Review

Theater Review: The Christmas Revels — American Version

December 17, 2019
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This year’s Revels is more than a parade of Christmas songs and stories that tap deep into America’s European and African past.

Classical Album Review: Poisonous Delicacy — Kurt Weill’s “Seven Deadly Sins” and the Wit of Dorothy Parker

December 16, 2019
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I had never heard of Marcus Paus before, but his work I Hate Men, set to witty verses by Dorothy Parker, proved to be one of the most entertaining and engaging pieces I have heard in recent years.

Jazz Concert Review: The Swingles — The Music is A Lot Better Than the Name

December 14, 2019
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The current incarnation of the Swingle Singers, just called Swingles, exemplifies why the group has survived 57 years.

Recommended Books, 2019

December 14, 2019
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An eclectic round-up of our favorite books of the year from our critics.

Film Review: “63 Up” and the Wonders of Existence

December 13, 2019
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“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” –- Hamlet

Film Review: “Dark Waters” — Poison and Passion

December 11, 2019
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Dark Waters may not be Todd Haynes’ most beautiful film, but it may yet prove to be among his most important.

Film Review: “A Hidden Life” — A Sacramental Journey

December 11, 2019
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Even with my caveats, A Hidden Life raises filmmaking to heights that will thrill Terrence Malick fans.

Book Review: “The Conservative Sensibility” — A Plea for a Return to Normalcy

December 10, 2019
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The very people that George Will is trying to appeal to are evidently quite happy to be drunk on the power that their brutishness has created.

Book Review: Refugee Scholars — “Well Worth Saving”

December 10, 2019
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This is a carefully-researched book of far more than academic interest.

Opera Review: A Major Opera by Donizetti — Heard for the First Time!

December 10, 2019
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One of Donizetti’s strongest and most original works, has finally been reconstructed and recorded by superb forces under the remarkable Mark Elder.

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