Word: rome
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...what could happen in the future if a President Kerry decided that military action had become unavoidable, and sought the support of the European Union. Kerry’s “coalition of the bribed” logic has sent a none-too-subtle message that Warsaw and Rome should have deferred to their betters in Paris and Berlin in 2002 and 2003 and that is hardly going to win back support from the two largest nations at the heart of the E.U. in the future; in fact, it is more likely to earn their contempt. If France...
...numbers more than a thousand, is known around the world for his wizardry at the keyboard. Last year he played to packed houses at Cairo's Manasterly Palace, Seoul's Arts Center and London's Barbican Hall, to name a few. This week he's on his way to Rome's Teatro Ghione, and from there to Singapore's Symphony Hall for recitals. His rigorous performance schedule has forced him to curtail some of his old hobbies, such as mountain climbing, skiing and tennis. But having just celebrated his 91st birthday, he's not complaining...
...Born in Rome in 1966, Bartoli was raised in a highly musical family with parents, Silvana Bazzoni and Angelo Bartoli, who were professional singers. The young Bartoli trained at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, while also acquiring much of her musical knowledge and developing her talent through parental coaching...
...Passion here consumes about 45 minutes. Jesus undergoes a torrent of taunting from Pilate, Herod, Caiaphas and the mob. "We turn to Rome to sentence Nazareth, We have no law to put a man to death," the high priest beseeches Pilate. And the crowd hollers, "We need him crucified, It's all you have to do." Pilate accedes, singing to Jesus: "Don't let me stop your great self-destruction, Die if you want to, you misguided martyr." (Does that rhyme in Aramaic?) Except for Gibson's "Passion," this is the Jesus film that goes heaviest on the torture...
Pope Professor of the Latin Language and Literature Richard J. Tarrant, who teaches Literature and Arts C-61, “The Rome of Augustus,” says e-mail has not reduced the number of students who attend his office hours and that some students send e-mails in addition to going to office hours...