BALFE, MICHAEL WILLIAM

bălf, 1808–70, Irish composer. Of his many operas, very popular in their time, the best known was The Bohemian Girl (1843).

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William Sterndale Bennett: A Descriptive Thematic Catalogue
Book by Rosemary Williamson; Oxford University, 1995
Subjects: Bennett, William Sterndale--Sir--1816-1875--Thematic Catalogs
...John Barnett, William Callcott, Michael Costa, W. H...quarrel with Michael Costa over its...in--F# Minor--William Sterndale BennettRoyal...Charles Lucas, as Michael Costa declined...to his brother William. Late 1835. The...
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Stage, Page, Scandals, and Vandals: William E. Burton and Nineteenth-Century American Theatre
Book by David L. Rinear; Southern Illinois University Press, 2004
Subjects: Actors--Great Britain--Biography, Burton, William E--(William Evans)--1802-1860, Chambers Street Theater (New York, N.Y.)--History, Theater--United States--History--19th Century, Theatrical Managers--United States--Biography
...VANDALS STAGE, PAGE, SCANDALS, AND VANDALS William E. Burton and Nineteenth-Century American...from Trinity University. Frontispiece: William E. Burton, c. 1835. The Harvard Theatre...Stage, page, scandals, and vandals : William E. Burton and nineteenth-century American...
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William Byrd
Book by Edmund H. Fellowes; Oxford University Press, 1948
Subjects: Byrd, William--1542 Or 3-1623
...ordered that William, Christopher...feast of St. Michael and then vacate...the same until Michaelmas next coming...John Shelley, William Shelleys nephew...two children: William, and Catherine who married Michael Walton. Mary...
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Gilbert and Sullivan: A Dual Biography
Book by Michael Ainger; Oxford University Press, 2002
Subjects: Gilbert, W. S--(William Schwenck)--1836-1911--Criticism And Interpretation, Sullivan, Arthur--Sir--1842-1900--Criticism And Interpretation
...Sullivan: a dual biography / Michael Ainger. p. cm. Includes...interpretation. 3. Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836 1911...was languishing at 3 Michaels Grove (now Egerton Terrace...maternal grandmother, and William Schwenck was languishing...ditions. The sum of money William received, and therefore...
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Enclosure Acts: Sexuality, Property, and Culture in Early Modern England
Book by Richard Burt, John Michael Archer; Cornell University Press, 1994
Subjects: English Literature--Early Modern, 1500-1700--History And Criticism, Literature And Society--England--History--16th Century, Literature And Society--England--History--17th Century, Property In Literature, Renaissance--England, Sex In Literature, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Characters--Women, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Political And Social Views, Social Problems In Literature, Women And Literature--England--History--16th Century, Women And Literature--England--History--17th Century
...7. Shakespeare, William, 1564--1616--Characters...II. Archer, John Michael. PR418.S64E53...Richard Burt and John Michael Archer 1...Tudor-Stuart Period William C. Carroll...The Works of William Perkins Cambridge...Quarto , ed. Michael J. B. Allen and...
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journal articles on: Balfe Michael William  - 7 results

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Music, Silence, and the Spirituality of Willa Cather (1)
Journal article by Richard Giannone; Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature, Vol. 57, 2005
Subjects: American literature--Criticism and interpretation, Cather, Willa--Criticism and interpretation, Cather, Willa--Religious aspects
...passage with a performance of Michael William Balfes The Bohemian Girl, which...despite her aristocratic heritage. Balfe skillfully sets Arlines story...Lincoln: U of Nebraska P, 2000. Balfe, Michael William. The Bohemian Girl. Libretto by...
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Masculinity and Legitimacy on the English Musical Stage: The Mature Male, 1800-1845
Journal article by Karen Ahlquist; Women & Music, Vol. 8, 2004
Subjects: Musical theater--History, Musical theater--Research
...Amilie William Michael J. T. Haines...The Siege of Michael William Fitzball...Rochelle Balfe...Reference to the Works of Michael Balfe (New York: Garland...
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40. Welty's Old Mr. Marblehall
Journal article by Charles E. Davis; The Explicator, Vol. 30, 1972
Subjects: American Literature--History And Criticism, English Literature--History And Criticism
...taken from the first line of "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls," a romantic "escape" poem by Alfred Bunn. (See Michael William Balfe , The Bohemian Girl , New York, 1930 , p. xviii.) The allusion is surely pertinent to the character of...
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'Putting on the Ritz': masculinity and the young Gary Cooper
Journal article by Jeffrey A. Brown; Screen, Vol. 36, 1995
Subjects: Critical Theory, Film Criticism, Identity (Philosophical Concept), Motion Pictures, Poststructuralism, Television
...Crawford. Based on a short story by William Faulkner which contained no women at...rest when his engagement to Veronica Balfe was announced on 13 November 1933, just...reputation, when he became engaged to Balfe, a young socialite from New York. The...
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Professional Ideologies and Patterns of "Gatekeeping": Evaluation and Judgment Within Two Art Worlds
Journal article by Liah Greenfeld; Social Forces, Vol. 66, 1988
Subjects: Social Service--Periodicals
...Vol. 2, edited by Leonard Berkowitz. Academic Press. Balfe, Judith H. 1981 . "Social Mobility and Modern Art: Abstract...Idea Art: A Critical Anthology . Dutton. Baxandall, Michael. 1972 . Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy...
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magazine articles on: Balfe Michael William  - 2 results

 
 
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Should We Be Able to Imagine the Music in Portraits of Composers?
Magazine article by Dermot Clinch; New Statesman, Vol. 126, January 24, 1997
Subjects: Composers--Illustrations, photographs, etc., National Portrait Gallery, London, England--Exhibitions, Portraits--Exhibitions
...1850s carte de visite of Michael William Balfe, Englands greatest operatic...item is Ralph Vaughan Williams suit. The old composer...garden with his son Michael, a puckish pair, somewhat...Marlboro in front of Michael hints at a dark rebellion...
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James Joyce's the Dead
Magazine article by Richard Nelson, Shaun Davey; American Theatre, Vol. 17, September 2000
...last week based upon the words by the poet Michael William Balfe, I believe... (Gathers Kate and Rita) Ladies...into the drawing room. MARY JANE (Pulling Michael out from behind the piano): Now Michael here. Is in truth from the Killarney Lakes...


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newspaper articles on: Balfe Michael William  - 8 results

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Wexford Festival Kicks off without a Note from Her Favourite Son; Aficionado: RT?s Mary Finan
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 24, 2008
Subjects: Festivals
...recogni-tion for one of the Model countys own composers, Michael William Balfe. Its Balfes bicentenary this year. Although born in Dublin, Balfe grew up in Wexford. One of his best known works is The...
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Seasonal Cheer for Queen's Graduates
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), December 15, 2005
...Justin TWOMEY (in absentia) Julian Attridge WILLIAMS Manufacturing Systems Engineering with...BANNON Cathaldus Killian HARTIN Kieran Michael HIGGINS Fiona Mary MURREN Louise REYNOLDS...TREANOR Suzanne WILSON Pass Denise Caroline BALFE Carmel BRISLANE Pio BYRNES Jonathan Brian...
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Motorsport - Watson Opens New Clubhouse
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), August 29, 2005
...Carl Bradley + 01.04s; 3 Ian Bradley; 4 Mortimer; 5 Williams; 6 Meikle. Pole position: Jamie Cleland. Fastest lap...Anton Savage + 03.05s; 3 Brian Hearty; 4 Breen White; 5 Michael Balfe; 6 Antoin Cahill. Pole position: O Connor 1m 01.51s...
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Sad Songs, Gushy Songs, Songs of the Good Ol' Days
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), February 13, 2005
...Isles. For example, Irish singer and opera composer Michael Balfe had a "giant hit" with "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls...you hear Charles Hubert Hastings Parrys settings of William Blakes "Jerusalem" and Percy Bysshe Shelleys "Music...
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Remembering the Best Days; YOUR OLD SCHOOL PICTURES
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), August 4, 2004
...White) and Joan Gardiner (now Balfe). "I remember the green huts...Kathleen McMenamin, Christine Nash, William McNulty, Patricia Dunphy, Heather...Barry Wilson, Pat Rollason, Michael Skinner, Janet Neale, Michael Jones, Jean Gamble, Frank Cripps...
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Balfe, Michael William
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BALFE, MICHAEL WILLIAM balf, 1808 70, Irish composer. Of his many operas, very popular in their time, the best known was The Bohemian Girl (1843...


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