Month: December 2014

Fuse Opera Review: BEMF Stages Two Delightful Neapolitan Comic Operas

December 4, 2014
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BEMF’s double bill of two short and comic Pergolesi operas made for an unusual and totally delightful presentation.

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Visual Arts Review: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at the MFA — The Beauty of Speed

December 4, 2014
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at the MFA is a delightful exhibition dedicated to vehicular speed, mobility, style, and joy.

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Music Interview: Spencer Taylor Jr. — Gospel’s Godfather Comes to Dorchester

December 3, 2014
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Legendary gospel performer Spencer Taylor Jr. and the Highway QC’s will be part of the biggest traditional gospel program of the year in Boston.

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Book Review: “Outside Music, Inside Voices” — Illuminating Conversations about Creating Jazz

December 2, 2014
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Jazz fans with open ears should rush to this book: so should anyone interested in the creative process, its rewards as well as its challenges.

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Theater Review: “The Little Prince” Dazzles at The New Rep

December 1, 2014
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If you want to expand your heart and mind this holiday season, you couldn’t do better than go to The Little Prince.

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Book Review: Charles D’Ambrosio’s “Loitering” — Slam-Bang Ghost Stories

December 1, 2014
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Charies D’Ambrosio’s short fiction collections were finalists for major awards, but it is his essays that I return to again and again.

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