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Habanera Carmen’s “love is a wild bird” provokes hearers. [Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Flirtatiousness Habanera a Cuban dance and song derived from the European contredanse. The classic example of the habanera is S. Yradier’s “The Dove.” Popular throughout Latin America, the habanera was used by such composers as G. Bizet, in the opera Carmen, C. Debussy, in the piano composition La Soirée dans Granade, and M. Ravel, in music for voice and piano. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Yoani Sanchez, the 33-year-old habanera who has gained international media attention by posting her writings online--filled with criticism of Cuba's political system--is testing the tolerance of the powers that be in Havana. Her act one habanera revealed an exotic lower register that too many modern Carmens lack and is worth the price of admission alone. The disc takes its title from a German-language tango made popular in a movie by Pola Negri, one of the stars of Third Reich cinema; also included is the haunting "Youkali: Tango Habanera," written to French lyrics at about the same time by the German composer Kurt Weill while he was on the run from Nazi persecution. |
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