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i ravis Meying/uiN Paul Steinke and Sarah Hyberger run through a dress rehearsal Tuesday night for the opera “A Room With a View”.The Opera will be performed Saturday night at 8 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. Audience agonizes over opera By Jeff Randall Theater Critic After two and a half hours of opera Thursday night, the one image that stuck out in my mind the most was the walk outside Kimball Recital Hall. It was there that I heard one man sim plify “A Room With A View” in probably the best possible way: he said “It brings a new meaning to the word ‘eternity.’” A harsh indicfment indeed. But, in this case, it was deserved. “A Room With a View” ultimately fell prey to the most deadly of operatic beasts — boredom. Good opera should contain all of those classic elements that no fan of good music and good theater can re sist: passion, death, revenge and lust, just to name a few. But “A Room With A View” falls flat on the majority of these subjects, instead wallowing in an overwrought musical accompaniment and, given the strength of E.M. Forster’s novel (on which the opera is based), a bland libretto. The players seemed to share this sentiment, holding back the extra push that is the result of truly inspiring ma terial — the extra push that was so evdient in productions such as last year’s “Marriage of Figaro.” And with out the full backing of a cast, even the strongest opera would have a hard time succeeding. This is not to say that the opera was without its, bright ppijits. Brett Hyberger was especially inspiring as Mr. Emerson, a brash and realistic man who serves as catalyst for most of the positive things that emerged from this production. Sarah Amanda Hyberger, who played Mrs. Opera: “A Room With a View” Stage Director: William Shomos Conductor: Tyler White Stars: Karen Kness, Kenneth Floyd, Rebecca Kouma Shane Company: UNL School of Music Grade: D Five Words: Not a very good ‘view’ Honeychurch, also provided a rare spark that seemingly ignited the play ers who surrounded her. But two players alone—and minor players at that — cannot make good entertainment. Unless the School of Music is able to recapture the energy it so effectively utilized in past produc tions, the students and opera in Lin coln will suffer for it. Rumble Continued from Page 12 little slowly, it doesn’t slow down (Mice the action starts. One fight scene flows to the next, with a brilliantly staged fight in a warehouse against the motorcycle gang as the highlight i of the film. In between fights, Tong lets the plot line fill in the edges (though no one ever mentions his job as a Hong Kong cop). No Academy Awards for acting, but the action in “Rumble In The Bronx” makes it a surefire winner. -1 Film: “Rumble In The Bronx” Stars: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Francoise Yip Director: Stanley Tong Rating: R (violence, language) Grade: B+ Five Words: Physical comedy meets martial arts Tom> Corporate Sponsor SUNDAY, February 25 7 p.m. ADMISSION: General Admission - $4.00 Students (7-18) - $2.00 UNL Students - FREE Children 6 and under - FREE TGIF Continued from Page 12 Also at the Ross, the Univer sity Program Council Interna tional Film Series will present surrealist director Luis Bunuel’s classic, “Belle de Jour.” You can expect sex, bizarre behavior and dreams aplenty in this 1967 tale of a timid housewife who spends her days as a prostitute. “Belle de Jour” shows Sunday at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets for both ‘‘Belle de Jour” and “The Postman” are $5.50, $4.50 for students and $3.50 for children, senior citi zens and members of Friends of the Mary Riepma Ross Film The atre. 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