Word: servant
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...into Spanish for basic words the gringo audience will be able to understand: words like “sí” and “señora”. This particular subplot’s conclusion has lily-white Jean learn to appreciate her helpful Mexican servant with an insipid, cringe-worthy character reversal that basically materializes out of thin...
...mystic who, as an observer noted, "makes decisions on his knees." There was the subtle geopolitician who refuted Stalin's famous sneer "How many divisions has the Pope?" at the expense of the dictator's heirs. The moral philosopher who lectured at Harvard. And, finally, the suffering servant. "He was a thoroughly, radically committed Christian disciple who really believed, as he put it, that 'Jesus Christ is the answer to the question that is every human life,'" says George Weigel, a biographer of the Pope. "The rest followed from that...
...China's leaders feel about him? They like the fact that he's a career civil servant. "After Tung, Beijing prefers a man with experience in government," says Ma Ngok, a political scientist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Beijing also prefers someone who won't rock the boat. Tsang, a lifelong bureaucrat trained to follow rather than give orders, fits the bill. Indeed, during a press conference last week, he repeatedly stressed how important stability was to Hong Kong. Moreover, with Tsang at the helm, at least the fa?ade is maintained of a Hong Kong person...
Costumes, too, reflect the production’s deliberate commitment to simplicity. As a result, the design adheres to traditional symbolism—white for the bride Zerlina, black for the mourning Donna Anna, a brown vest for the dingy servant Leporello, and a tuxedo for his master...
...Giovanni (played by professional actor Graham Wright), the suave charmer, seduces women both on- and off-stage with his rich voice. His interactions with his servant Leporello (professional actor Miles Rind) reveal the intimate comedy that occurs between two men who know each other all too well. Maintaining the understatement of the production, the vocalists were careful not to play their humor over-the-top, coaxing the audience members to feel like they were part of an inside joke...