SPICE ON STAGE NOT TOO TERRIBLE.Byline: Daily News Wire Services The Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. The Spice Girls, consisting of: Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, and Victoria Beckham signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe", in 1996. , one of the hottest properties in pop music, gave their first live concert on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey, and showed 11,000 fans that they really can sing after all. Flanked by the roller-coaster-shaped stage topped with a glittery mini-motorcar, the five Spice Girls - Melanie Chisholm (``Sporty Spice''), Victoria Addams (``Posh Spice''), Emma Bunton (``Baby Spice''), Melanie Brown (``Scary Spice'') and Geri Halliwell (``Ginger Spice'') - did their best to show that they are more than a mere invention. The group, which came together after answering an advertisement for ``streetwise street·wise adj. Having the shrewd awareness, experience, and resourcefulness needed for survival in a difficult, often dangerous urban environment. , ambitious and dedicated'' girls, sold more than 18 million copies of its first album. The second, ``Spice World,'' was released in Spain last week, and ``Spice the Movie'' is set to open at Christmas. The Istanbul concert was part of a dress rehearsal dress rehearsal n. A full, uninterrupted rehearsal of a play with costumes and stage properties. dress rehearsal Noun 1. for a world tour planned for next year. `Aida' opens: An estimated 5,000 people attended the opening of Verdi's ``Aida'' at an open-air theater on Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. in Luxor, Egypt, where the temple of Queen Hatshepsut provided a dramatic backdrop. The opera is part of festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. surrounding the 75th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in the Valley of the Kings at Luxor. Soprano Wilhelmina Fernandez and tenor Guiseppe Giacomini played the leading roles, and the Cairo Opera orchestra was led by its director, Anton Guadagno. |
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