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Opera Review: Paisiello’s “Le gare generose” — Italians, Quakers, and Slavery in 18th-century Boston

November 5, 2020
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The lively world-premiere recording of Giovanni Paisiello’s Le gare generose proves why the composer was in demand all across Europe.

Book Review: “Glitter Up the Dark” — Music and Our Understanding of Gender Identity

November 3, 2020
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Sasha Geffen takes on some heady ideas about music and gender performance, but they approach the subject with a nimble writing style.

Opera Review: Purcell’s “Dido” — Re-made for the Lives We are Living Now

November 2, 2020
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Coming soon to your computer or cellphone: The Boston Camerata launches a bold staged performance of Purcell’s pathbreaking opera, but in a way that keeps its cast and audience safe.

Jazz CD Reviews: Mary Halvorson and Rich Halley — Fearlessly Free

November 2, 2020
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New albums from Mary Halvorson and Rich Halley march into fresh realms of freedom.

Television Review: “How To with John Wilson” — Fascinating Adventures on the Fly

November 1, 2020
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In this brilliant series, documentary filmmaker John Wilson captures the absurdity of life in New York.

Film Review: “The Craft: Legacy” — Girls Just Wanna Cast Spells

November 1, 2020
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At a time when witchcraft — not to mention women’s issues of power, autonomy, and identity — is such a prominent part of our cultural conversation, it’s disappointing that The Craft: Legacy doesn’t weave a more satisfying spell.

Film Review: Frederick Wiseman’s “City Hall” — A Kinder, Gentler Government?

October 30, 2020
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City Hall is a quiet, unsentimental celebration of civility in its many forms.

Rock Album Review: Puscifer’s “Existential Reckoning” — Amusing Ourselves to Death

October 29, 2020
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Existential Reckoning confronts today’s lethal inanity in blistering fashion, via songs that posit dire consequences for a country that wants to be entertained more than wants to be informed.

Folk Album Review: Fleet Foxes’ “Shore” — Finding Serenity in Anxious Times

October 28, 2020
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For Fleet Foxes, Shore is impressively consistent. Each track presents a meticulously detailed soundscapes deepened by Robin Pecknold’s varied meditative perspectives.

Film Review: “Rebecca” Remade — Pretty But Unnecessary

October 27, 2020
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What is the problem with this Rebecca? It is stunning to look at and well-crafted, but I sometimes felt as though the actors were striving for a tone more suitable to a film other than the one they were in.

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