Morris is less
"No one could doubt the sincerity of Mark Morris' admiration for the late mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who was to have collaborated with him on the Metropolitan Opera's new staging of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. However, the opening night performance of this production (May 2) did not convince me that the choreographer can channel this sincerity into meaningful stage direction." JJ's take is in Gay City News.
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Periodization in music is a tricky thing at best, especially in the 18th century and with a figure like Gluck--but I'd still hesitate to call Orfeo a 'baroque' work.
In this case of the Met production, i would say it was br-oke.
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