Word: understatedness
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Perhaps due to the inspiration of the soloist, the orchestra seemed to be at its best in the Mozart; the playing was clean and usually understated. In the lyrical slow movement this clarity was especially evident. Here Peter Lurye managed the ensemble and the balance between the soloist and his...
The production is a stunner. Battles are stylized and understated; only Coriolanus' sword arm is crimsoned with gore.
A casual, understated man with a slight New England accent, Belisle has spent the past nine years working for the Massachusetts Children's Protective Service, trying to prevent adults from beating, maiming and sometimes murdering children. He lives with the knowledge that such efforts are often unsuccessful. He also...
What follows at this not-so-grand hotel covers most of the seven deadly sins. Despite its emphasis on tight plotting and revolving guests, the series does not scrimp on atmosphere or the incidental grace notes that so enriched Upstairs, Downstairs. The supply of gifted British character actors seems as...
The same goes for Paris K.C. Barklay's rendition of Sky Masterson, macho gambler extraordinaire. Barclay moves through his scenes with an understated panache, rolling off his smooth-man lines with obvious enjoyment. Unfortunately, last Saturday Barclay's fine voice was muted by laryngitis or a similar malady; rendering his...