Word: waltz
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...idea of wealth before! Did you observe the silver plates?" The Rothschilds, however, considered such hospitality an unpleasant duty. Nathan complained to his brothers in 1843, "Here we have stinking balls night after night. You have no idea how sweaty the old French ladies smell after a long waltz...
Under the baton of BLO Music Director Stephen Lord, the Boston Lyric's in-house orchestra proved their worth as a tightly focused ensemble that rarely overpowered the singers. The orchestra consistently rose to whatever musical tasks Verdi's score demanded--be it charming and bubbly Parisian waltz music, subtle love aria music, or even the passionate, bombastic, coronary-inducing orchestral forces sometimes needed in the more histrionic scenes of high tragic opera...
...trip to China, Roberta Sobel, 64, a retired schoolteacher, saw hundreds of people performing Tai Chi in parks and vowed to try it herself. Since then, her senior-center classes in Miami have made her a convert. "I come from a generation that did the fox trot and the waltz, and Tai Chi is like dancing," she says. "It gives me a general sense of well-being. I'm more relaxed, and I have more energy." It has also made her more flexible. "I can bend and pick up something from the bottom shelf at the grocery store." Now that...
...Waltzes are basically failsafe for any equipped pianist, but one might have hoped for a bit more gusto from Ohlsson, whose suavity in these three miniatures was at times offputting. The Minute Waltz (at 1:53, mind you) sounded tossed-off, although with a hilarious ending, and the third of the set had nothing to recommend it. Only the ravishing C-sharp minor, trademark of Rachmaninoff and Rubinstein, demanded close listening. Ohlsson privileged the left hand at times when other pianists wouldn't, and sculpted a middle voice between the melodies...
...challenge in the limited space. Yet director Joseph Gfaller '01 has been bold enough to attempt Sondheim in Harvard's little black box, and he manages to put on a great show. The opening scene of A Little Night Music, in which the cast dances a long, impressive waltz, sets the tone for the rest of the show. While the number is far from tragic, the eerie lighting and solemnity suggest the darker side of the play to come...