Scored without strings, for woodwinds, brass and percussion, the suite provided the tone of controlled mayhem that is the opera's most noteworthy musical feature.

Scott Tobias of The Onion's A.V. Club said that "as an exercise in controlled mayhem, horror movies don't get much scarier."

The look is rustic - bare wooden tables, paper tablecloths, wine bottles - and the atmosphere one of controlled mayhem.

In her image of controlled mayhem, Ikuyo Kuroda of Batik knows what she is about.

As evidenced by the controlled mayhem at the Harlem Library, that's probably a good idea.

This was not the controlled mayhem of experiments beneath Hidden Island.

It was a far, far cry from the controlled mayhem of Robert's Rules of Order.

He had the basic lung power and snarling charm to become the diplomat bridging today's pop-rock divide, even if his band was strictly into lounge-style controlled mayhem.

The ten-day programme of music, dances, costumes, games and controlled mayhem begins with a mock invasion.

He has a ready explanation for corporate America's fascination with this controlled mayhem.