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Opera CD Review: Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger,” Sung in Italian, Beautifully, with Conversational Ease

March 12, 2019
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A 1962 concert performance from Radio Italiana, now on CD, shows how delightful Wagner can sound without barking and slow wobbles.

Rock Interview: The Flesh Eaters Redux

March 11, 2019
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The Flesh Eaters have returned with renewed vitality, after it hit some troughs and sputtered to a near stop.

Visual Arts Review: A Creative Camelot — The Bauhaus and Harvard University

March 11, 2019
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This inspiring show celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Bauhaus.

Coming Attractions: March 10 through 26 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 10, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Jazz Album: “Love Hurts” — Guitarist Julian Lage’s Strongest Recording to Date

March 9, 2019
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The disc is manna for lovers of assertive electric guitar, played by one of today’s top practitioners, in an unadorned trio setting.

Film Review: “Climax” — Mental Blitzkrieg, Cinematic Version

March 9, 2019
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Climax may be the director’s most fully realized attempt so far to suggest a state of madness onscreen.

Film Review: A Pair of “Suspirias” Square off at The Brattle Theater

March 8, 2019
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Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria is a landscape of the shadowy feminine, steeped in ancient magic, willful evil, and the cyclical round-de-lay of death and rebirth.

Theater Review: “Escaped Alone” and “Come and Go” — Forms of Disconnection

March 8, 2019
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To be truly effective black humor must have us laughing at something we fear, regret, or at the very least recognize.

Classical Music Preview: “Help the Children” Concert — An Eclectic Vocal Program

March 7, 2019
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“It’s not a concert about despair,” observes Joel Cohen, “there’s a lot of festive music in it.”

Theater Review: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s Visceral “Birdy”

March 7, 2019
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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of Birdy is at its best when it focuses on the play’s central relationships.

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