Word: podiums
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...exuberance are not the only qualities needed by a conductor. He must know the repertoire and how to exact from the players the precision demanded by the scores. Rostropovich is the master of the grand gesture, but the ensemble results are not yet equal to his expansiveness on the podium...
...stand-in to conduct a Manhattan performance of Mahler's difficult Eighth Symphony. Hillis spent an hour with the ailing maestro going over the score, listened to a radio tape of an earlier performance, and with just two days' preparation stepped up to the conductor's podium in Carnegie Hall. "I did my job; I'm surprised it caused such a stir," said Hillis after earning a standing ovation. How did she feel afterward? "I was blind, deaf and my feet hurt. I felt a great relief...
...Dexter's case the practice seems to have developed during a brilliant career on the legitimate stages of Broadway and London's West End. For Levine it seems to be a case of wanting to bring the singers closer to both the audience and his own podium. They do sound forth more gloriously, as 19th century operatic idols knew. But given the virtually endless depths of the Met stage, the approach seems not only nearsighted but also perverse and, in the end, dated...
...council-appointed city manager controls all of the city's administrative powers and the title of mayor just serves as an elevated podium for one of the nine city councilors. He chairs meetings, cuts opening ribbons and serves as a figurehead...
...President offered a striking illustration last week of how quickly TV can move his world. When he left the podium after his Thursday press conference, he told reporters clustered around him that he planned to spend Christmas in Plains. He had just learned about that decision, he said, from a TV talk show on which Rosalynn appeared...