Word: susa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Librettist Tage Danielsson is no Brecht, and Werle shares with Weill only three letters of their surnames. In an opera as dependent as this on sure- handed pastiche, Werle's parodies of American lounge acts and soulful Russian folk songs consistently fall flat. Surely, the company that premiered Conrad Susa's magical chamber opera Transformations in 1973 and has championed resident Composer Dominick Argento could have chosen a better piece for this occasion. Perhaps Argento's Casanova's Homecoming, scheduled for April, will prove to be such a work. A performing space like the Ordway deserves...
Following the Persian conquest, Sardis became the Western capital of the Persian Empire, the center of command for the Greek cities along the Lonian coast. The city's wealth and importance was maintained because of its strategic location on the royal road to Susa, a corridor of exchange between East and West. Xerxes mustered his armies there intent on marching into Greece...
...workers on such problems as suicide, depression, child beating and drug abuse. Most frequently they hear from children who become frightened when it gets dark and their parents have not come home. The program, launched in September, averages more than 500 calls a month. Says Executive Director Lorraine La Susa: "We live in a violent society, and many of the children are aware of what could happen. Many parents just say, 'Don't let anyone in' or 'Don't let anyone know you're home alone.' They can't go outside. What...