Once again, the Yale Philharmonia delivered a well chosen, brilliantly played concert on Friday, under the direction of guest conductor, Jean-Marie Zeitouni. The offerings were all French.… Read more “A Leadership of Love/Jean-Marie Zeitouni”
She Broke your Throne and Cut your Hair/MET Samson et Dalila
I must admit that when they began the Met HD broadcasts in 2006, I was worried that fewer people would bother to go the opera house in… Read more “She Broke your Throne and Cut your Hair/MET Samson et Dalila”
Abuelas and Forgiveness/El Huracán at the Rep
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! King Lear, Shakespeare Shakespeare was… Read more “Abuelas and Forgiveness/El Huracán at the Rep”
Met HD Opens BIG!
Horses, caravans, pageantry…must be AIDA! The 2018-2019 season of the live Met HD broadcasts began Saturday, and it opened with a spectacular production of AIDA that clearly… Read more “Met HD Opens BIG!”
A Tale of Two Orchestras
Yale is fortunate enough to have two excellent, full-sized orchestras; The Yale Symphony and The Yale Philharmonia. The Yale Symphony is the largest performance group in the… Read more “A Tale of Two Orchestras”
Delightfully Overbooked!
Once fall sets in, the musical offerings in and around Yale are varied, inexpensive (or free) and they are so frequent, no one can see all that… Read more “Delightfully Overbooked!”
STRAVINSKY: The Soldier’s Tale
(9/27/18) By Barbara M The music takes pride of place in this “Music/Dance Chamber Theater Piece”, which is as it should be. Stravinsky’s score references a dizzying… Read more “STRAVINSKY: The Soldier’s Tale”
Arturo Sandoval: Out of Jale
By Doug. Because of Susan’s recommendation, two days ago on Friday evening I went to the Arturo Sandoval Ellington Jazz Series concert in Morse Recital Hall in… Read more “Arturo Sandoval: Out of Jale”
CT Folk
In 1989, Tom Paxton kicked off a concert that was held to raise funds for the Farmington Rail to Trail Association and the CT Fund for the Environment. … Read more “CT Folk”
Dying is Easy. Comedy is Hard.
“When it’s 100 degrees in New York, it is 72 in Los Angeles. When it is 30 degrees in New York, it is 72 in Los Angeles.… Read more “Dying is Easy. Comedy is Hard.”