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When the curtain went up on the Boston Lyric Opera's "L'Elisir d'Amore," everyone was amazed. The lighting evoked Bellini's "The Feast of the Gods," or the video to "Losing My Religion." Aggressively rustic patchwork dresses and apple baskets, along with a frail red wooden ladder, made certain that this Donizetti comedy would not suffer from any absurd modern setting. The simple but handsome picture frame around the luscious stage set was a perfect touch. Anything so beautiful as all this, one thought, promises to be entertaining...
Washington is full of people who know how to scramble up the ladder of power. But George Tenet, President Clinton's latest nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has set new records for both speed and elegance of ascent. Last week Republican Senators were all but telling Tenet he would be confirmed even before Clinton had nominated...
First, teach for just two years. Then, if you want, go back to your original plans. What you lost on the traditional ladder to success you've gained in experience. You can still recuit at age 25 and you can still be a journalist. Be creative...
...photo, a man in a white suit standing on an aluminum ladder next to an ancient tree looks into the distance, a shroud of mists in the background. The view must be better from up there...
...ladder companies, three engine companies and one rescue division reported to the scene...