Word: adamses
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Given the good intentions of microbrewers, one might expect all of their products to be delicious. But a tasting of 13 varieties purchased in the New York City area proved this is not quite the case. Among the most disappointing -- because they lacked flavor or because of unpleasantly sharp and...
At first glance Nixon seems an unlikely subject, treated by an equally unlikely trio of Harvard graduates. Composer John Adams, 40, a minimalist of burgeoning popular appeal, had never written an opera before; Poet Alice Goodman, 29, had never written a libretto; and Director Peter Sellars, 30, was notorious for...
Adams, who a decade ago was writing minimalist essays in broken chords and chugging rhythms, has evolved a more flexible, conventional tonal language, fleshed out with references to past masters (Debussy, Beethoven, Richard Strauss) and even Glenn Miller, as the dramatic situation demands. There has always been a theatricality about...
The most eagerly anticipated musical premiere of the year takes place in Houston: John Adams' opera Nixon in China.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Michele Stephenson (Associate Editor); Mary Dunn (Special Projects); Richard L. Boeth, MaryAnne Golon, Rose Keyser, Julia Richer (Assistant Editors); Linda D. Vartoogian, Helen Eisenberg (Administration); Carmine Ercolano (Operations) Researchers: Dorothy Affa Ames, Martha Bardach, Anne Callahan, Stanley Kayne, Paula Hornak Kellner, Polly J. Matthews, Gary Roberts, Nancy Smith- Alam...