David Robinson

David Robinson's Supreme Court
$21.99
The Genesis was released in 1989 at a time when Nintendo had a virtual monopoly on home consoles. At that time, Sega had a lot of hits in the arcade such as After Burner and Golden Axe, and part of the appeal of the Genesis was that now these games were not only playable at home but were fairly close to the arcade versions. This system, however, didn't get a lot of publicity until Sonic the Hedgehog debuted in 1991. This game not only gave the Genesis a much needed mascot, but also showed that it could generate some spectacular graphics, animation and sound-- all with incredible speed. This is a complete game with case and instructions!

Casino Night
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David Robinson
$4.99
David Robinson is a Christian. Find out what motivated David to live his life as he has.
Did you know he built a school in San Antonio, Texas? Read this book to find out! Enjoy!

Britten: Death in Venice
$39.98
EXCELLENT PORTRAYAL OF THOMAS MANN'S NOVELLA

Britten said of this opera: "It's either the best or the worst music I've ever written." I don't know if it's the best but it is great music and certainly worth the listening time which is close to 3 hours.

Although this opera portrays the passion of Aschenbach (a writer experiencing writer's block) moving thru stages of 'confusion' and the 'stripping of dignity'; it is more about the right of the individual to express himself,both artistically and in love. It should be their right to do so without censure. It provided for Britten the opportunity to create a role of a mature man for his life companion and muse,Peter Pears.

I would strongly suggest that you first read the novella by Thomas Mann upon which this opera is based. Your listening pleasure and understanding will be doubled by doing so. Myfanwy Piper (the librettist) gave shape to the scenario by turning the musings of the central character (Aschenbach), into elements of a kind of psychological thriller. To focus the drama she assigned the various characters whom Aschenbach meets to one single performer. The resulting figure appearing in many guises is the bass-baritone :Alan Opie. Piper constructed 2 further roles from 2 intellectual ideas developed in Mann's text A struggle goes on in Aschenbach's mind essentially between 'purity' :the God Apollo (countertenor-Michael Chance) and 'impurity' :the God Dionysus (bsritone). There are many other voices heard thruout this opera; some mini-solos and some groups all of which are excellent and a pleasure to hear. Philip Langridge (Aschenbach tenor) is superb in his performance.

I feel that I could listen to the complete work without the singing and still follow the story because of the very descriptive orchestral writing.The solo performers are all excellent and I especially liked the voice of Apollo (Michael Chance); I was convinced that I was truly in the presence of a God.Thomas Mann would have definitely approved of Britten's work!