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That evening Carter and Brezhnev rejoined each other at the State Opera House for a performance of Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio. The crowd applauded as Carter entered the presidential box, clapped louder when Brezhnev and Kirchschläger arrived and roared with approval when Carter and Brezhnev returned the applause. At one point, Brezhnev leaned forward and murmured "Ochen khorosho" (very good). Carter nodded in agreement. Carter and Brezhnev left after the second act, presumably to get a full night's sleep before beginning their formal discussions next...
...distorts it, makes it fresh. Among the stories, "Tales of the Swedish Army" relates a sudden meeting of the author and a unit of Swedish soldiers on maneuvers in lower Manhattan, an exercise of the imaginative virtuosity that has characterized Barthelme's style. And "The Abduction of the Seraglio," in the best of these stories, sparkles with Barthelme's wit and masterful stylistic control...
...From a tomb at Urasta came a pair of gold earrings complete with rosettes, tendrils, and beads suspended--doubtless they were too heavy to wear every day (they were five cm. long)--but they still conjure up images of perfumed favorites in whispering silk: the same kind of romanticized seraglio as Ingres depicted...
...Denbow, 21, of the New England Conservatory of Music, grew up in Ashley, Ohio, playing the piano, singing and dancing. Now, after besting 50 other voice students to be the conservatory's commencement soloist this year (with an aria from Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio), Denbow has her heart set on an operatic career-but she is realistic about her chances. "Sopranos are a dime a dozen," she says. "You just hope that you stick with it long enough that the others will have given up." Having won a graduate fellowship to the conservatory, she adds...
Currier House Music Society--The Currier House Opera, directed by Laura Johnson, performs Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio," first produced in 1782. With principal singers Diana Praino, Ann Jeffers, Tom Olsen, and Paul John. Admission $3.00, $2.00 with student I.D. Agassiz Theatre, Radcliffe Yard...