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Opera CD Review: A Magnificent 1841 French Grand Opera Comes Alive Again

November 14, 2018
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Yes, the first-ever recording of a opera that is as wonderful as Berlioz and Wagner said it is.

Book Review/Interview: Talking “Upstate” With Critic James Wood

November 13, 2018
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“I like implication very much; there’s a fiction of implication that I think I’ve championed over the fiction of explication.”

Book Review: Napoleon — Savior or Hitler?

November 12, 2018
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British historian Adam Zamoyski has drawn a portrait of Napoleon that is neither flattering nor diminishing.

Music Review: Kamasi Washington — A Vibrant Taste of Heaven and Earth

November 11, 2018
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Kamasi Washington’s music connected viscerally with a Royale audience that was packed with young people — or at least way younger than those normally seen at a jazz concert.

Theater Review: “Hype Man” — Indispensable Viewing

November 10, 2018
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Hype Man is a complex and challenging treatment of race relations in the U.S.– indispensable viewing in these days of Trump.

Jazz CD Review: Ethan Helm & Wet Electric — A Very Unusual Recording

November 10, 2018
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In this album, saxophonist Ethan Helm has achieved a very personal balance between highly composed sections and solos rooted in harmony and free playing.

Book Review: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-Earth

November 9, 2018
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Journalist Ian Nathan presents Peter Jackson’s trials in bringing Tolkien’s books to film as if he was writing a spy thriller.

Film Review: “Wildlife” — The American Dream, Ablaze

November 6, 2018
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This is a sublime little film — an elegantly cross-stitched portrait of an all-American family fracturing under the weight of broken dreams and false promises.

Theater Review: “Peter and the Starcatcher” — A Theatrical Adventure

November 6, 2018
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Hub Theatre Company’s production bursts with energy, staged with a clear-minded sense of movement and a hand-made quality that generates ample charm and whimsy.

Theater Review: “Mother Butterfly” — Grounded

November 6, 2018
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Mother Butterfly’s script shows genuine promise, but the Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre’s premiere production falls short.

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