Glinka

American  

[gling-kuh, glyeen-kuh] / ˈglɪŋ kə, ˈglyin kə /

noun

1. Mikhail Ivanovich 1803–57, Russian composer.

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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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Example Sentences

BBC Midlands Political Editor Elizabeth Glinka said given that Coventry and Solicroxhull also both have shares in the airport, a sale by Birmingham would be "quite embarrassing".

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2023

He has now spoken to BBC West Midlands political editor Elizabeth Glinka, again waiving his right to anonymity.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022

Yet go ahead it does: Together with the pianist Ivari Ilja, Mr. Hvorostovsky will tackle Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky and Strauss.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2016

It unites the great names of Russian culture: Michail Glinka and Alexandr Pushkin, maestro Vladimir Jurowski, and one of the most talented opera directors in the world, Dmitri Tcherniakov.”

From Forbes • Oct. 1, 2012

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