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Rene's feelings of sexual inadequacy vanish when he hears Song sing the death scene from Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, a tale of love between an American navy officer and Japanese opera singer who kills herself after the officer abandons her. Here is what Rene has dreamt of his whole life: a beautiful woman who will submit to all his desires. Joseph Salonga played Song convincingly in a wig and ballet slippers, but could have projected better the seductive tone of his character's voice. I had difficulty making out some of his lines...
...Tony Goldwyn: I thought it was a brilliant metaphor for what happens [in the story]. What attracted me to the story was the idea of someone realizing that their life is somehow limited. It's like waking up one morning and saying, is this the life I dreamt I would have? I think it's a moment everyone goes through. And that's exactly what was happening with the country at that time. America decided after World War II that this is the way life is, this is what our identity is, this is what comprises life and this...
...After graduating from high school, Antoinette's mother, Stacy Anderson, dreamt of starting a family. "It seems like that was my whole world," she says. "There was a time when all I wanted was a husband and a kid." One of the two wishes was granted when she was 21: Antoinette. The other half of the equation was what Antoinette describes as an "11-month sketchy marriage." Her father dropped out of the picture shortly after Antoinette was born, and she hasn't seen him since...
Have some art with your beer. Pauline Lim's collection of paintings, "The Time I Dreamt in Full Color," is on display for its final week at Union Square Bistro. 16 Bow St., Somerville. 5 to 10 p.m. FREE...
...athletes returning from the injured list, the challenges of recurring pain can be two-fold. In addition to braving the agony of rehabilitation, sidelined players must endure practices and competitions from the bench, sometimes equally as excruciating for those who once dreamt of success...