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...Philippines. But Soviet diplomacy will not fare well in Beijing and with ASEAN so long as the Kremlin's ally in the area, Viet Nam, is hunkered down in Kampuchea and intimidating other neighbors with its bloated military power. So the Kremlin's Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia, Igor Rogochev, another polished, new-breed diplomat, has been putting out quiet but unmistakable signals to officials in Hanoi that the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan might provide a "model" for the Vietnamese to follow in Kampuchea...
Based on the novel by Gogol, the opera has all the marks of a major work except memorable music. Gogol's irresistible tale of the scheming Chichikov (the splendid high baritone Igor Morozov), who would "buy" dead serfs in order to build a bogus prosperity on their collateral, holds the stage splendidly. The handsome duplex set by Designer Valery Levental is a sky- above, mudslinging-below construct. But beyond the "aria portraits" that graphically limn each of the principal characters, Dead Souls contains every cliche in the state manual, including the obligatory lament for the suffering people that has been...
...abundantly clear, at least to those in the know, that Igor Kipnis '52 knows his way around a harpsichord. He has performed on that instrument with dozens of world-class orchestras, won a seemingly countless series of awards, including six Grammy nominations, and recorded 67--yes, 67--albums, including 45 solo efforts...
Dunster House diners seemed favorably amused by his exhibition. "It was cool," commented Jay Reingold '89. "Chickwiches are my favorite meal anyway, and the harpsichord music was pleasant. There were none of the usual awkward pauses in lunchtime conversation; Igor was always there. And we loved his hair...
...Igor Kipnis' stay at Harvard will culminate Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in a concert with the Mozart Society Orchestra in Paine Hall. Orchestra members say they expect an enthusiastic turn-out in response to this superb musician's charismatic approach to both his instrument and his repertoire...