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...hamper the rest of the performers, who, with their loud resounding voices and melodramatic characterizations convey Don Giovanni's licentiousness. Their hatred, and not Giovanni himself, provides the momentum for the three-hour production. As Donna Anna, whose father Giovanni killed after failing to seduce the daughter, Anita Ashur conveys brilliantly her character's maniacal desire for revenge through her vibrantly loud voice. Ashur's clearly enunciated voice has a spectacular range, and even during songs with the ensemble, her voice stands...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Opera Gigolo | 3/9/1984 | See Source »

...Venn Thee Phon Peoples Said Ther New Book Was Conner Bea Whooper, Theys Werndt Kiddon. DeBouck, Holding 1,007,232 Names, Hasto, More Pages Than Last Dechambre's 2,060, Ashur Worlds Record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Noe Kiddon | 9/6/1948 | See Source »

...Curator also made public the acquisition of a square stone foundation box with a long cuneiform inscription of Ashur-nazir-pal II, King of Assyria from 883 to 859 B.C., summarizing his military campaigns...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SEMITIC MUSEUM GETS COLLECTION OF RELICS | 2/11/1937 | See Source »

...times." Surviving in modern college life is a folk-dance as old as man, yet still living a natural healthy life. It is a primitive expression of primitive emotion; not a poor marble copy of the original. No one can tell the precise age of the snakes-dance. When Ashur-Nemid and Ozod-Pidach stole up behind their rivals and stabbed them in the back, Ozod put his hands on Ashur's shoulders and they whisked about triumphantly among the trees. No doubt Moses and his brethren rejoiced in much the same manner when they had safely crossed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ON WITH THE DANCE | 11/10/1923 | See Source »

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