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A concert narrative in dramatic form--based on Giacomo Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly,' itself--we've come to the end of Act 1. (Or, as Bumgardner calls these sixth and seven scenes, "You Won't Get with Me Tonight" and "Across the Sea.") -
REVIEW: Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows, 'Have You Seen This Ghost?' (Apocalyptic Vision)
Anna-Varney Cantodea: Just a Poe "boy," from a Poe family. Listening to Anna-Varney Cantodea's tenth tired release, I'm reminded most of the opening monologue, delivered by Werner Schroeter, from Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1971 West German drama, Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (Beware of a Holy Whore). -
Classicalite's Liner Notes for Joyce DiDonato's 'ReJoyce'
Regarding 'Diva, Divo:' Not since Tiresias, in Thebes, has a gender-bend been more dramatically wrought. Humble, never haughty, wethinks the pride of Prairie Village, herself--Kansas' native mezzo Joyce DiDonato--still puts on her breeches one glorious aria at a time. -
"The Star-Spangled Banner," José Feliciano
In honor of America's 237th birthday, Classicalite takes a look back on some of the more, err, idiosyncratic renditions of this great country's national anthem. -
"The Star-Spangled Banner," Jimi Hendrix
In honor of America's 237th birthday, Classicalite takes a look back on some of the more, err, idiosyncratic renditions of this great country's national anthem. -
"The Star-Spangled Banner," Marvin Gaye
In honor of America's 237th birthday, Classicalite takes a look back on some of the more, err, idiosyncratic renditions of this great country's national anthem.
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