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2021-02-12 16:46:29
Meet the Divas In Drag Italian Opera, “bringing to life operatic divas of the past, through drag-matic lip syncs.”
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2017-10-22 13:00:48
The Last Gasp Of The 20th-Century Scientific Suffix 'Tron'
In the mid-20th century, "'Stat' signalled something measurable, while 'matic' advertised free labour; but 'tron,' above all, indicated control. To gain the suffix was to acquire a proud and optimistic emblem of the electronic and atomic age."
2017-02-08 07:13:00
Shiloh Battlefield, Tennessee. Camera: Minolta Hi-matic. Film: Ilford HP5+. Last Thursday we found ourselves in Toronto for the premiere of the final installment in Canadian Opera Company's Ring Cycle (aka, the COC Ring), featuring no less a momentous event than Christine Goerke's first outing as the Götterdämmerung Brunnhilde. This long anticipated assumption is the culmination of perhaps THE major Brunnhilde assumption of the decade, and certainly the most consequential assumption by an American in some time. Goerke continues to offer an uncommonly beautiful take on this music, fully realizing the score at a level only available to a few singers today. Big climaxes were thrilling, especially a stunning Dawn Duet that elicited the rare intra-act Wagner applause, while Goerke's luscious, expressive middle register shone in stretches like the Waltraute scene and Immolation lead-up. Beyond sheer vocal beauty, Goerke makes a strong […]
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