Word: dulcet
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...versatile voice. Baldwin, a mezzo-soprano, brought her voice to the extremes of sweet delicacy and gnarly roughness in order to capture Carmen’s allure. Similarly impressive were the vocal talents of Jennifer Baldwin Peden (real-life sister of Christina), who played Micaëla. With her dulcet soprano, Peden gave Micaëla’s introspective moments a rich and beautiful sadness. Interestingly, Dominique Serrand chose to direct “Carmen” in part because it had leading roles for these three particular performers. In the playbill he explains, “I wanted...
...we’ve made by guzzling gasoline.” She’s been accused of pretension before, but in many of these songs it seems as though Todd (an unrepentant Yalie) has erred too far in the opposite direction, exuding a conscious primitivism that keeps her dulcet melodies from transcending their stifled semantics...
...managed to achieve an ideal crispiness while remaining tender inside, as good as the best latke, but also distinctly its own delicacy. Cubes of cinnamon-spiced pears piled on either side of the plate make a pretty garnish, certainly, but add a bit too much sugar to the already dulcet discs...
...times, of course. But the idea that a single pill might turn back the clock quickly caught the popular imagination. It didn't hurt that the hormone's No. 1 manufacturer, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, launched an aggressive marketing campaign. Thank goodness today's spots have been updated to feature the dulcet tones of singer Patti LaBelle and have abandoned patronizing messages like the one in a 1975 ad--"Almost any tranquilizer might calm her down...but at her age, estrogen may be what she really needs...
Kofi Annan's response to being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize summed up why he may be the world's best-loved political power player: He said he felt humbled, encouraged, and challenged to do more and do better. The dulcet-voiced U.N. Secretary General shared the award with his organization Friday, in recognition of their efforts in pursuit of a "a better organized and more peaceful world." And he will be an overwhelmingly popular choice...