The role of Rosina, although written for a coloratura contralto and most frequently sung by a coloratura mezzo-soprano, has, in the past and occasionally in more recent times, been sung in transposition by coloratura sopranos such as Marcella Sembrich, Maria Callas, Roberta Peters, Gianna D ' Angelo, Victoria de los Ángeles, Beverly Sills, Lily Pons, Diana Damrau, Kathleen Battle and Luciana Serra.

It rises in the mountainous district known as the Pireneus, west of the Federal District, but its western tributary, the Araguaia River, has its extreme southern headwaters on the slopes of the Serra dos Caiapós.

Named for Giovanni da Capistrano, a 15th century theologian and " warrior priest " who resided in the Abruzzo region of Italy, San Juan Capistrano has the distinction of being home to the oldest building in California still in use, a chapel built in 1782 ; known alternately as " Serra's Chapel " and " Father Serra's Church ," it is the only extant structure where it has been documented that the padre Junipero Serra celebrated mass.

Known proudly as the " Serra Chapel ," it also has the distinction of being the only remaining church in which the padre is known to have officiated (" Mission Dolores " was still under construction at the time of Serra's visit there ).

Known as " Father Serra's Church ," it has the distinction of being the only remaining church in which Father Serra is known to have celebrated the rites of the Roman Catholic Church ( he presided over the confirmations of 213 people on October 12 and October 13, 1783 ).

With its extensive underwater scenes and languid score ( as with nearly all of Luc Besson's films the soundtrack was composed by Eric Serra ), the film has been both praised as beautiful and serene, and in equal measure criticized as being too drawn out, overly reflective and introspective.

The state has two geographic regions, a narrow coastal zone that is home to the Serra do Mar coastal forests, and a high plateau ( 2500 to 3000 ft .) ( 750 to 1000 m ) whose precipitous, deeply eroded eastern escarpments are known as the Serra do Mar or Serra de Cubatão.

The largest of the coastal rivers are the Goiana River, which is formed by the confluence of the Tracunhaem and Capibaribe-mirim, and drains a rich agricultural region in the north-east part of the state ; the Capibaribe, which has its source in the Serra de Jacarara and flows eastward to the Atlantic at Recife with a course of nearly ; the Ipojuca, which rises in the Serra de Aldeia Velha and reaches the coast south of Recife ; the Serinhaen ; and the Uná.

The state has many highly important archaeological sites, including Serra de Capivara National Park and Sete Cidades National Park, which are rich in remains of prehistoric Paleo-Indian and sedentary-based Indigenous Brazilian complex cultures.

Serra do Bouro has cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

Serra has a cemetery called the " Cemitério dos Ingleses " ( English Cemetery ) where remains of two children and 6 women are buried from the October 28, 1892 shipwreck of the S. S. Roumania, an English ship.

The segment of the Junipero Serra Freeway between Cupertino and Daly City has been called the " World's Most Beautiful Freeway " since its dedication in the 1960s.

In order to preserve diversity, the state of Sao Paulo has created the Restinga de Bertioga State Park, a 9. 3 thousand hectares park which is also serves as a wildlife corridor linking the coastal regions to the Serra do Mar mountain range.

Sites where it has been found include the Organ Mountains ( Serra dos Órgãos ) in the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos and in the Serra do Mar near to the city of Rio de Janeiro.

The native status of S. truncata has become confused because European cultivars were deliberately introduced into some areas, including the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, by the Brazilian Agricultural Department, to compensate for over-collecting of wild plants.

The Serra do Japi ( Japi mountain range ), situated southeast of the city, is a state park that has a natural reserve with one of the largest forested areas in the state of São Paulo, with beautiful landscapes and many opportunities for ecotourism, large hotel-farms and extreme sports.

Serra continues to produce large-scale steel structures for sites throughout the world, and has become particularly renowned for his monumental arcs, spirals, and ellipses, which engage the viewer in an altered experience of space.

In the past Serra has dedicated work to Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Buster Keaton, the German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the art critic David Sylvester.

Serra has made a number of films concerning the manufacture and use of his favorite material, steel.

Father Serra celebrated High Mass in thanksgiving on November 1, 1776 — celebrated ever since as the official founding date.

Father Serra visited the Mission for the first time since its founding and administered the Sacrament of Confirmation on October 22.

On the other hand, Tinker argues that it is more appropriate to judge the beatings and whippings administered by Serra by 18th century Native American standards ( since they were the recipients of the violence ) and notes, for instance, that Native Americans were unaccustomed to punishing their children.

On December 1, 1982 he succeeded Narcís Serra as Mayor of Barcelona, since Serra was appointed minister of Defence by the new Socialist government of Felipe González.

The drawings Serra has executed since the 1980s continue the experiments with innovative techniques but are less monumental physically.

Galerie m in Bochum, Germany, has represented Serra in Europe since 1975.

in Los Angeles, Serra has released 170 different prints, 120 of them since 1990.

It is now considered part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area, since it lies within Serra.

The fort's original mission, the Royal Presidio Chapel, has remained in constant use since its founding in 1770 by Junípero Serra, who arrived with Portola's party.

While that textile industry has since dissipated, the town began to attract a tourist trade due to its proximity to the Serra da Estrela and Vodafone Ski Resort ( the only ski center in Portugal ), which was constructed within the parish limits.

* Nathan Never by Michele Medda, Antonio Serra and Bepi Vigna ( since 1991 )

In all elections in which he was a candidate since 1988 Serra represented the Brazilian Social Democracy Party ( PSDB ), which he helped found in 1988 alongside then former and future São Paulo State Governors Franco Montoro and Mario Covas and the future Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, out of a split arising in the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party ( PMDB ).

The creation of Raposa / Serra do Sol has been the subject of sharp controversy ever since it was first proposed in 1993, for a series of reasons including concerns of national security and territorial integrity.

He has conducted investigations on Serra Orlando since 1982, each time with the intention of answering specific questions raised by earlier work.

The place was deserted, since it was just a small village in the middle of the woods of the Serra da Mantiqueira, far away from a river.

Maranhão also had a 1. 5 % difference in vote between Serra and Marina with the Green Party coming third.

Gunnera manicata, native to the Serra do Mar mountains of southeastern Brazil, is perhaps the largest species, with leaves typically 1. 5-2 m ( 5-6 ft ) wide, but exceptionally long, up to 3. 4 m ( 11 ft ), borne on thick, succulent leaf stalks ( petioles ) up to 2. 5 m ( 8 ft ) long.

In 1981, Serra installed Tilted Arc, a gently curved, 3. 5 meter high arc of rusting mild steel in the Federal Plaza in New York City.

At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Italian player Antonella Serra Zanetti 7 – 5, 6 – 4.

These changes were made to the state highway system in 1968 ; Route 480 was truncated only slightly, with the 5. 47 miles ( 8. 80 km ) from I-280 to SR 1 remaining, though downgraded to State Route 480 ; this extension of I-280 south ( the Junipero Serra Freeway ) is considered the southern terminus of Junipero Serra Boulevard.

On 6 May 1914, Campanário is deannexed to the newly created municipality of Ribeira Brava, and on 5 July 1996, the parish of Jardim da Serra was constituted from the higher altitude localities of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.

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It is about 6. 5 km northeast of Funchal, 12 km south of Porto da Cruz and 7. 5 km southwest of Santo António da Serra.

In the first round, he defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6 – 4, 6 – 2, 6 – 3, and then defeated Florent Serra in the second round 6 – 4, 7 – 5, 6 – 7, 6 – 3.

Line C ( C ): Line C travels between Vi ( Classic Residence by Hyatt ) on Sand Hill Road and Escondido Village with stops including Stanford Hospital at the hospital fountain, Parking Structure 5 ( PS5 ), and Serra Mall ( serving additional stops along the route ).