Word: stagings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cold war away from Russia. Marshall wrought a revolutionary departure in American foreign policy, wrenching the nation out of an isolationist disposition that tracked back to George Washington. The European recovery plan that bore Marshall's name-Harry Truman insisted it be so titled-set the stage for the primary defense arrangements in use today by the Atlantic community. Without the economic and political base created by the Marshall Plan, NATO could not have come into being. Nor, likely, would the capacity of European nations for cooperation today ever have blossomed. The ideas that Marshall set forth...
...relief of the farmers around Charleston, rain began falling the day before the festival, ending a six-week drought. To the relief of Menotti and his colleagues, the rain stopped just before the opening outdoor ceremony at noon the first day. From a temporary stage erected in the courtyard of the two-century-old College of Charleston, a crowd of 3,000 heard the Festival Brass Quintet begin with the Star-Spangled Banner and a brief new piece written for the occasion by Menotti, Fanfare for Charleston. Earnest speakers followed, talking of "commitment to excellence" and "art must be part...
...Tape. The conception by Italian Stage Director Filippo Sanjust was appealingly natural and gimmick free. He does, regrettably, have a tendency to rush his chorus on for its big moments, then get rid of it in a hurry. Despite a few intonation problems in the high range, Soprano Patricia Craig of the New York City Opera made a soulful Lisa. The Italian soprano Magda Olivero brought her legendary stage authority to the role of the Countess, although there is not much left of a once distinctive voice. As the obsessed Herman, Jack Trussel was the highlight of the show. Here...
...next night brought a new production of The Consul, Menotti's classic statement against fascism, red tape and human indifference. It was a smash hit on Broadway in 1950. Directed again by the composer, with Keene conducting, The Consul remains Menotti's most powerful stage work. Any performance of The Consul lives by its Magda, the woman who batters her heart and soul day after day at the consul's office in search of a visa, and who in the end commits suicide. Menotti has chosen her wisely. Marvellee Cariaga, of the San Diego Opera...
...movie is at its best exploring the confusions that attend the preadolescent years. At that stage, kids have a way of being half-right about how the world works and a sunny, misplaced confidence that they have the whole thing taped. Naturally, they get tripped up a lot, but they get used to it and go bouncing off to school (as Ana does) without moral qualms or regrets. It is this ability to be both right and wrong about even such matters as death that Saura has caught in this deft and strangely touching film...