The Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, wrote to Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All-Greece, to express concern that "such opinions evoke anguish and sorrow by running counter to the Orthodox ethos".
In the event his supple and expressive tenor voice was perfectly matched to the stormy vocal and instrumental backing, which evoked the anguish and struggle in the lyrics ("Every day heartaches grow a little stronger, I can't stand this pain much longer").
Mr. Stuhlbarg imbues Edward with a tense emotionalism that sometimes feels out of place among the crystal and solid furniture, but he feelingly evokes Edward's anguish as he tries to reconcile the interests of the family and the clients while retaining at least a shred or two of self-esteem.
Mr. Edwards spoke to that anguish, evoking not only the dead, but also the disabled.
The song evokes some of the anguish of Lucinda's upbringing, among family members who were distinguished by their artistic ambitions but were held back or frustrated in some profound, soul-destroying way.
"I could apologise, but why should I say words I do not believe in my heart?" he said, evoking gasps of surprise and anguish from around the room.
The meagre response that Berg's works evoked in Austria caused him particular anguish; abroad, however, he was considered more and more as the representative Austrian composer, and his works were performed at leading musical festivals.
(She looks every inch the Eisenhower-era ingénue in Jonathan Fensom's summer dresses.) She also evokes, in addition to the expected tremulous anguish, the instinctive strategist within Lili's wayward, seemingly irrational behavior.
In the penultimate poem, where the orchestration is at its most spare and telling, she found both intimacy and anguish, with Trekel responding by evoking the mystical atmosphere of the final section with reverence.
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar has a special gift for evoking the joys and anguishes of girlhood.
