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Her part, like that of Alice in Barry’s previous opera, is enlivened by delightfully squeaky high notes in unexpected places.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Those concepts interlace in his ossuary, enlivened when he plays his tenderly kept records, remnants of human joy all but lost to a Rage pestilence.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
Literature is enlivened as a result, and so, too, is our appreciation of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Henry's "very gregarious" nature enlivened the darker days of last winter in the workshop.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
To Kit’s surprise the husking was fun, enlivened by singing and wagers and jokes that seemed uproariously funny.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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