Word: princess
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...when the Florence Opera House asked Zhang to direct an opera, he was both perplexed by the invitation and, frankly, ignorant of the medium. He discussed the commission with Zhao; all he knew was that the opera was something about a princess. As Zhang told Asia Source in 2004, Zhao "was excited and said that it might be Turandot, a very famous opera and the story was set in China. He talked a lot about Puccini and other basic knowledge of opera.... He found a videotape of Turandot for me. It was a version released by the New York Metropolitan...
...Majesty (Helen Mirren in a great performance) does not understand why the public expects a show of official sorrow over the passing of Princess Di, whom QE2 never much cared for. Prime Minister Tony Blair instructs her in media manipulation, and director Stephen Frears makes a high, dry comedy of manners out of the mess--while enlisting our sympathy for the beleaguered sovereign...
...Every decade has an iconic blond like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana, and right now I'm that icon...
...regimented ranks of dolls and bears have been scattered among the rows of full-length, small-person-accessible glass cabinets, now themed with titles such as Imaginary Play and Classic Fantasy. Pride of place still goes to such rare items as the Dutch-made Princess Daisy doll (1890), and the two exquisitely detailed tabletop layouts of Chinese rock gardens once owned by the Empress Josephine (1780), which, apart from being handcarved in wood, ivory and mother-of-pearl, look like giant Polly Pocket sets...
...Being convinced that a conspiracy of elites killed Diana, the People's Princess, just fits into the zeitgeist. Says Cooper: "Your successor, and your successor's successor, is going to be writing about Diana conspiracy theories...