Word: crowning
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...Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” That key line from Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” is prominently quoted in both “The Queen” and “The Departed,” two films which came to Harvard Square two weeks...
...Last King of Scotland” recounts the terror of Idi Amin’s dictatorship. Amin attempts to keep the crown certain by eliminating any threats, but this, paradoxically, only increases his constituents’ desire to change leaders. Shakespeare understood this well, as readers of “Julius Caesar,” “Richard II,” and “Richard III” can attest. “All the King’s Men” shows the rise and fall of a charismatic populist unable to handle the mechanisms...
...immediately answered in the cross-cultural fanfare of Brisbane composer Liza Lim's Flying Banner (after Wang To). And upon completion of their spectacular rendition of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, the orchestra received the kind of review money couldn't buy. Attending the opening concert in Tokyo was Crown Prince Naruhito, himself an accomplished viola player. At a supper afterwards, he sipped Australian wine while chatting with a small group of musicians. "He said that the whole program was very fine and he enjoyed it all," recalls concertmaster Dene Olding. As a boy, the Japanese prince was sent...
...Glenn. "Please can you help me. And just being able to say thank you, arrigato. Or arrigato gozaimasu, thank you very much." In a society as formal as Japan's, knowing the difference can be crucial, and it put the orchestra in good stead when it came to the Crown Prince's visit on Oct. 2. "It made the night quite difficult," admits Glenn, "because we had three buses waiting after the performance, but the lifts got locked down at the venue until the Crown Prince and his entire entourage had left. You can't leave until he leaves...
...rest of the capable instrumental ensemble.The final two numbers sealed the show with style. “Some Other Time,” a quartet number from “On the Town,” set up “Tonight” from Bernstein’s crown work, “West Side Story.” With nearly a dozen voices in harmony, singing intertwining vocal lines in front of great music from the ensemble, the closer sent the audience into a nearly instant standing ovation.The unbilled encore, “Somewhere...