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Happy
Birthday
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Malcolm X
n May 19, 1925,
the man who is
best know n as
M alcolm X was born in
O m aha,
N eb.
Born
Malcolm Little, he changed
his name when he converted
to Islam in 1948.
He spent most o f his life
fighting for the advance­
ment of black people. He
was a member and spokes­
man for the Nation of Is­
lam , headed by E lijah
M uhammad.
On Feb.
21,
1964
M alcolm X was shot to
death while he addressed a
rally of the Organization of
Afro-American Unity, the
group that he began after
he returned from his pil­
grimage to Mecca and left
the Nation of Islam.
I f he were still aliv e,
Malcolm X would be cel­
ebrating his 76lh birthday
this week. Happy birthday
Malcolm X!
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The Search for True Love According to Mozart
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T am ino lo v es Pam ina.
Papageno loves papagena.
But they will discover that
the course o f true love does
not run smoothly in M ozart’s
“The Magic Flute,” produced
by the award-winning Port­
land State University Opera
Theater. “The Magic Flute”
opens for five performances
until May 12 in PSU’s Lin­
coln Performance Hall.
This production o f “The
Magic F lu te” com es ju st
m onths after PSU O pera
Theater was named one of
the best student opera com­
panies in America by earning
a First Place award in the
National Opera Association’s
Opera Production Competi­
tion.
The prize honored last
year’s acclaimed production
of M ozart’s “The Marriage
o f Figaro.” PSU competed spired by M ozart’s sublime
against student and amateur music. Mozart composed the
productions from throughout masterpiece in 1791, and it
the United States.
“The Magic Flute” is one
o f the most popular - and
most entertaining - operas
o f all time. Its story of love
triumphant over evil concerns
the dashing young prince
Tamino who is off on a per­
ilous adventure: To save the
beautiful, kidnapped princess
Pamina in M ozart’s majes­
tic, bewitching and often hi­
larious fairy-tale. Tamino,
Pamina and the comical bird-
man Papageno battle ser­
p e n ts, s o rc e re rs and a
wicked queen in their search
for true love and understand­
ing. Set in mystical ancient
Egypt, “The Magical Flute”
is a playful blend o f magic,
romance and comedy, all in­
was prem iered in Vienna
three months before his death
at the age of 35.
h d for the love iazz
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