Arts Fuse Editor
I felt at times that I was listening to the Italian equivalent of a Broadway musical, though a serious rather than jolly one.
This wonderfully eclectic show is a post-pandemic invitation to forge new connections and open up fresh conversations.
Contra-Tiempo sees the pandemic as an invitation for transformation: the performance questioned who we are, how do we move among each other, and what gives us joy.
This is state-of-the-art modern jazz with an up-and-coming lead soloist, well-chosen guests, and a dream rhythm section.
A delightful recording — and the first ever! — of arias from Hasse’s and Gluck’s operas about Tigranes and Cleopatra of Pontus. Plus four arias by Vivaldi for that same Cleopatra.
662 will appeal to hard-core blues fans along with those who want more of a hyphenated blues sound, be it blues-rock, blues-funk or blues-pop.
The irony is that this effort, surely not the last, of Hollywood reaching out to the “solid” citizens of Trump’s America will only alienate them further.
Two previously unreleased archival recordings take us on trips into the past well worth taking.
Theater Commentary: Healers, Cool Your Heels
Throughout history, theater has been a place where the community has looked honestly at what is killing it.
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