However, satire is used in some " serious " operas as well: Formerly, in countries such as France, operas expressed politics in code — for example, the circumstances of the title character in the opera Robert le diable referred, at its first performance, to the French king's parental conflict and its resolution.

Formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English, they are often referred to collectively as the petrels, a term that has been applied to all Procellariiformes or more commonly all the families except the albatrosses.

Because the symbol had no stated pronunciation, he was often referred to as " The Artist Formerly Known as Prince ", as well as " The Artist ".

Formerly referred to as Ichthyornis lentus, Graculavus lentus or Pedioecetes lentus, its partial left tarsometatarsus was found in the Late Cretaceous Austin Chalk near Fort McKinney, Texas.

Formerly a municipality and then a city in its own right, since 1976 George Town has been part of the municipality of Penang Island, though the area formerly governed by the city council is still commonly referred to as a city, and is also known as Tanjung (" The Cape ") in Malay, 乔治市 ( Qiáozhì Shì ) in Chinese and ஜ ோ ர ் ஜ ் டவ ு ன ் ( Georgetown ) in Tamil.

Formerly, a power referred to an instrument under seal while a letter was an instrument under hand, but today both are signed by the donor, and therefore there is no difference between the two.

Formerly, trainees were referred to as " Airman " from day one of BMT.

Formerly this term referred to five-leaved plants in general.

Formerly referred to as news bulletins, " breaking news " refers to any news of sufficient importance to warrant an interruption of regularly scheduled programming.

Formerly Louise had regularly referred to him as " the Monster ", but nevertheless made a request for a private interview with the emperor, whereon she threw herself at his feet ; though he was impressed by her grace and determination, Napoleon refused to make any concessions, writing back to his wife Empress Joséphine that Louise " is really charming and full of coquettishness toward me.

Formerly assumed to be identical with the Alexandrian grammarian and lexicographer Didymus Chalcenterus, because Ptolemy and Porphyry referred to him as Didymus ho mousikos ( the musician ), classical scholars now believe that this Didymus was a younger grammarian and musician working in Rome at the time of Nero ( Richter 2001 ).

Formerly referred to as the Crew Launch Vehicle ( CLV ), the Ares I consisted of a single Solid Rocket Booster ( SRB ) derived from the boosters used in the Space Shuttle system, connected at its upper end by an interstage support assembly to a new liquid-fueled second stage powered by an uprated Apollo-era J-2X rocket engine.

Formerly, the original side of campus was referred to as the " Stryker Campus " after its former president, Melancthon Woolsey Stryker ( or incorrectly " Striker Campus ").

Formerly most decorative items affixed to cars were referred to as " chrome ", by which phrase was actually meant steel that had undergone several plating processes to endure the temperature changes and whether that a car was subject to outdoors.

Formerly, from 1976 to 1991, this grade was divided into ranks with separate titles: sergeant ( referred to unofficially but almost universally within the USAF as " buck sergeant " or simply " buck "), a non-commissioned officer ; and senior airman, which is the equivalent of specialist, a non-supervisory rank.

Formerly referred to as Foundation Trust equivalent ( FTe ), this designation applies only to trusts providing high secure psychiatric services.

Formerly known as the Checkerboard Division, which referred to its shoulder patch, in late 1944 having not yet seen battle, it was nicknamed the Battle Babies.

Because this sign has no verbal equivalent, he was often derisively referred to as " The Artist Formerly Known as Prince ".

The group, still popular and touring, now goes by " Scherrie Payne & Lynda Laurence, Formerly of the Supremes " but is still often referred to by fans and the press as the FLOS.

Formerly known as Jefferson County Airport or Jeffco Airport, the airport was renamed Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on October 10, 2006 although it is sometimes referred to as Rocky Mountain Regional Airport, e. g. 2007-2012 county planning documents.

Formerly referred to as Westman Cable, it is the main cable television company for the city of Brandon, Manitoba and the surrounding towns and villages of southwestern Manitoba.

Kestrel FM local Radio on 101. 6FM ( Formerly Delta Radio, originally Wey Valley Radio ) Kestrel FM is located in Basingstoke even though it's referred to as a local station.

Formerly referred to by Intel as a Multimedia Timer, the term HPET was selected to avoid confusion with the multimedia timers software feature introduced in the MultiMedia Extensions to Windows 3. 0.

Formerly, when a word or phrase in quotation marks came at the end of a phrase or clause that ended with a semicolon, the semicolon would be put before the trailing quotation mark ; now, however, the magazine follows the more commonly observed style and puts the semicolon after the second quotation mark.

Formerly, Waseca was home to the University of Minnesota Waseca two-year technical college ( before it was converted to the Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca ) and the Southern School of Agriculture boarding high school.

Formerly known as King of Prussia after a local pub, then Eskdale Green, then The Green before reverting to its current name.

* Harry Maione – Leader of Italian faction of Murder, Inc. ( Formerly led the Ocean Hill Hooligans before it was assimilated into Murder, Inc .)

Formerly fitted in various intersections in Melbourne, Australia, indicating how much time remained before a signal change.

( Formerly Československá Státní Zbrojovka Brno, the main Czechoslovak firearms manufacturer at Brno before World War II )

Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union before their dissolution.

Formerly, known as Hughes Missile Systems Company before being acquired by Raytheon Company.

Formerly known as Drunks Bay, it was used as a drying out area for inebriated crews before they ventured out of the gulf.

* Linkwood Medical at the Glassgreen Centre ( Formerly the Victoria Crescet Medical Centre before its relocation in 2009 )

* The Mercer Arena, Formerly a sports, concerts, and opera venue before sitting dormant.

Formerly one of the most important towns on the island before suburbanization, it was the center of much activity during the American Revolution.

Harry M. Daugherty, Formerly Attorney General of the United States: Hearings before the Select Committee on Investigation of the Attorney General, United States, Senate, Sixty-eighth Congress, First Session pursuant to S. Res.

Formerly Eastern Montana Normal School when it was founded, it was then renamed to Eastern Montana College before being renamed to its present name in 1994.

Formerly Medellin International Airport before the construction of the José María Córdova International Airport, located in the municipality of Rionegro, Antioquia, 29 km east of the city of Medellin.

Formerly, before 1985, this was the E 8 ( London-Berlin-Brest ).

Formerly known as the G-MEX Centre, Manchester Central was Manchester's primary music concert venue from 1986 to 1995, before the construction of the Manchester Arena.

Formerly president of the College Democrats of America, he worked for Rep. Larry Smith during the 1980s before joining the law firm of Becker and Poliakoff in Hollywood.

Formerly the only roofless stand in the Premier League, a roof was added before the 2007 / 08 season.

Formerly, ABS-CBN removed the DOG with the rating for 3 minutes before the commercial break, however, the problem was fixed in 2000, the DOG and the rating are now removed 10 seconds before the commercial break.

Formerly known as OneMusic Corp, and later as Crucial Music Corp. ( before these were spun off as separate entities ), Telos is the parent company from which Long continues to consult for the music industry.

Formerly a moderate Republican, he claimed " I was a Republican from before the fundamentalists took over the Iowa party.

Formerly rife with slavery, dominated by female warriors who forces men to work in the underground mines before the gender inequality is put right by Prince Adam and Teela.

Formerly home to a great civilization which ruled over all Eternia before collapsing centuries ago.