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Encyclopedia > La donna è mobile

"La donna è mobile" ("Woman is fickle" in the Italian language) is a song from the opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. ... This page is about musical songs. ... This article is about opera as an art form. ... Rigoletto is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) was one of the great composers of Italian opera. ...


The aria is famous as a showcase for tenors. It has been recorded by Tito Gobbi, Enrico Caruso, Plácido Domingo Luciano Pavarotti, and others. The song can be found on many record labels, including ASV, Naxos, Nimbus Records, Parlophone, and Victor. In music, a tenor is a male singer with a high voice (although not as high as a countertenor). ... Tito Gobbi (October 24, 1915 – March 5, 1984) was an Italian baritone. ... Enrico Caruso (February 27, 1873 – August 2, 1921) was one of the most famous tenors in the history of opera. ... Plácido Domingo (born January 21, 1941) is a famous Spanish opera singer. ... The Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1935), is one of the most famous living opera singers. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... The Standard American Edition, Revised Version, more commonly known as the American Standard Version (ASV), is a version of the Bible that was released in 1901. ... Naxos Records is a record label specializing in budget-priced classical music CDs. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... The Victor Talking Machine Company (1901 - 1929) was a United States corporation, the leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph records and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time. ...


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Enrico Caruso sings La donna è mobile (1908)
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File links The following pages link to this file: Apollo 8 Accordion Antonio Vivaldi Aramaic language Symphony No. ... Enrico Caruso (February 27, 1873 – August 2, 1921) was one of the most famous tenors in the history of opera. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...



 

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