His "Red Riding" opens with an audiovisual overture of actual and fabricated radio and television reports of the crimes combined with recreated photos of victims.
It begins with the sound of a cooing dove, and with an overture, "Anecdotes," which transforms the movements of nocturnal birds into military missions: the first words are "Sending the first scouts over / back from the place beyond the dawn".
It's a sound that should live with Brazil, the overture of their collapse.
Ms. Carroll characteristically begins a number with an impromptu overture reminiscent of Debussy, then slips into a light, swinging groove.
TransAtlantic opens in similarly McCannian fashion, with another airborne overture of grand historical significance.
"The supreme leader is apparently not happy with the phone call between Rouhani and Obama, but in general he is pleased with the overtures of Rouhani," said Mohammad Ali Abtahi, a former parliamentary vice president.
"Kidnapped" begins with a hideous overture: a scene of a man, his hands bound behind his back and a white hood tied over his head, bent over and gasping as he stumbles onto a road where he is rescued from suffocation by a driver who nearly runs him down.
Unlike most gala concerts, this one began not with a spirited overture but a poignant performance of the Prelude to Act III of "La Traviata," conducted by Mr. De Billy.
In addition, Thomas encourages Nina to admire the company's new ballerina: funky free spirit and Olympic-standard minx Lily (Mila Kunis), who helps unlock Nina's life-force with seductive overtures of friendship, and more.
They close early, but Tony insists that we absolutely must try Chef Ouyeong's signature desert, Chen Dool, a coconut-cream based ice treat with overtures of molasses and coffee.
