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...conductor, to weld a hundred men into one singing giant, to build up the most gorgeous arabesques of sound, to wave a hand and make the clamoring strings sink to a mutter, to wave again, and hear the brass crashing out in triumph, to throw up a finger, then another and another, and to know that with every one the orchestra would bound forward into a still more ecstatic surge and sweep, to fling oneself forward, and for a moment or so keep everything still, frozen, in the hollow of one's hand, and then to set them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maestro of the Met: James Levine is the most powerful opera conductor in America | 1/17/1983 | See Source »

...same rolling green hills, large dark forests and blue sky with willowy clouds dominate the landscape throughout most of the unicorn's journey. Gorgeous natural occurrences make some scenes--rain falls onto rushing rapids, or an ancient castle totters over the edge of a tremendous precipice. The occassional glimpses, though, don't compensate for the monotomy of the rest of the terrain...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: An Inanimate Fantasy | 12/6/1982 | See Source »

Only Harvard's third-period penalty-killing (including 18 seconds of three-on-five), some great saves by freshman goaltender Grant Blair (making his varsity debut a busy one with 44 stops), and a gorgeous sweeping one-hander by Greg Britz at 12:13 of the final stanza got the Crimson out of town with a 7-4 victory...

Author: By Michael Bass, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Tally Five in First, Hold Off RPI Charge, 7-4 | 11/29/1982 | See Source »

When John F. Kennedy entered the While House, Bernard was given a role model. Here was a dashing, handsome leader who reputedly made it with famous gorgeous women. Bernard tried, too, but he continued to have personal problems, tortured by women who would draw out his most intimate personal secrets and then break up with him. Many of them ditched him for one-night flings with Huey...

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger, | Title: Last Laughs | 11/23/1982 | See Source »

Romand's Sabine inspires similarly steady portrayals by the other actors. Dussolier, as the poor besieged Edmond, fills his character with the proper conceited detachment. And Arielle Dombasie as Sabine's best friend Clarisse creates the perfect foil for Sabine. Gorgeous and intelligent. Clarisse lives the perfect, foil for life--she's happily married and gainfully self-employed. Humoring her confused friend, Clarisse's devotion never fades...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: A Life of Illusion | 10/20/1982 | See Source »

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