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Opera Company's "Carmen' (1st review)
Don José's really, really difficult choice
Bizet would have liked this production of his overexposed Carmen. Its format is less operatic and more realistic, filling in plot details while it fills out the characters— an approach that heightens audience involvement in the story.
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Piffaro's "Spanish Pipers in the New World'
In place of an organ, a few dozen recorders will suffice
Piffaro explored a historical subject— the spread of European music to the Spanish conquests in the New World— without any of the extras the group usually likes to apply to historical themes.
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4 minute read
Zombies and Lindsey Buckingham at the Keswick
Nostalgia time for baby boomers
The Zombies and the Fleetwood Mac guitarist/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham provided reassurance for us aging baby-boomers that, at least sometimes, nostalgia pays.
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Lyric Fest's "Bawdy Bard'
The birds, the bees and the ale
Lyric Fest joined forces with an early music expert to delve into celebrations of sex, nature and carousing from the era of Chaucer, Shakespeare and the medieval troubadours.
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Poor Richard's "Opera a Day' (2nd review)
Hors d'oeuvres by Menotti and Bernstein
Most one-act operas can't stand on their own. The Poor Richard's company performed a service by presenting five that pass the test, including two I saw.
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"What a Wonderful World': The drummer's difference
A great song dissected: The drummer made the difference
Louis Armstrong draws us in with a voice that makes the sentimentality real. The drummer Grady Tate keeps us honest. That's why “What a Wonderful World” is something other than just a pretty song. And that's why it's unsettling.
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Chamber Orchestra at the Perelman
Do you see the landscape? Do you feel the war?
Disparate works by Mendelssohn and Dirk Brossé beg a question: Should we insist that the music must stand by itself, without any reference to the subject matter?
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4 minute read
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Vox Renaissance Consort"s "Angelus'
Island of peace
Valentin Radu exercised his talent for pace and variety, astutely adapting Renaissance church music to the demands of a modern concert format.
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3 minute read
Xavier Le Roy's "More Mouvements für Lachenmann'
Hearing and seeing music
The French choreographer Xavier Le Roy joins forces with the German avant-garde composer Helmut Lachenmann to produce captivating theater that renders music visually and sonically.
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3 minute read
Lessons for Philadelphia from the Bard Music Festival
How to resuscitate Classical music: Ten lessons from the Bard Summer Festival
Thousands of visitors flock to Bard College every August for Bard's famous summer music festival. What's the big draw, and what lessons can Philadelphians learn from Bard's success? The real attraction is the promise of intellectual discovery.
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