Archive for June 23rd, 2012
Seeking a Friend, Moonrise Kingdom, Abraham Lincoln
Currently in Theaters When a movie shows us the end of the world, it ought to be a blast. Unfortunately, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World was made to emote loneliness before nothingness. Neither Steve Carrel nor Keira Knightly can convert this overwritten script and snore-maker direction give us enough to care […]
06/30/12 – Aida – 1:00pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago Aida by Giuseppe Verdi Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 23 minutes In Italian Here it is—the granddaddy of grand-opera spectacle—complete with pyramids and potentates, priestesses and dancing girls, plus armies of soldiers and slaves! At its heart, a treacherous love triangle and a relationship that was never meant to be. Aida, the […]
Playlist: Jun/23/12
8:21 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — The Bells Opus: 35Conductor: Vladimir AshkenazyEnsemble: Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraConcertgebouw ChorusLondon, 414455 8:04 PM Dmitri Shostakovich — Spanish Songs Opus: 100Mikhail Lukonin, baritoneYuri SerovDelos, 3304 8:00 PM Igor Stravinsky — Russian Sacred Choruses Conductor: Robert CraftEnsemble: Orchestra of St. Luke’sGregg Smith SingersMusicMaste, 67086 7:15 PM Aaron Copland — Symphony No. 3 […]
