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...evening began with Sergei Prokofiev??s Symphony No. 1 in D major. The piece established the neo-classical flavor of the night’s first three works with sweeping, sometimes dissonant harmonies punctuated by pizzicato and sharp percussion. Cohler presented the third and fourth movements with an especially tasteful choice of tempi that allowed his musicians to end the piece with a rapid, energetic flourish...
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” has inspired an abundance of adaptations, from Sergei Prokofiev??s ballet to Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story.” Shakespeare himself adapted the story from the earlier tale of Pyramus and Thisbe. While most of these adaptations preserve the tragedy of the love story, Ottavio Cappellani’s latest novel “Sicilian Tragedee” takes the tale in the unusual direction towards comedy.At first glance Cappellani’s work, now available in an English...
...ballet? This Valentine’s Day, an endless sea of couples flooded the Wang Theatre for the opening night of the Boston Ballet’s “Romeo and Juliet,” featuring original staging by the legendary South African choreographer John Cranko and Prokofiev??s stunning score. Despite a slow and emotionally unengaged beginning, the performance eventually redeems itself and proves that Shakespeare’s famous “star-cross’d lovers” can hold their own—even in pointe shoes. Cranko’s ballet...
...sense of resolution, the HRO energetically pulled off the impressive feat of synthesizing the divergent elements of the work.After Shen went on stage to meet the audience’s applause, the HRO proceeded to display its ability to rouse listeners with tragedy. The orchestra performed selected movements from Prokofiev??s “Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet,” including the scenes “The Montagues and the Capulets,” “Juliet, Young Woman,” “Dance,” “Dance...
...Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and The Memorial Church’s Pusey Minister, had read to you before bed in his booming, mesmerizing oratory style. This possibility can be experienced on Saturday, Dec. 10, as Gomes narrates the Bach Society Orchestra’s (BachSoc) performance of Prokofiev??s classic composition “Peter and the Wolf.” In addition, BachSoc will perform Bartok’s “Romanian Folk Dances,” Shubert’s “Unfinished Symphony,” and an original composition from...