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...music concentrator in Cabot House. “I wouldn’t even consider my piece an opera,” says Lim; “It’s more of a theatrical vocal piece.” Her opera, “La Belle Dame Sans Merci,” is based on a series of poems by Keats, and requires only two singers and a string quartet. Wang, a senior in Mather House, says his opera, “Technical Support,” is inspired by frustrations sparked by a broken printer, and articulates those...
...outreach, the filmmakers hired a religious marketing firm and consulted with Catholic scholars from Notre Dame and Harvard. But Brown's novel remains the movie's canonical text. "People expect to see the book they read," says a source who worked on the film. "The filmmakers, however, were mindful of the concerns. When Opus Dei officials see the movie, I won't say they won't have any concerns, but those concerns will likely be much less than what they've been afraid...
...have to be Opus to oppose abortion, euthanasia or gay marriage. But the prelature, with an office on the capital's lobbyist-laden K Street, can act as a kind of validator to a broader spectrum of traditionalists. Scott Appleby, a Catholic history expert at Notre Dame, estimates that through programs for nonmembers and the articulate piety of its members, Opus Dei informs "about a million conservative Catholics." That's just 1.5% of the 67 million Catholics nationally, but it's a trove of motivated voters a politician can love, and may explain why Santorum has spoken at Opus events...
...quartets in the second act, “Strange Adventure!” and “When A Wooer Goes A-Wooing.” The former, in particular, showcases the flawless singing of Dana C. F. Schlegel ’07 as Kate, niece and lackey of Dame Carruthers (Susan C. Merenda...
...Once upon a time, homeschooling ruled. In colonial Australia, education occurred in the family home or in dame schools, where a benevolent woman taught several children for a few hours a day in her home. In 1880, when less than a third of New South Wales children received schooling, the state's Premier, Henry Parkes, pushed through the Public Instruction Act, establishing free, secular and compulsory education. School has been seen as the place for kids to learn ever since. But homeschoolers are now lobbing water bombs at that status...