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...MOST LIKE LISTENING TO? Susan Graham singing as the Composer from Ariadne and Placido singing Otello--he was the greatest Otello for 30 years. Luciano, too, was so perfect in every way. I think of him as Ella Fitzgerald, and Placido as Sarah Vaughan. Luciano-- classical, crystal, timeless perfection. Placido--more baroque, a little bit twisted, crazy and sexy. For my own singing, I used to be attracted by the baroque, the flashier the better, but now I prefer a simpler, purer style...
...near the imperial palace?these scenes could date back to a time when the camera had only just been invented. This is deliberate. Delano collects old photographs and says he's drawn to the similarities between today's China and a bygone America, especially in the "gritty honesty, the timeless strength of people working for the next generation." He observes, "There are certain kinds of faces in China that you see in portraits from turn-of-the-century Missouri...
...much from the material. While director Joe Wright’s version, “Pride & Prejudice,” adds little to the incomparable plot and adored characters other than an ampersand, the newest adaptation is a luxurious visit to Austen’s always welcoming world. The timeless love story of clever and headstrong Elizabeth Bennett (Keira Knightley) and brooding Mr. Darcy (Matthew MacFadyen) is set against the contrasting rigidity of pre-Victorian England’s deeply ingrained social conventions. Elizabeth is one of five Bennett sisters, including the beautiful, eldest sister Jane (Rosamund Pike...
What’s old about the book is its timeless message, one that we hear over and over and somehow manage to forget every time. Having read countless tragic stories of other wars, we know what to expect. War is terrible, and those who romanticize it insult those who give their lives...
...series of some of Greta Garbo’s most popular and most glamorous films, including timeless classics “Ninotchka” and “Grand Hotel.” Brattle Theater. $9. Tickets available at theater or www.brattlefilm.org...