AI & ChatGPT searches , social queriess for LEONORA OPERA
Search references for LEONORA OPERA. Phrases containing LEONORA OPERA
See searches and references containing LEONORA OPERA!
Search references for LEONORA OPERA. Phrases containing LEONORA OPERA
See searches and references containing LEONORA OPERA!LEONORA OPERA
1804 opera by Ferdinando Paer
Leonora, ossia L’amore coniugale (Leonora or Conjugal Love) is an opera (specifically a dramma semiserio) in two acts by the Italian composer Ferdinando
Leonora_(opera)
Topics referred to by the same term
Linda University Leonora, Guyana Leonora, Western Australia Shire of Leonora, a local government area of Western Australia Leonora (opera), the original
Leonora
1853 opera by Giuseppe Verdi
the expansion of the role of Leonora. For Verdi, the three years were filled with musical activity; work on this opera did not proceed while the composer
Il_trovatore
Name list
(1893–1975), American chemist Leonora Braham (1853–1931), English opera singer and actress Leonora Brito (1954–2007), Welsh writer Leonora Carrington (1917–2011)
Leonora_(given_name)
First opera of Giuseppe Verdi
helped to secure most of the revivals of the opera during the following few years where she appeared as Leonora in four of the five of them. Agreeing with
Oberto_(opera)
English singer and actress (1853–1931)
Leonora Braham (born Leonora Abraham; 3 February 1853 – 23 November 1931) was an English opera singer and actress primarily known as the creator of principal
Leonora_Braham
Italian-French courtier (1568–1617)
Leonora Dori Galigaï (19 May 1568 – 8 July 1617) was a French courtier of Italian origin, an influential favourite of the French regent Marie de' Medici
Leonora_Dori
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
help. The music begins with the opera's "Fate" motif, an ominous three note E unison in the brass. The mansion of Leonora's family, in Seville Don Alvaro
La_forza_del_destino
1840 opera by Gaetano Donizetti
story of Leonora de Guzman. The opera concerns the romantic struggles of the King of Castile, Alfonso XI, and his mistress, the "favourite" Leonora, against
La_favorite
Opera by Carl Nielsen
Buketoff, Mary Beth Peil as Leonora, and Clinton Ware as Leander. The first reported New York performance was by the Bronx Opera Company in 1983. It was performed
Maskarade
1952 Italian anthology film
Sofia Lazzaro and she plays the part of Leonora. Fernando is the son of Baldassarre and has become fond of Leonora. Baldassarre's daughter has married the
La_Favorita_(film)
British-American mezzo-soprano
15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Miss Leonora Sparkes, whose name appears often on the bills of the Metropolitan Opera House, and seldom on the program of
Leonora_Sparkes
Italian operatic soprano (1929–2022)
made her debut in Spoleto in 1950, as Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore, a year later at Rome Opera, as Leonora in La forza del destino, in 1954 at La
Antonietta_Stella
American soprano
Musical Journey of Opera Singer Leonora Lafayette: A Louisiana Treasure, Doctoral Dissertation LSU, 2006 Countermelody, Episode 75, Leonora Lafayette (Black
Leonora_Lafayette
Aspect of musical history
history of opera has a relatively short duration within the context of the history of music in general. It appeared in 1597, when the first opera, Dafne,
History_of_opera
English-born Australian opera singer
in Bellini's opera Norma (1852, Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney) beside the Norma of Sara Flower. In November 1858 Carandini sang Leonora in Verdi's Il
Marie_Carandini
19th-century opera genre
William Fry's Leonora (1845, Philadelphia; envisioned with Ann Childe Seguin in the title role), often cited as the first American grand opera, leaned on
Grand_opera
Opera by Thomas Adès
lambs and are cooking them on a makeshift fire. Leonora recalls a premonition from the night of the opera performance, and attempts a magic ritual with
The Exterminating Angel (opera)
The_Exterminating_Angel_(opera)
Instrumental introduction to an opera, ballet, or oratorio
Bax: Overture to a Picaresque Comedy Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonora Nr 1 Leonora Nr 2 Leonora Nr 3 Fidelio Coriolan Overture Creatures of Prometheus Egmont
Overture
Armenian-Lithuanian operatic soprano (born 1981)
Since 2011, Grigorian has performed in various opera houses on the international stage. She was noted in operas such as Tchaikovsky's Nastasya in The Enchantress
Asmik_Grigorian
Russian operatic soprano (born 1971)
yet later proceeded into heavier 19th-century romantic roles, such as Leonora in Il trovatore and the role of Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. Since 2016, she
Anna_Netrebko
Opera by Alessandro Scarlatti
In Lucca, Riccardo had also seduced Leonora Dorini before rejecting her in favour of Doralice Rossetti. Leonora has followed him and takes refuge with
Il_trionfo_dell'onore
Croatian operatic dramatic soprano
the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. After finishing her education in Zagreb, Milanov made her debut in 1927 in Ljubljana as Leonora in Giuseppe Verdi's
Zinka_Milanov
Moldovan singer
Leonora, Tosca, Tatyana and Liza on the stages of many theatres in Europe. In 1971 the Moldovan soprano was invited to New York's Metropolitan Opera to
Maria_Bieșu
Russian operatic soprano (born 1986)
performances at Theater Basel (Leonora in La forza del destino), Mariinsky Theatre (in Salome), Finnish National Opera, and Paris Opera. She performed the role
Elena_Stikhina
Kosovar singer and songwriter
Leonora Jakupi (Albanian pronunciation: [lɛɔˈnɔɾa jaˈkupi]; born 3 March 1979) is a Kosovan singer and songwriter. Leonora Jakupi is an ethnic Albanian
Leonora_Jakupi
Opera by Paul Hindemith
Charles and his wife, Leonora. The newlyweds join Lucia, Brandon, and Genevieve for Christmas dinner. Not long after Charles and Leonora marry, the couple
The Long Christmas Dinner (opera)
The_Long_Christmas_Dinner_(opera)
Opera by John Barnett
and can marry Leonora. Salaman, 213 C.Z. Barnett, Farinelli, a serio-comic opera in two acts, London, 1839 C. K. Salaman, English Opera in the Musical
Farinelli_(opera)
American opera singer (born 1959)
the Metropolitan Opera in 2007 as Amelia in Un ballo in maschera, to the Vienna State Opera as Tosca, to Budapest and Mannheim as Leonora in La forza del
Michèle_Crider
Italian opera by Giovanni Pacini
arrives with a letter from England, reminding Carlo of his promise to marry Leonora, the sister of Edward IV. Athol suspects Carlo is less than happy with
Carlo_di_Borgogna
American operatic soprano (born 1984)
the Metropolitan Opera, the Wiener Staatsoper, and the Accademia di Santa Cecilia. In the 2018/19 season she performed as Leonora in Il trovatore at
Rachel_Willis-Sørensen
that year by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust. Sylvia Fisher sang Leonora. List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Fidelio_(film)
American opera singer
Verdi's I Lombardi with the Opera Orchestra of New York (2013), Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore with Palacio de la Ópera A Coruña [es] (2015) where she
Angela_Meade
Only opera by Ludwig van Beethoven
French rescue-opera tradition. These include Pierre Gaveaux's opera Léonore, ou L'amour conjugal (1798) and Ferdinando Paer's Leonora (1804). Fidelio
Fidelio
American opera singer (1926–2020)
Sontag and Leo Resnick. She made her debut with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1958, as Leonora in Il trovatore, alongside Jussi Björling, Giulietta Simionato
Elinor_Ross
Argentinian singer
Panizza's opera Byzantium, who also premiered Aurora in 1945. Between 1945 and 1955 it was Armida, Rezia, Manon Lescaut, Iphigénie in Tauride, Aida, Leonora, Alcestes
Delia_Rigal
American opera singer
including the role of Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore with San Diego Opera, Leonora in Verdi's La forza del destino with Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Elisabetta
Susan_Dunn
American soprano (born 1927)
Metropolitan Opera (Met) in 1961, as Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore. Continuing her career there, she starred in a multitude of operas for 20 years,
Leontyne_Price
1890 opera by Alfredo Catalani
Loreley is an opera (azione romantica) in three acts composed by Alfredo Catalani to a libretto by Angelo Zanardini [it], Carlo D'Ormeville [it] and others
Loreley_(opera)
American mezzo-soprano opera singer
Verdi's Il trovatore (Azucena) with Eva Marton as Leonora. Metropolitan Opera, James Levine. Met Opera on Demand SD streaming video; also Deutsche Grammophon
Dolora_Zajick
French operatic soprano
siciliennes" in Paris and chose her to create the leading role of Leonora in his opera "La Forza del Destino" in St.Petersburg. The premiere was scheduled
Caroline_Barbot
Spanish baritone (born 1966)
the Met several times in Verdi operas, singing the Count Di Luna in Il trovatore opposite Sondra Radvanovsky as Leonora (2002), Renato to Aprile Millo's
Carlos_Álvarez_(baritone)
Welsh soprano (born 1936)
prominence in 1964 when she stood in for Leontyne Price as Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Her career then developed rapidly
Gwyneth_Jones_(soprano)
in the premiere of the opera Stella by Auteri-Manzocchi. In 1881 she appeared at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Aida and Leonora in La forza del destino
Theresia_Singer
Opera by Gaetano Donizetti
Arturo does not know her name. Leonora realizes that the page has fallen in love with this mysterious woman. Leonora encourages him by suggesting that
Rosmonda_d'Inghilterra
Italian opera singer (1921–2003)
at New York's Metropolitan Opera on 27 January 1961 as Manrico in Il trovatore, opposite soprano Leontyne Price as Leonora who was also making her house
Franco_Corelli
Italian operatic soprano
most notable for creating the role of Leonora in Il trovatore by Verdi in Rome in 1853. Rosina Penco sang in operas by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti in
Rosina_Penco
French singer
Opéra de Paris; Le prophète, Meyerbeer (Berthe), Opéra de Paris 1904: Il trovatore, Verdi (Leonora), Opéra de Paris 1904/1905: Tristan und Isolde, Wagner
Rose_Féart
Spanish opera singer (died 1910)
and Leonora in Il trovatore in Venice. She went on to sing leading dramatic soprano roles in Italy, as well as appearing with touring Italian opera companies
Concepció_Bordalba
American and Canadian soprano (born 1969)
2009, she sang Leonora in a new production of Il Trovatore at the Metropolitan Opera, and the following year she opened the Canadian Opera Company's season
Sondra_Radvanovsky
Romanian operatic soprano
Tauride), Mimi (La bohème), Amelia (Un ballo in maschera), Leonora (Il trovatore), Leonora (La forza del destino), Elvira (Ernani), Floria Tosca (Tosca)
Mioara_Cortez
American dramatic soprano (born 1951)
Grand Opera as Elisabetta in Don Carlos. In 1987-1988 Sweet appeared at the Staatsoper in Hamburg as Elisabetta in Verdi's Don Carlos, Leonora in Il Trovatore
Sharon_Sweet
1881 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
Bunthorne's Bride, is a comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The opera is a satire on the aesthetic movement
Patience_(opera)
British theatre company
original productions of the operas included the baritone Rutland Barrington, mezzo-soprano Jessie Bond, soprano Leonora Braham, contralto Rosina Brandram
D'Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
This is a list of the operas performed by Glyndebourne Festival Opera during the music directorship (1934-1951) of Fritz Busch. Operas performed at venues
Glyndebourne Festival Opera: history and repertoire, 1934–51
Glyndebourne_Festival_Opera:_history_and_repertoire,_1934–51
exclusively in 2003. Some of her filmed Metropolitan Opera performances are available on Met Opera on Demand. Opera Arias (2003). Gianandrea Noseda, Wiener Philharmoniker
Anna_Netrebko_discography
Bulgarian opera singer (born 1965)
September 1965 in Dobrich) is a Bulgarian opera singer (soprano). Her repertoire includes Desdemona in Otello, Leonora in La forza del destino, Violetta in
Svetla_Vassileva_(soprano)
Hungarian-born German soprano (born 1941)
in Verdi's Nabucco at the Opéra Bastille in Paris in 1995, and as Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore at the Vienna State Opera in 1996. Várady was married
Júlia_Várady
Opera by Modest Mussorgsky
Godunov (Russian: Борис Годунов, romanized: Borís Godunóv listen) is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881). The work was composed between 1868 and
Boris_Godunov_(opera)
American and Greek soprano (1923–1977)
American and Greek soprano, and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging
Maria_Callas
Bulgarian opera singer (born 1934)
particularly associated with heroines in the operas of Verdi and Puccini, including Desdemona, Violetta, Leonora, Elisabetta, Mimì, Cio-Cio-San, Liù, Manon
Raina_Kabaivanska
Spanish operatic soprano (1933–2018)
Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company as Maddalena di Coigny in Giordano's Andrea Chénier and her Italian debut at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino as Leonora in Verdi's
Montserrat_Caballé
Aria from the opera Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore. It is the last number of the act. In a chamber adjoining the chapel at Castellor, Leonora and Manrico vow their
Di_quella_pira
2017 video game
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia was a free-to-play role-playing video game set in the Dissidia universe of fighting games. Opera Omnia was published by
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
Dissidia_Final_Fantasy_Opera_Omnia
The Philadelphia Grand Opera Company was the name of four different American opera companies active at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Philadelphia_Grand_Opera_Company
an opera in three acts by Umberto Giordano. The libretto was taken from Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau's 1893 play, and adapted for the opera by Renato
Madame_Sans-Gêne_(opera)
Romanian opera singer (1965–2025)
the State Opera and the National Theatre, she made an international career, especially portraying Verdi heroines such as Aida and Leonora in Il trovatore
Anda-Louise_Bogza
Albanian opera singer
Albanian opera lyric soprano. She began her soprano career at a very early age. Her father (Avni Mula) and mother (Nina Mula [sq]) were also opera singers
Inva_Mula
Swedish opera singer (born 1963)
Thöldte, 11 May 1963) is a Swedish dramatic soprano opera singer. Stemme "is regarded by today's opera fans as our era's greatest Wagnerian soprano". In
Nina_Stemme
New Zealand opera singer (1879–1952)
Metropolitan Opera, New York, with Enrico Caruso. Alda was born Frances Jane Davis in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 31 May 1879 to David Davis and Leonora Davis
Frances_Alda
German soprano (born 1972)
London debut with Simon Boccanegra. In February 2011, she debuted in Leonora in concert performances of Verdi's Il trovatore at the Kölner Philharmonie
Anja_Harteros
Serbian operatic soprano and conductor
Craiova. During that year she performed her roles at opera halls in Europe, at Opera Timișoara as Leonora in Il Trovatore, at the Summer Festival in Schwerin
Dragana_Radaković
Serbian operatic soprano
She made her San Francisco Opera debut on October 15, 1968, as Leonora in Il trovatore. She joined the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for the 1968–1969
Radmila_Bakočević
Topics referred to by the same term
film JB Leonor, Filipino drummer and songwriter born Domingo Leonor III Leonora (disambiguation) Lenore (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists
Leonore
Soviet and Russian opera singer
Theatre production of Boris Godunov in Moscow. Her introduction to the opera houses of Europe and the world was a recital in the Salle Pleyel in Paris
Elena_Obraztsova
Operatic baritone (1911–1960)
Richard Tucker, featuring a young Leontyne Price in her Met debut role of Leonora; and Verdi's Macbeth, with Leonie Rysanek and Carlo Bergonzi. Several private
Leonard_Warren
Opera company in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Eileen Farrell's Leonora and Sherrill Milnes's Count DiLuna. Diane Curry – From 1981 until 1986 Curry performed annually in Seattle Opera's Wagner's Der Ring
Seattle_Opera
Topics referred to by the same term
of Adriana Basile and Leonora Baroni Mutio Vitelleschi, the 6th Superior General of the Society of Jesus Mutio Scevola, an opera by the Italian composer
Mutio
American opera singer (born 1937)
her debut with Michigan Opera Theatre as Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore. She remained very busy in the world's major opera houses through 1979 singing
Martina_Arroyo
Painting and sculpture by Leonora Carrington in Mexico City
painting and an outdoor bronze sculpture by British-born Mexican artist Leonora Carrington. Carrington first painted How Doth the Little Crocodile in 1998
How Doth the Little Crocodile (Carrington)
How_Doth_the_Little_Crocodile_(Carrington)
American composer, music critic, and journalist (1813–1864)
run the following year. Leonora is also significant as it was the first grand opera written by an American composer. The opera was written for Ann Childe
William_Henry_Fry
1877 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
The Sorcerer is a two-act comic opera, with a libretto by W. S. Gilbert and music by Arthur Sullivan. It was the British duo's third operatic collaboration
The_Sorcerer
Austrian opera singer (1929-2000)
Krauss conducting the Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks München with Leonora Lafayette (Aida), Josef Gostic (Radames), Georgine von Milinkovic (Amneris)
Walter_Berry_(bass-baritone)
Soprano or tenor operatic voice weight between lyric and dramatic
in La bohème through to histrionically demanding Verdi heroines such as Leonora (in Il trovatore and La forza del destino) and Aida, not to mention Puccini's
Spinto
Austrian opera singer (1905–1980)
notable roles included; Agathe, Isolde, Brünnhilde, Elisabeth, Marschalin, Leonora, and Chrysothemis.[citation needed] She was very popular in Vienna, and
Hilde_Konetzni
English opera singer (born 1949)
Trittico from La Scala, Milan. Leonora Il Trovatore from L'Arena di Verona. Gertrude Hänsel und Gretel from The Metropolitan Opera, La Contessa di Coigny /
Rosalind_Plowright
Australian operatic soprano (born 1957)
ballo in maschera). For Victoria State Opera she has sung Elisabetta, Elisabeth, Desdemona, Aida and Leonora (Il trovatore). After winning the 1991 Cardiff
Lisa_Gasteen
German television actress
most noted for her role as Constanze Riemer in the soap opera Marienhof, and her role as Leonora Lopez in Storm of Love. She is the daughter of the actors
Julia_Dahmen
Spanish tenor and conductor (born 1941)
January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility
Plácido_Domingo
Czech classical singer (1834–1902)
performed as Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore. The following year she appeared as Elvira in Verdi's Ernani in Granada in 1864, and as Leonora in Spoleto
Teresa_Stolz
1885 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
stature of Leonora Braham, Jessie Bond and Sybil Grey "suggested the advisability of grouping them as three Japanese school-girls", the opera's "three little
The_Mikado
This is a list of individual opera composers and their major works. The list includes composers' principal operas and those of historical importance in
List_of_operas_by_composer
Russian soprano (1934–2024)
State Opera from 1971 first as Lisa, with great success, later also as Leonora, Tosca, Aida and Elisabetta. She performed as Tosca at the Opéra de Paris
Tamara_Milashkina
American actress and singer (born 1940)
performance). She returned to the Minnesota Opera several more times. With that company she portrayed Leonora in the United States premiere of Carl Nielsen's
Mary_Beth_Peil
Metropolitan Opera, last updated May 3, 2026. Performers are listed by the number of the performances they have appeared in as found at the Metropolitan Opera Archives
List of performers at the Metropolitan Opera
List_of_performers_at_the_Metropolitan_Opera
American actress (1924–2025)
was born on May 18, 1924, in New York City. Her mother, Augusta "Gus" Leonora Pointer (née Davis; 1898–1970), was a sculptor and an illustrator, and
Priscilla_Pointer
of the operas of the Italian composer Ferdinando Paer (1771–1839). Budden, Julian (1992), 'Paer, Ferdinando' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley
List of operas by Ferdinando Paer
List_of_operas_by_Ferdinando_Paer
English actress
Lara Imogen Leonora Cazalet (born 15 January 1971) is an English actress, known for portraying Zandra Plackett in Bad Girls and Annie Quick in New Street
Lara_Cazalet
British actor
Leonora Wigan born Leonora Pincott aka Mrs Alfred Wigan" (1805 – 17 April 1884) was a British actress, known at first as a stilts and rope dancer. Wigan
Leonora_Wigan
1950 Italian film
Giuseppe Verdi's opera La forza del destino. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Nelly Corradi as Donna Leonora Gino Sinimberghi
The_Force_of_Destiny_(film)
LEONORA OPERA
LEONORA OPERA
Female
English
Feminine form of Latin Leo, LEONA means "lion."Â
Male
English
English form of French Léonard, LEONARD means "lion-strong."Â
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Latin, Spanish, Swedish
Torch; Variant of Eleanor; From Helen; Compassion; Spanish Form of Eleanor Light; Bright; Shining One; Foreign; The Other
Female
Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Eleanora, LEONOR means "foreign; the other."
Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Provençal Aliénor, ELEONOORA means "foreign; the other."
Female
German
German form of French Eléonore, ELEONORE means "foreign; the other."
Female
English
Variant spelling of Latin Lenora, LENORE means "foreign; the other."
Female
English
Pet form of Latin Eleanora, LENORA means "foreign; the other."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Eleanor, ELEONOR means "foreign; the other."
Female
English
Short form of Latin Eleanora, LEANORA means "foreign; the other."
Female
Italian
Contracted form of Italian Eleonora, ELNORA means "foreign; the other."
Female
Russian
Feminine form of Russian Feodor, FEODORA means "gift of God."
Female
English
Short form of Italian Eleanora, LEONORA means "foreign; the other."
Girl/Female
English
Abbreviation of Eleanora 'light' and Honora 'honor. '.
Female
English
Short form of German Eleonore, LEONORE means "foreign; the other."
Female
Italian
Short form of Italian Eleonora, LEONORA means "foreign; the other."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Eleanor, ELENORA means "foreign; the other."
Female
Italian
Italian form of Provençal Aliénor, ELEONORA means "foreign; the other."
Girl/Female
Spanish American English Greek French Italian
Light.
Female
English
English name derived from the name of the Mexican state or the Sonoran Desert, from Latin sonorus, SONORA means "clear, loud, resounding."
LEONORA OPERA
LEONORA OPERA
Boy/Male
Irish
Bard; travelling musician/singer.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory of the Lively
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Shaddick, a variant of Chadwick.
Biblical
my brother is a king; my king's brother
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Irish, Latin, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Tamil
Christmas; Born on Christmas Day
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ledbetter.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Servant; cloud of judgment.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
Powerful and Brave
Boy/Male
Hindu
A character from the epic ramayana
Girl/Female
English
Introduced into Britain during the Norman Conquest, from an Old German name meaning elf counsel...
LEONORA OPERA
LEONORA OPERA
LEONORA OPERA
LEONORA OPERA
LEONORA OPERA
n.
The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also facient.
n.
One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect.
n.
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid which is obtained from several varieties of lichen (Lecanora, Roccella, etc.), as a white, crystalline substance, and is called also orsellic, / diorsellinic acid, lecanorin, etc.
a.
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.
a.
Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.
n.
A kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus.
v. t.
To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work; as, to operate a machine.
a.
Alt. of Operatical
n.
A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens (Roccella tinctoria, Lecanora tartarea, etc.), as a blue amorphous mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein.
n.
A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.
a.
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.
n.
To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange.
a.
Of or pertaining to the opera or to operas; characteristic of, or resembling, the opera.
n.
A name given to lichens of the genus Lecanora, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food.
n.
A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.
n.
A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially Lecanora tartarea.
n.
That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
n.
A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.
adv.
In an operative manner.