Articles by Gianni Truvianni
Great Moments In Opera, Act Two Of Puccini's "La Fanciulla Del West" -
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Gianni Truvianni
In act two of "La Fanciulla Del West", we see Minnie go home to her cabin, where she takes special care in decorating herself in what Americans dub "her Sunday best" in order to await the arrival of he; who has truly captured her...
Great Moments In Opera, Act One Of Puccini's "La Fanciulla Del West" -
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Gianni Truvianni
The opera "La Fanciulla Del West" is one of Puccini's lesser known operas. It not having achieved the worldwide fame of some his other works such as "La Boheme" or "Madame Butterfly" yet it has a beauty about it which in my opinion manages...
Mar Vaglia, The Despair Of A Bogina (Chapter Eight) -
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Gianni Truvianni
The act had left Mar Vaglia, with all the fatigue she had ever known, as her mind had been set on a storm to rival any created by the deities while her body had lived through moments of intensity to be compared to the...
Mar Vaglia, The Despair Of A Bogina (Chapter Two) -
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Gianni Truvianni
A sense of adventure had taken over Giantuvis, where on another occasion fear might have impeded his advance in what was clearly a world beyond his own or perhaps it was a trap by the deities and it was his proud arrogance which did...
The Story Of The Christmas Carol "Silent Night" -
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Gianni Truvianni
There are some stories which through out the ages seem to inspire people far beyond their own time; it being as if they live forever to be told on and on to future generations; so they too might be motivated. As these stories capture...
Great Moments In Opera, "Toreador" From Bizet's "Carmen" -
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Gianni Truvianni
It is in act two of Bizet's opera "Carmen" that we find Carmen and her band of gypsy smugglers resting and having fun as Carmen sings a merry melody which inspires all those about her to dance with joy. Carmen, for her part is...
Great Moments In Opera, Final Scene Of Bizet's Carmen -
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Gianni Truvianni
The opera Carmen, as most opera fans are aware of is the story of a man by the name of Don Jose; who falls in love with a gypsy by the name of Carmen. It being in a tobacco factory (located in Seville, Spain)...
Great Moments In Opera, "Contessa Perdono" From Mozart's Opera "Figaro" -
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Gianni Truvianni
It is on December 15 of the present year that Joannuszka Slisznuszka and myself will be going to see Mozart's opera "Figaro" at Warsaw's "Teatr Wielki" and it is the aria "Contessa Perdono" which I will particularly point out to her attention. As it...
My Angel's Rose -
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Gianni Truvianni
My angel is a beauty of all delight on to eyes of mine in fair mane to cascade over her sensual body yet loveliness possessed by her cometh from inner qualities portrayed on to expressions ever graceful on face ever changing as spirit within...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Spain Wins Final By 1-0 -
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Gianni Truvianni
Yesterday, Spain with an overtime goal by Iniesta at the 116 minute mark of match beat the Netherlands by 1-0 in what I would call the most boring, unimaginative, uninspired and above all foul infested final I have ever seen. Granted one could say...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Germany Takes Third Place With 3-2 Victory Over Uruguay -
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Gianni Truvianni
World cup matches for third place are what I would classify as friendly competitive encounters between two teams who were somehow good enough to get to the semifinals yet not to the final. It being a match between two teams who were but one...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Spain Wins 1-0 Over Paraguay And Earns Passage In To The Semifinal -
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Gianni Truvianni
Spain for the first time in their history managed to win a quarterfinal encounter. This coming thanks to a late goal by their top goal scorer David Villa, whose goal came 84 minutes in to the game. As for the match itself, the first...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Portugal Looses 1-0 To Spain As Ronaldo Fails To Impress -
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Gianni Truvianni
Again like before Cristiano Ronaldo failed to live up to his billing as the "world's greatest player" as Portugal went out to Spain in a 1-0 lose. As for Spain though their football hardly excelled beyond having done enough to win and holding out...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Brazil Cruises To Easy 3-0 Over Chile -
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Gianni Truvianni
The game started well enough for Chile, who tried to attack yet a well set Brazilian defense never allowed them to get in to their attack in a way that could create any real danger. Brazil on the other hand started relatively slow yet...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Uruguay Defeats South Korea By 2-1 To Qualify To Quarterfinals -
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Gianni Truvianni
In a rain soaked match which without room for doubt was one of the best in this world cup, Uruguay's famous garra Charrua defeated a determined South Korean team by 2-1. Uruguay's victory coming in a game which started off with both teams going...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Spain Beats Chile By 2-1 -
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Gianni Truvianni
Chile despite not needing to win in order to qualify to the next round started off by going forward; in fact creating scoring chances which perhaps they should have put away. Spain however would score a goal against the run of play when 24 minutes...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Honduras And Switzerland Play To A Scoreless Draw -
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Gianni Truvianni
Switzerland and Honduras played to a scoreless draw in a match in which both teams had at least a chance of qualifying to the next round. Honduras however would need to win and hope for big Chilean win while Switzerland had it slightly easier. This...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", The Netherlands Tops Cameroon By 2-1 -
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Gianni Truvianni
In a match which would turn out to be academic, the Netherlands defeated Cameroon by 2-1. Holland's goals being scored in the following fashion, Van Persie at the 35 minute mark and by Huntelaar at the 82 minute mark while Cameroon's lone goal came...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Japan Beats Denmark 3-1 And Qualifies To Second Round -
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Gianni Truvianni
Japan defeated Denmark by 3-1 in a match which they did not need to win in order to make it to the next round. This being the case for Japan while Denmark was in need of a victory or else theirs would be an...
Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Italy Goes Out Fighting 3-2 To Slovakia -
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Gianni Truvianni
Italy much to my tremendous sadness has been eliminated from South Africa 2010 and will be leaving a world cup for the first time in their history without having won a single game. Italy being the only team to compete in at least 17 world...
