Still Life

Roles Silvia, a courtesan - soprano Zanetto, a young poet and minstrel - mezzo-soprano INTRODUCTION—CHORUS WITHOUT WORDS SCENE I SILVIA, alone SILVIA Against love are my curses; I've no tears any...

AGAMEMNON Old man, come hither and stand before my dwelling. ATTENDANT I come; what new schemes now, king Agamemnon? AGAMEMNON Thou shalt hear. ATTENDANT I am all eagerness. 'Tis little enough sleep...

Live for the One I Love Esmeralda A million stars light This beautiful night This is not a night to die Let me sing and dance Beneath the sky I have such love to give To give I want a chance to live...

Opening LILY: Clusters of crocus Purple and gold Blankets of pansies Up from the cold Lilies and iris Safe from the chill Safe in my garden Snowdrops so still FAKIR: Ah A'o jadu ke mausam A'o garmiyo...

Jonathan Stop the clock Take time out Time to regroup Before you lose the bout Freeze the frame Back it up Time to refocus Before they wrap it up Years are getting shorter Lines on your face are...

DEDICATION  Ye wavering forms draw near again as ever  When ye long since moved past my clouded eyes.  To hold you fast, shall I this time endeavour?  Still does my heart that strange illusion...

JSP Do you know the exact date when you got clean? DM 17 June 1992. I have a belly button birthday – the day I’m born – and a ‘clean’ birthday.  And what do you do on your clean birthday? I go to [an...

Do you believe in Po's received wisdom of following your dreams? Yeah, definitely. You've got to at least try to make your dreams come true. It doesn't mean that they necessarily will. But if you...

Tavis: J.J. Abrams is the force behind such hit TV series as “Person of Interest,” the gone but never forgotten and still-debated “Lost,” the underappreciated “Fringe,” the upcoming “Almost Human,”...

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