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...problem with the second season of "The Sopranos" was that it wasn't really the second season; it was the first. The ostensible first season, in 1999, was a seamless, self-contained, original and stunning work, spread over 13 installments, following New Jersey mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) through his business and family entanglements. These two threads came together in his furtive psychoanalysis sessions, and in the person of Tony's mother, Livia (Nancy Marchand), who arranged an attempt on his life. It ended, neatly if ambiguously, with Tony angrily confronting her in the hospital after she had a stroke...
...auction of Maria Callas' personal effects, all of the soprano's underwear was bought by a former singer, who vowed to burn the items "to save the dignity and honor" of the opera legend...
...leader in a burgeoning push to make the college application process less competitive. Sounds great. The only problem is that Harvard is largely responsible for making the application so stressful in the first place. If Harvard doesn't want high school students who are burned out from singing soprano for the school play, playing point guard for the basketball team, serving food at the local soup kitchen and taking nine Advanced Placement classes, they don't need to talk about the problem. All they have to do is stop admitting them...
...most notable star of this talented cast, while not a student at Harvard, is undoubtedly Amanda Forsythe, another second-year master's candidate at the New England Conservatory. Obviously well trained and exceptionally talented, her resonant soprano fills the Fogg Art Museum's courtyard with vibrant chords and rich waves of passion. Music director Matthew Burt must be praised for harnessing the talents of Forsythe and others to such effect...
...Sopranos" has been acclaimed for its humorous, unconventional depiction of life in the Mob. The main character, Tony Soprano, kills informers and enjoys long dinners in Italian restaurants. He also visits a psychiatrist who exhorts him to "go beyond anger to the sorrow underneath...