Word: carmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...international finance and society, it rivaled New York City and Paris, and it took perverse pride in its reputation, well earned by the depravity of the carnal Barbary Coast, as "the wickedest city in the world." The evening of April 17, when the nonpareil Enrico Caruso sang in Carmen at the Grand Opera House before repairing to the fabulous Palace Hotel (a telephone and bath for every room, no less), was simply the glittering usual. As the populace drifted to sleep that night, all was well. Who could have dreamed that in only a few hours little would remain...
...Iglesia del Carmen, in an affluent neighborhood of the capital, the congregation applauded for several minutes after the letter was read. Members of the congregation waved white paper, white handkerchiefs and Panamanian flags after the service...
Michael Fay, head of the New Zealand team, decided to strike back. Citing a provision in the deed of gift, which sets out guidelines for the competition, he challenged the U.S. to a one-on-one rematch. San Diego had not planned on a defense until 1991. But Justice Carmen Ciparick of the New York Supreme Court, which oversees the deed, upheld New Zealand's rogue challenge...
Polsky: "Really, Mike, I'm your average guy who likes to experiment with words. Winning the Pulitizer Prize hasn't really changed who I am. Drop shots and Carmen and a stanza that sings, these are a few of my favorite things...
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. Strange people and situations pile into a Madrid penthouse until the place looks like the stateroom in A Night at the Opera. Carmen Maura is the put-upon heroine in this glossy farce by Spain's naughty new auteur Pedro Almodovar...