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The dynamics of this splendid trio album, “a response to the division and turmoil in our world,” are gracefully balanced.
Read MoreThis small volume is apt to become a classic that is passed hand to hand.
Read MoreOur expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.
Read More“The Past is Still Alive” hones Alynda Segarra’s songs to an accessible Americana that allows their travelogue-tinged tales to nestle in ways both literal and metaphorical. It’s one of the best records of the nascent new year.
Read MoreSome may continue to lament the (supposed) dearth of opera in Boston, but an honest look at these enterprising companies suggest that vivid stories are being told with invention and economy.
Read MoreAs in her previous thrillers, Donna Raybourn’s dry wit serves double duty: defining our erudite heroine and presenting her view of a world that does not know what to make of her.
Read MoreSofia Vergara’s performance as drug queenpin Griselda Blanco, in the limited series “Griselda,” is no less than career-defining and unforgettable.
Read MoreThe album’s layers of thick and swampy sound make Kim Gordon’s anxious point.
Read MoreWith Egyptian-born Amina Edris in the title role, Massenet’s opera engages the musical and theatrical imagination with its rich characterizations of Greek mythic adventures.
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