Word: pit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that playground of the New World: the Caribbean. Sadly, in recent years less enticing images have begun to intrude. They show thick plumes of exhaust spilling from new oil refineries; bubbling, dark cesspools of untreated wastes only a hop away from beaches jammed by tourists; mountainsides scarred by open-pit mining and hardscrabble agricultural plots. The vacation paradise now faces the spread of environmental blight at an alarming rate...
...blaming the government for it, and in between we blamed everybody else. I suspect that a consensus, in our political system, on an issue that involves policy decisions that relate to income distribution to the extent that energy does, probably will never come about issues like price controls, which pit the producing states against the consuming states, issues that pit small industries with big industries--it is hard to reach a consensus on these things. It's like the budget--you will always fight over it, and sometimes you reach compromise policies that are ripped apart the following year...
...burly figure standing calmly on the podium of a darkened opera house pit bears little resemblance to the conventionally glamorous image of a famous conductor. At 205 Ibs. and standing less than 5 ft. 10 in., he is built more like a stagehand than an aristocratic maestro, and his round face, capped by a corona of curly hair, is a world away from the suave image of a Leonard Bernstein. Yet as his baton comes slashing down with swift, chopping strokes, he is abruptly transformed into a figure of grace. Cuing the orchestra, effortlessly guiding singers through an opera...
...music director spends only part of his life conducting in an orchestra pit. Excerpts from Levine's hectic calendar...
...Back in the pit, Levine continues with Tannhäuser, periodically dashing into the house to check the lighting levels on the television monitor. The performance will be broadcast, and Levine knows that what he watches from the pit is not necessarily what audiences at home will see. By 1:25 p.m. he is once again back at his desk, eating the rest of his lunch (a salad) and looking over a list of apprentice singers to be approved and the provisional plan for the Met's 1986-87 season. He sets a time to meet with Artist David...