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Visual Arts Interview: Matthew Teitelbaum Takes the Helm at Boston’s MFA

October 6, 2015
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Matthew Teitelbaum, 59, may be among the most reluctant employees the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has hired.

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Classical Music CD Reviews: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and Early Classical Opera

November 20, 2013
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Two discs released by Harmonia Mundi benefit from the dramatic flair of conductor René Jacobs.

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Opera Review: Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ainadamar” — Killer Arias

June 27, 2006
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By James Marcus At its best, an opera about the death of Spanish writer Federico Garcia Lorca is a tour-de-force. Ainadamar, an opera by Osvaldo Golijov. (Deutsche Grammophon) For most composers, geography is destiny. Even Schoenberg — whose innovations were supposed to release music not only from its tonal prison but from the local idiom…

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Film Interview: No Jumping to Conclusions in ‘Sunshine Superman” — Talking to Director Marah Strauch

May 29, 2015
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Marah Strauch’s documentary tries to fathom Carl Boenish’s motive for taking his last leap.

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Opera Album Review: Two Composers — One Vivid French Baroque Opera, Based on Euripides

May 31, 2025
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Two-plus hours of delight  for anybody interested in Baroque opera, or willing to try it. 

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Musical Theater: Brian Stokes Mitchell

May 10, 2010
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One admires not just the quality of Brian Stokes Mitchell’s voice, but his artistry in getting to the emotional heart of whatever he is singing. He has long been a national treasure. Reviewed By Caldwell Titcomb The Celebrity Series concluded its 2009-10 season with one of its finest offerings: a solo concert by Brian Stokes…

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Jazz Concert Review: The Laszlo Gardony Trio at Berklee College of Music

January 28, 2023
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The smallish Friend Recital Hall was an ideal setting for pianist Laszlo Gardony to impose his engaging personality, as well as his musical versatility and power.

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Film Reviews: Sundance 2022 — Dispatch #1, People Are Horrible and Amazing

January 22, 2022
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The first three films I saw at the Sundance Film Festival were very high-profile premieres.

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Theater Review: “Calendar Girls” — A Warm Crowd-Pleaser

June 9, 2018
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Apart from a few weak elements, GBS’s Calendar Girls is a well-acted, well-staged comedic romp filled with wit, warmth, and genuine insight.

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Jazz CD Review: Erroll Garner’s “Nightconcert” — Memorably High Energy

July 14, 2018
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Nightconcert contains enough that is new and fresh to make this album one of the exciting discoveries of the year.

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