la boheme

Firstly, I have nothing against opera. Clearly the performers are very talented people and I have great respect for that. But there’s a special place you have to be in to really enjoy opera, and pretty much any amount of self-awareness takes you far from it. And on top of that, when you add poorly […]

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sit down

I saw Gypsy at the Overture Center last night and really didn’t like it much. It was only partly the fault of the actors. It was the last performance of the weekend, the house was only half full, and the low energy was palpable. But a lot of it is just that I don’t really […]

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