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I urge anyone interested in the voice and or just terrific music to try to attend one of Mirror Visions’ concerts.
Read MoreAgainst all odds, these characters test the limits of what were considered “normal lives” at that time. The testing is what gives “The House of Doors” its urgency and intimacy.
Read MoreIn this seemingly modest, but beautifully constructed and deeply moving play, Donald Margulies has tackled some of the thorniest questions of our time.
Read MoreHere is a terrific documentary that will appeal to people who grew up in the mid-20th century and also their children and grandchildren.
Read MoreShould we fictionalize the Holocaust? This is not only a literary question, but a moral one as well, issues raised by the publication of the translation of “The Emperor of Lies,” a novel about the ways in which the Jews in the Lodz ghetto struggled to survive the Nazis.
Read MoreGabriel is a searing experience to read, filled with sadness but also humor and forbearance, and may give comfort to parents who are dealing with difficult children.
Read MoreIn the end, Philip Roth produced the greatest body of work in the 20th century since William Faulkner and Saul Bellow and I.B. Singer.
Read MoreKudos to the Celebrity Series for bringing this interesting and innovative young musician to Boston and kudos to Cameron Carpenter for such a fascinating few hours.
Read MoreIn spare, exact prose Cristian Comencini lets this story unfold against an Alpine setting that is so vivid it, too, becomes a character in this strangely compelling novel.
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Music Commentary: The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute
If any of you are harboring a budding young musician, investigate the possibility of he or she attending BUTI.
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