Word: operas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Threepenny Opera...
Brecht's intriguing look at the lives of beggars, prostitutes and thieves takes over the Loeb Mainstage this weekend for a two-week performance run. Involving a large cast of 12 men and 12 women, Threepenny Opera should provide a welcome study break from those weary Reading Period evenings...
...metropolises of New York and Los Angeles but the smaller and more habitable climes of Albuquerque, Fort Worth, Providence and Charlotte, N.C. To many working families, a higher quality of life, and more of it, compensate nicely for the absence of the Metropolitan Opera or the Hollywood Bowl. When Equitable Life Assurance Society summoned Jim Crawford, 43, back to Manhattan from its Des Moines office, he would not relinquish his Iowa life-style. "We based that decision on the quality of the environment," he says. "People do work hard here, and there is a deep appreciation for family life...
Remember David Eggar's name, because we know you will be hearing it again. What we don't know is whether it will be for playing the cello or the piano. A national prizewinner in both instruments, Eggar has also sung in 500 performances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York...
Into this all-female environment (in Princess Ida a hen, instead of a rooster, crows in the morning) comes Hilarion (Jose Alberto Calvo). Sadly, it becomes clear that Hilarion deserves Ida. While his rich voice is well suited to Sullivan's opera-style music, Calvo mangles Gilbert's complex lyrics beyond recognition. His voice sounds nice, but it would be nice to know what he is saying...