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• ‘Through the Dark of Night’ (‘Pela Escuridão’) — The Songs of ‘7 – The Musical’...

  

  Amelia in 7 – The Musical (Moeller-Botelho-Motta)Make a Wish (On Second Thought, Maybe Not!) On this day after Christmas, what better way to celebrate the... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘The Mark of Zorro’ (1940) — Robin Hood of the West

  

  Diego (Tyrone Power) fights a duel to the death with Captain Esteban (Basil Rathbone) in The Mark of Zorro (Photo: film.thedigitalfix. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘V’ is for Verdi: The Met Opera’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ and ‘Otello’ — How the...

  

  Two Peas in a PodPlacido Domingo as Simon Boccanegra (Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera)The subtitle of this post, “How the Mighty Have Fallen,” expresses not only... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• There’s Wagner in the Air: North Carolina Opera Crosses the Rainbow Bridge with...

  

  Clever by a HalfAlberich (Todd Thomas) the Rhine Maidens, in rehearsal for Scene I of Wagner’s Das Rheingold (Photo: North Carolina Opera)Instead of presentin... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Michael Richards ‘Winged’ Takes Flight: A Voice Once Silenced Cries Out Anew...

  

  The City Never SleepsHaving grown up and lived in New York for almost four decades, you would think that I had visited most of its myriad attractions. Not so! Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘V’ is for Verdi: The Met Opera’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ and ‘Otello’ — How the...

  

  Arrigo Boito Verdi (Photo: Achille Ferrario, Gazzetta di Parma, 1892)A Poet’s Work is Never DoneArrigo Boito would never have been Verdi’s choice for a... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• There’s Wagner in the Air: North Carolina Opera Presents ‘Das Rheingold’ at...

  

  Banner for North Carolina Opera’s Das Rheingold at Meymandi HallPolitics and the RingRichard Wagner, by the words and actions of those who knew and worked with... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• A Brazilian on Broadway: Bibi Ferreira, the Grande Dame of the Brazilian Stage,...

  

  Bibi Ferreira at Symphony Space in Manhattan, Sep 20, 2016 Birth of the Rio Blues On June 1, 1922, when Bibi Ferreira let out her first wail as the newborn... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Manon Lescaut,’ ‘Madama Butterfly,’ and the Met’s Latest Love Couple (Part Two)...

  

  Game of Thorns and ThronesBunraku puppet Trouble, Cio-Cio-San (Kristine Opolais) Suzuki (Maria Zifchak) in Act II of Madama Butterfly (Met Opera Photo)In a... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Her Eyes Were Fixed on Bette Davis (Part Three): The Dating Game, ‘Paulistano’...

  

  Life is What You Make of ItBette Davis Paul Henreid in Now, Voyager (1942), with Sugar Loaf in the backgroundTelling my parents’ life stories, and, at the sam... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Flames Over Rio 2016: Brazil’s President ‘Burns’ as the World Watches the...

  

  Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 OlympicsCelebrate Bad Times, Come On!It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. And it most certainly wasn’t part of anyone’s game... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2016 SOCIETY

• Her Eyes Were Fixed on Bette Davis (Part Two): This is Your Cinematic Life

  

  Paul Henreid Bette Davis in Now, Voyager (1942)THE QUEEN “B” OF HOLLYWOOD MADE HERSELF AT HOME IN OUR LIVING ROOM — AND IN MY MOTHER’S HEARTObviously, my... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Manon Lescaut,’ ‘Madama Butterfly,’ and the Met’s Latest Love Couple (Part One)

  

  Des Grieux (Roberto Alagna) Manon (Kristine Opolais) in Act IV of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut (Photo: Ken Howard)Life Imitates ArtThey were known in the... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Met Opera Roundup: The Matters That Matter at the Opera

  

  Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center (Photo: John Glines)And Now, a Word from Our SponsorThis has been a heck of a year for opera houses in general,... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Men and Women, Love and Lust: The Rivalries and Passions of the Met’s ‘Il...

  

  Count di Luna (Dmitri Hvorostovsky) Leonora (Anna Netrebko) wrestle with Verdi’s Il Trovatore (Photo: Marty Sohl/Met Opera)Highs Cs and Low BsLampooned and... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Sprinkle a Little ‘Turandot,’ Seasoned with a Dash of ‘Cav’ and ‘Pag’ (Part Two)...

  

  Marco Berti Nina Stemme in the Finale to Act III of Turandot (Met Opera)Two for the Price of OneThe January 30, 2016 broadcast of Puccini’s Turandot featured... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Brazilian Dream Team — Möeller & Botelho (Part Three): Celebrating 25 Years of...

  

  Brazilian Dream Team: Charles Moeller Claudio BotelhoTime to Remember…A lot has happened in Brazil these past few months. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Monsters, John! Monsters from the Id’ — The Brave New World of ‘Forbidden...

  

  United Planets Space Cruise C-57D, approaching the Forbidden PlanetThe familiar and faintly comforting sound of Leo the Lion — MGM’s symbol of quality and... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Leading Man on Fire — A Denzel Washington Primer (Part Four): Dial ‘M’ for Mo’...

  

  Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) practicing imaginary scales in Mo’ Better Blues (1990)Play for Your SupperFrom the reverse racism and self-loathing of A... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• A Jazzman Supreme — Miles Davis, Dark Prince

  

  Miles Davis (1926-1991), playing in France, ca. 1967It was that voice. Harsh, gruff, low, and gravely, like crumbled up shreds of sandpaper. And that sullen... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA