A tall and willowy Pre-Raphaelite figure, Frang seemed to embody the opening movement's rapturous theme but was
commandingly vigorous in the taxing rumbustious finale - a stellar performance.
Especially when a seat up-front is such a
commandingly luxurious place to be.
There wasn't a notable weak link among the singers, but mention certainly should be made of Liv Redpath's crystalline Therese, Theo Hoffman's slick and smooth Theater Director, and Matthew Swensen's keenly comic doubling as the dueling gambler Lacouf and the husband's ungrateful journalist son (all in Mamelles)', and (in Kaiser) of Daniel Miroslaw's stern, burnished-voiced Death, Gerard Schneider's warmly melancholy Harlequin and young Toronto baritone Dimitri Katotakis's Emperor Overall, singing his final Abschied as movingly as, earlier on, he'd
commandingly barked orders into his telephone and unshakably held a pose atop his desk as it was wheeled off- and onstage.
But there was also the whiff of complacency for a fixture Liverpool were expected to win
commandingly.
Holiday tea is a longstanding tradition at Hotel Sorrento, a Seattle icon perched
commandingly over downtown since 1909.
Our second day began with a visit to Sao Jorge Castle, which sits
commandingly on top of a hill.
In the introduction to Eisenhower: The White House Years, Jim Newton fully embraces revisionism when he states that "Eisenhower was certain, resolute, and, though respectful of his advisors,
commandingly their boss" (p.
Peter Adams is back as the Ghost of Christmas Present, again filling the role with
commandingly imparted mirth.
Useless Landscape is seldom bitter but often bittersweet, and its final pages include unflinching portraits of advancing illness--"Platelet Count Descending," "Summer of My Bone Density Test." As he leaps into a newly naked beauty, Powell remains faultlessly,
commandingly musical.
a weak president," Newton argues Ike was "certain, resolute, and, though respectful of his advisers,
commandingly their boss." In offering the thesis that President Eisenhower was an active leader in his administration, Newton builds upon the work of diplomatic historians and political scientists, notably Fred Greenstein, and does so in a very sympathetic fashion.
Errani picked up a solitary game to make it 5-1, but she was helpless to stop Stosur, who
commandingly took the set 6-1 in an absolute shock-and-awe performance.
Again I tried to look over the woman who had
commandingly led me by the hand like a little boy.
Among the best is a
commandingly still Egyptian baboon (c.1350BC), the sinuously sensual Sanchi Torso from India (c.900AD), the poignant portrait of Gudea, king of Lagash, Mesopotamia (c.2130) and some Assyrian reliefs.
