Word: classics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...instance, in its performance of the classic "Swan Lake," the company wore blue costumes rather than white. And the dancers introduced a new perspective on "Giselle," setting it in ante-bellum Louisiana rather than the forest of the Rhineland...
...Giselle," a 19th century romantic classic, was inspired by the German legend of the 'Willis'--the ghosts of young women who die before they marry. Bitterly tormented by unfulfilled love, they wander the earth from midnight to dawn luring unsuspecting males into a dance to their death...
Director Mitchell discovered a similar legend of unrequited love in southern Louisiana, as well as local Creole social customs which allowed him to transpose the classic story: in the mid-19th century, a daughter of a recently freed salve was forbidden to marry a son of a family who had been freed in the 18th century. This Giselle, in love with Albert (whose family had already been free for a century), could never marry him. This tragedy stems from their frustrated love...
...Does a first husband get invited if the children want him there? What does the bride wear if she is pregnant? Questions that once seemed to need no "correct" answers now support a whole manners-teaching industry. The 1,018-page 1984 edition of Emily Post's classic Etiquette, updated by her granddaughter-in-law Elizabeth Post, contains a special section on pregnant brides ("It should be remembered that this is a happy occasion . . ."). More explicit among the recent manuals are SexEtiquette, by Marilyn Hamel ("Should I? Can I? May I? Must I?"), and Sex Tips for Girls...
Still, Sills plans to continue in this season's vein. She will encourage provocative, revisionist productions of classic operas. There will be more modern works (Sills and Sondheim are discussing a full-fledged opera, and she hopes to commission Glass's next piece) as well as selected revivals of Broadway shows like South Pacific. "We should be looked at as an experimental company," says Sills, contrasting the City Opera's image with that of the grander Metropolitan Opera next door at Lincoln Center. "[Music Director] Jimmy Levine agrees with me that the Met should be like...