Thank you for the excellent article shining a deserving spotlight on Michael John LaChiusa and for bringing much-needed attention to some of the others in the talented group of young post-Sondheim musical theater innovators.
David Liddiment, the BBC trustee who led the review, said: "The BBC is special and affection for its many excellent programmes shone through in our audience research and consultation, but viewers also highlighted the areas where they felt the BBC could do better.
I want to shorten the distance between 1854 and today as much as possible, so that the lyrical beauty, wisdom, and power of this excellent text can shine".
And when that chorus comes together on the show-stopping numbers that end the first act and climax at the end, the strength of the full-bodied orchestra and the excellent voices throughout shine.
And though the acting, if we ignore Cary Elwes's insufferable turn as a toffee-nosed lawyer, is excellent (Agnes Bruckner shines as Ibrahim's stalwart ally), the story's accumulation of contrived setbacks strains credulity.
Brooking's Metropolitan Policy Program has done an excellent job of shining a bright light on the importance of metropolitan areas to the American economy and advocating for decentralization and "customized solutions" to enable them to leverage their contributions.
In 2006, he released his excellent debut solo album, "Shine Through," a spiky collection of eclectic electronic soul.
Everybody else – your Leverkusens, Wolfsburgs and Gladbachs – either performed in line with expectations or worse (Bremen, Stuttgart. And did we mention HSV?) Unfortunately, 05's excellent season had its shine somewhat taken off by the news that Thomas Tuchel would be leaving the club after the Hamburg game.
Here his excellent eye for color shines, and an organic multiculturalism is given full expression.
The brasses were excellent throughout, with a shining trumpet solo in the "Fecit potentiam," whose controlled chaos Mr. Warren led with confidence.
