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There is no pumpkin-turned-coach on the stage, no glass slipper, no fairy godmother, and the action takes place in an imaginary Italian duchy in the 1950s. But Gioachino Rossini's take on Cinderella remains utterly magical in the new version being put on by the Vienna State Opera.
It's official. Brad and Angelina are engaged, succumbing to pressure from family members to finally tie the knot.
"Throw the bums out!" _ an expression usually associated with baseball or politics _ is the threatened fate of those "dead white males" once regarded as sacred giants of Western literature in A.R. Gurney's new comedy, "Office Hours."
We now stand in solemn silence and pay homage to great kitchen disasters. The dishcloth is at half staff, a hush has fallen over the pantry. Soon, there will be a 21-pot salute for every scorched, rancid, dessicated, curdled, grainy, imploded, freezer-burned, undercooked, over-salted culinary mishap ever known.
We now stand in solemn silence and pay homage to great kitchen disasters. The dishcloth is at half staff, a hush has fallen over the pantry. Soon, there will be a 21-pot salute for every scorched, rancid, dessicated, curdled, grainy, imploded, freezer-burned, undercooked, over-salted culinary mishap ever known.
"Non piu mesta" _ where Angelina, the prince by her side, announces that she forgives her cruel step-sisters and step-father _ is considered one of opera's most difficult arias.
"I lit my cookbook on fire once," noted Angelina, a friend who also survived the inexplicable burning of chicken curry as 36 guests sat on velvet cushions just outside the kitchen door, waiting for an exotic feast that included multiple chutneys and garnishes.
