Word: heart
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...points, both Cannon and Oh demonstrate remarkable facility in the duet's challenging runs. The chorus' reiteration of the verse, on the other hand--the opera's first big choral part--lacks clarity and strength. The choral "Cupid only throws the dart/That's dreadful to the warrior's heart..." is much better in terms of musicality and volume, despite problems with unity and articulation of final consonants...
...other actors with whom he is supposed to be interacting. He beams like a bridegroom, embarrassed but already certain of his prize. Fortunately both the fated lovers sing better than they act, delivering consistently competent, and sometimes lovely passages. However, neither lead ever wins the audience's heart. The end of Dido, and of Dido, comes as a relief to us--also no doubt to the actors, whose jaws and cheeks must surely be sore with so much smiling...
...anything I had seen or heard in awhile. A pastel-infused riff inspired by The Color Purple, I fell in love with the song's sweet sass, thoughtful hip-hop jazz-poetry. In the year of 'Lil Kim, Erykah was a refreshing surprise, reminiscent of Minnie Ripperton's '70s heart-break funk and Billie Holiday...
This is not to say that her performance is never affecting. In the second act, after family conflicts boil over into a splendid conflagration, her Moya is particularly heart-wrenching as she minimizes her husband's peccadilloes and as she finally breaks down under her weight of grief. But even when she jerks tears from the audience, her performance seems incongruous...
...contemporary Irish and Celtic works." Their production of Red Roses and Petrol, although not perfect, quietly continues this tradition of excellence. Life goes on for Enda's family members as he watches from his videotapes; their angry, funny, bittersweet reunion will strike a chord of recognition in the heart of anyone who has ever attended a family gathering...