YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD STORY (OR TRILOGY, EVEN) DOWN PART 2
BEAUMARCHAIS’ STORIES HAD good legs, operawise. Here in Part 2, we’ll continue with lives of the Almavivas and Figaros, sung to our favorite tunes. La Mère Coupable, The Guilty Mother … Continue reading
July 30, 2019 · Leave a comment
YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD STORY (OR TRILOGY, EVEN) DOWN PART 1
CULTURAL TALES CAN lead to literary works, then be transformed into operas. The myths of Greek gods, for instance, led to The Oresteia, a trilogy of plays by Aeschylus in … Continue reading
July 29, 2019 · Leave a comment
GETTING EVEN—THEATRICALLY PART 1
APART FROM BEING a spy, diplomat, arms dealer, and revolutionary (French and American), playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais sure know how to get even. His means of revenge? His theatrical … Continue reading
June 28, 2019 · Leave a comment
