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Glinka

American  
[gling-kuh, glyeen-kuh] / ˈglɪŋ kə, ˈgljin kə /

noun

  1. Mikhail Ivanovich 1803–57, Russian composer.


Glinka British  
/ ˈɡlinkə /

noun

  1. Mikhail Ivanovich (mixaˈil iˈvanəvitʃ). 1803–57, Russian composer who pioneered the Russian national school of music. His works include the operas A Life for the Tsar (1836) and Russlan and Ludmilla (1842)

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BBC Midlands Political Editor Elizabeth Glinka said there might also be outsourcing of major divisions and services within the council, such as bin collections.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023

Mr Cook, deputy mayor at Tamworth council, waived his right to anonymity and first made his claims on Channel 4 on Tuesday, before reiterating them to BBC West Midlands political editor Elizabeth Glinka on Friday.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2022

To commemorate the historic rebirth, Iksanov chose the Michail Glinka opera Ruslan and Lyudmila, which was first performed in 1842—the height of tsarist opulence and dominance in the arts.

From Forbes ● Oct. 1, 2012

“They didn’t have to go up there, but they did, as a duty to all of you,” Glinka said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2011

Instead, that position was filled by Mikhail Glinka, whose operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila had firmly established Tsarist Russia as a musical force to be reckoned with in the 1830s.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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