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Carl August Nicholas Rosa (22 March 1842, Hamburg - 30 April 1889, Paris) was a German-born English musical impresario. He was born Karl August Nikolaus Rose. March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Hamburgs central promenade Jungfernstieg on the Alster lake, between 1900 and 1914 Hamburg is Germanys second largest city (after Berlin) and, with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...


He started as a solo violinist, studying at Leipzig and Paris, and also had considerable success as a conductor both in England and America; and it was at New York in 1867 that he met and married the famous operatic soprano Euphrosyne Parepa. She was in future known as Madame Parepa-Rosa. After her death in 1874, Rosa endowed a Parepa-Rosa scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Carl Rosa married a second time in 1881. A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ... â–¶ (help· info) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal republic George... Official language(s) English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Academy of Music is a music school in London, England and one of the leading music institutions in the world. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


In 1875 he started the Carl Rosa Opera Company, for producing the best operas in English versions, and both during his own life and after his death this company had much to do with popularizing good music in England, encouraging native composers and training a number of excellent singers. 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...


The opera company was later permitted to use the royal title, becoming the "Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company". It continued operating until 1958. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


References

  • This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.

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