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Boston Symphony Orchestra...
...about rhythm. Because rhythm is so dependent on tempo, it is particularly crucial that Le Sacre not be languished upon for its unique sound at the expense of its intricate and some-times cryptic rhythms. To perform the piece well demands a complete renunciation of the orchestra to the violent, feral beauty of Le Sacre. This crucial risk was not taken in Saturday performance...
...constructed for the musical. Although on the small side, the stage never felt overcrowded at all, since the only objects on it were blocks and the two poles. The Dunster House Opera was staged much like a regular opera at one end of the dining hall, with the orchestra in a corner, demonstrating that one can successfully stage an opera in a dining hall...
...used to play in front of a 50-piece orchestra, but we trimmed it down after the accident...
Fosse is not completely without heart; Mr. Bojangles, in which Sergio Trujillo gracefully portrays an aged, down-at-heels dancer, is genuinely moving. In general, though, the show's rare lyric moments are as unconvincing as the synthesized string sounds that swirl out of the orchestra pit in I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man. For all its compulsive flair, Fosse is cold and enigmatic at the core, as glittering as a perfect diamond--and hard enough to cut glass. What makes it work is its maker's willingness to stare into the abyss, backed up by the taut, pellucid brilliance...