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.
“Everything about the Holocaust already seems so thoroughly unreal, as if it no longer belongs to the experience of our generation, but to mythology…”
I cannot recall reading any book about Jewish history that contains so many “Aha!” moments.
Chock-full of truly delightful music, the production scores as yet another BEMF opera triumph.
Boston Early Music Festival tossed a bang-up evening of performances on Monday night.
The Cantata Singers prefaced its intriguing, Jewish-themed performance with a marvelously sensory, spiritual experience.
Few in the business proffer the same fusion of near-unbelievable chops/technique with an acute musical sensitivity that encourages near-miracles.
J.S. Bach has been subjected to every imaginable kind of transcription, but the combination of mandolin, bass, and cello is probably new.
The fiery excellence of Handel and Haydn Society’s collective effort made Monteverdi’s epic masterpiece sparkle like a star.
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