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...held that Baroque opera encourages young, unstrained, and facile singing. The orchestra consisted of authentically Baroque instruments like the theorbo, the archlute, and the violoncello. “L’Ormindo” is a lovely two-hour entertainment for any lover of the Italian language. It delivers, amidst the superfluity, beautiful lines like “Lui che è saggio ama ogni modo” (“He who is wise loves every which way”), and provides the perfect escape into la lingua d’amore...
What's more, who's to say that we, like our grandparents and great-grandparents in the Depression, couldn't use a little glamour amidst the gloom? It's worth remembering that Hollywood's tuxedoed, martini-soaked movies about the carefree rich gave people an escape that helped get them through the 1930s. A-Rod and Klum may not be Astaire and Rogers but Miami Beach wants to help us forget our troubles for an hour...
...reminiscent of a bad horror movie, which only gets worse as Medina—hair slung in front of her face while she lays on the floor—peers out at the audience with striking resemblance to the girl from “The Ring.” Amidst the horror show, Catherine’s mother, Mrs. Holly, enters, played by Michael Handelman. The inexplicable choice to have Mrs. Holly played by a man only adds to the uncomfortable comedy of it all.Odd sexual undertones are present throughout. Dr. Sugar bides Catherine...
...thousands of customers expected to arrive before the store opens at 11AM. When the world's third-largest apparel retailer debuted its Japan flagship two months ago in Ginza, Tokyo's own Fifth Avenue, some 3000 shoppers lined up for first dibs on the brand's affordable fashion, amidst falling luxury sales on the same street. As Japan's recessionary economy and the appreciation of the yen left other businesses in Japan to watch purse strings tighten and household consumption drop, people continued to wait outside H&M day after day. "I'm totally fascinated by the queuing," says Jorgen...
Victoria D. Sung ’10 selects a navy swatch of fabric amidst the rows of fake chinchilla at Boston’s Winmill Fabrics. Sung’s choice in material reflects her personality as both a designer and a stylish individual...