The orchestral accompaniment for Donna Ribalda's opening aria, " Let's face it — I'm lost ", bears more than a passing resemblance to the " Rex tremendae majestatis " from Mozart's Requiem.

Of the eight numbers he had composed for Act 4 of Mlada, those that eventually found their way into ( or back into ) Prince Igor included No. 1 ( Prologue: The opening C major chorus ), No. 2 ( material for Yaroslavna's arioso and Igor's aria ), No. 3 ( Prologue: The eclipse ), No. 4 ( Act 3: The trio ), and No. 8 ( Act 4: The closing chorus ).

The opening night was a complete triumph, especially the scena drammatica, and the Duke's cynical aria, " La donna è mobile " which was sung in the streets the next morning.

The soprano's aria, " Youth is a boon avowed ", got some of the most enthusiastic reviews from the press but was cut after the opening night.

For example, Ilia's opening aria " Padre, germani, addio!

The first or final movement of a solo concerto, concerto grosso, or aria may be in " ritornello form ", in which the ritornello is the opening theme, always played by tutti, which returns in whole or in part and in different keys throughout the movement.

After hearing Santley's Valentine, Gounod composed the aria Even bravest heart expressly for him to an original English text by Chorley ( now, ironically, better known in French translation as Avant de quitter or in Italian as Dio possente ) and this was introduced in London in January 1864 at the opening of the spring session.

Each of the five acts usually follows a basic pattern, opening with an aria in which one of the main characters expresses their feelings, followed by dialogue in recitative interspersed with short arias ( petits airs ), in which the main business of the plot occurs.

Two violins accompany the tenor in the second aria, reminding of the opening chorus.

" Ombra mai fu " is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by George Frideric Handel.

After a brief overture, the gambler Joe appears in front of the curtain as a Prologue, in a reference to the character Tonio's opening aria in Pagliacci.

Queen Boadicea features in the opening lyrics of the song " The Good Old Days " written by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat for British rock band The Libertines from their 2002 album " Up the bracket ", the line reads, " If Queen Boadicea is long dead and gone, Still then the spirit in her children's children's children, it lives on ".

" National Anthem of Chile ", opening piano.

This personality is typically described as " mild-mannered ", perhaps most famously by the opening narration of Max Fleischer's Superman animated theatrical shorts.

The Hebrew title is taken from the opening phrase Eleh ha-devarim, " These are the words ..."; the English title is from a Greek mis-translation of the Hebrew phrase mishneh ha-torah ha-zoth, " a copy of this law ", in, as to deuteronomion touto-" this second law ".

On the base of the statue were inscribed the opening words of the Scotland Act: " There Shall Be A Scottish Parliament ", a phrase to which Dewar himself famously said, " I like that!

*" Enlightenment ", the main artistic performance in the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony

* Supplements: " Alternate opening credits ", trailer, photo gallery

He coined several phrases that would become clichés, especially " the great unwashed ", " pursuit of the almighty dollar ", " the pen is mightier than the sword ", as well as the famous opening line " It was a dark and stormy night ".

The opening instrumental " Fire On High ", with its mix of strings and blazing acoustic guitars, saw heavy exposure as background music on CBS Sports Spectacular montages, though most viewers had no idea of the song's origins.

For instance, placing the fan near your heart meant " I love you ", while opening a fan wide meant " Wait for me ".

Intellivision's packaging and promotional materials, as well as television commercials, promised that with the addition of a soon-to-be-available accessory called the " Keyboard Component ", originally portrayed in TV ads as a larger box with an opening in the top that the Intellivision fit into.

She felt that the final exuberant movement was " too brilliant ", as she was encouraged by the dark and tempestuous opening movement she had seen in an early draft.

The design was also easy to " top off ", and unlike most top-loading magazines, the Krag-Jørgensen's magazine could be topped up without opening the rifle's bolt.

The album's opening track, " Immigrant Song ", was released in November 1970 as a single in the US against the band's wishes, reaching the top twenty on the Billboard chart.

In May 2012, Patinkin delivered the opening speech at the " Annual Convention of the Israeli Left ", where he recounted his experiences during a visit to the West Bank with members of the " breaking the silence " organization.

Other defining recordings include " Sugar Town ", the 1967 number one " Somethin ' Stupid " ( a duet with her father ), the title song from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, several collaborations with Lee Hazlewood such as " Jackson ", and her cover of Cher's " Bang Bang ( My Baby Shot Me Down )", which features during the opening sequence of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.

The opening of UK's first ever superclub was marked by a nearly 23-minute instrumental piece originally entitled " Prime 5 8 6 ", but released 15 years later as " Video 5 8 6 ".

The album entered the charts at number one in the UK and contained a mix of the acid house influence ( as on " Fine Time ", the opening track ) and a more traditional guitar-bass-drums sound on others ( such as the single " Run 2 ").

*" President Bush Honors Medal of Freedom Recipients ", a news release from the White House Press Secretary, December 15, 2006, containing a transcript of President George W. Bush's opening remarks at the December 15, 2006, presentation ( with link to individual citations ).

That April, the Ramones ' debut album was released by Sire Records ; the first single was " Blitzkrieg Bop ", opening with the rally cry " Hey!

Some stories have been written with a proverb overtly as an opening, such as " A stitch in time saves nine " at the beginning of " Kitty's Class Day ", one of Louisa May Alcott's Proverb Stories.

1967 saw the Beatles release the double A-side " Strawberry Fields Forever " and " Penny Lane ", opening a strain of British " pastoral " or " nostalgic " psychedelia, followed by the release of what is often seen as their definitive psychedelic statement in Sgt.

Another draft of the opening number, " Invocation and Instructions to the Audience ," has been used in subsequent revues of Sondheim songs and was sung by Nathan Lane in the musical The Frogs.

The song was sung by Jerry Scoggins ( backed by Flatt and Scruggs ) over the opening and end credits of each episode.

Celesta provides the signature opening of " Pure Imagination ", a well-known song ( sung by Gene Wilder ) from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

The first of these, the opening song on the Laibach album Opus Dei ( 1987 ), was sung in German.

The title derives from the folk song " Oh My Darling, Clementine ", which is the theme song of the movie ( sung in parts over the opening and closing credits ).

Many Japanese voice actors frequently branch into music, often singing the opening or closing themes of shows in which their character stars, or become involved in non-animated side projects such as audio dramas ( involving the same characters in new storylines ) or image songs ( songs sung in character that are not included in the anime but further develop the character ).

He also performed the Ron Goodwin title song to the 1968 comedy-adventure Monte Carlo or Bust sung over the film's animated opening credits.

The opening theme is " Dearest " sung by Hitomi Nozaki, with lyrics by Syoko Sawada, and arrangement by Masala Nishida.

The composing credits were listed on the sleeve as: " Redwave-Knight ", when in fact Hayward wrote " Nights ..." and " Tuesday Afternoon ", Thomas provided " Another Morning " and " Twilight Time ", Lodge penned " Peak Hour " and " Evening ( Time To Get Away )", and Edge contributed the opening and closing poems ( the first ' Morning Glory ' and the latter titled " Late Lament ") read by Mike Pinder who composed both " The Sun Set " and " Dawn is a Feeling " ( sung by Hayward, with Pinder himself singing the bridge section ).

It was intended to be sung after Phoebe's opening solo in Act I, " When maiden loves ", and the ensuing passage of dialogue between Phoebe and Wilfred.

The declamatory opening chorus " Behold the Lamb of God ", in fugal form, is followed by the alto solo " He was despised " in E flat major, the longest single item in the oratorio, in which some phrases are sung unaccompanied to emphasise Christ's abandonment.

Hampton's visit brought an offer, and Dinah went to work as his female vocalist in 1943 after she had sung with the band for its opening at the Chicago Regal Theatre.

This includes the film's theme song, sung by Eric Idle putting on a French accent, accompanied with an establishing animated opening segment that does not include any actual credits.

The show's opening theme was written by Les Pierce of America's Next Top Model Theme fame, Jonathan Kimmel and Cleto Escobedo III and sung by the late Robert Goulet.

It is directed by Masayuki Suzuki, with music composed by Takayuki Hattori and the opening song, " Poison ", sung by Sorimachi himself.

The song in the opening sequence, " Vivre et Mourir ," is sung by Redgrave.

Commentators have noted the similarity of the opening theme in particular to the hymn tune Eventide ( familiarly sung as Abide with Me ).

However, it has become common for voice actors to sing the opening or closing themes of shows in which their character stars, or participate in non-animated side projects such as audio dramas ( involving the same characters in new storylines ) or image songs ( songs sung in character that are not included in the anime but further develop the character ), releasing CDs in the character's name rather than their own.

" Sunday night with Fred Allen seemed incomplete on any night listeners didn't hear the DeMarco Sisters – whose breezy, harmonious style became as familiar as their cheerfully sung " Mr. Al-len, Mr. Alll-llennnn " in the show's opening theme.

The opening minstrel tunes were also sung to the tune of ' Early One Morning '.

Tito also sung co-lead on the Diana Ross Presents ... opening track, " Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah " and also sung co-lead on their cover of Funkadelic's " I Bet You " on their ABC.

The previously strong Andy Warhol influence is diminished, with the most notable ties to The Factory being the cover and back photographs taken by Warholite Billy Name, and opening track " Candy Says ," written about transsexual Candy Darling ( who would later appear in Reed's 1972 song, " Walk On The Wild Side ") The song was sung by Yule at Reed's insistence.

The opening song is sung by Don McLean.