Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of large viola, invented by Stelzner of Wiesbaden, in 1891, intermediate in size and range between the viola proper and the violoncello.
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As a character, Violetta is too good to be believe, but portraying her, Viskvorkina was more than good enough to be believable. posted by Matthew @ 11: 15 AM
Archive 2008-03-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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As a character, Violetta is too good to be believe, but portraying her, Viskvorkina was more than good enough to be believable. posted by Matthew @ 11: 15 AM
Pretty Woman Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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So I imagined that it was a little girl called Violetta and we were great friends and I loved her almost as well as I loved Katie Maurice -- not quite, but almost, you know.
Anne of Green Gables 1908
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Dad, you ought to have seen the plant at Violetta, that is in Ohio, you know.
To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today Ralph Connor 1898
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Gauthier, here known as Violetta, is hardly an ideal subject for a libretto, and it says much for Verdi's versatility that, after his excursions into transpontine melodrama, he was able to treat
The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. J. A. [Commentator] Fuller-Maitland 1892
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It begins with an andante movement ( "Ah! fors e lui"), expressive of the suddenly awakened love which she feels for Alfred, with a refrain of half a dozen measures in the finale which might be called the Violetta motive, and then suddenly develops into a brisk and sparkling allegro
The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers 1876
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"It's your little sister, my son, and if papa consents, you may call her Violetta in memory of these pretty flowers."
Bertie and the Gardeners or, The Way to be Happy Madeline Leslie 1854
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While not as known as her Violetta, her Mimi is becoming more familiar following the release of a movie in which she lip-synched to a soundtrack of her 2008 recording.
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While not as known as her Violetta, her Mimi is becoming more familiar following the release of a movie in which she lip-synched to a soundtrack of her 2008 recording.
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While not as known as her Violetta, her Mimi is becoming more familiar following the release of a movie in which she lip-synched to a soundtrack of her 2008 recording.
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