Word: lushly
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...contrast to other booming Asian cities that teem with noise, dirt and crowds, Singapore is orderly, regimented, well-planned -- and rather boring. With low pollution, lush tropical greenery, a mix of modern skyscrapers and colonial-era buildings, the city resembles a clean and efficient theme park; even the subway stations are as spotless and shiny as Disney World. There are no traffic jams, even during rush hours. The multiracial population -- 78% Chinese, 14% Malay, 7% Indian -- uses English widely...
...Michigan!" the television commercials shout. "Say YES to white sandy beaches, lush green forests and deep blue lakes! Say YES to crystal rivers, rolling meadows, and exciting ski slopes...
...Cecilia Bartoli, a stylish Roman of 26 who is a rare creature in the musical world: a coloratura mezzo. The coloratura refers to her extravagant ease with ornamentation; the mezzo gives her a lush tone, darker than a soprano's, and keeps her from ever -- perish the thought -- squeaking. "I have a natural facility for the coloratura," she says. "It was born in here," she adds, pointing to her chest...
...subject matter -- the murder of an American Jew by Palestinian terrorists -- may be one reason, and Peter Sellars' murky staging at the premiere last year in Brussels another. But the new Nonesuch original-cast CD (which coincides with an updated production in San Francisco) reveals the real explanation: Adams' lush score is fundamentally an oratorio, lacking Nixon's sharp characterization and big set pieces. This, however, is good news for the recording, for Klinghoffer's reflective soliloquies and choruses make the work better suited to home listening than to the stage...
...R.E.M. is too resourceful a band to bog down totally in such melancholy musings. Proving that a so-called alternative band can keep its edge after conquering the musical mainstream, Automatic for the People manages to dodge predictability without ever sounding aimless or unfocused. Buoyed by a lush weave of chiming guitars, muted strings and oboe, Stipe's moody vocals float over the music like leaves drifting across a dark pond. The songs, which tend to start slowly and build momentum, shimmer and swirl with bittersweet melodies and riffs that gather rather than hook. Nightswimming, which circles around a cascading...