Word: curtained
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...occur to us. The charm of the characters, the glory of the music and the loftiness of the ideal they extol simply overwhelm even the most cynical listeners. This is especially so at the Met, where even an average night means a breathtaking performance. When the great gold curtain falls over the Lincoln Center stage, the audience leaves knowing they witnessed a masterpiece. And—for one night, at least—we believe the words of Sarastro’s priests. Their world of “virtue joined to justice” where “earth...
...first thing you see is a huge white curtain covered from top to bottom with gibberish: TO KNOW TO KNOW TO LOVE HER SO. FOUR SAINTS PREPARE FOR SAINTS. A drummer fires off a stand-up-and-salute roll. Then the orchestra lurches into an off-center waltz (complete with a wheezing accordion on the oom-pahs), and a chorus starts to sing the words painted on the curtain, which flies open to reveal a dozen dancers in Spanish costumes prancing merrily in front of a backdrop that is an explosion of magenta and yellow. Hold on to your ticket...
Although it was Clemente's curtain call on Saturday night, sophomore guard Pat Harvey stole the show and led the Crimson to a 93-84 win over the Cornell...
...when the LDP holds a general meeting, Mori will?somehow, some way?be deposed. And a successor will be selected. But as usual the work will have been done in private, at expensive restaurants?behind those decorative screens. Says Kenji Gato, a senior political reporter in Tokyo: "When the curtain is raised on the LDP meeting, the play ends." That's not Kabuki we're talking about, but Japanese politics...
...Napster has its technological act together - and after changing the music business forever, how hard could charging for it be? - now's the time to raise the curtain...