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...17th century, when Francesco Cavalli composed “L’Ormindo,” one of the earliest operas still surviving today. “L’Ormindo”—presented last weekend at the New College Theatre by the Harvard Early Music Society??was first performed in Venice in 1644. As a production, it may seem unfamiliar to even the most ardent opera-goer, and a revival of an obscure non-blockbuster can’t avoid a certain degree of controversy and skepticism. Yet, it springs from a seminal period...
...gentlemen’s club. But in BlackCast’s current production of the play—which opened last night and will run through Nov. 15 in the Agassiz Theatre—director Andrew C. Coles ’09 takes creative liberties to accurately portray modern society??s heterogeneity. Browsing the original cast list, one thing is certain—if you’re either a woman or a person of color, you aren’t going to get much stage time. It’s an unfortunate trend throughout Western theater: typecasting...
...Medicine and Society,” one of the two honors-only subfields within the “Science and Society?? track, allows students to combine medical school requirements with a more holistic look at health through a social and humanities angle. Shapin said that the creation of this option reflects the trend of senior theses about biomedicine’s role in the modern world...
...Also within the “Science and Society?? track is the “Mind, Brain, and Behavioral Sciences” subfield, and Harrington said that the department is considering the possibility of developing an “Engineering and Society?? choice as well...
...both passionate and knowledgeable as a singer as well as a teacher to students such as these.” Hargis spoke about Baroque performance practices in opera, and concentrated specifically on the physical gestures used in that period, working with cast members from the Harvard Early Music Society??s presentation of Francesco Cavalli’s opera “L’Ormindo.”Hargis compared Baroque music and its practice to Baroque art, stating that she often finds inspiration for her characters by looking at art from the period. She showed photographs...