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Opera Album Review, Oscar Wilde, Part 3 — A Spiffy “The Importance of Being Earnest”

February 7, 2020
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Odyssey Opera revels in the glittering wit and touching moments of this full-length chamber opera by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, better known for his Hollywood film scores and some wonderful guitar pieces.

Book Review: “A Grief Sublime” — A Lasting Testament to the Power of Words to Sustain and Heal

February 7, 2020
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Here is why you have to read this book: It gives proof to my faith that those beautiful lines and paragraphs created through the ages can comfort in present distress and continue to do so as one heals.

Film Review + Interview: “The Assistant” — Silent Witness

February 7, 2020
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While The Assistant’s scenario alludes to Harvey Weinstein, the problem is systemic in the entertainment business and probably many other workplaces.

Theater Review: “Detroit Red” — Life in Boston, At the Bottom

February 7, 2020
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While there is much to admire about Detroit Red’s script, there are serious problems with the staging.

Book Review: Vivian Gornick’s “Unfinished Business” — Remembrance of Pages Past

February 6, 2020
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Vivian Gornick is an elegist of the transformative experience of reading and writing, what she calls “the companionateness” of books.

Concert Review: Rex Orange County — A Love-in for Bedroom Pop

February 6, 2020
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For all the teen-pop trappings, however, there is an old-fashioned sensibility to Rex Orange County’s music.

Theater Review – “Gloria” Squanders an Iconic Life

February 6, 2020
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The main problem with Gloria is its expository storytelling. Events are mostly announced and described rather than recreated.

Theater Review: “Vanity Fair: An (Im-)morality Play” — Amoral Fun Galore!

February 5, 2020
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Underground Railway Theater has a runaway hit. You’ll never see a show quite like it. It’s bold, ridiculous, and very risky.

Theater Review: “King John” — Fractured History Lesson

February 5, 2020
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Praxis Stage picked the right time to stage a Shakespeare play about a head of state who doesn’t have anything on his mind but corruption.

YouTube Commentary: “李子柒 Liziqi” — Nature and Internet Celebrity in the Time of the Coronavirus

February 4, 2020
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Not only do Lǐ Zǐqī’s videos offer us the satisfaction of seeing material labor, but they also suggest the impossibility — in the modern world — of genuinely recreating the work of the past.

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