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The Merry Widow

Music: Franz Lehár Libretto: Victor Léon and Leon Stein, based on the comedy by Henri Meilhac Premiere: Vienna, December 28, 1905 Joyful music, dance and light romance have made The…

Otello

Music:Giuseppe VerdiLibretto:Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's OthelloPremiere:Milan, February 5, 1887 Although Verdi planned to retire from composing, he was tempted by Boito's libretto…

Dancing at Lughnasa

Director:Pat O'ConnorWriter:Frank McGuinnessSony Pictures Classics; PG; 94 minutesRelease:11/98Cast:Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Sophie Thompson, Catherine McCormack, Kathy Burke, Brid…

Slam

Director:Marc LevinWriters:Marc Levin and Richard StrattonTrimark; 100; R minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn and Lawrence Wilson An inspiring film of hope set in a time and…

Walt Whitman: Yet, Yet, Ye Downcast Hours

Yet, Yet, Ye Downcast HoursYet, yet, ye downcast hours, I know ye also, Weights of lead, how ye clog and cling at my ankles, Earth to a chamber of mourning turns—I hear the o'erweening,…

Poems: Earth's Answer

by WilliamBlakeIntroductionThe Clod and the PebbleEarth's Answer Earth raised up her head From the darkness dread and drear, Her light fled, Stony, dread, And her locks covered with…

Lewis Carroll: III

IIIThe air is bright with hues of light And rich with laughter and with singing: Young hearts beat high in ecstasy, And banners wave, and bells are ringing: But silence falls with fading day…

Robert Haven Schauffler: Earth's Easter

Earth's Easter(1915)Robert Haven SchaufflerEarth has gone up from its Gethsemane, And now on Golgotha is crucified; The spear is twisted in the tortured side; The thorny crown still works…

Aesop's Fables: The Ass and His Masters

by Aesop The Pack-Ass and the Wild AssThe Pack-Ass, the Wild Ass, and the LionThe Ass and His Masters A Gardener had an Ass which had a very hard time of it, what with scanty food, heavy…