Word: musicians
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...musicians here are generally not superstars, although such nationally known acts as Soul Asylum and the Mississippi Mass Choir do make appearances. And a few of the performers featured deserve a shot on Leno or Conan O'Brien, chief among them the spirited New Orleans hip-hop brass band Soul Rebels. Most of the acts on River of Song, however, seem content with local renown. They display a commitment that's deeper than celebrity: for them, music isn't simply a means to acquire wealth or fame; it's a method of preserving traditions and a way of life...
...that I could not move myself to say anything original. And the press release is the best part of the show slick and pretty and misleadingly promising. This is really because The Revels, a non-profit arts organization complete with mailing list and gift catalogne, founded in Cambridge by musician John Langstaff and his daughter Carol, has turned over 28 years into a serious establishment and tradition for Bostonside Christmas-celebrators...
...guarantee the possibility of divorce." At a Madrid press conference, the nameless--and occasionally pantless--one offered this provocatively convoluted explanation: "Mayte and I are joined for life, and the best way to demonstrate it is to do away with the legal bonds that people demand." The musician and Mayte will re-pledge their commitment in a "symbolic" ceremony in Spain on Valentine...
Most of the opera, however, belonged to soprano Labelle, completely entrancing in the title role of Violetta Valery. After making her debut last year in BLO's Lucia de Lammermoor Labelle was named The Boston Globe 1997 Musician of the Year, and with good reason. Her vocal and stylistic range is almost unfathomable: in the course of roughly 10 minutes at the end of the first act, she goes from airy coquettish high notes to the wistful, delicate "Goodbyes" to the passionate lament of the "misterioso" theme that haunts the entire opera. She pulls off coloratura singing--that ornamented style...
...That's why I became a jazz musician. You can't really say you got a gig if you work on Wall Street...