The Anvil Chorus is the English name for the Coro di Zingari (Italian for “Gypsy chorus”), a chorus from act 2, scene 1 of Giuseppe Verdi’s 1853 opera Il trovatore.It depicts Spanish Gypsies striking their anvils at dawn – hence its English name – and singing the praises of hard work, good wine, and Gypsy women.
Strasburgo condanna nuovamente l’Italia: “Non ha riconosciuto le unioni gay celebrate all’estero”
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La cultura giapponese ha subìto grandi cambiamenti nel corso dei secoli, dalla cultura originaria del Paese, detta Jōmon (縄文時代 Jōmon-jidai?), alla cultura moderna, un’ibrida combinazione di influenze asiatiche, europee e nordamericane.
Etymology. The modern term “culture” is based on a term used by the Ancient Roman orator Cicero in his Tusculanae Disputationes, where he wrote of a cultivation of the soul or “cultura animi,” using an agricultural metaphor for the development of a philosophical soul, understood teleologically as the highest possible ideal for human development.
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Strasburgo condanna nuovamente l’Italia: “Non ha riconosciuto le unioni gay celebrate all’estero”
Origem do termo. Conquanto a cultura contemporânea em geral tenha hermano o termo diretamente do inglês (gay = “alegre, jovial”), o vernáculo inglês colheu-o do francês arcaico (gui, com o mesmo significado) e este, por seu turno, obteve-o do latim tardio (gaiu, com semelhante significado).
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