Word: surely
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...kind of American verismo," Bolcom says of View, using the Italian term for such popular slice-of-life operas as Puccini's La Boheme and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Sure enough, the tale of Eddie Carbone (baritone Kim Josephson), a middle-aged longshoreman who lusts after his young niece Catherine (soprano Juliana Rambaldi), has verismo stamped all over it, right down to the climactic knife fight. In this new version, adapted by Miller and co-librettist Arnold Weinstein, View has acquired a Greek chorus that comments on the unfolding disaster, though the overall effect remains faithful to the original play. Think...
...pretty transparent. For 10 months Gore wouldn't come within 100 miles of Bradley; now that Bradley leads in New Hampshire and has more money in the bank than Gore, the Vice President wants weekly debates to "elevate our democracy." Even Gore's advisers admit the ploy. "Sure it's tactical," says one, "but it's also good for the country." The danger for Bradley is that his countertactics look no nobler than Gore's tactics. If Bradley really wants to improve the process, why not just say yes to Gore? Certainly Gore watchers would enjoy seeing a less rehearsed...
...call me at home if I didn't go see him one day," says Beth. "He'd say he was just making sure...
Becca has considered the appropriateness of this. "I wanted him to be in heaven so much," she says. "But I didn't know for sure. But I was reading the Bible--Romans 10. And it explained that God asks the Jews to come live with him based on faith. He chooses who he wants to be in heaven. So you just think Mr. Averbuch is in heaven." And the girls play with him in mind...
...school has a crisis evacuation or drill. "I'm worried about that situation in Jonesboro, where the kids with guns shot the other kids as they were leaving the building for a fire drill," she said. "It would be good to have someone on the roof to make sure it's safe to leave...