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"The Last Rose of Summer" is a poem by the Irish poet Thomas Moore. He wrote it in 1805, while staying at Jenkinstown Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, where he was said to have been inspired by a specimen of Rosa 'Old Blush' .
The Thomas Moore traditional Irish melody "The Last Rose of Summer", introduced for Martha in act 2, was a successful inclusion. [14] Popular airs were then often introduced informally to operas as show-pieces by sopranos, for example "Home! Sweet Home!" in the lesson scene of The Barber of Seville. [15]
The Last Rose of Summer is a British silent motion picture of 1920 directed by Albert Ward, produced by G. B. Samuelson, and starring Owen Nares and Daisy Burrell. A drama, it was written by Roland Pertwee, based on a novel by Hugh Conway.
"The Last Rose of Summer" – written in 1805 by Thomas Moore "The Love Token" – an old song of true love recorded by sean nós singer MacDara Ó Conaola, among others. "Love's Old Sweet Song" – published in 1884 by composer James Lynam Molloy and lyricist G. Clifton Bingham.
In an interview, Wright said: “These songs have been passed on for generations. I was taught them by my grandmother when I was young but unless we continue that tradition, they will slip into oblivion.” [citation needed] The Last Rose was Laura Wright's way of reviving the folk tradition and continuing to pass down the songs for generations to come.
Sin After Sin is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 8 April 1977 by Columbia Records, [1] and on 22 April in the UK, by CBS Records. [4]
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The Last Rose of Summer is a 1937 British historical musical film directed by James A. FitzPatrick and starring John Garrick, Kathleen Gibson and Cecil Ramage. [1] It was made at Shepperton Studios near London as a quota quickie for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [2]