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The Magic Flute (0)
For those of us either unfamiliar or who hold only cursory knowledge of the opera, it’s sort of Mozart’s musical comedy. Overall it’s quite light and the morality of it is somewhat ham-handed, if classic: typical Sun vs. Moon, Light vs. Dark, Wisdom vs. Ignorance sort of stuff. Maybe (though not necessarily) some references to Free Masonry in there.
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (0)
Written by Neil Simon Directed by W. F.Wilson Prisoner captures audience There is nothing like a Neil Simon play for rounding out the old year and ringing in the new. This is dark comedy rendered with a light hand. Clever banter undercuts family angst as fast-paced repartee unfolds the story of a married couple struggling [...]
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Boris Godunov (1)
Modest Mussorgky’s only completed opera is not for the faint of heart; it is not for those who like the Italians and nothing else, the lyrical, the symphonic, the easy ones. Boris Godunov is a difficult piece, at once crass and deep, with, on the one hand, somewhat technically amateurish composition, and, on the other, incredible insight into not only how to musically convey the moods of the characters but how to convey the chaos and horror around them.



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