Word: eared
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...which has played no small role in boosting the former Vice-president to his current front-runner status. But if Mondale's success is to be lasting, it must hinge upon more than common opposition to the current Administration. Unfortunately, Mondale has by and large turned a deaf ear on the constituency that could help him most--the rejuvenated Democratic alliance...
...potent cheap music is," wrote Noël Coward about one of his own songs. He was partly right: the melody and rhythm proved irresistible, but the lyric ("Some day I'll find you,/ Moonlight behind you") provided the real power. In an enduring song, notes beguile the ear; words build a home in the mind...
...solo or duet into a chorus. But MacDermot's invention, which puts unexpected topspin on his melodies, his deft handling of a small pit orchestra and, at bottom, his appealing portrayal of homey virtues all add up to an evening that stubbornly sticks in the memory's ear. Which, of course, is what real operas are supposed to do. -By Michael Walsh
...chariots fly through the air belching smoke, monsters writhe, and looming castles collapse in a heap of rubble. Bright and vivid, Rinaldo is a bauble for the eye; as sung by an imposing cast that includes Bass Samuel Ramey and Soprano Benita Valente, it is a treat for the ear. But whether it serves Handel or the thorny cause of baroque opera faithfully is moot...
...second act, the play-within-a-play is like a metronome. Says Paxton Whitehead, who plays the dithery tax dodger of Nothing On: "Everything in the front of the set is timed to the voices in the back. We always have to have the third ear...