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...clueless as a squid). At work, I've often been reprimanded for having an "itchy backside," meaning I enjoy disrupting things when I'm bored. When I don't understand what's going on, I say, "Sorry, but I catch no ball, man," which stems from the Hokkien liah boh kiew. There's an exhaustive lexicon of such Singlish gems at talkingcock.com, a hugely popular, satirical website that inspired the movie. Its director, Colin Goh, has also published the Coxford Singlish Dictionary, which lovingly chronicles all the comic eccentricities of Singapore's argot. Since its April release, the book...
...light then to be fully convincing. Today, at 43, his tenor is darker and more baritonal, and he thus is open to experimentation with new roles and even with new careers. Later this month, for example, Domingo makes his Met debut as a conductor, leading Puccini's La Bohème, and he is currently appearing as Don José in Francesco Rosi's film of Bizet's Carmen (see CINEMA...
Lighhwoght Crew, House Soccer; Satos Rep Schoopers Drectory to Hvd Sq Fletcher School Soccer Coach (Priced HAND): Once saw Dereh Boh...
...Garbo's line "I want to be alone," Dietz was amazingly prolific (more than 500 songs) and quick, whipping up That's Entertainment in 30 minutes with his longtime collaborator Arthur Schwartz. One of show business's genuine Renaissance men, Dietz translated the librettos of La Bohème and Die Fledermaus into English for the Metropolitan Opera, dabbled in oil painting, and devised a two-handed bridge game that bears his name...
...eyes,' " says Gniewek. Singers get the same treatment. Says Baritone Sherrill Milnes: "If you are singing of love, you look down and his face is reading love." Yet Levine tries not to get so caught up in the music that he loses perspective. "Take the last page of Bohème," he says. "Many people cry. They are moved over and over again. As a conductor, I want to make sure that reaction happens. My tears only hurt my ability to make the audience...