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Leo Tolstoy, it's been said, hated opera. Now there's one based on his last work, Resurrection. Houston Grand Opera premieres it this week.


This week's Zest stories

  • Cover story: Tolstoy transformed
  • Reader takes `verrrry interesting' approach to question
  • Couples celebrate birthdays, anniversaries
  • Movies: Playing it smart
  • Movies: A gentle man's agreement
  • Country music threatens to roll over rock

Departments

  • Calendar
    • Tickets for sale
  • Recordings: Pop-flavored `Aida' falls short
    • Billboard's Top Music
  • Latin music: Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete were giants
  • Arts notes: Literary writers to honor playwright Albee
  • Broadway boxscore
  • Horoscope by Joyce Jillson
  • Pethouse Pet of the Week


COLUMNISTS
  Ken Hoffman
  Maxine Mesinger: Big City Beat


The latest reviews and book news featured in the Houston Chronicle, along with a special online feature, Chapter One, which highlights excerpts from selected books. Happy reading!


FILM
Playing it smart
Teen actress makes impact with intelligence and honesty
Sobieski

Call actress Leelee Sobieski smart 16. The teen-ager is earning a reputation for intelligent, thoughtful portrayals of characters ranging from a high-school geek in Never Been Kissed to CBS' upcoming Joan of Arc.