theatre
Marc Blitzstein’s ‘The Cradle Will Rock’ now recorded with full orchestra
July 27, 2018The Cradle Will Rock finally achieved what the composer-librettist had always imagined: A fully orchestrated staged production.
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‘Mayakovsky and Stalin’ stride the stage in an L.A. world premiere
July 24, 2018Mednick devotes some attention to the pre-revolutionary era, when Stalin and Mayakovsky were both unscrupulous brigands for the cause; we see that theoretically, at least, they are on the same side.
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Two operatic divas, Regina and Violetta, take St. Louis by storm
June 11, 2018Two strong operatic characters from works composed almost a century apart show the mettle of women who’ve been challenged by society’s conventions.
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“The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk”: A Valentine to Marc and Bella Chagall
March 1, 2018Who isn’t enchanted by the exuberant canvases of Russian Jewish painter Marc Chagall, with his green cows and red fish and colorful village vignettes of his remembered shtetl youth?
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In “Violet” a young woman finds strength and beauty through love
February 28, 2018Jeanine Tesori: The most successful-ever woman composer for Broadway. It was her name that brought me to see "Violet."
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