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TRAVIS WEBSTER Staff Writer
"The Desires of Dons and Dukes"
will be the focus as OPERA at USC
opens its 1995-96 season with the Columbia-area
debut of the comic opera
"Don rasquale," said Talmage
Fauntleroy, director of OPERA at the
University. .
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young lady with
whom he falls in love is, unknown to
him, the lover of his nephew, Ernesto.
In the end, the young couple, with
the help of their friend Dr. Malatesta,
attempts to trick Don Pasquale into
not marrying Norina.
"It's a very comical situation; it's
really a very funny opera," said
Fauntleroy. 'The whole approach of
this opera is based on Italian comedy,
commedia dell'arte, which was a style
of comic theatre in the 16th centuiy.
"Most of the comedy that has followed
since then is based on commedia
dell'arte, which is slapstick,"
Fauntleroy said.
According to Fauntleroy, "Don
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OPERA
Pasquale" has been extremely popular
since its Paris debut in 1843 due
to its humorous nature and good music.
"This is one of those pieces that
they do all over the world; everybody 1
has a translation of it," Fauntleroy
said. "It's high?ow
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entertained; very tuneful,
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"I am en- tion> Fauntleroy
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y rehearsal." the cast will lend
: strength to the
age Fauntleroy, already popular
or of OPERA at USC 0pera.
"We have
a wonderful cast
performing," Fauntleroy said. "Most
are graduate students, and most are
at the level where the next step is career."
Overall, Fauntleroy feels that "Don
Pasquale" is a performance that can
be enjoyed by both beginner and veteran
opera goers.
"If I didn't know opera, I would be
very entertained; there's such a clearcut
story, albeit a little ridiculous,"
Fauntleroy said. "I am entertained
every rehearsal."
"Don Pasquale" stars Marc Rattray
and J. Thomas Whittemore as
Don Pasquale, Kathryn Seppamaki
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and Amy Statz as Norma, Benjamin
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Ernesto, Isaiah McGee and Jason
Collins as Dr. Malatesta, and Jeff Whitson
as the Notary. The orchestra will
be conducted by Manuel Alvarez and
Larry Kent.
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and goblins may not frighten trickor-treaterslhis
Halloween as much
what they could find inside their
goody bags: healthful snacks in.
stead of sugary candy.
Non-candy snacks ? including
Cream of Wheat and instant oatmeal
? are being talked up this
year as healthier alternativesto
candy for that ghostly holiday, but
sweet-toothed youngsters won't
hear of it.
"They should give out candy,
not breakfast," said 11-year-old
Michael Beigamini. "Everyone likes
candy. Not Cream of Wheat or oat-,
meal or raisins."
Non-candy snack foods are becoming
a new Halloween tradition,
says the Snack Food Association,
which has joined the National Potato
Promotion Board to push them
as an alternative to sweeter treats.
"The popularity of pretzels in
particular, with their excellent nutritional
profile, has made them
an excellent choice for handing out
at Halloween," association spokeswoman
Jane Schultz said.
"We promote snacks as fun foods,
and Halloween is a fun holiday so
we feel like snacks fit very well
with Halloween," Schultz said.
"It's like a special day and you
should get stuff you like," said 8year-old
Thomas Bergamini, brother
of Michael.
Edith Hogan of the American
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Dietetic Association said Halloween
is a perfect time to teach youngsters
about good nutrition.
"You can make a difference with
kids, even at Halloween, with what
you give them," said Hogan.
Hogan, who said she loves to
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pass out single-serving packages
of instant oatmeal or Cream of
Wheat, said bagels, raisins and
sunflower seeds make healthful
treats, too.
Ifs nice to have something other
than your 25th Snickers bar,"
said Bonnie Liebman, director of
nutrition for the Center for Science
in the Public Interest, a consumer
advocacy group.
Candy companies called their
products a Halloween tradition
that should not be disturbed, however
well intentioned the motive.
Some candy on Halloween night
will not harm a child's diet, provided
that diet is balanced and varied,
said Susan Smith, spokeswoman
for the Chocolate Manufacturers
Association and the
National Confectioners Association.
Parents should spread the loot
out over several days, rather than
letting children eat it all at once,
she suggested.
"I think you'd have some pretty
disappointed kids if they went
out and didn't get a piece of candy
for Halloween," said Marlene
Machut, spokeswoman for the
M&M-Mars Co. of Hackettstown,
N.J.
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