Piave
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Despite the audience booing at the 1853 premiere, which Verdi and his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, called “a fiasco,” “Traviata” has never strayed long from the stage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The Columbus Piave Club, however, said it found the sentiments of diversity and inclusion “ironic,” saying the club, which celebrates Italian heritage, had been “COMPLETELY locked out” of the conversation surrounding the statue’s removal.
From Fox News • Jun. 19, 2020
Hostaria Piave will have a three-course brunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for $47 per person.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2017
These potent themes are also embedded in the controversial French play, “Le roi s’amuse” by Victor Hugo, which Verdi and librettist Francesco Maria Piave freely adapted into “Rigoletto.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2013
The Italians finally managed to regroup eighty miles to the rear along the Piave River, but the Italian army, like the French, would not return to the offensive until the following year.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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