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Sofronia Norina, disguised for mock marriage, pretends to be virago. [Ital. Opera: Donizetti, Don Pasquale, Westerman, 123–124] See : Shrewishness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At the height of the subterfuge, when Norina pretends to be Malatesta's sister, Sofronia, Swenson affects a hilarious little-girl voice, which she uses to great advantage and without obvious strain. The given name is taken from some prestigious source, such as the Saints' calendar (for Macedonia, Sofronia, Eustolia, and so forth), from newspapers (Golda), or from a prestige language such as English (for Mery, Beti, and so on). Non aspettate di vederla, perche Sofronia che l'ha allevata non vuole per onesta che la venga fuora; Machiavelli, Il Teatro, 117. |
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