Word: caste
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...fourth production of the Dunster House Opera is also, by far, its most ambitious. In past years, the Opera's choice of repertory has reflected the limitations of its all-student cast; last year's one-act Gianni Schicchi and the operetta Die Fledermaus were light comedies, allowing spirited acting to make up for the inevitable vocal shortcomings. This year, however, the Opera has set its sights considerably higher: the production is Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro," one of the most beloved operas, and it is performed with very few cuts, coming in at almost 3 hours running time...
...this "Figaro", opera was what it should be: entertaining. This is due in part to the choice of opera, one of the funniest in the literature, and the wise decision to perform it in English; but it is also a testament to the enthusiasm and comic skill of the cast, which knew just how much...
Students will be given about three minutes for a speech, after which there will be a question and answer session conducted by the members of the council's Student Affairs Committee (SAC), according to Noah R. Freeman '98, vice chair of the SAC. Final votes will then be cast by all active members of the SAC, he said...
...Pudding's all-male cast, clad in high heels, dresses and wigs, shivered and jogged in place, as they tried to warm themselves while they waited for the parade to begin. But they were no match for the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" performers clustered a few yards away, in full costume. "We've been out-freaked," one Pudding actor joked...
...levitating illuminated triangle, are familiar from earlier Wilson spectacles, while others--fluffy sheep that slowly ascend into the heavens, where they become clouds--are new. Robustly conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, the opera's simple Midwestern melodies provide an ideal complement to the graceful stage pictures, while the cast, headed by soprano Ashley Putnam (St. Theresa I) and baritone Sanford Sylvan (St. Ignatius), projects Stein's words and Thomson's music with true joie de vivre...