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Following the overture, in her Boston debut, the soprano Christine Brewer sang Beethoven's concert aria Ah! Perfido. Brewer navigated the recitative, an abandoned woman's diatribe against her lover, with confidence and ease. The first slow half of the subsequent aria showcased her delicate control and artistry in the upper register. The second half, speckled with piercing cries directed against the faithless lover, called for a quicker, more agitated approach, which Brewer delivered well. The aria closed on a satisfying note with the reprise of the first theme. Throughout the piece, the intimate quality of the period orchestra proved...

Author: By Chad B. Denton, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Period Beethoven Program Charms All | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

...very important that the backbone of the Crimson offense found the end zone against Holy Cross for the first time this season. With the strong recent performance from junior wide receiver Terence Patterson and Wilford's promising debut, the offense has been scoring more points each week...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mercurial Season Continues for RB Menick | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

Wooroloo would be an impressive debut coming from any new poet, but the book will be read by many out of plain curiosity: In what manner does a child of those parents write? And although Hughes denies being consciously influenced by the work of her mother and father, traces from both are easy to see. Her mother's violent, lacerating imagery appears in a poem called "Hysterectomy": "My disease will be stripped out/ Like the rotten lining of a leather coat." Plath's angry confessional tone is echoed in "Granny": "You loved me not, just saw/ A copy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Birth of a Poet | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

Techno beats? Funky bass lines? Crazy sampling and distortion? How could this possibly be the same Better Than Ezra that made their smash debut in 1995 with "Good" and "In the Blood"? With their innovative third major release, How Does Your Garden Grow? the group has branched into new directions of synthetic sounds and vocal distortion while also continuing in the tradition of soft ballads and often teary-eyed lyrics. The result is an eclectic, although sometimes confused, mixture of past successes with fresh and promising new sounds complemented beautifully by Kevin Griffin's passionate vocals. Yet with...

Author: By Christopher R. Blazejewski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Sound 'Better' Than Ever | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

...story, on one level, of a gifted young black man's struggles on the streets and in the jails of Washington, D.C., the main piece of this puzzle is undoubtedly Raymond Joshua (played by Saul Williams) in his debut performance. Arrested for marijuana possession after his drug-dealing friend is shot by a rival gang, Ray is sent to prison. Inside he finds the gang lifestyle to be as fierce as it is on the streets, and there he comes to the realization that he wants out of the game. Released on bail while awaiting his trial, he wrestles with...

Author: By J.t. Marino, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Slam' Shows Faith in the Power of One | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

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