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A different sort of review, but how many pro reviewers get compliments on their hair from the diva at the end of the night?
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“The virtues of Saturday’s extraordinary concert performance of “Eugene Onegin” by the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra began with its cast. … The brilliant Tanglewood Festival Chorus gave voice to the opera’s various peasants, maidens, and partygoers. The ovation at the end was enthusiastic and long-lasting.” And Renée Fleming was pretty darned good too.
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The free track from the new Eno/Byrne collaboration is up, sounding almost, but not completely, unlike “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts.”
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I think this is the solution to my music library storage problem: rack a bunch of these together and label the doors. Now: table, wall, or on a stand?
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“During some gossipy interjections, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus showed rare disunity.” ORLY? I would have said we were awfully unified, just without the precision of diction that we usually bring.
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“There was a lot to relish in ‘Onegin.’ … Too bad this performance will never be heard again. It will live on in memory.”
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“Sir Andrew Davis … stood in for Levine, earning thanks for a fine job. He doesn’t create the buzz and excitement that Levine does, but he’s only human, and it’s beginning to look as if Levine is something more.”
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