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...music becomes too strong and drowns out the words of the actors. While the English translation should be easier to understand than the original Italian, it in fact may have detracted from the overall operatic experience and made some scenes difficult to follow. The unintentional competition between actor and musician for dominance becomes frustrating at times, but the audience can use facial cues and the clear blocking to understand the action.At just over three hours in length, “Così fan Tutte” asks a great deal of its audience, both in terms of attention and stamina...
...like to thank the Academy for courageously breaking the mold this time.' HERBIE HANCOCK, jazz musician, on being the first jazz artist in 43 years to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year...
...music becomes too strong and drowns out the words of the actors. While the English translation should be easier to understand than the original Italian, it in fact may have detracted from the overall operatic experience and made some scenes difficult to follow. The unintentional competition between actor and musician for dominance becomes frustrating at times, but the audience can use facial cues and the clear blocking to understand the action.At just over three hours in length, “Così fan Tutte” asks a great deal of its audience, both in terms of attention and stamina...
...Will You Marry Me”), or Jimi Hendrix (“Bring It On”), none of these homages are remotely memorable. Kravitz’s compositions are sheer mimicry, adding nothing to the styles he imitates. It’s not that Kravitz is a bad musician; he’s just incredibly uninventive. This is apparent in his lyrics even more than in his music. The album is full of eye-rolling, head-slapping moments. It does, however, raise some thought-provoking questions. “Did he just rhyme ‘inside?...
...government from 1996 to 1998, before moving over to run the capital. Pale and bespectacled, next to the ever-tan, ever-spiffy Berlusconi, the Rome mayor has high-culture tendencies and a book-writing hobby; he has written an earnest novel and a biography of a little-known jazz musician. Veltroni even gets a mention in Ian McEwan's best-selling novel Saturday...