Word: soloed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...highlight of the evening was Le Corsaire. It was not the choreography (which is rather dull) nor even the actual pas de deux (which was good), but the unmatched technical prowess and stunning bravado of principal dancer Angel Corella in his solo variations that left the audience in thunderous applause. Corella takes risks in his dancing and his boundless energy brings him to the realm of greatness. His technical ability is astounding, and it is matched by his charming enthusiasm as he flirts with the audience, making pirouettes look easy. His jumps were huge and effortless, achieving real height...
...father, who was a well-known local voice teacher. I started doing opera productions with the local [Long Island] company, Island Lyric Opera. The first opera I ever did was Bruno's Faust, where I was in the chorus. After that, the director asked me to do a small solo roll in La Traviata...
...disproportionate to the rest of my face, but God gave it to me and therefore I should love it. But, that gets hard to believe that when I am always the only one of my friends that isn't asked to school dances. I mean, I like dancing solo better, but I am beginning to feel like a social outcast. Part of me keeps reminding myself that I wouldn't want to go to the dance with a boy that didn't like me for who I am, but it gets kind of depressing staying home and dancing with...
...salacious milieu of a brothel bedroom, where a young prostitute, working in tandem with three ruffians, would lure and rob her customers. The ruffians were depicted with a chromatic viola sequence that sounded as shifty as their characters. The girl attracted her victims with the sound of a solo clarinet that was as seductive as sad. And their story climaxed when they attacked a victim who did not die easily...
...Little Night Music presents a host of difficult musical numbers. The cast manages most of the solos well, but several of the multi-part songs are unbalanced and difficult to follow. The two- and three-part numbers work better when the entire cast is is involved and can sustain a consistent volume. Every character has at least one difficult solo, so the entire production demands an enormous amount of energy from the cast...