Coq D'Or (other)

	Coq D'Or (other) Coq d'Or may refer to: ''Le Coq d'Or'', opera by Rimsky-Korsakov ''Le Coq d'Or'', a mime ballet based on extracts from the opera by Diaghilev Restaurants Coq d'Or, Mayfair London, now Langan's Brasserie Coq d'Or (Rotterdam restaurant), defunct Michelin starred restaurant, le Coq D'Or Restaurant, Sydney, location of Elaine Haxton mural 1944 Sir John Sulman Prize Other Coq d'Or (prize), songwriting prize won by André Pascal and others Coq d'Or (horse), beat Gay Crusader Gay Crusader (1914–1932) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won a wartime version of the English Triple Crown in 1917. In a career which lasted from September 1916 and October 1917 he ran ten times and won eight races, includ ... in 1917 {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Le Coq D'Or ''The Golden Cockerel'' ( rus, Золотой петушок, Zolotoy petushok ) is an opera in three acts, with short prologue and even shorter epilogue, composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, his last opera he completed before his death in 1908. Its libretto written by Vladimir Belsky derives from Alexander Pushkin's 1834 poem ''The Tale of the Golden Cockerel''. The opera was completed in 1907 and premiered in 1909 in Moscow, after the composer's death. Outside Russia it has often been performed in French as ''Le coq d'or''. Composition history Rimsky-Korsakov had considered his previous opera, ''The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya'' (1907) to be his final artistic statement in the medium, and, indeed, this work has been called a "summation of the nationalistic operatic tradition of Glinka and The Five." However, the political situation in Russia at the time inspired him to take up the pen to compose a "razor-sharp satire of the autocracy, of Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Diaghilev Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev ( ; rus, Серге́й Па́влович Дя́гилев, , sʲɪˈrɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪdʑ ˈdʲæɡʲɪlʲɪf; 19 August 1929), usually referred to outside Russia as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise. The active years of Diaghilev’s career can be divided into two periods: the one in St Petersburg (1898–1906) and the other in emigration (1906–1929). Biography Sergei Diaghilev was born in Selishchi to a noble officer . His mother died from childbed fever soon after his birth. In 1873, Pavel met and married Elena Panaeva, who loved Sergei and raised him as her own child. The in Perm was a local cultural centre, and the Diaghilevs housed a musical evening every second Thursday, Modest Mussorgsky being one of the most frequent guests. Sergei Diaghilev composed his first romance at the age of 15. When he ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Langan's Brasserie Langan's Brasserie is a restaurant situated on Stratton Street in Mayfair, London. Opened by the Irish entrepreneur Peter Langan on 20 October 1976 in partnership with the actor Michael Caine, the Brasserie (which had previously housed the ornate restaurant ''Le Coq d'Or'') quickly attracted celebrities and became hugely successful. Langan's Brasserie remains one of the most popular restaurants in London today. History Peter Langan (who gave his name to the Brasserie) was born in Ireland in 1941. After moving to England in the early 1960s, Langan began his catering career working at Odin's restaurant at 26 Devonshire Street. Langan had been lodging nearby to Odin's and when the proprietor, James Benson, was killed in an accident in 1966, he took over the kitchen for Benson's wife, Kirsten. Langan transformed Odin's in both its style of cuisine and its decor. Patrick Procktor, an artist who lived near and later married Kirsten Benson, provided a number of watercolours to hang on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Coq D'Or (Rotterdam Restaurant) __NOTOC__ Coq d'Or (French for ''Golden Chicken'') is a defunct restaurant in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1957 and retained that rating until 1989. After a change of course, the restaurant lost its star in 1989. In 1995 the name of the restaurant was changed to "Restaurant Kip" (Dutch for ''Chicken''). See also List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ... Sources and references Restaurants in Rotterdam Defunct Michelin-starred restaurants in the Netherlands Defunct restaurants in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-restaurant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sir John Sulman Prize The Sir John Sulman Prize is one of Australia's longest-running art prizes, having been established in 1936. It is now held concurrently with the Archibald Prize, Australia's best-known art prize, and also with the Wynne Prize, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), Sydney. Criteria The Sir John Sulman Prize is awarded each year for "the best subject/genre painting and/or murals/mural project executed during the two years preceding the losingdate", and as of 2008 is valued at $20,000. Media may be acrylic, oil, watercolour or mixed media, and applicants must have been resident in Australia for five years."Major art prizes: Sir John Sulman Prize" Art Gallery of New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	André Pascal André Pascal (1932–2001), born André Pascal Nicolas di Fusco in Marseille, was a French songwriter and composer. History As an adolescent he was already well versed in French poetry from François Villon to Alfred de Vigny. He could express himself in Alexandrian couplets, and he started to write. A few years later he was adapting well known French songs for his friends in a restaurant trade who would play them on their premises. It was at this time in 1957 that he met Charles Aznavour who gave him the idea of trying to cut out a living in Paris. He wrote his first songs with Paul Mauriat. In 1958 they were prizewinners in le Coq d'or De La Chanson Francaise in Paris with ''Rendez-vous au Lavendou'' which was recorded by Dalida and Henri Salvador, to name but two. In 1960 he represented himself in this competition with ''Dans un million des années''. Following this he wrote many hits for the rockabillys and others: ''Laissez nous twister'' for les Chats Sauvages, ''Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]