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...radio, to see it is to truly believe it; there is little doubt that as a spectacle seen on stage, opera is a synthesis of the arts. No wonder an opera is a complex machine involving performances of singing actors, stage managers, costume designers, make-up artists, a full orchestra and behind it all, the authors of a text written or re-written as lyrics. Operatic work is teamwork par excellence--for the stage to become alive with an uncanny reality, all these different parts must work smoothly. The making of an opera, in a sense, is a technical democracy...
...performance takes place in the Eliot House dining hall, transformed for this occasion into an arena where stage and audience strangely collide. At first, this non-traditional set-up might seem uncomfortable; the orchestra was extremely close, almost at arms-length from the public. But in fact, this proximity--a frequent device of theater and plays--creates an intimate interaction between the audience and the performers, rare in opera these days. What the work loses in majesty, it gains in intimacy and closeness...
Ethan Frome's only flaw is its set and production design. Although it is certainly cozy to be seated near the orchestra and to see all of the musicians, it eventually becomes distracting; the orchestra even drowns out the singing at some points. The stage itself is sparsely decorated: though not out of sync with the plain New England farmhouse of Wharton's novella, it still appears lacking. Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that the stage is so small that the actors often have nowhere...
...Boston Symphony Orchestra is celebrating Seiji Ozawa's 25th anniversary this year, opening its season with Petrassi's Concerto for Orchestra No. 5, SaintSaens Piano Concerto No. 2 and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3. First Nights' matriculators will enjoy an upscale evening which calls for discriminating musical analysis. Pricey but classy, a romantic evening accompanied by the strains of the BSO is a surefire way to impress a dating prospect. 8 p.m., Symphony Hall, 301 Mass...
...logistical difficulties. The platform helps characters enter and exit gracefully, and a carefully placed curtain allows it to revolve through a variety of locales without drawing undo attention to the technical crew. The instrumental ensemble is similarly discreet. Musical director Andy Boroson '01 leads on the piano, and the orchestra members keep a low profile, straining their eyesight in the dim light so as not to distract from the action on stage...