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...Turandot” set during the Cultural Revolution, or a “La Bohème” in Vichy Paris. But LHO’s reinterpretation of this particular opera in the context of totalitarianism does bring out an aspect of the work that a production more focused on the stormy individualism of Tosca and Scarpia often overlooks: the notion of freedom as something that lies at the edge...
After initially tricking Tosca into believing that Cavaradossi has been unfaithful, Scarpia exults, “Ho accetto l’effetto!” (I’ve achieved the effect!), borrowing the language of Cavaradossi’s work to describe his plotting as a representation of some inner vision. Scarpia’s plan almost works, but, famously, it is derailed when Tosca stabs him after pretending to acquiesce to his advances. Tosca only does so, however, after forcing Scarpia to provide for Cavaradossi’s release and their escape together, planning a future where...
Josh Ozersky is a James Beard Award-winning food writer and the author of The Hamburger: A History. You can listen to his weekly show at the Heritage Radio Network and read his column on home cooking on Rachael Ray's website. He is currently at work on a biography of Colonel Sanders...
...relentlessly pin the Washington label on the Senator, dubbing her Kay "Bailout" Hutchison for supporting the bailout bill for the banks. The latest online video ad released by the Perry campaign casts Hutchison as the "Earmark Queen" to the music of Abba's "Dancing Queen." Hutchison has said her work for Texas in bringing home funds for the state should be "celebrated and appreciated," but Perry has tapped the zeitgeist and run an astute campaign, according to James Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas...
...progress made under Uribe's leadership, the rejection of another re-election bid actually "helps American relations a lot," says Adam Isacson, a Colombia expert with the Washington-based Center for International Policy. "I don't think the Obama Administration was really relishing the idea of having to work with an ally in his third term and clearly unwilling to give up power." That would be not just because of concerns over an erosion of democracy and the monopoly on power by one leader but also because the U.S. has criticized Venezuela's Chávez for trying to extend...