Word: queenly
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...Naipaul, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990, is now considered a giant in postcolonial fiction, having won almost every major literary award except the Nobel Prize. Born in Trinidad to West Indian parents in 1932, "Vido," as he is called in the book, was able to secure a prestigious Trinidad government scholarship in 1948, which he used to fund four years of study at Oxford University. Family Letters documents Naipaul's life spanning a period from just before his departure for England, to the critical acclaim following the 1957 publication of Naipaul's first book, The Mystic Masseur...
...Magic Flute, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart shortly before his death in 1791, features the tale of Prince Tamino's (Sonny Elizaondo '00) quest to find Pamina (Tonia D'Amelio '00), his love. The rather basic storyline is complicated by Pamina's evil mother, the Queen of the Night (Tamara R. Spiewak '02), who commissions Prince Tamino to steal Pamina away from the just and wise Sarastro (John Driscoll '99) and the queen's trusted follower who guards Pamina, Monostatos (Joe Nuccio '00), with the hope of marrying...
...opera's first scenes depicts an incident where Prince Tamino is approached by the Three Ladies sent by the Queen of the Night. The Three Ladies, played by Emily Ludmir '03, Cissie Fu '00 and Heather Langdon '03, set the tone for the whole night. Sophisticated yet lively, musically brilliant, with movements amazingly coordinated and a mix of grace and cynicism, they draw the audience in completely. This sophisticated elegance is contrasted with Papageno (Neil Davidson '03), Prince Tamino's traveling companion. Davidson plays the role of Papageno with an animated boyish charm that provides not only comic relief from...
...mood of the opera without detracting from the plot. His cunning attempts to woo Pamina and his conniving intentions of ruining Prince Tamino bring a humorous slant to the opera, disburdening the role of its evilness. Matching Nuccio's dazzling performance is the musical brilliance of Spiewak as the queen . Spiewak awes the audience with her sparkling arias, reaching musical heights with amazing control and clarity in her voice...
...Superman suit, putting on full protective gear, and letting you and every single last one of your guests grab him (he is also equipped with two handles) and toss him as far as you possibly can. He emerges unscathed due to the protective gear and two queen-sized (recently updated to king size) air mattresses on which he lands. This is supposed to provide entertainment for you and your guests for a prolonged period of time. Of course some people are not as easily amused as others, which is why The Jolly Dwarf, the company Beetlejuice works for, also offers...