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Madame Butterfly may not spring to mind for most Harvard students enjoying the Cambridge thaw, but for the increasing number of students participating in student opera, Puccini’s “Tutta La Primavera” is the sweetest spring song...
ubtlety and understatement are the heroes of the Lowell House Opera’s (LHO) production of Don Giovanni. The well-known opera easily lends itself to ostentation, but the cast and crew of LHO refreshingly approach the opera with a wonderful simplicity...
...fact, LHO performers never let their audience forget that a night at the opera is first and foremost a musical experience...
...fact, the orchestra’s volume hums well beneath that of the soloists throughout the opera. The orchestra’s willingness to provide the often under-appreciated accompaniment demonstrates a mature musical sensitivity that audiences will appreciate. Of course, the player must have realized that it a privilege to play the accompaniment for the Don Giovanni soloists, who all displayed impressive vocal talent...
However, after a story and performances that tugs yearning audiences along, the opera concludes rather abruptly, with a seemingly tacked-on epilogue after the dramatic death of Don Giovanni. Never letting an opportunity for a comedic moment pass, the remaining characters stand in a semicircle, playfully singing the last line of “the evil come to evil ends and the wicked die, just as they themselves have lived...