Word: figaro
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...seductive Don Giovanni and a boisterous Leporello in Mozart's Don Giovanni, a poignant Don Quixote in Massenet's Don Quichotte and a terrifying barbarian chief in Verdi's Attila. This month he is in Italy for appearances at La Scala in his favorite role, the sexy Figaro in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro...
Unlike Sills, he turned to Europe -- to Covent Garden, La Scala and the Vienna State Opera. But what a difference a decade makes: last September, his towering presence energized a Figaro in San Francisco; next season he is tapped for Faust and Figaro in Chicago. Even the Met has come around. This season audiences hailed his performances as Giorgio in Bellini's I Puritani and Escamillo in Carmen; he will sing both the Don and Leporello...
...last week in France, contains no new or explosive disclosures, but it eloquently and simply portrays brave citizens pitted against a political tyranny. Without ever explicitly saying so, Walesa's story lays waste Communism's historic claim that it represents the interests of workers. Noted the French newspaper Le Figaro: "It is thrilling. Page after page Walesa creates himself before our eyes...
...FIGARO GETS A DIVORCE Odon von Horvath's 1937 satire about an ousted dictator got a dazzling U.S. premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse near San Diego. Director Robert Woodruff interpolated sly references to the Marcos and Somoza clans, and his expressionistic staging throbbed with energy...
...Conservative daily Le Figaro dismissed the announcement as "mere twaddle." Jean-Claude Gaudin, a leader of the majority, grumbled, "The more Mitterrand says no, the more likely it is yes." A more probable assessment was offered by Jean-Jack Queyranne of the President's Socialist Party: "Mitterrand's brief remark served as a pointed reminder that he is still President -- and master of the game...