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Patrick Bade
Rudolf Bing at The Met
Patrick Bade | Rudolf Bing at the Met | 02.25.24
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Well, Sir Rudolf Bing is best known as the director of the Metropolitan Opera House in one of its golden periods from 1950 to 1972. Most of what I’m telling you this evening is based on his autobiography, which you can see on the right hand side, “5,000 Nights at the Opera.” And I do recommend this book, if you can get a hold of it. It’s wonderfully entertaining and informative. It’s full of hilarious anecdotes about famous singers. And it’s remarkably candid, really, about himself as well. I mean, he doesn’t really come across as a very likeable man. “Nice” is not the term I would use for him. He was ruthless, arrogant, snobbish, vindictive, absolutely Machiavellian. Some of the stories he tells about how he got the better of singers are really jaw dropping.
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Olivia Rodrigo
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 2003)
Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She starred on the Disney kanal series Bizaardvark (2016–2019) and the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2022). Shifting focus onto her recording career, Rodrigo signed with Geffen Records to release her 2021 single "Drivers License", which peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100 and raised her to international prominence. Her debut studio album, Sour (2021), was released in May of that year; it spawned her second number-one song, "Good 4 U", and won her three Grammy Awards. The documentary Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U followed in 2022, which chronicles the creative process of Sour. The following year, she released her second studio skiva, Guts (2023).
Overall, Rodrigo has released three Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, two Billboard 200 number-one albums, and e
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Rodrigo Duterte
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Roa and the surname or paternal family name is Duterte.
Rodrigo Duterte | |
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Official portrait, 2016 | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Vice President | Leni Robredo |
| Preceded by | Benigno Aquino III |
| Succeeded by | Bongbong Marcos |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Vice Mayor | Paolo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Sara Duterte |
| Succeeded by | Sara Duterte |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Vice Mayor | Luis Bonguyan (2001–07) Sara Duterte (2007–10) |
| Preceded by | Benjamin de Guzman |
| Succeeded by | Sara Duterte |
| In office February 2, 1988 – March 19, 1998 | |
| Vice Mayor | Dom |