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Despina

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Despina, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune Neptune, in astronomy, 8th planet from the sun at a mean distance of about 2.8 billion mi (4.5 billion km) with an orbit lying between those of Uranus and the dwarf planet Pluto; its period of revolution is about 165 years.
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Despina
disguised doctor who supposedly restores lovers to life. [Ger. Opera: Mozart, Cosi fan tutte, Westerman, 98]
See : Disguise

Despina
her stratagems control and resolve the plot. [Ital. Opera: Mozart, Cosi fan tutte, Scholes, 259]
See : Servant

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Representative members of this group are Nikolas Andrikopoulos, Vasso Psaraki, Sophia Zarabouka, and Leda Varvaroussi, while the younger illustrators include Vassilis Papatsarouchas (who received the 2004 State Award for Illustration) and Despina Karapanou (commended by the Circle of the Greek Children's Book for her illustrations).
And New York's Metropolitan Opera and Austria's Salzburg Festival have come a-calling, each asking von Stade to appear as the cheeky maid Despina in productions of Mozart's ``Cosi fan tutte.
Though Durst focuses mostly on theater, last year she invited a friend, choreographer Despina Stamos, to show dances in the deli, which Durst had gutted, painted black, and equipped with basic lights.
 
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