Tuesday, July 30, 2013

THE BACCHAE AT DION - THE SAME THEATRE (ALMOST) WHERE IT PREMIERED

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  Reviewed by James Karas The Argo Theatrical Company produced Euripides’ Bacchae at the Ancient Theatre of Dion. It was part of t...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

ELEKTRA – AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL, FRANCE

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James Karas ***** (out of five) The year’s grand production by the Aix-en-Provence Festival at the aptly named Grand Théâtre ...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

ELENA – CAVALLI OPERA AT AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL

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  Reviewed by James Karas   **** (out of five)   Elena is an opera by Francesco Cavalli that was first performed in 1659...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

THE HOUSE TAKEN OVER – AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL PREMIERES NEW OPERA

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Reviewed by James Karas For its 65 th season, the Aix-en-Provence Festival commissioned a new opera that had its premiere at the outd...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

DON GIOVANNI AT AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL

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Reviewed by James Karas *****   (out of five) Don Giovanni is one of the most popular operas in the repertoire and everyone kno...
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Sunday, July 7, 2013

RIGOLETTO AT AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL – REVIEW OF CARSEN PRODUCTION

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Reviewed by James Karas The Aix-en-Provence Festival opened its 65 th season with a resoundingly successful production of Rigoletto...
Saturday, July 6, 2013

STRANGE INTERLUDE AT NATIONAL THEATRE IN INTERESTING PRODUCTION

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Reviewed by James Karas Eugene O’Neill’s Strange Interlude has been cut down to less than three and a half hours for its productio...