Word: sopranos
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...when moviegoing was a family adventure, young actors ruled. Rooney was the top box-office draw in America, and Garland sent adults and kids over the rainbow. Teen soprano Deanna Durbin was, at 14, the world's highest paid actress. At the same age, Bonita Granville had her own series: the Nancy Drew films. Our Gang and the Dead End Kids filled out the program...
Instead, Adams embraced minimalism and composers like John Cage. His senior thesis, a song-cycle for soprano and chamber ensemble, was based on a series of “psychedelic” texts written by a friend...
...simply called The Bride. Literally shining in her sparkling white wedding gown, Cole’s performance is marked by confident ease and elegance as she swims effortlessly though Eckert’s difficult and cyclical music, shifting from soulful low notes to a clear, ringing soprano...
...taken in by reality TV's deceptions (which the critic himself--or herself--is able to see through) or are being led astray by its unsavory messages (to which the critic is immune). When a reality show depicts bad behavior, it's immoral, misanthropic, sexist or sick. When The Sopranos does the same thing, it's nuanced storytelling. We assume that viewers can empathize with Tony Soprano without wanting to be him; we assume they can maintain critical distance and perceive ironies between his words and the truth. Why? Because we assume that people who like The Sopranos are smarter...
Beethoven and Fortunato - Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. The acclaimed Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra performs Beethoven’s Symphony No.4; Steven Karidoyanes’s Cafe Neon, based on Greek folk themes; and Berlioz’s Summer Nights with mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato. One of only four cooperative orchestra’s in the country, the players control the orchestra to an extent completely foreign to most ensembles. Unlike traditional orchestras, Pro Arte’s players, as well as the conductor, decide what music the Orchestra will perform and who the guest artists will...