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Corelli

American  
[kaw-rel-ee, koh-, kaw-rel-lee] / kɔˈrɛl i, koʊ-, kɔˈrɛl li /

noun

  1. Arcangelo 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.

  2. Marie Mary Mackay, 1854?–1924, English novelist.


Corelli British  
/ kɒˈrɛlɪ /

noun

  1. Arcangelo (arˈkandʒelo). 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer of sonatas and concerti grossi

  2. Marie , real name Mary Mackay . 1854–1924, British novelist. Her melodramatic works include The Sorrows of Satan (1895) and The Murder of Delicia (1896)

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The pair met on the set of the Australian TV show Corelli in 1995, shortly after Jackman had left drama school.

From BBC

Residents on the Corelli estate pay a fee to First Port management company, appointed by Persimmon, for maintenance of the area.

From BBC

And in “Corelli” — the theme, it seems, he got from Kreisler — Rachmaninoff wrote what is for me maybe the most significant of the large-scale solo pieces.

From New York Times

There are also visual and/or aural cues to "Moonstruck," the underrated "Captain Corelli's Mandolin," "National Treasure," "Mandy," "Con Air," and "The Croods," among several other films.

From Salon

The movie is filled with references to Cage’s prodigious filmography, from “The Rock,” “Leaving Las Vegas” and “Face/Off” to “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin,” “Guarding Tess,” “Mandy” and “The Wicker Man.”

From Los Angeles Times