Contrary to fake news media selective reporting and photos, President Trump's meeting with Pope Francis was cordial. They shook hands, posed for photographs and exchanged gifts as is the custom when heads of state visit the Vatican. President Trump was joined on the visit by First Lady Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner. - May 24, 2017
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Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976)
Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor.
Theme from A Summer Place was recorded as an instrumental for a 1959 film A Summer Place. The song was a number one hit for nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960.
Composed by Giachino Rossini (1792–1868), the greatest Italian composer of his time.
This opera depicts the story of Switzerland's legendary founding fathers and a courageous 13th century folk hero, Wilhelm Tell, who symbolized the struggle for political and individual freedom. According to legend, Tell was forced to shoot an apple from his son's head after refusing to pay homage to a Hapsburg liege. His courage and famed marksmanship launched an uprising that brought the Swiss independence from the Hapsburg dynasty.
This recording is part of a music article performed by the Orchestra and Chorus of Rome's Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. It was conducted by the world's leading opera conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, who is also the Music Director of the Royal Opera House. It features Canadian baritone Gerald Finley, American tenor John Osborn and sopranos Malin Byström and Marie-Nicole Lemieux.