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Conceived, at his request, as a starring vehicle for Spanish-born Supertenor Placido Domingo, Goya was given a handsome $1.1 million production by the Washington Opera before an opening-night audience in the Kennedy Center that included Queen Sophia of Spain and glitterati from two continents. It is being broadcast nationally this week on PBS. So far, so laudable...
...been critical of France for not joining a British attempt to boycott Syria diplomatically as a terrorist nation and for its haste in negotiating a deal to return to Tehran Iranian funds that had been frozen in France. The night before their Friday meeting, Chirac, who was visiting Spain, made clear French resentment of what it regards as hypocritical American nagging. Said Chirac, with heavy sarcasm: "France has not negotiated and will not negotiate with terrorist groups and takers of hostages. I don't know what others do, including those who want to teach lessons to everybody else...
Landis said that he is more popular in Europe than in the United States. "In France and Spain, I'm a great artist. Here I'm a putz," he said...
...clear that they wanted to play no part in the campaign for sanctions. Six of the twelve E.C. member nations did not even bother to send their foreign ministers. A British proposal that the entire Community withdraw its ambassadors from Damascus for consultations was blocked by France, West Germany, Spain and Greece. Proposals to cut off arms sales to Syria, stiffen visa requirements for Syrian visitors and place restrictions on Syrian embassies and plane flights in Europe were all tabled until an E.C. meeting Nov. 10 in London...
...Even in Spain, true flamenco appeals mostly to aficionados, and although Flamenco Puro was a success in both Seville and Paris, Orezzoli is nervous about its future in America. "This show must attract a public that is still not formed," he says. "When you hear tango, it can awake something that is familiar. It is urban folklore. But flamenco puts you in a different world. People who expect castanets might be disappointed." If first-week audiences are any indication, however, they will not be, and word of mouth is already causing a toe-tapping, heel-stamping queue...