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Opera Album Review: Gluck’s Final Opera Finally Steps into the Spotlight via a Superb New Recording

March 13, 2024
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Rejected in Gluck’s time because it lacked dramatic thrust, today “Écho and Narcissus” proves to be a candy-box of delights.

Visual Arts Review: “Cities Here and There” — Various Visions of Urbanity

March 12, 2024
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This exhibit at the Brickbottom Gallery does a good job of capturing the unexpected moments and surprises that we experience in a city.

Dance Review: Flamenco Dance — Unapologetically Sexy

March 12, 2024
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Flamenco is big, bold, and fully human as it (often) traces the tensions of courtship, indulging in the sensual and the aggressive.

Visual Arts Review: Various Views of “Emancipation”

March 12, 2024
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On the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, seven Black artists were asked to respond to the theme of emancipation.

Film Review: “Silver Haze” — A Remarkable Look at the Working-Class Blues

March 11, 2024
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Walking a fine line between fiction and documentary, director Sacha Polak has fashioned a film that is achingly real because it evokes life’s unpredictability.

Book Review: “Spirit of the Century” — The Inspiring History of the Blind Boys of Alabama

March 11, 2024
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“Spirit of the Century” is a riveting celebration of the Blind Boys of Alabama’s glorious and often unpredictable musical journey.

Jazz Album Review: The Lynne Arriale Trio’s “Being Human” — An Expected Joy

March 11, 2024
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 The dynamics of this splendid trio album, “a response to the division and turmoil in our world,” are gracefully balanced.

Book Review: “The Amen Effect” — Call It Pastoral Community Organizing

March 11, 2024
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This small volume is apt to become a classic that is passed hand to hand.

Concert Review: Hurray for the Riff Raff — Ringing Loud and Clear

March 10, 2024
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“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.

Opera Reviews: BLO and Enigma Chamber Opera Serve Up a Feast of Music and Drama

March 9, 2024
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Some 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.

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