I very much enjoyed the production of The Humans that we saw at the Roundabout Theater Company. I drew the conclusion from the past productions we saw that this one would also be a very dramatic display. Compared to the operas we saw as well as the Fall For Dance festival and Angela Hewitt’s…
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The Orchestra (with some Opera)
The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Elektra contrasted greatly from the performance of Otello that we saw at the Metropolitan Opera House. In the production of Otello, the orchestra acted as the sometimes subtle accompaniment to the opera itself. In this setting, the lighting and costumes played the most important role in the telling of…
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The Fall for Dance Festival presented four dance performances that varied stylistically and culturally. One of the main signifiers of the cultural differences was the music that accompanied the dances. This was especially apparent in the first performance, Shivashtakam, which was an Indian style performance that was performed as an ode to Shiva. Before the…
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