This opening duet is brisker, but no less packed, pinballing from R. Kelly to feminist theory.
The opening duet includes a ritornello of strings doubled by oboes, with a dotted-rhythm figure characteristic of a French overture.
Lady Gaga, in her opening duet with Elton John, looked to have pumped about 75 pounds of the stuff into each of her shoulder pads.
Marjorie Folkman, who was so brilliantly haughty in the opening duet in Boston, will step into this role later in the week.
The choir was present only in the final movement until a later performance in the 1740s when the opening duet was set partly for four voices.
Lauren Hauser and Jukka Aromaa danced the opening duet with winning clarity.
After pining for their men during the wistful opening duet, they collapse onto a pile of floor cushions in a fit of sisterly giggles.
The opening duet is in two ways connected to the chorale which closes the work.
Mr. Cochrane, her partner in the follow-the-leader opening duet, contributed brutal electric noise music that was fresh and inventive.
In "Bourrée Fantasque," the opening duet plays off the discrepancy between a tall girl and a short boy.