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Fleming is in the Cambridge area this week for three performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, beginning...
...problem of the flow of sound is more difficult to solve. Without a pit as such, the orchestra must play on the same level as the audience, and tends to trap the singing behind it, occasionally making it difficult to catch words or phrases. However, music director Nico A. Olarte-Hayes ’11 leads the chamber orchestra with admirable restraint, and even the best of conductors and ensembles would have a hard time playing more surreptitiously...
...both music and plot, the defining idiosyncrasy and greatest challenge of Britten’s work is the sense of a rural world that has just disappeared from real life—grimy and intolerant, yet somehow possessed of some endearing ignorance that we no longer have. The orchestra warmly articulates the meandering melodic lines, but shades them with a well-measured anxiety that elegantly propels the emotional dynamic of the opera...
While “Let the Men Handle It” stands out both for its lyrics and singing, other numbers lack the same exhilarating quality. Overall, however, the script is clever enough to keep the audience engaged and the play moving forward. The talented orchestra maintains the upbeat tempo in every number and the musical composition—by Alex B. Lipton ’11—suits the witty lyrics...
...While these students might be understandably nervous singing before America’s premier soprano, they have no reason to be. Fleming is as beloved for her warmth of manner and golden personality as for her voice. After her visit to Harvard, she will perform with the Boston Symphony Orchestra from February 11 to February 13 at Boston Symphony Hall...