Word: torments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...opera shows a new direction. It is Prokofiev's little known The Fiery Angel, an overwrought vision of possession and sexual hysteria. A co- production with Covent Garden, it was directed as an arresting theater piece by British experimental director David Freeman. Freeman uses gymnasts as the devils who torment the heroine, having rehearsed them in concentrated, mesmerizing animal movements that quickly steal the spotlight from the singers. Trendy? Possibly. But the production maintains its musical balance as well...
Jackson and Cuomo work overtime to torment Clinton...
...wondering about me when I interrupt you all with those dumb answers, know that behind my glib exterior lies a soul in torment and darkness. And please, act with mercy...
...couldn't resist asking him how he could be so sure of his facts without knowing any gay people at Harvard. "How can they be happy?" he asked. "They're always talking about how they're victimized and oppressed." He added that gays were racked by "misery and internal torment" rooted in "the way they define themselves...
...other characters exacerbate David's dilemma. Jonathan Fisher convincingly plays an alcoholic who wants to prevent David from repeating his mistakes. C. Michael Rodriguez is both wryly funny and poignant (without overdoing it) in his role as the fatalistic, wheelchair-ridden cynic. Both Fisher and Rodriguez torment David by making him believe that his successes can all be attributed to luck...