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MICHAEL JAFFEE (1938 – 2019) #michaeljaffee

I was deeply sorry to read of the passing of Michael Jaffee. Michael was one of the most interesting and generous people I have had the privilege of knowing. He invited me to join the board of Chamber Music America, which he founded, on which I served with great pleasure for a decade. Not having …

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The Central Park Five’ Review: Questions of Crime and Punishment

Anthony Davis’s new work at Long Beach Opera has potent music, but it struggles to turn its ripped-from-the-headlines story into satisfying drama. Nathan Granner as Khorey Wise, Cedric Berry as Yusef Salaam, Orson Van Gay as Raymond Santana, Derrell Acon as Antron McCray and Bernard Holcomb as Kevin Richardson Photo: Keith Ian Polakoff By Heidi …

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Orlando’ Review: Unearthing a Gem

Romantic jealousies and magical interventions lead to all kinds of complications in this stunning production of Agostino Steffani’s forgotten gem at the Boston Early Music Festival. A scene from ‘Orlando’ PHOTO: KATHY WITTMANByHeidi Waleson June 12, 2019 2:01 p.m. ET Boston The Boston Early Music Festival has unearthed a forgotten Baroque opera gem—Agostino Steffani’s “Orlando generoso” (1691)—and …

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prisoner of the state’ Review: Stripping Away the Story

The New York Philharmonic presents a remake of Beethoven’s sole opera, ‘Fidelio,’ with entirely new music, and the result is a gloomy production leached of the original’s passion. A scene from ‘prisoner of the state’ PHOTO: CHRIS LEEByHeidi WalesonJune 12, 2019 2:47 p.m. ET New York With “prisoner of the state,” given its world premiere last week …

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