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Film Review: Mass Murder, the Prequel — “Measures of Men” Exposes Germany’s Bloody Colonial Past

March 29, 2023
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The film’s depictions of race-based massacres are sure to make Germans uncomfortable — as preludes to the Shoah.

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Opera Album Review: A Major German Baroque Opera — Reinhard Keiser’s “Ulysses” Gets a Spiffy Recording

March 28, 2023
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Photo: Anton Saecki.

All in all, an ear-opening introduction to an important opera composer — and to the little-known tradition of German-language (with Italian touches) Baroque opera.

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Book Review: Writer Thomas Mann — Still August After All These Years?

March 27, 2023
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How does Thomas Mann’s grandiosity hold up today? A new selection of his short stories, freshly translated by veteran translator and fiction writer Damion Searls suggests an answer, though only partially.

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Jazz Album Review: Ingrid Laubrock’s “The Last Quiet Place” — Searching for Inner Purpose

March 27, 2023
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The album seems to me to be about spotlighting the ensemble’s sound rather than the virtuoso displays of its leader.

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Notes from (Boston) Underground Part I: BUFF’s “The Dunwich Horrors” Local Shorts Program

March 27, 2023
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In order to appreciate this smorgasbord of schlock by independent filmmakers from around New England, it’s best to understand the program in context

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Coming Attractions: March 26 Through April 8 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 26, 2023
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As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Concert Review: Goose Earns Its Indie-Groove Wings

March 26, 2023
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Goose has seen its stock in the jam-band world soar at a pace unseen since… well, Phish.

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Opera Album Review: A Groundbreaking French Grand Opera Receives Its First Major Commercial Recording

March 25, 2023
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Meyerbeer’s Robert le diable paved the way for major works by Meyerbeer himself, Halévy, Verdi, Wagner (in German), Saint-Saëns, Massenet, and others — and this splendid performance shows why.

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Children’s Books: Indigenous Voices

March 25, 2023
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Authentic books by Indigenous people have been too scarce in children’s literature. Thankfully, four gorgeous new books are helping to fill the gap.

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Concert Review: Conductor Thomas Adès Takes The Boston Symphony Orchestra To Hell and Back

March 24, 2023
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Conductor and composer Thomas Adès brought more of his intriguing music to Symphony Hall this weekend with two selections from his recent ballet, The Dante Project.

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