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Reviews by Josmar Lopes
http://josmarlopes.wordpress.com/
Brazilian culture and history (as well as music, opera, the arts), films in general, sci-fi/fantasy/horror films in particular, TV, opera history, reviews and personalities, pop music, pop culture personalities, bossa nova, soccer. I was invited to submit my blog by Emma on Dec 6, 2012.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 425 )
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Lo, the Savior Approaches (Part Six) — ‘Yerma,’ the ‘Girl from the Clouds,’ and...
Villa-Lobos’ Yerma – poster art (sagradocacete.wordpress.com)After Magdalena, Heitor Villa-Lobos’ only other stabs at the theatrical genre were the opera Yerma... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Werther’ and ‘Wozzeck’ — The Poet and the Peasant: Two Big W’s at the Met...
“We Poor People”The Doctor and the Captain in Act III of WozzeckThe Great War, as it was once called, served as the dividing line between the conventions of... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
End of the Rainbow — The Curtain Falls on Brazil’s National Team at the 2014...
The Soccer Lady Sings: “Deutschland Über Alles!”“Oh well, it’s only a game!” Felipao grasps German coach’s hand (dailystar.com)The other day at work someon... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Fractured Fairy Tales and Unhappy Endings at the Quarterfinals of the 2014...
Cinderellas Turned into PumpkinsColombia in red, Brazil in yellow (www.nytimes.com)After the thrilling Round of 16, World Cup Soccer fans were treated to an... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Heartbreak Hotel — Team USA and Fellow Underdogs Check Out of 2014 World Cup
Better Luck Next Time (in Overtime)Team USA goalie Tim Howard saves another one (www.nytimes.com)It was a heart-breaker. Oh, man, was it a heart-breaker! Read more
Posted on 04 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Werther’ and ‘Wozzeck’ — The Poet and the Peasant: Two Big W’s at the Met
Love and Marriage (Not Necessarily in That Order)Jonas Kaufmann as Werther (Photo: Ken Howard)You could not have picked two more dissimilar subjects for operati... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Mad, Mad, the World’s Gone Mad’ – Wagner’s ‘Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg’ as...
Act Two: “The Street Riot”The Sunset StripThe setting takes place on the Sunset Strip. On one side of the street is Randy Jackson’s Imported Shoe Emporium, run... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Brazil’s World Cup Runneth Over with Song — The Best of the Best by the Best
Sergio Mendes Brasil ’66Ever have one of those days when you’re forced to use your head in making a last-minute decision while the pressure of a deadline loom... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Brazil 2014 World Cup Soccer Preview — Score One for the Other Side
Remember: It’s Only a GameOops! Marcelo scores own goal against BrazilWell, we’re off to the races! This has turned out to be a season of disappointments and... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Waste Land – The Musical’: ‘We Suffer, We Die, and We’re Buried’
A proposed Musical Theater piece is based on the documentary Waste Land (Lixo Extraordinário)“Death of Marat” – Waste LandBack in April of 2011, I became... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Brazil’s Brightest ‘Prima Donna’ — A Candid Talk with Director, Writer, and...
Gerald Thomas at Livraria CulturaTrying to explain one’s motivation and art, while defending an individualistic view of the same, can be a time-consuming... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘7’ the Winner! The Brazilian Musical Comes of Age — Part Four: The Beginning...
THE CONCLUSION TO MY ANALYSIS OF MÖELLER BOTELHO’S 7 – THE MUSICAL, ONE OF THE FINEST MUSICAL-THEATER PIECES EVER TO HIT THE BRAZILIAN STAGE“The Heart... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Nobody Special — A Human Interest Story
RickRick wasn’t anybody special. Just another homeless guy. Someone who lived on the street, begging as he went about his business.He was soft spoken, quiet.... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Gluck’s ‘Iphigénie En Tauride’ — It’s Greek to Me: Great Performances at the Met
The Reformer ReformedSusan Graham Placido Domingo in Iphigénie en Tauride(Photo: Ken Howard/Met Opera)He was known in music history as a reformer. But what wa... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
April Love in Rio — Old Winter’s Song on Nat ‘King’ Cole’s Lips
A Brazilian AffairNat “King” Cole at Rio’s Maracanazinho Stadium in 1959No matter what your calendar might say Old Man Winter still holds sway in many parts of... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Team of Operatic Rivals — Puccini’s ‘Butterfly,’ and Strauss’ ‘Die Frau Ohne...
So Alike, Yet So DifferentAnne Schwanewilms as the Empress (New York Times)At the time of its 1919 premiere in Vienna, Richard Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten,... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Who’s Afraid of Opera? — Composers and Their Silly Opera Plots
Ancient Greek AmphitheaterWelcome back for another round of Who’s Afraid of Opera? This latest chapter in our continuing series of instructional posts, which I’... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Bye Bye, José Wilker (1947-2014) — An Appreciation for an Underrated Performer
The well-known actor, director, movie, theater and television personality died Saturday in Rio at age 66José Wilker (www.bms.co.in)T.S. Elliott once wrote that... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Mefistofele’ – ‘Ecco Il Mondo’: The Devil’s in the Details of Boito’s Opera...
The Pros and the ConsSan Francisco Opera Chorus in the Prologue to Mefistofele (stageandcinema.com)And what an opera Mefistofele is! Read more
Posted on 07 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Team of Operatic Rivals — Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly,’ and Strauss’ ‘Die Frau...
May the Best Man Win!Madama Butterfly: Butterfly’s entrance from Act 1 (newyorkcitytheatre.com)Yes, they were rivals. Giacomo Puccini and Richard Strauss — no... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA