Angela Hewitt’s performance of the “Art of Fugue” was an impressive display of musical talent, memorization, and pure human endurance. I took piano lessons from kindergarten to second grade and I remember the time and effort it took to memorize and perform Beethoven’s, “Ode to Joy”. This is hardly comparable to Hewitt’s accomplishment; however, it…
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Elektra and Its Realism
One thing I noticed from reading plays written before the last 300 years is that they often do not reflect modern life. Characters would speak in convoluted, cryptic ways and be overly determined in what I consider trivial matters. When going about making decisions, they’re usually too indecisive, such as in Oedipus Rex, or too…
Continue ReadingThe One Where Electra, Electrifies The Audience
First of all, let me just start this by saying how much of an honor it is to see such an incredible orchestra in such a beautiful theatre, Carnegie Hall. Though the walk up to my seat was literally breath taking, the sweating and panting was worth it when I reached the beautiful theatre with…
Continue ReadingGoldfish Are People Too
They say that the average human’s attention span is that of eight seconds, one second less than that of a goldfish. As an ill-focused member of a society that does little to discourage increasingly digitalized lifestyles, I was saddened to discover that I was no exception to this seemingly exaggerated fact. I am a goldfish….
Continue ReadingThe 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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