Word: talese
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But lest this critic sound completely dismissive of the holiday honoring a third-century martyr with a penchant for matchmaking, something actually did go sublimely right this Valentine's: the rousing production of "The Tales of Hoffmann" by the Dunster House Opera.
The highlight of "The Tales of Hoffmann" was also during this scene, when the show's three strongest singers, Cannon, Benaim, and Tania Mandzy as the apparition of Antonia's mother, sang a lovely, resonant trio, accompanied by a stellar orchestral performance. Particularly noteworthy in Ranalli's orchestra were the...
After concluding his tales, the thwarted Hoffmann quips, "How strange a woman's fancy!" He is then visited by his Muse, who urges him to abandon the quixotic and capricious pursuit of women, in exchange for the majestic call of poetry, represented by her gift of a pen. (For all...
It should be mentioned that producer John Cearley and his directors daringly chose to tackle an obscure and risky sleeper of an opera in "Hoffmann"--foregoing the insurance of a familiar crowd-pleaser like "The Marriage of Figaro" or "La Boheme." Although Offenbach was referred to as the "Mozart of...
Most of the important strategizing by the plaintiffs transpired in what was dubbed the clean room. It was set up in September in Suite 205 of the Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel, just across the street from the Santa Monica, California, courthouse where the trial would be held. The plaintiffs' attorneys...