RADIO STATION | GENRE | LOCATION |
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MDR FIGARO Folk in Concert | Folk,Public | Germany |
MDR FIGARO Figarino | Public,Kids | Germany |
MDR FIGARO | Varied,Public | Germany |
MDR FIGARO Classic in Concert | Classical,Public | Germany |
The term Figaro may refer to any of the following:
Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor, who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, and established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century. He was one of The Three Tenors and became well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work on behalf of refugees and the Red Cross, amongst others.
Pavarotti began his professional career as a tenor in 1961 in Italy. That same year, he made his first international appearance in La traviata in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He sang in opera houses in addition to Italy, in the Netherlands, Vienna, London, Ankara, Budapest and Barcelona. The young tenor earned valuable experience and recognition while touring Australia at the invitation of soprano Joan Sutherland in 1965. He made his United States debut in Miami soon afterwards, also on Sutherland's recommendation. His position as a leading lyric tenor was consolidated in the years between 1966 and 1972, during which time he first appeared at Milan's La Scala and other major European houses. In 1968, he debuted at New York City's Metropolitan Opera as Rodolfo in Puccini's La bohème. At the Met in 1972, in the role of Tonio in Donizetti's La fille du régiment he earned the title "King of the high Cs" when he sang the aria "Ah mes amis ... pour mon âme". He gained worldwide fame for the brilliance and beauty of his tone, especially into the upper register. He was at his best in bel canto operas, pre-Aida Verdi roles and Puccini works such as La bohème, Tosca and Madama Butterfly. The late 1970s and 1980s saw Pavarotti continue to make significant appearances in the world's foremost opera houses.
Dame Kiri Jeanette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC (pronounced /ˌkɪri tɨ ˈkɑːnəwə/; born 6 March 1944, Gisborne, New Zealand) is a New Zealand / Māori soprano who has had a highly successful international opera career since 1968. Acclaimed as one of the most beloved sopranos in both the United States and Britain she possesses a warm full lyric soprano voice, singing a wide array of works in multiple languages from the 17th to the 20th centuries. She is particularly associated with the works of Mozart, Strauss, Verdi, Handel and Puccini.
Te Kanawa's voice has been described as having "a vibrant but mellow quality that is ample in size without being overly heavy or forced"[citation needed]. Music critics have consistently praised the freshness and warmth of her voice[citation needed]. The sheer beauty of Te Kanawa's voice made her one of the leading operatic sopranos internationally of the 1970s and 1980s. She found particular success in portraying princesses, noble countesses and other similar characters on stage, as her naturally dignified stage presence and physical beauty complemented these roles well.
There are at least four different people called Te Kanawa.
One is the ancestor of the Ngāti Te Kanawa iwi of the Tainui confederation of iwi. He was born before 1700 and lived in Hangatiki.
Another was a chief of the Ngāti Maniapoto, another Tainui iwi. He was alive in the early 19th century. Te Kanawa was a warlord of Maniapoto; he settled disputes with a taiaha within Tainui or outside Tainui. Some of these disputes were boundary disputes, hence the Ngāti Hari connection. The boundary line between Tu Wharetoa and Maniapoto and the marae Hia Kaitupeka by Taumarunui. He is represented by an amo on their carved meeting house.
Another was a chief of the Ngāti Katoa. He was killed in the campaign known as Putu-karekare (or Patu-karekare, or Te Karekaernga), which was fought at Kawhia in the time when Ngāti Katoa were the tangata whenua. This was before Te Rauparaha had left Kawhia around 1820.
Angela Ballara: "Taua".
Pei Te Hurunui: "King Potatau"
Another was a chief of the Ngāti Mahuta and Ngāti Naho iwi, and was one of the principal chiefs of the Waikato Māori. He was a close confederate of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, the first Māori King, and lived from c. 1770 to c. 1860. He was also known as Tuhoro Te Kanawa and was signatory to the treaty signing at Kawhia. He was one of the eight chiefs who sat with Pōtatau at Haurua Pā, which stood where the Waitomo golf links are now.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ amaˈdeus ˈmoːtsaʁt], English see fn.), baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers.
Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. At 17, he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position, always composing abundantly. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in the capital, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of his death. The circumstances of his early death have been much mythologized. He was survived by his wife Constanze and two sons.
Ev'ry morning when sun is dawning
You'll see him down on the beach
Look out girl beware
Better take care keep yourself out of reach
He's out to make a killing girl,
He's out to make a score
and maybe if you're willing girl,
He's gonna ask for more
Oh, oh figaro he's got magico, oh
Oh, oh figaro he's a romeo, oh
See him down on the beach
He'll be looking for someone new
Searching down on the beach,
Figaro, Figaro.
When he plays guitar at the disco-bar
Heÿs the star of the show
As the girls go by he just winks an eye
See the pretty girls glow
He's out to make a killing girl,
When dancing on the floor and maybe
If you're willing girl,
He's gonna ask for more
Oh, oh figaro he's got magico, oh
Oh, oh figaro he's a romeo, oh
See him down on the beach
He'll be looking for someone new
Searching down on the beach,
Ev'ry morning when sun is dawning
You'll see him down on the beach.
Look out girl beware better
Take good care keep yourself out of reach.
He's out to make a killing girl
He's out to make a score and maybe
If you're willing girl
He's gonna ask for more.
oh figaro he's got magico
oh figaro he's a romeo
See him down on the beach
He'll be looking for someone new
Searching down on the beach
Figaro
tigaro.
When he plays guitar at the disco-bar
he's the star of the show
As the girCs go by he just winks an eye
See the pretty girls glow.
He's out to make a killing girl
When dancing on the floor and maybe
If you're willing girl
He's gonna ask for more.
figaro he's got magico