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...BOTTOM LINE: The ghosts of Poe and Bram Stoker breathe new life into an old bel canto war-horse...
...question of how to refresh opera's inherited visual cliches occupies every thinking director these days, especially when the genre is as terminal as bel canto: a collection of pretty tunes hung on the dusty skeleton of a story. Zambello's solution may be vilified in tartan-loving, canary-fancying quarters: unlike traditional stagings of Lucia, this one includes no kilts, no Scotsmen, no mountain greenery of any kind...
...helpless damsel in distress than a strong, sexual woman who chooses death before dishonor -- Elektra's first cousin. Although she had some vocal difficulties on opening night (Donizetti's high notes are best not delivered while the soprano is on her knees or flat on her back), reigning bel canto diva June Anderson's forceful stage presence ensures that the heroine gives as good as she gets. Other notables include a promising American tenor, Richard Leech, as Lucia's lover Edgardo, whose still raw but heroically enthusiastic singing portends a major voice; and reliable baritone Juan Pons as Lucia...
COVER: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air photographed by Ron Kimball...
...relatively stable, two- parent families make up the overwhelming majority on TV: nostalgic ones (The Wonder Years, Brooklyn Bridge), contemporary ones (Home Improvement, Major Dad), farcically expanded ones (Step by Step) and lovingly close-knit ones (Life Goes On). Even hip, teen-dominated shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Beverly Hills, 90210 have, at their center, strong families. The comparatively few single parents on TV nearly always have other caring adults around the house -- a trio of fathers in Full House, a compassionate black housekeeper in I'll Fly Away -- to reinforce the pro-family message...