I hope professor Minter doesn’t mind my saying that the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Richard Strauss’s Elektra was stratospheric; I could not think of a better way to describe it. I was enthralled by the performance and my surroundings. Carnegie Hall was absolutely stunning— it’s stairs a little too steep and possibly life-threatening— but…
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A Presentation of Megalography Through The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Rendition of Elektra
Megalography, by definition, is the portrayal of figures who exhibit prodigious, customarily approaching zones of inordinacy, levels of greatness and partake in seemingly exorbitant walks of life. Christine Goerke’s self master crafted title role as Elektra, within the one-act opera Elektra, serves as a paragon of megalographic individuality. The surrealistic nature of this character is…
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After climbing up about five flights of stairs, fearing that I’d tumble down the steep steps in the balcony, and finally squeezing into my seat, I immediately noticed that we had an awesome overhead view of the stage. Because we were so high up, I was able to to spot all the different musicians and…
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After watching “Otello” at the Metropolitan Opera, I was not expecting much. I disliked Otello for the reason that I did not like the translation as it seemed like old english. Many people like to just watch the performance and not pay attention to what they are saying but it is imperative to me that…
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