The charming setting of Porthaven, the clever use of weather and of course the dog, Flake, all stand out in this novel as does the importance of friendship.
Between these big choral items were wedged Vaughan Williams' rather charming setting of Shakespeare called "Serenade to Music," which was sung by all twelve soloists, and a work by Aaron Copland, called "Connotations for Orchestra," that had been specially commissioned for the occasion.
It is a vibrant cosmopolitan destination that combines the handsome architecture of one of the Baltic's most historic cities with a charming setting on an archipelago of islands.
The museum's historic mansion is a charming setting for art, but its mix of different-size galleries presents difficulties for curators.
Christian Fenouillat's charming set is made up of cool, sliding paper screens, as insubstantial and changing as Pinkerton's devotion to Butterfly, all bathed in Christophe Forey's wonderfully evocative lighting design.
(Well, director Victor Levin does get his one lick in – he appropriates the Annie Hall "Wagner, Max, Wagner!" shot of two walker-talkers emerging from sidewalk obscurity to the foreground, but when you are so clearly a fan and the opportunity presents itself … the heart wants what it wants, no?) As the romance continues, there are a handful of charming set pieces.
The charming set by Robert Jones, which had to be expanded for the Met stage, is a simple series of receding arches that frame the action.
This is a low-key but charming set.
The wit and wordplay of Much Ado About Nothing, the charming rural setting of As You Like It, and the lively merrymaking of Twelfth Night complete Shakespeare's sequence of great comedies.
