High among my memories of the most illustrious dance performances are those that New York City Ballet gave in the early 1980s of Balanchine's "Divertimento No. 15".
A native of Hungary, Mr. Sandor was a pupil of Bela Bartok and he championed the composer's works throughout his illustrious career, both in performance and in acclaimed recordings.
And in winning the shoot-out, they showed a steely determination to beat their supposedly more illustrious opponents with a performance that was built on an indefatigable spirit.
Tim Howard's performance in the illustrious international soccer tournament reflects the United States' belief system that we will win against all odds, even when those odds are stacked against us (see Grenn and the men of the Night's Watch hold the inner gate against the giant Wildling in Game of Thrones).
Something had to change: this had not yet been a performance worthy of its illustrious cast.
During 28 years as music director of the estimable Collegiate Chorale, Robert Bass presented it in notable concert performances of operas with illustrious singers in major roles.
The recent Lifetime movie "Liz and Dick," starring Lindsay Lohan as Taylor, featured a brief sequence dedicated to a more illustrious stage production -- Burton's acclaimed performance in "Hamlet".
This is surely one of the greatest performances of Huppert's already illustrious acting career, though it is one that is very hard to watch.
The curtain on this performance – on one of the long, illustrious off-piste Alpine descents – rises in the gods above Chamonix.
This sets her performance apart from those of her illustrious predecessors like Ms. Taylor, Natasha Richardson (in a television adaptation) and Victoria Hamilton (who was brilliant in a West End revival two years ago).
