The Classical Beat (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Web-only review: Boston festival brings Previn, Nyman operas to D.C. by Robert Battey and Joan Reinthaler Boston University is planting a large footprint in the area with its "InCite Arts Festival," an interdisciplinary presentation of music, theater and painting, including an orchestra concert Monday night at the Kennedy Center and two plays this past weekend at the Olney Theater (Jim Petosa,...
The Classical Beat (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Watching others dress up is a hallmark of October 31; some choose to pursue this activity in a theater, and several operas are appearing on Saturday night to oblige them. Apart from the Washington National Opera's "Ariadne auf Naxos," two short operas come courtesy of the InCite Festival, a Boston University affair that has come to Washington for the next few days and is taking over the Olney...
Theme and Variations (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Just finished listening to The Teaching Company course "How to Listen to and Understand Great Music" which was lent to me by Robert. So naturally I'm on a classical music kick. I've been raiding the local libraries and Half-Price Bookstores to try and round out my classical music collection on CD. Fortunately, when Susan and I first got married in 1990 I joined the BMG Music Club and for...
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