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With a little imagination, it could have been an Italian palazzo. The charms of a Renaissance courtyard, a dovecote of partridges, a meadow with trees and a pergola near the meadow set the scene for a recent rehearsal of Harvard’s latest opera: The Triumph of Camilla. In the waxing moonlight, two forlorn lovers articulate the pathos of despair in C sharps and high G’s. As a disheartened mezzo soprano appeals to the moon, arms extended, her gestures border parody. Pfhorzheimer House’s Comstock room never saw so much action...
...provoke a response from the spectator. Gestures of address and decrees of love or war are expressed in a highly stylized way. “It’s difficult to teach baroque gesture acting in [the three weeks we rehearsed together],” says Griesbach, a professional opera director and co-founder of a Baroque opera company. “Therefore, what I’ve tried to do with the choreography is to use elements of Baroque opera to give people an idea of the genre...
This week, Harvard’s Early Music Society will attempt to resuscitate the art of Baroque opera with its presentation of The Triumph of Camilla. Harvard’s production will mark the show’s Boston premiere and its third appearance in North America. 12 students from Harvard, Boston University and the New England Conservatory of Music comprise the cast, and they are accompanied by eight strings, two harpsichords and a small organ...
Logan’s return is as strong an addition as any recruit brought in by an Ivy team this year. But questions linger about his health after missing the entire Ivy season last year with a torn ACL ... The Spencer Gloger soap opera opens a new chapter this season. After enjoying one of the finest rookie seasons in school history, Gloger left for UCLA. Now he’s back and reportedly looked sharp during the team’s trip to Spain ... Look for Persia to take over the point guard responsibilities for Princeton now that Ahmed...
Logan’s return is as strong an addition as any recruit brought in by an Ivy team this year. But questions linger about his health after missing the entire Ivy season last year with a torn ACL ... The Spencer Gloger soap opera opens a new chapter this season. After enjoying one of the finest rookie seasons in school history, Gloger left for UCLA. Now he’s back and reportedly looked sharp during the team’s trip to Spain ... Look for Persia to take over the point guard responsibilities for Princeton now that Ahmed...