Douglas Williams as Polyphemus in Acis and Galatea. Photo: Ken FriedmanMark Morris' new production of Acis and Galatea opens this weekend a the Schubert, co-sponsored by Celebrity Series and…
The beauty of pure technique: Études. (Photos: Rosalie O'Connor )Many things are pricked, punctured or popped in Pricked, the current program at Boston Ballet (through this wee…
Detail from Rembrandt's The Blinding of SamsonI think that when it came to Handel's Samson, the Handel and Haydn Society simply knew it had to hire some serious vocal muscle. …
Moe Angelos as Susan Sontag.It would be nice to say that Sontag: Reborn, the latest from the Builders Association (at ArtsEmerson through this weekend) amounts to more than just high-end hag…
I confess I'd just about given up on Alvin Ailey. Its dancers remained unrivaled in their sheer physical supremacy - and reveling in that was always a thrill; but over the tw…
Soprano Sarah Coburn as Elvira - or do I mean Ophelia?It's too much to say that Vincenzo Bellini revolutionized opera - but he certainly helped re-align it. Indeed, you could argue the long …
Deborah Voigt and Brian Zeger in concert at Symphony Hall. Photo: Robert Torres.If there were any doubts that Deborah Voigt still has command over a truly glorious sound, these were laid to …
The famously wry smile.If you haven't heard the news yet, director Nicholas Martin, a great theatrical talent and ebullient raconteur who led the Huntington to new heights of artistic achiev…
Fernando Guimarães as Ulisse. All photos: Clive Grainger.Few artifacts are more intriguing than the partial masterpiece.So imagine the tantalizing aura that has long lingered over I…
It took spring a long to get here this year, didn't it - which means there are quite a few Hubbies to hand out! So without further ado, here are a few salutes to the performers, direct…
The talented cast of Top Girls.Sometimes it seems that feminism has a problem with its greatest playwright:She isn't exactly a "feminist."Thus there is much gnashing of teeth around the care…
Photo: Dario AcostaWe don't normally post previews, but seriously, what opera queen could resist the chance to chat with soprano Deborah Voigt (even if by email!), who is appearing with pian…
Don Juan in clubland, prior to Hell. Photos: Oshin GregorianLocal opera fans know that performances at BU's Opera Institute can dazzle, so I wasn't surprised to see close to a full house for…
Tenor Nicholas Phan: a millennial Michael Fierstein?From the moment he takes the stage, tenor Nicholas Phan (at left) seems to straddle two contrasting worlds of vocal performance.For there'…
Two pianos, four hands, one sensibility. Photo: Robert TorresMarc-André Hamelin returned to Celebrity Series last weekend in a concert haunted by doubles. The program was even comprised of …
Photo: Chris McKenzieIt's rare that a closing night seems to open a hole in our theatre scene.But that's the case with Far Away from Whistler in the Dark, the fringe company led by Meg …
Geraldine Walther, Edward Dusinberre, András Fejér, and Károly Schranz. Photo: Keith SaundersWe seem to be awash in Bartók these days - with a great d…
Christina Pumariega shares a laugh with Marianna Bassham. Photos: T. Charles Erickson.The disappointment that greeted Melinda Lopez's Becoming Cuba at the Huntington on opening ni…
Beth Pearson takes a ride on love's carousel. Photos: Roger Metcalfe.Molière, like Shaw and so many other great comic writers, is now a rarity on our local stage. But fans of the Fren…
Yannick Greweldinger and Silke Hundertmark in Lebensraum (Habitat).Lebensraum (Habitat), at ArtsEmerson through this weekend only, manages the curious trick of seeming strange and familiar a…
Photo: Meghan MooreMerrimack Rep's production of Lanford Wilson's Talley's Folly (through this weekend only) has by now garnered a large bouquet of critical praise. And there's a good reason…
Aisslinn Nosky leads the Handel and Haydn players through Mendelssohn's library. Photo: James Doyle.It's easy to see the appeal of a program like Handel and Haydn's "Mendelssohn's Library"&n…
Sasha Castroverde and Joe Short make love (or do they?) in Rich Girl. Photos: Mark S. Howard.There's been a trend of late in playwrights (mostly female) "updating" classics by (mostly …
Yes, the biggest free party of the theatrical year kicks off tonight at the Cyclorama at 7:30 pm - with your help, of course! (Indiegogo campaign supporters, this means you!). And this year …
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff. Photo: Giorgia Bertazzi.The brilliant Christian Tetzlaff has been a regular visitor to Boston (perhaps too regular; last Sunday Jordan Hall was only two-thirds …