Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...singer moaned "I weep in my loneliness; autumn stays too long in my heart." But the piece was not all despairing. "Of Youth" extolled friendship, while "Of Beauty" explored aesthetic unity in nature. Although each song seemed discrete, each number was enmeshed under one unifying rubric--Mahler's attempt to come to terms with his incipient death...
...richness and assurance as his palate of colors expands. But just as you think you know where the story's going, it takes a darker turn and the allegory deepens, as the conservative forces of Pleasantville, led by the town mayor (the late J.T. Walsh, in his last role), attempt to check the changes as they would an infectious disease. Not surprisingly, it falls to David to resolve what his sister started, and in so doing, confront the huge question mark he spends most of the movie evading: what should he stand up for, change or continuity...
...made even more skeptical about Ethan's prospects when the ending is considered. In the novella, Ethan and Mattie attempt suicide by sledding very fast into a tree, how this works into the opera remains the show's biggest mystery. When asked about the suitability of the Ethan Frome for opera, Lee Poulis '02, who will make his Harvard debut in the title role, commented that "all opera is based on love." Despite a certain frigidity, Ethan Frome is a beautifully tragic love story...
...mean to naysay progress in an attempt to protect the "old ways." Nor am I certain that today's technology boom represents the end of some process by which we will all become cut off from one another. The changes technology demands in our time may be of no greater magnitude than at any other time...
...Loeb Experimental Theater rarely hosts musicals, since coordinating both choreography and singing presents quite a challenge in the limited space. Yet director Joseph Gfaller '01 has been bold enough to attempt Sondheim in Harvard's little black box, and he manages to put on a great show. The opening scene of A Little Night Music, in which the cast dances a long, impressive waltz, sets the tone for the rest of the show. While the number is far from tragic, the eerie lighting and solemnity suggest the darker side of the play to come...