Adriana Bignagni Lesca - La Fille Du RegimentAn opra comique by an Italian composer? This was a rarity in it's day, but after the "barely averted disaster" of it's opening night, Donizetti's La Fille du rgiment became a popular success, not least for the high Cs demanded from Tonio in the famous tenor aria "Ah! Mes amis, quel jour de fte!" The story revolves around Marie, the canteen girl of the Regiment, whose lover Tonio joins the army to be near her just as she is claimed for marriage into

To say that Aretha Franklin was one of the greatest American artists of all time is an understatement

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made by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in 1743

whose "Scarpia is an ambassador of evil like no other

A few attempts to restore former tastes still allowed audiences to hear such works as Persée

but only a few months after this performance he developed a condition making the use of his right hand impossible

Highlights include music from fan favourite episodes such as 'Keepy Uppy'

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The group's eponymous album captures Leppin's highly personal vision

Sitt's transcription of the Ninth

With references to New Orleans boogie piano

The adaptation was directed by Robert Wilson