Word: madrigale
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Quincy House Madrigal Society
Dionysus is long dead and hara rock has never come close to filling the sensory cleft, but the station will be offering a selection of Italian madrigal, from Arcadelt to Monteverdi, that may capture the lyrical side of mythical and mysterious rites of spring.
The play gets off to a slow start despite a madrigal-like solemn number about wives swearing to deny their husbands "entrance." At first, it's even difficult to hear some of the lines. But once the basic comic situation of the play is revealed--the male characters walking around...
Anderson thinks that aggression is not necessarily an evil force and can ultimately be used for self-betterment. Since aggression is a part of man's lot, at least for the foreseeable future, it might as well be accepted with some degree of good cheer. The title cut kicks things...
Sullivan's music come through even more beautifully than Gilbert's words. Gerald Moshell evokes a full, singing tone from his fine orchestra, as is only proper, since Ruddigore has more than its share of set-apart showpieces--Thomas D. Fuller's hornpipe in the first act, the respectable caper...