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Entertainment News from November 1998

5Word from London is that waif supermodel Kate Moss has checked herself in to the $500-a-day Priory Clinic, which is known as England's Betty Ford Center. “I've been doing a lot of work and……

Brewer's: O'dur

Husband of Freyja, whom he deserted. (Scandinavian mythology.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OdyleOdrysium Carmen A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…

Katarina Witt

Near-flawless technique and charismatic style by Mike Morrison Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the YearsEncyclopedia: Figure SkatingMemorable Moments Sonja HenieDorthy…

Most Frequently Produced Operas in North America

Over the Past Ten Seasons, 1996–1997 through 2005–2006Opera (composer)No. of productions La bohème (Puccini)300 La traviata (Verdi)281 Madama Butterfly (Puccini)272 Carmen (Bizet)250 Tosca (Puccini)…

Favorite Opera Stories

AïdaIl Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)La BohèmeBoris GodunovCarmenCavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry)La Cenerentola (Cinderella)Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Tales of Hoffmann)Cosi…

Brewer's: Odour of Sanctity

(In the). The Catholics tell us that good persons die in the “odour of sanctity;” and there is a certain truth in the phrase, for, when one honoured by the Church dies, it is not unusual…

Carson, Jack

actorBirthplace: Carmen, Man., CanadaBorn: 1910Died: 1963

Dennis Rodman

A fierce rebounder, Dennis Rodman played alongside Michael Jordan on three championship Chicago Bulls teams in the 1990s. Yet he was better known for his eccentric and attention-hunting behavior,…