Monthly Archives: January 2018

THE MET’S TOSCA: GRAND RETURNS TO THE OPERA

Sonya Yoncheva’s Violetta was the heart of the most beautiful and exciting event I have ever seen on the stage – Willy Decker’s essentialist La Traviata, with Michael Fabiano (Alfredo) and Thomas Hampson (Germont), so the prospect of seeing Yoncheva’s Floria Tosca was greatly anticipated, to say the least. Decker’s Traviata realized that Dumas’ story, […]

January 28, 2018 – 6:10 pm | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in from Paul, History, Music, Opera, Theater, Theology, Uncategorized | Comments Off on THE MET’S TOSCA: GRAND RETURNS TO THE OPERA

LES MIS: THE ENERGIZER MUSICAL

The musical Les Misérables premiered on  September 24,1980; Duracell’s Energizer Bunny debuted nine years later, but unlike the pink bunny, Schonberg’ and Boubil’s musical keeps getting stronger and stronger. Over 70 million people in 44 countries never grow tired of this magical stage work. (Aside from Hamlet, Kathleen and I have seen Les Mis more […]

January 26, 2018 – 9:34 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Books, Current Events, from Paul, History, Music, Opera, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Theater, Theology | Comments Off on LES MIS: THE ENERGIZER MUSICAL