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...Faust and the young Gretchen, whose seduction leads to madness and death. The Faustian quest makes for a whole kaleidoscope of moods, a whole panorama of settings. To the English-speaking world, Faust is best known, outside opera, in Marlowe's fitfully magnificent Dr. Faustus. But as Georg Brandes once noted, where Marlowe's Faust, loving power, craves omnipotence on earth, Goethe's, loving wisdom, seeks omniscience. Power inspires sharper drama than knowledge, particularly for those without the German to follow Faust's speculations and soliloquizings. Goethe's Mephistopheles, on the other hand, boasts some...
...beautiful, bouncy Princess Birgitta went to West Germany to improve her German and indulge her zest for sports. While in Munich, Birgitta, 23, who teaches gymnastics, met a young man ideally equipped to help her with both projects. A skilled gymnast himself, Germany's rugged Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, 28, is mad for sports, will soon get his doctor's degree from the University of Munich in the fresh-air field of archaeology - which is also the lifelong hobby of Birgitta's grandfather, Sweden's King Gustaf. Later, invited to Sweden for a royal...
Today's "Danish modern" is in a sense the climax of that tradition-a simple, sane and sanitary style suitable for all. The Met show has its full share of pleasing examples: the frugally lined furniture of Kaare Klint and Arne Jacobsen, the silver of Georg Jensen, bright-hued pottery by Axel Salto and Arnold Krog, and the toys of Kay Bojessen that combine beauty with humor. But despite the riches of the present, the fact remains that Denmark's most spectacular moments of majesty come from long...
...sell for 30% to 50% less than in New York. Holland has antique auctions in Amsterdam and at Delft (from Aug. 24 to Sept. 14), specializing in porcelain, silver and paintings. In the Scandinavian countries there are savings of up to 60% on stainless-steel flatware and silver (e.g., Georg Jensen silver costs about 1½ times more in New York). Impressive bargains are at shops of Shannon, a customs-free airport. An ounce of Jean Patou Joy perfume costs $20.50 v. $28.20 in Paris, $50 in New York...
...replacement for the late Eduard van Beinum, the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced the appointment of Hungarian-born Georg Solti, 47, now musical director of the excellent Frankfurt Opera. Solti has guest-conducted most major U.S. orchestras, built a reputation in Europe as a fine interpreter of Mozart and Wagner, next season will make his debut at the Metropolitan Opera conducting a revival of Tannhäuser. But his main enthusiasm, he has said, is symphonic conducting, particularly in the U.S. Says he: "This is the country of the future. And it has a growing music tradition. I like something that...