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...magnetism that was as irresistible to the spectator as it was to the men on stage. But why such an enchantress would fall for Bradley Greenwald’s lackluster Don José remains a mystery. Greenwald carried himself with a stiffness that impeded his ability to bring passion to the libretto. Lyrics like “You only had to appear / Only to toss a glance towards me / In order to take hold of all my being” beg for fervor; Greenwald’s delivery was disappointingly lukewarm. Lacking romanticism, Greenwald’s Don Jos?...
...Ganges is from the wild Celtic waters in the sailing odyssey Cape Wrath to Finisterre. New works arriving in 2006 serve up a gastro-tour of Italy, a road trip through China and a memoir of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. What unites each account is the authors' passion for travel. Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take...
...after a dramatic year of mass protests - were moving on. "Young people must write the new chapter." For German voters of Fischer's age or older, these words may have come as a shock. For many, the pixie-faced politician embodies all the values they associate with youth: irreverence, passion, engagement with radical causes, an enduring whiff of rebellion. Fischer half-jokingly told Die Tageszeitung, a leftist newspaper: "I was one of the last live rock 'n' rollers of German politics. Now there's an up-and-coming generation in every party who mime to pre-recorded tracks...
...Hensel, the author from East Berlin: "With Fischer, for example, you knew what he stood for. With these new politicians, they don't stand for anything." Standing for nothing may suit the mood of a Germany that wants to concentrate on pocketbook issues rather than big ideas. But ideas, passion, fervor have a habit of unexpectedly coming back to life. In 1968, the country was being governed by its first ever coalition of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats. With the two big parties working together, there was no effective opposition in parliament to measures the government introduced, including the Emergency...
...Greens may have had a disappointing result in the German election, but environmentalism remains a core European value. And there, perhaps, is the point. So much of '60s dogma has become mainstream that young Europeans have nothing to protest about. Rebellion has been transformed into angst. The politics of passion has given way to quotidian worries about jobs, pay and pensions. (You can't despise capitalism and enjoy the consumerist heaven to which young Europeans aspire.) Grand schemes no longer engender devotion - or, if they do, do so for a brief moment, preferably one (like this year's Live...