Charmian
Americannoun
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In a recent rehearsal, O'Brien checked that mezzo-soprano Adriana Bignagni Lesca, who plays Cleopatra's servant Charmian, was comfortable kissing another woman on the lips, and supervised scenes in which the performer playing Antony embraces Cleopatra.
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2023
It combines the natural beauty of Sonoma County with the literary heritage of two giants of California history, Jack London and his wife Charmian.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Ms. Elias created a second Barber role, the servant Charmian, when “Antony and Cleopatra” opened the Met’s new Lincoln Center opera house in 1966, with Leontyne Price and Justino Díaz starring as the title characters.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2020
In 1976, his mother Charmian remarried Major Raymond Beech, a soldier based in Wiltshire.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2019
What, what? good cheer! why how now, Charmian?
From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
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