Word: hysteria
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...third opera shows a new direction. It is Prokofiev's little known The Fiery Angel, an overwrought vision of possession and sexual hysteria. A co- production with Covent Garden, it was directed as an arresting theater piece by British experimental director David Freeman. Freeman uses gymnasts as the devils who torment the heroine, having rehearsed them in concentrated, mesmerizing animal movements that quickly steal the spotlight from the singers. Trendy? Possibly. But the production maintains its musical balance as well...
...suspicious symptoms of the rescue workers have been hotly debated in Canada. A Health and Welfare department study attributed the illnesses to "mass hysteria," "post-traumatic syndrome" and "eating too much moose meat," since many of the men were avid hunters. But M.P. George Baker claims that the investigating physicians took no blood samples or X rays, attempting merely to compile what he called a "theoretical study." He also asserts that two of the three doctors refused to sign the final report. The threat of radiation poisoning may explain why General Crosby wanted to bulldoze over the wreckage so quickly...
...Leppard has gone through several recent tragedies. on New Year's Eve 1984, the drummer Rick Allen lost an arm in a car accident, yet three years later Leppard released Hysteria, an album which topped their previous album Pyromania. In January of 1991, Def Leppard lost their lead guitarist, Steve Clark, after a long battle with alcoholism. I didn't expect an album so quickly afterward, and I certainly didn't expect it to be this good...
Adrenalize gets the blood pumping but it also a thoughtful enterprise that engages the heart and the mind. Although some might miss the powerful two guitar sound of Pyromania and Hysteria, others will find that its softness is not a drawback but a strength. With its lighter guitar, Adrenalize has shown the versatility of Def Leppard...
...universities are supposed to be free from political interference, but they obviously have submitted to the hysteria of the political arena," he said...