[opera] Bandanna is an English language opera in a prologue and two acts by Daron Hagen, first performed by the The University of Texas at Austin opera theater in Austin, February 25, 1999. The libretto is by Irish poet Paul Muldoon based on a treatment co-written with the composer. The story of the Venetian Moor is recast and updated to 19... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandanna_(opera)
Properly, a bandanna is a silk pocket handkerchief. The name later developed to include cotton handkerchiefs with a dark ground of Turkey red or blue, decorated with a spotted pattern of white or yellow dots. Later the term came to be applied to such a handkerchief worn tied around the head or neck. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/PB.HTM