Largo
Encyclopedia
Music
- Largo, a very slow tempo, or a musical piece or movement in such a tempo
- Handel's Largo or "Ombra mai fùOmbra mai fu"Ombra mai fu" is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by George Frideric Handel.-Context:The opera was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19th century, however, the aria was rediscovered and became one of Handel's best-known pieces...
", an aria from the opera Serse - Hugo LargoHugo LargoHugo Largo was an American musical group known for their unique line-up: two bass guitars, a violin and singer/performance artist Mimi Goese.The band formed in 1984, initially featuring Tim Sommer and Goese. Later they were joined by Hahn Rowe and Adam Peacock, releasing their Michael Stipe...
, American band from the 1980s - Strong and stately
- Virtual Analog Synthesizer VST by Waldorf Music.
- Largo, an album by Brad MehldauBrad MehldauBrad Mehldau is an American jazz pianist. Besides leading his own group, the Brad Mehldau Trio, he has performed with many renowned artists, including Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Larry Grenadier, Peter Bernstein, Jeff Ballard, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Michael Brecker, Chris Potter, Kurt...
(2002) - Largo in four movements, AKA: Zeit by Tangerine Dream (1972) ZeitZeitZeit is the third album by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. A double LP, it was the first release featuring Peter Baumann, who joined Chris Franke and Edgar Froese.-Overview:...
Places
Bulgaria- Largo, SofiaLargo, SofiaThe Largo is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism edifices in central Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, designed and built in the 1950s with the intention to become the city's new representative centre...
, an architectural ensemble
Italy
- Largo di Torre ArgentinaLargo di Torre ArgentinaLargo di Torre Argentina is a square in Rome, Italy, that hosts four Republican Roman temples, and the remains of Pompey's Theatre. It is located in the ancient Campus Martius....
, a square in Rome
Scotland
- Upper LargoUpper LargoUpper Largo or Kirkton of Largo is a village near the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. It rests on the southern slopes of Largo Law and half a mile north of Largo Bay and the rather larger village of Lower Largo...
and Lower LargoLower LargoLower Largo or Seatown of Largo is a village in Fife, Scotland situated on Largo Bay on the north side of the Firth of Forth. An ancient fishing village, Lower Largo has gained fame as the 1676 birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.The arrival of the...
, adjacent villages in Fife
United States
- Key LargoKey LargoKey Largo is an island in the upper Florida Keys archipelago and, at long, the largest of the Keys. It is also the northernmost of the Florida Keys in Monroe County, and the northernmost of the Keys connected by U.S. Highway 1...
, an island in the Florida Keys - Largo, CaliforniaLargo, CaliforniaLargo is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad south-southeast of Ukiah, at an elevation of 522 feet ....
, a community in Mendocino County - Largo, FloridaLargo, FloridaLargo is the third largest city in Pinellas County, Florida, USA and is part of the Tampa Bay Area. Centrally located, it is the crossroads of the county. As of the 2000 census, the City had a total population of 69,371. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau was...
, a city in the Tampa Bay area - Largo, MarylandLargo, MarylandLargo is an unincorporated area and census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, in the United States. The population was 8,408 at the 2000 census....
, a suburb of Washington, DC - Largo (nightclub)Largo (nightclub)Largo is a nightclub and cabaret in Los Angeles, CA, known informally as Café Largo or Club Largo, known for its retinue of musical and comedic performers and for the Friday night "residency" of singer-songwriter Jon Brion, which has made the club a must-visit for fans and professional...
, Los Angeles, California
Indonesia
- Largo (restaurant,music club), Jakarta, Indonesia
Fictional characters
- Largo (Megatokyo), a lead manga character
- Largo WinchLargo WinchLargo Winch is a Belgian comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, published by Dupuis.The principal character is Largo Winch whose birth name is Largo Winczlav. Other important characters include Nerio Winch , senior Group W executives John D. Sullivan and Dwight E...
, a comic book series and its eponymous character- Largo Winch (TV series)Largo Winch (TV series)Largo Winch is a television program based on the Belgian comic book series of the same name by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme that first aired on January 26, 2001 in France on M6, and May 3, 2001 in Germany on ProSieben...
, an adaptation of the comic book series - Largo Winch (film)Largo Winch (film)Largo Winch is a 2008 French film based on the Belgian comic Largo Winch. It was released on 17 December 2008. A sequel was released in Belgium February 16, 2011 as Largo Winch ; its international title being The Burma Conspiracy.-Cast:...
|Largo Winch (film)]], a 2008 adaptation of the comic book series.
- Largo Winch (TV series)
- Emilio LargoEmilio LargoEmilio Largo is a fictional character and the main antagonist from the James Bond novel Thunderball. In the novel he is depicted, according to the British stereotypes about Italians, as a large, heavyset, olive-skinned, powerful man exuding animal charm, with the profile of a Roman emperor, and...
and Maximillian Largo, characters from the James Bond series of novels and films - Largo LaGrande, a minor character in the Monkey Island series of adventure games
- Lurch (The Addams Family), he is named Largo in Spanish
- Mr. Largo, a character from The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
- Largo the Black Lion, a main villain from Tales of the AbyssTales of the Abyssis a console role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco in Japan and Namco Bandai Games in North America. Tales of the Abyss's characteristic genre name is The Meaning Of Birth RPG . It is the eighth mothership title in the Tales series, and was released for the...
Other uses
- Largo Foods, a snack food company in Ireland, producers of Tayto crisps
- Largo AB, a colour control company in Sweden.
- HMS Largo Bay (K423)HMS Largo Bay (K423)HMS Largo Bay was a Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy, named for Largo Bay in Fife.The ship was originally ordered from William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. of Southwick, Sunderland on 25 January 1943 as the Loch Foin, and laid down on 8 February 1944...
, a Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate of the British navy - Liberation Army Revolutionary Group Organizations, a revolutionary group formed in California in 1970.