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...Sunday, that singer was bass-baritone José van Dam, who performed the cycle at Jordan Hall as part of the FleetBoston Celebrity Series. He brought a considerable amount of necessary pathos to the work, yet was dignified in his delivery. The 62-year-old Belgian singer is known throughout the world for his performances in various operatic productions, from Mozart to Messiaen (he created the title role in the latter’s St. François d’Assise), as well as his appearances with many of the world’s finest orchestras. He also proved...
...single, unrelenting lament. The singer is so tortured that by the end, his meeting with a stone-faced organ grinder does not have nearly the chilling impact that it should. And while this work is all about excessive emotions, an excessive display can hurt its credibility. Van Dam never overplayed the Werther-like persona of the narrator. He avoided the indulgent self-pity that lends itself easily to the work. The cycle as a whole, while overwhelmingly dark, has moments of repose, fragmentary glimpses of life that end as soon as they begin...
...Dam traveled from Amsterdam to represent the Nereus Rowing Club at the competition. His group took first place in the Men’s Club Eights after a third-place finish last year...
...Actually, we have to go pick up our medals right now,” van Dam added...
...Yang Bin, the Chinese-born tycoon who runs the North Korean free-trade zone of Sinuiju. Police questioned Yang about tax evasion as well as real estate and stock fraud. MEANWHILE In The Drink Albania's capital, Tirana, thought it had escaped Europe's summer floods. But a drunk dam worker changed that. Angry at being forbidden to drink on the job, the unnamed worker opened the floodgates. By the time the army stopped the flow, two days later, Tirana was under water...