Word: campanella
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...unresponsive upper register, which gained some audience sympathy. Prokofiev, the composer of the evening, made his final appearance with “Sonata No. 3,” played by Xi Li ’09, who also showcased Franz Liszt’s “La Campanella.” The charming performance of this bell-like piece, based on a theme by violin-god Niccolo Paganini, further emphasized the piano’s intonation problems. Someone needs to tune that thing before the next concert. Wei-Jen Yuan ’06 sensitively balanced the voicing, emphasizing...
...Father Amaro, which cost $1.8 million, broke Mexico's box-office record its first weekend out and has grossed almost $25 million worldwide - aided in no small part by the Catholic Church's angry public boycott of the film. Those numbers have Hollywood recruiting Latins like Juan José Campanella, whose Son of the Bride, a touching comic drama about family and mid-life crisis, is being remade in English starring Adam Sandler. What are the U.S. studios looking for? In today's Hollywood, says Campanella, "the emotional element is missing. Once upon a time, American films could guarantee...