Word: sopranoes
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...seen the picture at the top of this page, so you know I'm talking about Tony Soprano. I'll leave you to decide whether the comparison is insulting to that other American leader or to Tony. HBO's The Sopranos, which begins its for-real-this-time final run of nine episodes April 8 (9 p.m. E.T.), is not a straight parable of the presidency. Tony, for instance, has a rather more strict policy toward staffers who leak...
Showtime is setting up its hot new Henry at 10 p.m. on Sunday nights, practically monarch-a-monarch with HBO's departing head of state Tony--Soprano, that is. It's a fair pairing; both men have violent but paternalistic leadership styles, endure family troubles and suffer from excessive appetites. But unlike the bathrobed, balding James Gandolfini, Rhys Meyers, 29, will play Henry at an age when he was described by a foreign ambassador as "the handsomest prince in all of Christendom," the 16th century equivalent of being named PEOPLE magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive." The Irish actor...
...Octavian, mezzo-soprano Marvosh has a solid voice, although not quite the caliber of Woolf’s or Betanski’s—made especially apparent when singing alongside either actor. Marvosh’s voice becomes a bit stiff and her vibrato asymmetrical when attempting to sustain higher pitches. Marvosh’s decisive character choices not only compensate for this minor offense, but also make her the best actor of the show...
...expressions and helping to clarify the subtle shifts between sentiments. In one especially memorable section, the dancers, cast in a bluish light, simulate swimming motions in the air. The only disappointment of the work is not in the dancing, but in the singing. The live duet between soprano Sandra Patrikalakis and contralto Susan Larson often detracts from the beauty of the choreography; overall, however, the piece is effective. The ending is particularly creative, making use of a tower built by the dancers from wooden blocks and topped by an illuminated, reflective sphere. The lights dim with the dancers intensely focused...
...horns." For an art form looking to reinvent itself and draw new audiences, Durkin is a marketer's dream: 1.8 m tall and gobsmackingly glamorous, her cultural reference points are as much James Bond as James Levine, the Met's famed musical director, who has cast her as lead soprano in its 2008 production of Philip Glass' Satyagraha. Last May, Durkin sang alongside such luminaries as Karita Mattila, Pl?cido Domingo and Natalie Dessay as the company farewelled outgoing general manager Joseph Volpe, and already some of their luster is rubbing off. But for someone who only seven years...