Word: caressing
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...religious hierarchy. These worthies are at first unwilling to believe in Lavin's crimes; then they cover up the mess, forgetting that the young victims have wounds that may not heal. Already abandoned, the orphans have been betrayed by men who invoke God as a threat and use a caress as torture...
What did? Well, yellow ties are out, but avarice remains popular, and the financial universe -- Is anyone surprised? -- still has masters. These new barbarians at the gates of international commerce may have the geeky, high- water-pants look of the typical math grad student, and they may caress their Sun Microsystems workstations rather than I-got-mine mobiles. But nearly everyone agrees that they are even scarier than the gunslingers. They are "math jockeys," "nerds," "pop eyes," "quarks," "techies." Call them quants, for quantitative analysts. They are odd birds indeed, the field biologist discovers, and . . . Hark, here...
...wonder about Annie Lennox. At one point, the pop diva (incomprehensibly top-billed) appears from behind a pillar, only to wail a version of Cole Porter's "Everytime We Say Goodbye" as the two lovers caress and cavort around sadly, if such a thing is possible. There are several such pointless dance sequences (sans Lennox), which look as if they might have been choreographed by Janet Jackson. Aside from the sitar music with which "Edward II" opens, the MTV analogue, like that of the perfume ad, is impossible to avoid. All you "campsters" out there might be getting...
...actually means the words. His vocals are rawer, more human; there's even a hint of optimism, a splash of erotic spirituality. The instrumentation goes beyond the usual techno-pop electronics; there are slashing guitars, not just impersonal synthesizers. One track, Judas, has bagpipes; the confessional One Caress features a 20-piece orchestra, including violins; and the almost cathartic Get Right with Me comes complete with a gospel chorus, as Gahan sings, "I will have faith in man . . . Friends, if you've lost your way/ You will find it again someday...
...good amount of credit is due to the Bach Society's Sarah Hicks and Evan Christ for directing very possibly the best orchestra that has played at a student production this year. Crisp and explosive, the strings also show an ability to caress and coax the ear in the in subtler arias. With the exception of several errors in the French horn solo in the second act, the orchestra meets the challenge of Rossini's score...