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One problem with "Le Villi" is that the soprano gets her vocal moment in the first scene, and then cedes center stage.
WSJ: Ghost Stories Sung | Spoleto Festival USA | By Heidi Waleson
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Puccini was only 25 when he wrote "Le Villi, " but his ear-tickling melodies are in evidence from the first strains of the prelude.
WSJ: Ghost Stories Sung | Spoleto Festival USA | By Heidi Waleson
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For "Le Villi, " we moved into more symbolic territory, with a room decorated with flowered wallpaper whose pattern extended to the women's 1950s dresses.
WSJ: Ghost Stories Sung | Spoleto Festival USA | By Heidi Waleson
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In a slightly more traditional vein, Spoleto presented a double bill of obscure verismo one-acts, Umberto Giordano's "Mese Mariano" (1910) and Giacomo Puccini's first opera, "Le Villi" (1884).
WSJ: Ghost Stories Sung | Spoleto Festival USA | By Heidi Waleson
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"I decided to vote for the only person who can provide a shock to the system: Grillo, " said Valerio Villi, a 27-year-old bartender of a pub in central Rome as he voted on Sunday.
WSJ: Italians Seem Set to Reject Austerity in Vote
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And the reason seems to be that gluten has such a damaging effect on the stomach villi (the fine strands that pull nutrients from your food) that you get less and less value from what you eat.
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