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Whatever immortality Composer Virgil Thomson wins will probably rest on his operas Four Saints in Three Acts (1934) and Mother of Us All (1947). Sophisticated and witty, both works catch up words and music in the kind of embrace that could be devised only by a man born to write for the voice. Thus the air of eager anticipation before last week's premiere of Thomson's third opera, Lord Byron, at Manhattan's Juilliard School. Would it once and for all establish Thomson as America's foremost operatic composer...
Alas, no. Lord Byron is infused with Thomson's musical craftsmanship-adroit trios and sextets, transparent orchestral writing-but not the expressive spark to illuminate the drama. An exception is the nostalgic suite of dances for the third-act ballet (choreographed by Alvin Ailey) that depicts Byron's travels, amours and death in Europe. The rest is a feeble reminder of a once-insinuating talent...
Jenkins' break with Wilson was quickly followed by the sympathetic resignations of seven other members of the Labor shadow cabinet, including Defense Experts, George Thomson and Lord Chalfont. The stunning move shattered the facade of Labor unity and cast the party into its most vituperative intramural quarrel in two decades...
...public service, the Crimson is reprinting in its entirety this controversial article by Samuel P. Huntington, Thomson Professor Government. It is hoped that the article will add perspective to the Crimson's recent comments on Professor Huntington's work. "Viet Nam: The Bases of Accommodation" is reprinted by permission from Foreign Affairs, July 1968. Copyright held by the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., New York. Part II will appear in tomorrow's Crimson...
...Thomson has written several books on China and served on the National Security Council Staff under President Johnson...