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Musically, the performance at the Met is excellent. Possessing a voice that is lithe and ripe, mezzo-soprano Maria Ewing was born to sing the title role, and she delivers a performance of untamed carnality. Slovak bass Sergei Koptchak is outstanding as her lecherous father-in-law, and Russian tenor Vladimir Galouzine is appropriately ardent as the lover. In the pit, conductor James Conlon and the Met orchestra rejoice in the score's raw power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: Out, Damned Opera Director | 11/21/1994 | See Source »

...worthwhile. As a sophomore suffering through a slump of my own, I think maybe I'll defer my degree in Applied Math for a year or so, and pursue more relaxed studies. Maybe the Tokyo Dome has an opening for an usher. At the very least they have bass-ball...

Author: By Roy Astrachan, | Title: The Sophomore Slump | 11/18/1994 | See Source »

...seniors in the Alpha Chapter are: Mohammed Asmal; Derrick E. Bass; Eric G. Biber; Mical S. Campbell; Timothy A. Chan; Ronald C. Chen; Jim W. Cheung; Michael E. Farbiarz...

Author: By Haider A. Shirazi, | Title: Phi Beta Kappa Chooses New Members | 11/16/1994 | See Source »

...girl antics: "I'll never be an angel/ I'll never be a saint, it's true." Of course, she doesn't leave it at that, and on Human Nature she lashes out at her critics. "Did I stay too long?" she mocks over a deep bass groove. "Oops, I didn't know I couldn't speak my mind -- (What was I thinking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: Madonna Goes PG-13 | 11/7/1994 | See Source »

...with zippers all over them. On Bedtime Stories, though, she successfully pulls herself out of the time warp by surrounding herself with au courant '90s performers such as Babyface (who co-wrote two tracks on Bedtime Stories and also sings on them), critical darling Me'Shell NdegeOcello (who plays bass and raps) and Icelandic alternative diva Bjork (who co-wrote a tune). One of the songs on the new CD, Inside of Me, even shamelessly samples from Back and Forth, a pop hit by the hot teenage singer Aaliyah that is still on the Billboard charts (Madonna does list Aaliyah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: Madonna Goes PG-13 | 11/7/1994 | See Source »

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