Susan Miron
Peter Child’s challenge was to match his orchestral and choral music to the harrowing nature of the text — and he worked this out well.
Read More“Everything about the Holocaust already seems so thoroughly unreal, as if it no longer belongs to the experience of our generation, but to mythology…”
Read MoreI cannot recall reading any book about Jewish history that contains so many “Aha!” moments.
Read MoreChock-full of truly delightful music, the production scores as yet another BEMF opera triumph.
Read MoreBoston Early Music Festival tossed a bang-up evening of performances on Monday night.
Read MoreThe Cantata Singers prefaced its intriguing, Jewish-themed performance with a marvelously sensory, spiritual experience.
Read MoreFew in the business proffer the same fusion of near-unbelievable chops/technique with an acute musical sensitivity that encourages near-miracles.
Read MoreJ.S. Bach has been subjected to every imaginable kind of transcription, but the combination of mandolin, bass, and cello is probably new.
Read MoreThe fiery excellence of Handel and Haydn Society’s collective effort made Monteverdi’s epic masterpiece sparkle like a star.
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard