Word: royalities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...estate is the legacy of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a member of one of Hawaii's royal families, who died...
...found less in the singing than in the apposite theatricality of its productions, the innovative visions of its directors and the restless inquisitiveness of its approach to the whole range of the repertory, including infrequently heard works by Dvorak, Smetana and Janacek. Unlike the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, which is an international company featuring a rotation of globe-trotting star performers, the ENO is a frankly nationalistic company. It performs only in English, employs mostly British singers and conductors, and regularly champions British works. As such, it is probably a better barometer of the state of opera in Britain...
...ability to lead, to hold his throne were questioned. As a Bourbon, he was scion of a royal line that had frequently failed. Both sides of the political spectrum prepared for the worst. His sure and simple belief in the inevitability of democracy for Spain was seen as political naivete...
...although Carlos is not what Deputy Chief of University Police Jack Morse described yesterday as a "lightning rod" for security problems, and although Karen Powers of the Harvard Alumni Association described the precautionary measures surrounding the royal visit as "routine," King Carlos is anything but an uncontroversial figure in his own country...
...opera companies and orchestras that are clamoring for their services. The top maestros jump from podium to podium to fill the gaps and often hold more than one job at a time; Abbado, for example, also conducts the London Symphony, and next year Previn will add London's Royal Philharmonic to his duties...