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Chamber Orchestra plays Faure, Mendelssohn and Beethoven
When everything clicks into place
The Chamber Orchestra's new leader programmed three widely varied pieces, introduced an electric young soloist, and led a post-concert discussion that was almost as interesting as the music itself.
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OCP's high-fashion "Roméo et Juliette' (1st review)
Gounod goes Prada
Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, generally well sung in a noisy production originating in Italy, works best when the principals themselves hold the stage. Unfortunately, its visual elements too often pre-empt the music.
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St. Lawrence Quartet at the Perelman
Fewer contortions, more intensity
The St. Lawrence Quartet played beautifully, albeit like a group of hyperactive teenagers. If there was a flaw in their performance of Mozart's G Minor String Quartet, it was, ironically, their subtle lack of intensity.
Can real-life opera marriages survive?
Is that your heart or your ego? Or: Operatic marriages, pro and con
The trials of Verdi's Violetta or Puccini's Tosca are child's play next to the challenge of holding an operatic marriage together. Ailyn Pérez and Stephen Costello, currently appearing in Roméo et Juliette, are the latest to try. Wish them well.
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How I learned to love Milton Babbitt
Milton Babbitt's ultimate message: Stop trying to hold on
Audiences didn't understand Milton Babbitt's music. For a long time, I didn't, either. But as he would say, who understands particle physics? For that matter, who understands James Joyce?
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Menotti Centenary concert at Curtis
Will the real Menotti please stand up?
The late composer Gian-Carlo Menotti was so prolific, gregarious and commercial that serious music critics often dismissed his work. But the “best of Menotti” excerpts assembled for his Centenary concert sounded better than the original operas. What he needed, apparently, was a good curator.
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Vox Amadeus: all-Vivaldi concert
Hold the entrée, bring on the hors d'oeuvres
The Four Seasons is a nice piece, but I've heard it too often recently. Vivaldi's enormous output includes dozens of entries that are just as inventive and charming.
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Concert Operetta's "Remembering Romberg' (2nd review)
Why Sigmund Romberg succeeded (and why he's been forgotten)
Some critics find Sigmund Romberg's exotic operettas schmaltzy and outdated. I disagree, and the recent production of Romberg highlights by the Concert Operetta Theater reinforced my feeling.
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Tempesta di Mare's Roman holiday
Rome, with a touch of Casablanca
Tempesta di Mare recreates the musical pleasures of Baroque Roman drawing rooms in a promising new venue: the Arch Street Meeting House.
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Concert Operetta's "Remembering Romberg' (1st review)
When Sigmund stood his ground
Concert Operetta's recent Sigmund Romberg program provided an enjoyable afternoon, with two caveats. Even a hopeless Romberg addict like me learned a few things I never knew before.
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