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...Corelli, 37, has risen so rapidly that in Italy he is nicknamed 'the Sputnik Tenor.' One reason is that he has a classically handsome head set on a 6-ft. 2-in., 185-lb. frame (his other Italian nickname is 'Golden Calves'); another is that he can sing superbly ... Trained as a naval engineer, Corelli did not start studying singing until he was 24 and learned most of what he knows by listening to recordings of famous singers. His professional career was begun 'by pure good luck' when he got the chance to sing opposite Maria Callas in Spontini...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

RESIGNED. TSANG YOK-SING, 56, leader and co-founder of Hong Kong's largest pro-China party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB); as the party's chairman, after the DAB won just 30% of the seats it contested in last month's District Council elections; in Hong Kong. Tsang and the DAB have been tainted by their close association with Hong Kong's Beijing-appointed Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, who has been strongly criticized by the public for his handling of, among other issues, the economy and the SARS crisis. Tsang underestimated the growing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

Last spring, Mani helped to organize a karaoke night during reading period. She also showed the flair of spontaneity when going on stage to sing a Sonny and Cher song...

Author: By Elena Sorokin and Nicole B. Urken, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Byrd-Mani Work the Grassroots | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

...from song to song like Gordon’s frog leaps between lily pads. Moreover, the music is more often depressing and hostile than it is feel-good or even likeable; in the song “In the Middle of the Room,” for example, Gordon sings how he wishes someone would kill him, while his mother stands in the middle of the road waiting for a car to run her over. Only a few songs are really memorable, among them “Heart and Music,” “Gordo?...

Author: By Alexandra D. Hoffer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Review: Witty, Spotty ‘Brain’ Plays in Ex | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

Though he says he wrote the song for music’s sake, Harris hopes that by circulating over e-mail the song will energize potential voters. “The point is here is a bunch of people singing about Joe Lieberman and you should sit there and tap your foot and sing too,” he explains...

Author: By Joshua D. Gottlieb, | Title: Hitting the Right Note? | 12/2/2003 | See Source »

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