Word: lightheartedness
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The album begins with “Anala,” an old-school pop song, whose percussion section is comprised of muted clapping, snare rolls, and a bassy vocal line (“um bau bau, um bau”) provided by Khan. Floating above is Sultan?...
The opera’s lighthearted plot runs as follows. As the residents of Ploverleigh celebrate the engagement of a couple, a sorcerer visits and creates a love potion which everyone drinks. Soon, the villagers begin falling in love with the first person they each set eyes upon, resulting in...
Describing Gilbert and Sullivan’s works, Fernandez-Barkan praises their lightheartedness and accessibility. “They’re whimsical and wonderful,” she says. Other cast members call Gilbert and Sullivan works absurd, hilarious, and even topsy-turvy. With this enthusiasm for their subject matter, it’s clear that the cast and crew are far from stressed about their work on the opera. If that translates onto the stage, the result is sure to be a lighthearted, harmonious, and humorous production...
The same fraternal dynamic rules the exchanges between the leading men and their director. During the interview, they were completely doubled over in laughter, ridiculing each other (“Your faggotry overwhelms me”) and trading inside-jokes (“Homoquizzical, you flaming homosensual”). Lighthearted...
Based on an ancient Greek myth, John Eccles’ early 18th century opera “Semele” is undergoing an update for its latest incarnation in the New College Theatre, albeit one that still keeps it vintage. Director Victoria J. Crutchfield ’10 has transplanted...