Archive for November 28th, 2012
Please watch and listen for class on Thursday, 11/29!
Professor Jake Cohen has asked that we watch and listen to to this version of “o patria mia” (Act III, scene 1) by Leontyne Price–who Professor Cohen thinks is the best Aida in the 20th century–before we meet on Thursday: Here are two more versions on the song–these have better sound quality: And […]
Posted: November 28th, 2012 under Opera.
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Not Merely a Piano!
After the amazing experience we all had at the Joyce theatre, I had set pretty high hopes for the piano lesson. The play, however, was even better than I expected. Even though this time we were not that up-close to actually feel the presence of the actors, it still was quite stimulating to watch the […]
Posted: November 28th, 2012 under Reviews, Theater.
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“Gin my cotton, sell my seed, buy my baby everything she need”
Thanks to the fact that there was no school the following morning, I was pretty excited to see the Piano Lesson on Wednesday before Thanksgiving. For some reason, I did not expect a very extravagant play for some reason; I was thinking it would be more of a mediocre type of play, one similar to […]
Posted: November 28th, 2012 under Uncategorized.
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“The Piano Lesson”
All of the actors/actresses in “The Piano Lesson” were amazing. They had such a large stage presence that it was really impossible to be bored with the play. The arguments between Boy Willie and Berniece were loud and aggressive, always quieting the audience. The Roslyn Ruff and Brandon Dirden were able to portray their characters […]
Posted: November 28th, 2012 under Theater.
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