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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Paisiello, one of the most successful opera composers in Mozart’s day, offers repeated delight and surprises in this entertainment, thanks to a splendid cast of mostly youngish singers.
From the start, “Either/Orchestra” was a nice pun but, with Russ Gershon at the helm, the arrangements were never this or that, but rather this and that.
With youthful vigor, Yo-Yo Ma performed the complete Bach Cello Suites, intermixing the music with stories of personal success, wishes for future generations, and gratitude for all those who make the Commonwealth function.
The elements of “Urban Nutcracker” have remained the same over the decades: a mix of classical, street, and global dance genres, buoyed by a medley featuring Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington’s take on Tchaikovsky’s classic score.
This week’s poem: Tanya Larkin’s “Alien Life, an Ars Poetica”
Returning musicals take another shot at success – with very different outcomes.
Not only does Michelle Cann hold a seat in the upper echelon of stellar pianists, but she’s a great storyteller as well.
The group’s arc over three nights celebrating 35 years clearly followed an upward trajectory, displaying moe.’s improvisational prowess and sense of communal fun.
Arts Remembrance: Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025)
Up until the end, it seems, Jimmy Cliff was still seeing clearly — and eager to share that vision with us.
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