarrasine_(opera)
British countertenor (born 1971)
in Handel's Rodelinda (Glyndebourne Touring Opera and Handel Festival Göttingen) Rinaldo in Handel's Rinaldo (Handel Festival Göttingen) Oberon in Britten's
Robin_Blaze
under the composer. The opera opened to a largely hostile reception, probably due to disappointment after the success of Rinaldo: one diarist noted critically
Il_pastor_fido_(Handel)
Opera by William Shield
Rosina is a 1782 comic opera by William Shield to an English-language libretto by Frances Brooke. The opera was written in 1771/72 but first performed
Rosina_(opera)
High classical male singing voice
the name parts in Rinaldo, Giulio Cesare, Serse and Orlando, and Bertarido in Rodelinda. Mozart also had castrati roles in his operas, including Aminta
Countertenor
Italian banker and instigator in the Pazzi conspiracy (1444–1478)
meets a modern-day descendant of the Pazzi family, Chief Inspector Rinaldo Pazzi. Rinaldo tries to capture Lecter to collect a large reward; however, he meets
Francesco_de'_Pazzi
Chevalier a La Rose". Avant-Scène Opéra (in French). Paris: Premières loges: 141. 2009. "Rinaldo: Représentations". Opéra Baroque. Archived from the original
Maki_Mori_(soprano)
German-British composer (1685–1759)
Medici and her husband in Düsseldorf on his way to London. With his opera Rinaldo, based on La Gerusalemme Liberata by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso
George_Frideric_Handel
Czech bass-baritone (born 1985)
giardiniera), Publio (La clemenza di Tito) and Argante (Rinaldo). For the Prague State Opera, he sang Papageno (Die Zauberflöte) and Don Basilio (Il barbiere
Adam_Plachetka
Opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully
the opera with Rachel Yakar in the title role. ("Ah! Si la liberté...", "Enfin, il est en ma puissance", "Venez, venez, Haine implacable"). Rinaldo, 1711
Armide_(Lully)
This is a list of historical figures who have been characters in opera or operetta. Historical accuracy in such works has often been subject to the imperatives
List of historical opera characters
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1732 opera by Handel
composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera Rinaldo. A tremendous
Sosarme
German opera magazine
Opernwelt (Opera World) is a monthly German magazine for opera, operetta and ballet. It includes news about current performances, portraits of composers
Opernwelt
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
Italian opera to London stages for the first time in 1711 with his opera Rinaldo. An enormous success, Rinaldo created a craze in London for Italian opera seria
Atalanta_(opera)
Russian opera singer
of bel canto operas. Anna Goryachova started her studies as a pianist. In 2008 she became a soloist of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera. In 2012 Goryachova
Anna_Goryachova
American opera singer (born 1934)
Handel's opera seria Rinaldo (directed by Frank Corsaro), the first Handel opera ever performed at the Met. Although best known for her bel canto and opera seria
Marilyn_Horne
American baritone (born 1979)
Francisco Bay Area, he displayed a strong interest in classical music, and opera, and at age three he began piano and organ studies. Among his musical influences
Zachary_Gordin
RINALDO OPERA
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Scottish
Rules with counsel. Form of Ronald.
Female
English
Feminine form of English/Scottish Ronald, RONALDA means "wise ruler."
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Geraldus, GIRALDO means "spear ruler."
Male
Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Reginaldus, REINALDO means "wise ruler."
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Latin Reynaldus, RONALDO means "wise ruler."
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British, English, French, German, Italian, Teutonic
Form of Reginald; Counsel Power
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Counsel Power; Rules with Counsel; Form of Ronald
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Arnoldus, ARNALDO means "eagle power."
Male
French
 Old French form of German Reinhold, REINALD means "wise ruler."
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Reynaldus, REYNALDO means "wise ruler."
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Ricardus, RICARDO means "powerful ruler."
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Spanish American
Rules with counsel. Form of Ronald.
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American, Australian, Chinese, German, Jamaican, Portuguese, Spanish
Rules with Counsel; Form of Ronald; Well Advised Ruler; Ruler Advisor; Wise Ruler
Boy/Male
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Wise power.
Male
English
English and Scottish name derived from Old Norse Rögnvaldr, RONALD means "wise ruler."
Male
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Italian form of Latin Reginaldus, RINALDO means "wise ruler."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Portuguese
Wise Ruler; Rule; Form of Reginald; Counsel Power
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Spanish
Counselor-ruler.
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English
Scottish Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Raghnall, RANALD means "wise ruler."
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Italian Teutonic
Wise power.
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English : apparently an occupational name for a tipstaff or beadle who carried a long staff as a badge of office; perhaps also a nickname for a very tall, thin man, or even an obscene nickname for a man with a long sexual organ. The surname is found chiefly in northeastern England.
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Safeguarded, Well-protected
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Tender Flower; (Mentioned by Poets in Poetry); Precious Flower; Goddess Lakshmi; Flower
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Beautiful, Handsome
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Brookins.
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English French
Rejoicing.
RINALDO OPERA
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adv.
In an operative manner.
n.
The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct.
n.
A ribald.
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A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men's tables to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs.
n./
A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.
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Like a ribald.
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Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald.
n.
The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also facient.
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Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story.
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Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.
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Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene.
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Filthy; obscene; ribald.
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That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
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Of a ribald quality.
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A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.
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The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards.
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One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect.
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A ribald.
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Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.
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Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.