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Given his full-throttle depiction of the myopia of middle class mores, Bruce Norris is more in the flamboyant satiric line of Sinclair Lewis, who also trained his sharp ear and eye on the Midwest, the American heartland, jabbing away at American delusions of community, status, and self-satisfaction.
Read MorePortugal. The Man is nothing if not a paradox — the band is nostalgically avant-garde.
Read MoreAs one of the most highly esteemed countertenors in the opera world today, Andreas Scholl did not disappoint, but radiated confidence and sincerity in his interpretations of some of Purcell’s most beautiful music.
Read MoreThroughout his career, conductor Kurt Masur has focused primarily on conducting the standard German repertoire, and now, at age 84, his mastery and understanding of this music is unmatched.
Read MoreExciting things are happening in Israeli writing, and it is garnering considerable attention in Europe. But what about theater in Israel? Israeli Stage offers the curious a chance to see what is happening.
Read MoreThe Music for Food concerts are free, but people are urged to contribute cash, checks or canned goods, a tiny step towards righting “the horrible discrepancies we are living with.”
Read MoreLiz Duffy Adams’ affectionate look at Aphra Behn’s rise to public prominence, despite prejudice against her gender, comes off as a sort of farcical love letter to an ink-stained ancestor that at times suggests a Shavian talk fest in a minor key.
Read MoreThis intriguing documentary, made up of first-hand footage about the Black Power movement, will air on WGBH’s Independent Lens this Thursday @ 10 p.m.
Read MoreBSCP has enough cachet to hire the best in the business — each of the evening’s soloist had instruments and resumes to, as they say, die for — competitions won, festivals performed in, prizes, solo performances everywhere but the South Pole.
Read More“For an imaginative boy, the first experience of writing is like a tiger’s first taste of blood.’ — H.G. Wells, “The New Machiavelli,” 1911.
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Arts Remembrance: Tribute to Jazz Producer Alex Lemski