It's not as though New York has never seen a battle of the "Nutcracker"s before, but this year's forces are especially splendid.
By Joan Acocella It's not as though New York has never seen a battle of the "Nutcracker"s before, but this year's forces are especially splendid.
In a spectacular non sequitur of concert programming, Mr. Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony followed the opera with a complete rendering of Manuel de Falla's "Three-Cornered Hat," in which the orchestra's wind choirs were especially splendid.
Prior was particularly splendid.
The nine-day Durga festival, or Navratri, celebrated in September or October, is, especially in Bengal, a splendid homage to the goddess; in North India it is a celebration of Rama's victory over Ravana.
But there are some especially splendid things in Tuesday's episode, beginning with the casting of Alia Shawkat as Alexander Hamilton and Aubrey Plaza as Aaron Burr (who comes off the more sympathetic character here); actors clearly have a good time on this show, but this pair romps through it.
With splendid facility, he depicts an indelible hero who is especially adorable in his wide-brimmed hat.
The rest of the food at the Winding Stair was splendid, especially a rich chowder chockablock with mussels and scallops, and a glass jar of densely packed Dingle crab, named for an oceanfront village in the southwest and sweeter — much sweeter — than most crab meat.
The huge cast is splendid, especially Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Prince Andrei, Anna Netrebko as Natasha and Samuel Ramey as Field Marshal Kutuzov.
The cast is splendid, especially the charismatic soprano Anna Netrebko, the dynamic young baritone Mariusz Kwiecien and, in the title role, the stylish Italian bass Simone Alaimo.
