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...play of the same title. Originally named “Iago,” the opera focuses on the vocal interplay between Othello and his traitorous ensign, Iago, who spends the course of the play engineering Othello’s downfall. According to Artistic Director and Conductor Channing Yu ’93, LHO’s production boasts a full orchestra to accompany this vocal interplay. The orchestra is comprised of a full rotation of 120 musicians, with about 80 represented in any given performance. Its score highlights the dramatic psychological dimensions of Iago’s sinister plotting...

Author: By Alec E Jones, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Otello' Preserves Past | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...Asking the audience to clap the rhythm and sing the tune with a series of “bum” and “bo-da-ga-bum,” Kapilow helps the audience become more familiar with the music. After these mini lessons, the grinning conductor poses “quiz” questions, requesting that the audience answer with a unanimous “Tempo!” or “Accompaniment!” This interactive educational sequence paves an irresistibly engaging and entertaining segue into the full piece itself.His explanations, coupled with live...

Author: By Minji Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Hamadeus' Delights Children | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...composer, conductor, and classical music commentator, Rob Kapilow truly knows classical music—from its creation to its presentation to its reception by the general public. The National Public Radio veteran and former Yale music professor has dedicated his career to attuning the untrained ear to the pleasures of classical music. He recently sat down with The Harvard Crimson to discuss his efforts to make classical music accessible to all. His upcoming performance of the Dr. Seuss adaptation “Green Eggs and Hamadeus,” a children’s musical, takes place February...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kapilow Channels Seuss | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

...solid foundation for the production. It was evident that the players as well as Cohler were intent on presenting a rhythmically precise performance, which proved to be no mean task. Although there were some initial troubles settling into a rhythmic groove, by the end of the first act, conductor and orchestra were on the same page. Particularly impressive was the sensitivity with which the players navigated the harmonically difficult passages.Perhaps the greatest asset of the production was its artistic direction under the leadership of Victoria J. Crutchfield ’10. The modern stage design and lighting provided settings with...

Author: By Diego H. Nunez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Rake's Progress' Progressive | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

...leather dealer, and the home of the state auditor and the little house where the divorced schoolteacher lived. You see where the Lincolns' babysitter trudged home after a long stretch with the rowdy boys, and you see the spot where stood the home of Jamison Jenkins, a conductor on the Underground Railroad. It takes no great imagination to picture the enthusiastic parades and rallies that flowed through this street during Lincoln's historic campaigns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reporter's Notebook: Visiting Lincoln's Springfield | 2/14/2009 | See Source »

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