Tom Stade Laughter Lounge, Dublin, Thursday Devilish Canadian Stade hits Dublin with a battery of killer lines and a host of viciously caustic comments on the state of the world.
(Jeremy Eichler) 'CARMEN' (Tomorrow and Wednesday) Devilish is what you want in a Carmen, and on opening night at the New York City Opera, Kate Aldrich came through in that role, capturing not only Carmen's seductiveness but also her radical proto-feminist pride in her own independence.
Poised and clever and utterly inexperienced, she has been softened by her reading of Childe Harold, and finds herself courted by the devilish celebrity of the day.
On Monday, one devilish detail emerged when the White House instructed James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, to form the "high-level group of outside experts," that President Obama had promised to Americans on Friday.
It is a format that could leave a smile on the face of the L.P.G.A.'s current top player, Lorena Ochoa, after she hit two balls in the water Thursday at the devilish 17th hole.
But at the end of the day, idol worship is devilish stuff to begin with.
The next day is, again, one of devilish activity.
The role of Ariodante was created for the standout castrato Giovanni Carestini, one of the most celebrated artists of the day - and considering the devilish vocal writing Handel threw at him, he truly must have "had it all".
On Thursday he opens as the devilish Mr. Applegate in "Damn Yankees," making his New York stage debut in the Encores!
But he turned a tricky corner at the Ageas Bowl on that Sunday (and probably negotiated a devilish chicane as well).
