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CD Reviews: Smetana String Quartets, 2018 New Year’s Concert, Haydn: An Imaginary Orchestral Journey, and Lindberg conducts Bernstein

March 15, 2018
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Pražák Quartet’s Smetana is keeper, Sir Simon Rattle’s Haydn is a loser, and Lindberg’s “On the Waterfront” is a knockout.

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Jazz CD Review: Lello Molinari’s Italian Music in a Jazz Vein

March 13, 2018
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The communication among the group members is at a high level and the playing is flawless.

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Jazz CD Review: Philip Levine and Benjamin Boone Make “The Poetry of Jazz”

March 13, 2018
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For poet Philip Levine, music is not only a good thing in life: the good things in life are music.

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Theater Review: “Steve” — A Comedy about Mid-Life Crisis

March 13, 2018
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Steve is a satisfyingly genial comedy that brings up, but then darts quickly away from, serious issues.

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Theater Review: “Orlando” — Asking What Gender Really Means

March 13, 2018
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There is much to love in this Lyric Stage Company production and I recommend it highly.

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Concert Review: Boston Musica Viva’s Annual Family Concert

March 12, 2018
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Musically, everything clicked in Boston Musica Viva’s annual Family Concert.

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Opera Preview: Boston Lyric Opera’s “Threepenny Opera” — A Reflection of Brutal Times

March 12, 2018
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“You can be certain that when the show begins and you hear “Mack the Knife,” the choreography will suggest scenes of slashing and murdering.”

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Concert Review: Chorus pro Musica’s “Together”

March 12, 2018
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Throughout the night, CpM music director Jamie Kirsch kept tempos lively and never lost sight of the overarching shape of each of the evening’s big pieces.

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Theater Review: “Every Brilliant Thing” — The Weight of the World

March 12, 2018
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Adrianne Krstansky, a marvelous actress, understandably exhibits signs of the strain of having to carry the entire production on her shoulders.

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Dance Review: Boston Ballet – Revisiting

March 12, 2018
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What a treat to see choreographers of different generations concentrating on ballet itself and asking the audience to appreciate what ballet can do.

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