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TIME Europe
August 21, 2008
Keenan, Murphy & Chu |
On Stage and in Song Genty's show La Fin des Terres is a dreamy blend of mime, dance and puppetry... With video background, acrobats, and levitating platforms, Florence opera Siegfried will keep you entertained... Sergei Prokofiev's original Romeo and Juliet...   |
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Suzanne Weiss |
Lucia di Lammermoor Many things, especially in the entertainment field, fail to live up to their hype. But the long-anticipated San Francisco debut of French soprano Natalie Dessay in her signature role of Lucia is not one of them. |
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Suzanne Weiss |
Das Rheingold Das Rheingold depends heavily on Jan Hartley's projections to set the mood, which unfortunately become tedious after not too long. Even worse, the scene changes going on behind the screen were less than seamless. |
TIME Europe
June 18, 2008
Jeffrey T. Iverson |
The Fly: Feel the Buzz From July 2-13 at Paris' Theatre du Chatelet, movie fans and opera buffs alike will be scrambling for tickets to The Fly, a sci-fi musical mutation of the film, scored by Howard Shore and directed by David Cronenberg. |
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Michael McDonagh |
On Becoming Gandhi: Satyagraha This exquisite and utterly involving 3-act meditation on Gandhi shows how he transformed himself from an ordinary barrister thrown off a train into one of the most seminal spiritual and political figures of the last century -- one whose ideas continue to reverberate. |
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Nancy Wozny |
Billy Budd This operatic version of Herman Melville's classic tale strikes a potent chord with today's national and world affairs. And the Houston Grand Orchestra is led in yet another outstanding performance. |
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Suzanne Weiss |
Figaro It's the best two-fer in town. For the price of one ticket you get a play and an opera -- and both are fantastic. |
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Suzanne Weiss |
The Little Prince In a rare but happy collaboration, San Francisco Opera's splendid production of Rachel Portman's operatic treatment of the tale is not just for kids. |
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Suzanne Weiss |
Bluebeard's Castle and L'Enfant et les Sortileges A big bouquet is deserved for reviving these two rarely-performed gems of the repertoire. |
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Nancy Wozny |
La Boheme La boheme, the ultimate homage to a risky but free-wheeling lifestyle, came out in top form during Houston Grand Opera's recent production of Puccini's masterpiece. |
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