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When most Americans think of opera, they conjure up a stereotype drawn from the characterization of sitcoms and a Bugs Bunny cartoon in which Elmer Fudd sings, “Kill the wabbit!” to the rune of Wagner. In this take on opera, large-breasted women dressed in Viking helmets sing for hours on end about being German, just like a good Romanticist should. The Early Music Society’s production of Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell presents an alternative vision: the opera is short, Baroque and in English. Moreover, stage director John Driscoll...

Author: By Zoila Hinson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dido and Aeneas | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

Drunkenly sing the score to the HMS Pinafore at the Crimson. Incur News’ resentment, wrath...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: FM Minute-by-Minute | 12/6/2001 | See Source »

...Whether she’s pumping up the fans at a football game as the Crimson’s Head Cheerleader, or winning over prospective freshman and parents on one of her peppy Crimson Key Tours, Kiana is Harvard’s number one fan and is quick to sing Harvard’s praises, or, shout them, actually. “I like to make people excited about things,” she says making fast fluttery motions with her hands, her fingers expressing her excitement for all that she does as much as her boisterous voice...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: In Your Face | 12/6/2001 | See Source »

...What are some of the lyrics? A: "Let me sing limitless songs for the agony of the Afghans/ For my homeless, wandering people/ Let me sing from Iran down to Pakistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Time | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...Another Star,” Frankie put down his trumpet, picked up the microphone and did something uncharacteristic for a jazz performer—he encouraged audience participation. Supported by Castrillo, he urged the audience to sing, recapturing the introduction of Wonder’s original track. The only reason it didn’t seem bizarre was that earlier in the evening, Frankie stepped into the crowd, joking and shaking hands while his rhythm section furiously pounded out Latin beats. The effect was truly surreal. With a radio microphone fitted into the bell of his trumpet, Frankie occasionally broke...

Author: By James Crawford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: V Is for Victory | 11/30/2001 | See Source »

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