Of Mice and Men (opera) opera. The opera was included for performance in the 2011 Opera Australia season and was directed by Australian film director Bruce Beresford.Sarasota Opera presented it in 2013. The Manitoba Opera and The Austin Opera performed it in 2016. SCENE ONE. "Of Mice and Men" is the tragic story of two migrant ranch workers' pursuit of a simple dream: to own a small house and farm of their own. George and his slow-witted traveling companion, Lennie, who has the physique and strength of a giant and a child's mind, are in constant trouble with their employers and the law because of
Every Picture Tells a Story (song) the "Rolling Stone Album Guide", critic Paul Evans described "Every Picture Tells a Story" and "Maggie May," another song off the "Every Picture Tells a Story" album, as Rod Stewart's and Ron Wood's "finest hour—happy lads wearing their hearts on their sleeves." Music critic Greil Marcus regards the song as "Rod Stewart's greatest performance." The lyrics of "Every Picture Tells a Story" from a first person narrative of the singer finding adventures with women all over the world but eventually returning home after having learned some moral lessons. Locations of his adventures include Paris, Rome and Peking. Allmusic critic Denise