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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 ( 426 )
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‘Götterdämmerung’ At The Met
Goetterdaemmerung – Act II (Ken Howard / Met Opera) Conventionally Speaking… Overlapping duets, an estimable ensemble display, that spine-tingling vengeance... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Sadness Has No End’ (Part Ten): Requiem for Some Brazilian Heavyweights
Tom Jobim in RioIt’s Not Easy Being GreenAware of the transitory nature of fame in the artistic universe, “The Master” Tom Jobim gave a shout in his later... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Star Wars’ – The Original Series (Part Two): War and (Sometimes) Peace
Imperial Battle Cruisers from The Empire Strikes BackAnother Day, Another DirectorThe Star Wars films began their slow galactic ascent into our collective... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Meet Ed Motta — the Real “Music Man” of Brazilian Musical Theater
Ed Motta (multishow.globo.com)What hasn’t musician, composer, singer, jazz-soul aficionado, multi-instrumentalist, and all-around nice guy Ed Motta... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Sadness Has No End’ (Part Nine): The Once & Future Song King
The Hits Keep on ComingTom Jobim (veradasdopensamento)There are no existing records (at least, none that we are aware of) of Carnival taking over the lives of... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Ópera Do Malandro’ (‘The Street Hustler’s Opera’): What’s It All About, Max...
Cast of Opera do Malandro – Soraya Ravenle, Claudio Lins, Alessandra Maestrini (teatromicaelense.com.br)Words Music: Chico Buarque de Hollanda English Plot... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘The Godfather, Part III’ — Come Back, Michael Corleone! All is Forgiven!
Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III (play.google.com)More rambling than either of its illustrious predecessors, with new characters... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT -
‘Die Walküre’ at the Met: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Opera
Ride of the Valkyries (Ken Howard / Met Opera)A Tale of Two TenorsI did not yet discuss the Ring cycle’s plot or story line – and there’s good reason for that.... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Two Brazilian Charmers – Part Six: The Nightingale Flies Away
A Shock to the SystemBidu Sayao (www.lightstalkers.org)Carmen Miranda’s shocking end and tumultuous Rio de Janeiro funeral produced a staggering outpouring of... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Das Rheingold,’ ‘Die Walküre,’ and ‘Götterdämmerung’ at the Met: Three...
Das Rheingold — Descent into Nibelheim (nytimes.com)It took composer Richard Wagner more than a third of his adult life to bring his monumental music drama,... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Hollywood Goes to the Opera – More Cinematic Disparities for Your Viewing...
Back by Popular DemandFeodor Chaliapin Jr. in The Name of the RoseI received so much positive feedback about a previous piece that was posted last year... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT -
‘Sadness Has No End’ – Part Eight: The Greatest Carnival Show on Earth!
Joaozinho Trinta (correiodeuberlandia.com.br)Welcome to Munchkin LandWhere the most recent re-working of Orfeu really came into its own — and where the earlier... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Ray Harryhausen – The Last Voyage of an FX Master
Ray Harryhausen (right) next to MedusaAs I usually do before the workday begins, I clicked on one of my preferred Websites to check out the latest happenings. Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Star Wars’ – The Original Series: A New Hope for Sci-Fi Cinema, As the Empire...
Strategic Defense Initiative — Oh, Baby! Ronald Reagan (AP Photo)On March 23, 1983, former President Ronald W. Reagan announced, in a major address to the... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT -
Anime, Japanese Cinema’s Second Golden Age: Celebrating a Decade of Progress (an...
By DAVE KEHR First Published: January 20, 2002, by The New York TimesPerfect Blue (reviews.minitokyo.net)(Editor’s Note: This is a reprint of an article that... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT -
Hold on to Your Light Saber, J.J. Abrams! Here Comes ‘Star Wars: Episodes I, II ...
Star Wars (www.movieweb.com)The year 2013 got off on the right foot – or should we say, the right star cruiser, as is the case with Star Wars. Filmmaker J.J. Read more
Posted on 02 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Live From Lincoln Center: ‘Carousel’ – How We Love This Musical, and Why
Cast of Carousel, with Stephanie Blythe (center)According to Kander and Ebb, life is a cabaret. But with Rodgers and Hammerstein, it’s a lot closer to a... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Sadness Has No End’ – Part Seven: A Mythical Man for All Seasons
Toni Garrido as Orfeu (screened.com)All This, and Rio Too!All the dramatic weight of Cacá Diegues’ Orfeu production fell onto the shoulders of one Antonio... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Behind the Curtains – Tina Salles, Artistic Coordinator for Möeller & Botelho’s...
Obsessed with schedules and organization, the artistic coordinator of Rio’s major musicals became an expert in creating order out of chaosBy Rafael Teixeira... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Brazil Goes Broadway Yet Keeps Its Own Beat – A Timely Reprint of a Timely...
Andrew Lloyd Webber is hot there, Stephen Sondheim too. An impresario pair fans the craze with some Buarque here, some Bacharach there. Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA