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...logical that unity could be achieved through the Houses, the place where 75 percent of Harvard's diverse population eats, sleeps, studies and, on limited occasions, parties. The few House-wide activities that occur have been overwhelmingly successful in uniting students. In recent memory, Quincy House has had courtyard barbecues in which residents touted that Harvard for once "felt like a real college." The day first-years found out about their houses also brought together people of all backgrounds and interests, with students wielding signs, banners and body paint, while yelling and screaming with their Housemates...
...sentences sprawl: "I hadn't originally intended to do any reading, what if I did read one book more or one book less, whether I read or not wouldn't make a difference, I'd still be waiting to get cremated." Redundancies abound: "The tall buildings and large courtyard with a watchtower must once have been the residence of a rich and powerful family at one time"; "I have a foreboding premonition." Some usages defy explanation: "Many pretty young girls have also suicided...
...most notable star of this talented cast, while not a student at Harvard, is undoubtedly Amanda Forsythe, another second-year master's candidate at the New England Conservatory. Obviously well trained and exceptionally talented, her resonant soprano fills the Fogg Art Museum's courtyard with vibrant chords and rich waves of passion. Music director Matthew Burt must be praised for harnessing the talents of Forsythe and others to such effect...
Using the courtyard of the Fogg Museum as the center stage of the performance is a highly integral aspect of this particular production. Not only is it an extraordinarily open and resonant space in which to hear these operatic melodies, but the style of the music and time period associated with the particular instruments and costumes of Orontea are perfectly set against the marble floors and fluted columns of the Fogg's courtyard. The upper balconies of the museum and the musicians of the orchestra are not only decorative but also incorporated into the production. Thanks to Sarah Meyers' stage...
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