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A beautiful, if somewhat meandering, series of vignettes on the writer’s lifelong relationship with cigarettes.
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Anniversaries are both the bane and the lifeblood of the classical music industry as, for better or worse, three new box sets remind.
Read MoreThrough meticulous research, interviews, and reminiscence, this compelling book illuminates a nook in the heart of darkness.
Read MoreThe Library of America volumes of Virgil Thomson’s writings will help reestablish him as one of the 20th century’s preeminent musical scribes.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.
Read MoreWhy does John Merrick get a room in the London Hospital for the rest of his life? Because he’s charming and he’s witty, while the pinheads next door to him didn’t fare that well.
Read MoreHoward Hersh hails from northern California, and, as in John Adams’ “City Noir,” the music on Hersh’s album, “Angels and Watermarks,” embraces polyglot West Coast culture in various ways.
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This world-premiere recording of Gluck’s Demofoonte is stylishly performed, under the experienced hand(s) of conductor/harpsichordist Alan Curtis.
Read MoreThis exciting look at Shakespeare’s tragedy is a decidedly gothic affair.
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Design Commentary: The Future of Boston’s White Stadium — A Public/Private Gordian Knot
Many in the increasingly vocal community of stakeholders feel strongly that tradition, history, and student sports will be the victims of this apparent corporate/public conflict.
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