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Opera Album Review: The Young Meyerbeer, in a Biblical Opera, Reveals His Musico-Theatrical Imagination

October 13, 2023
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A captivating world-premiere recording of a work by the 21-year-old who would later conquer the operatic world with “Les Huguenots” and “L’Africaine.”

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Doc Talk: Eyes in Gaza — The Boston Palestine Film Festival Looks at Harsh Realities

October 13, 2023
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Cinema at its best is a a place where seemingly irresolvable conflicts can find, if not resolution, then some common ground.

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New York Film Festival 2023: “The Zone of Interest” — An Essential Experience

October 12, 2023
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“The Zone of Interest” is a cinematic embodiment of Hannah Arendt’s famous phrase “the banality of evil.”

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Concert Review: Nick Cave — Frisky and Compelling

October 12, 2023
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Love and lightness (if often at intersections with death and faith) filtered through many of the songs in Nick Cave’s sonically naked “solo” concert.

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Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

October 12, 2023
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This week’s poem: Trace Peterson’s “Drones.”

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Film Review: “Mami Wata” – The Way of Water

October 11, 2023
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“Mami Wata” beautifully cracks open a world Western eyes either blatantly ignore or seldom get to experience on screen.

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London Film Festival, Dispatch #1: Burning Youth

October 11, 2023
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The first of three review round-ups from this year’s London Film Festival’s excellent slate of films.

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Book Review: Sofia Coppola’s “Archive” — An Invaluable Exploration of Feminine Creativity

October 11, 2023
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“Archive” sprung from Sofia Coppola’s desire to record what her mind’s organized chaos says about her and her films.

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Handel and Haydn Society’s Season Opener — A Fiery “Israel in Egypt”

October 9, 2023
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The fury H&H’s new artistic director Jonathan Cohen delivered in this performance made “Israel in Egypt” and its timeless story ring with renewed vigor.

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New York Film Festival 2023: The Arrival of a Master — Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall”

October 9, 2023
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This is a Strindbergian dance to the death between a powerful, accomplished woman and a husband tormented by his own sense of failure.

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