Word: splendor
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...glorious splendor that is the Wang Center, the latest production of "The Phantom of the Opera" to hit Boston lives up to--and beyond--the legend it has created for itself. From the magnificently ornate costumes to the familiar and crystal-clear melodies rising from the orchestra pit, the now world-famous production is still a breathtaking waltz into the heart of the most romantic lunatic that ever lived...
ATLANTA: The splendor and celebration of the Olympics came to an abrupt halt shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday when the first terrorist attack since the 1972 games struck at the heart of the games. Two people died and more than 100 were injured when a bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park. As in Munich, when the Olympics continued even after terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, officials in Atlanta said they would not halt the games. "The games will go on," said Francois Carrard, director general of the International Olympic Committee. And so they did, beginning with a moment...
Spectators, from those visiting Harvard Yard for the first time to those who have seen dozens of commencement ceremonies, said they were taken away by the splendor of the rite, which begins with the Middlesex County Sheriff calling the meeting to order by rapping a silver-headed staff on the podium and ends with the peals of bells from 17 churches throughout Cambridge...
Russell lacks the sartorial splendor and ethnic heritage of Reeves, her predecessor. But she had no problem driving a two-year-old youngster through Rindge Park on a rider lawnmower on that afternoon...
...large number of exquisite gowns and robes swirling across the stage makes it nearly impossible for anyone to drink in all of the surrounding splendor simultaneously. An audience member could easily be left with one of two things--either a sore neck from trying to see everything occurring on stage all at once, or sore eyes from squinting to see just how many sequins the Boston Ballet costumers can fit onto one square inch of material...