Servilia - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Servilia Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,578,092,064 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Servilia

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

Servilia

Opera in five acts by Rimsky-Korsakov (libretto by composer, based on a play by L A Mey), produced at St Petersburg on 14 October 1902. In the story, the Daughter of a Neronian senator converts to Christianity and provides an example for many noble Romans.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Hutchinson browser?   Full browser?
 
As on the recording, these two pieces were sung with heart-stopping beauty by Karina Gauvin as Manlio and Ann Hallenberg as Servilia, and in the amazing obbligato to the latter's aria, violinist Stefano Montanari surpassed even his fine recorded counterpart in soulfully nuanced virtuosity.
Given that Manlio's sister, Vitellia, is secretly in love with Geminio, and that Manlio himself is also betrothed to Geminio's sister Servilia, all hell breaks loose before Vivaldi steers the plot to its somewhat unconvincing resolution.
And both are connected to the rivals, then allies, then mortal enemies Mark Antony (a wonderfully arch James Purefoy) and Octavian, whose mother, Atia (a delicious Polly Walker), is not only Antony's mistress but has a vicious rivalry with Servilia (Lindsay Duncan), the former lover of Caesar and the mother of Brutus (Tobias Menzies).
 
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.