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When the dispute between love and philosophy is unable to be settled, the two seek Queen Orontea's advice in the matter. As played by Georgia Walle '04, Orontea's incredibly sonorous and hypnotizing voice carries the audience (with the help of an unbelievably talented cast) through the production. Hopefully, more operatic outlets will develop within the Harvard community to showcase this rising star more frequently after this stellar performance...
...matter - in fact, Gore's lawyers were happy to have it over with, so they can start Monday in court. David Boies spent Sunday afternoon confidently explaining why Harris may well have been declaring herself Queen of Sheba, for all the legal issues yet unresolved and all the hand counts unfinished. Contesting an officially certified presidential election? Child's play, Boies told reporters, and don't worry. "Everything's going to be over on December 12." He wants to spend the next two weeks suing in Miami-Dade, Nassau and even Palm Beach, which he says was too hard...
...whatever cliches of class and setting McDonagh may help perpetuate in The Beauty Queen of Leenane, there is no denying the efficacy of his script and the tremendous complexity of his characters. And with compelling productions like Engel's to affirm the play's quality, the line at the box office will certainly not be slowing anytime soon...
...BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE...
...looking for something a little further from home, then take a walk to the Fogg Museum Indoor Courtyard to see Antonio Cesti's baroque opera Orontea. Produced by the Harvard Early Music Society and performed with period instruments, Orontea tells the story of an Egyptian queen who vows that she will never marry. But of course such a vow is bound to change. This is opera, after all. Complications ensue but at last nupital vows prevail. Look at today's preview story for more information...