Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen shows that he’s at the top of a crowded pack of countertenors in two recent New York performances with Philharmonia Baroque.
SoCal goes Scandi in two recent concerts, with one featuring an appearance by Lise Davidsen.
The term “narrative prosthesis” refers to the tendency for works of literature to use disability as the conflict upon which the whole narrative hinges. Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick is a quintessential example of “narrative prosthesis.”
It was as though they had released us from an enchantment and we all woke up giggling and surprisingly well rested.
Unfortunately, LOC’s Proximity works only fitfully.
I fucking love Renée Fleming.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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