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"Eurydice' at the Wilma (4th review)
The play’s not really the thing in the Wilma’s final season production, but Blanka Zizka’s staging— a brilliant ensemble of music, dance, and drama— renders it more than worth the price of admission.
Eurydice. By Sarah Ruhl; directed by Blanka Zizka. Through June 1, 2008 at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce). (215) 546-7824 or www.wilmatheater.org.
Eurydice. By Sarah Ruhl; directed by Blanka Zizka. Through June 1, 2008 at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce). (215) 546-7824 or www.wilmatheater.org.
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"Les Miserables' at the Walnut (1st review)
I cringed at the notion of seeing Victor Hugo’s idealistic saga strained through a Broadway musical meat grinder. To my surprise, Hugo’s vision comes across almost as powerfully on stage as it does in his novel. Maybe even more.
Les Miserables. Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; book by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel; lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer; directed by Mark Clements; based on Victor Hugo’s novel. Through August 3, 2008 at Walnut Street Theatre,
Les Miserables. Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; book by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel; lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer; directed by Mark Clements; based on Victor Hugo’s novel. Through August 3, 2008 at Walnut Street Theatre,
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The orchestra prima donna syndrome
Arguments about the ugliness and fragmentation of the Kimmel Center's interior beg the real question: Why is one of the world's great orchestras going to be led by a second-tier conductor in a third-rate hall?
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Vanity House's "Phèdre'
Theater aficionados or purists may well want to travel to Manayunk to see this brilliant translation, as well as Brian McCann’s performance. Other theatergoers would do better to stay downtown.
Phèdre. By Jean Racine; translated from the French by Paul Schmidt; directed by William Braak. Vanity House production through May 24, 2008 at 4373 Main St., Manayunk. (610) 955-9282 or www.vanityhouse.org.
Phèdre. By Jean Racine; translated from the French by Paul Schmidt; directed by William Braak. Vanity House production through May 24, 2008 at 4373 Main St., Manayunk. (610) 955-9282 or www.vanityhouse.org.
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Barbara Rosin's Umbria landscapes
An old style and an old subject— yet Barbara Rosin’s responses are fresh and vivid, her brushwork is fluid and supple, and her imaginative engagement creates a crepuscular world where landscape trembles on the verge of vision.
Barbara Rosin: "Remembering Umbria: New Landscape Paintings." Through June 26, 2008 at Cosmopolitan Club, 1616 Latimer St. (215) 735-1057 or www.cosclub.org.
Barbara Rosin: "Remembering Umbria: New Landscape Paintings." Through June 26, 2008 at Cosmopolitan Club, 1616 Latimer St. (215) 735-1057 or www.cosclub.org.
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Eschenbach's mysterious failure
How did Christoph Eschenbach get such wonderful playing out of musicians who don’t like him very much? Call me a naïve idiot, but even after all the anecdotal evidence we’ve heard, Eschenbach’s failure in Philadelphia remains a mystery to me.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Schubert Eighth ("Unfinished") and Ninth ("Great") Symphonies. Christoph Eschenbach, conductor. May 15-17, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or
Philadelphia Orchestra: Schubert Eighth ("Unfinished") and Ninth ("Great") Symphonies. Christoph Eschenbach, conductor. May 15-17, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or
Drugs, sex and 'Mozart in the Jungle'
Blair Tindall is bitter about the classical music industry in general and her own music career in particular. As a free-lance musician myself, I disagree. All one needs for a fulfilling career is some initiative and a real love of music.
Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs and Classical Music. By Blair Tindall. Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005. www.mozartinthejungle.com.
Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs and Classical Music. By Blair Tindall. Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005. www.mozartinthejungle.com.
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Classical Symphony plays Bernstein et al
Karl Middleman, one of Philadelphia’s embattled conductor/organizers, demonstrates the individualistic variety he and his fellows add to our music season. If only they were as good at fund-raising as they are at programming.
Classical Symphony: Canning, Fantasy on a Hymn by Justin Morgan; Tate, Shakamaxon; Bernstein, Serenade After Plato’s Symposium. Hirono Oka, solo violin; Karl Middleman, conductor. May 9, 2008 at Trin
Classical Symphony: Canning, Fantasy on a Hymn by Justin Morgan; Tate, Shakamaxon; Bernstein, Serenade After Plato’s Symposium. Hirono Oka, solo violin; Karl Middleman, conductor. May 9, 2008 at Trin
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Searching for meaning in Meg Foley's "slip'
Choreographer Meg Foley insists that audiences can read whatever they want in her experimental work slip. I came away with several questions. But maybe that’s my problem, not hers.
Moving Research: slip. Choreography by Meg Foley. Through May 17, 2008 at Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave. www.danceboxoffice.com.
Moving Research: slip. Choreography by Meg Foley. Through May 17, 2008 at Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave. www.danceboxoffice.com.
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Chamber Music Society with Mitsuko Uchida
The great pianist Mitsuko Uchida and five younger colleagues end the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society season with a military recruiting piece and an apocalyptic response to World War II.
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Bartok, Contrasts (Soovin Kim, violin; Martin Frost, clarinet; Llyr Williams, piano); Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time (Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Martin Frost, clarinet; Soovin Kim, violin; Christian Poltera, piano). May 15, 2008
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Bartok, Contrasts (Soovin Kim, violin; Martin Frost, clarinet; Llyr Williams, piano); Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time (Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Martin Frost, clarinet; Soovin Kim, violin; Christian Poltera, piano). May 15, 2008
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