Word: awkwardly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...some of his best stagings here, as have Trevor Nunn and Jonathan Miller. But the key to Glyndebourne's success is the dozen or so coaches who prepare each opera meticulously. Beneficiaries liken their teaching to having a superb master class every day. Christie notes that "coaches have an awkward job mediating between the conductor and the singer. They need a feeling for what's best for the composer." Their ranks tend to be drawn from people on their way to becoming conductors or from would-be singers who just didn't have a good enough voice. Martin Isepp...
...little awkward when some of myGerman friends asked me where I had served duringthe war," Wyman says...
...sound fragmented and make little sense; the occasional intelligibility of the lines puts undue emphasis on certain words, unintentionally generating a melodramatic effect. At times, the singers seem burdened not only by the orchestra's volume, but also by the words of the songs themselves. Changing some of the awkward lyrics into spoken parts might reduce the vocal strain on the singers and help improve the coherence of the story...
...awkward moment for the task force,Charles Dyer, a subject of one of Benda'sexperiments and a task force member, appeared toquestion some of the report's findings. Dyer, 53,said he thought it was possible that test subjectshad suffered health effects and wondered whetherthe government or universities might be coveringup the existence of experiments...
...awkward moment for the task force, Charles Dyer, a subject of one of Benda's experiments and a task force member, appeared to question some of the report's findings. Dyer, 53, said he thought it was possible that test subjects had suffered health effects and wondered whether the government or universities might be covering up the existence of similar experiments...