Word: queenly
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...QUEEN ELIZABETH Snaps pheasant's neck, causing uproar in country where nothing ever happens
When the dispute between love and philosophy is unable to be settled, the two seek Queen Orontea's advice in the matter. As played by Georgia Walle '04, Orontea's incredibly sonorous and hypnotizing voice carries the audience (with the help of an unbelievably talented cast) through the production. Hopefully, more operatic outlets will develop within the Harvard community to showcase this rising star more frequently after this stellar performance...
...story continues with Queen Orontea swearing to stay faithful to her own freedom and never fall in love, but she soon finds this promise hard to keep. She becomes torn between the statements of her court advisor (Jesse Billett '01) who pushes her to follow reason, not passion, and the irresistible charm of her court painter (Jason McAdams, a New England Conservatory second-year Master's candidate), who is desired by every woman he encounters. Once this passion gets out of control, there is little that reason can do to reduce the chaos that ensues...
...matter - in fact, Gore's lawyers were happy to have it over with, so they can start Monday in court. David Boies spent Sunday afternoon confidently explaining why Harris may well have been declaring herself Queen of Sheba, for all the legal issues yet unresolved and all the hand counts unfinished. Contesting an officially certified presidential election? Child's play, Boies told reporters, and don't worry. "Everything's going to be over on December 12." He wants to spend the next two weeks suing in Miami-Dade, Nassau and even Palm Beach, which he says was too hard...
...looking for something a little further from home, then take a walk to the Fogg Museum Indoor Courtyard to see Antonio Cesti's baroque opera Orontea. Produced by the Harvard Early Music Society and performed with period instruments, Orontea tells the story of an Egyptian queen who vows that she will never marry. But of course such a vow is bound to change. This is opera, after all. Complications ensue but at last nupital vows prevail. Look at today's preview story for more information...