It is worth noting that almost all the Shakespeare histories are tragedies, and almost all the kings whose stories he recounts are fools or knaves or both. The one exception (aside from the obsequious Henry VIII, of which he was a partial author) is Henry V, which is less a play than a celebration of […]
Archives for October 23, 2018
Review: Mozart’s Figaro in Four Quartets from In Series
Mozart’s delightful Marriage of Figaro has been a perennial favorite, not only produced frequently by opera companies, but its material has been poured over, parsed, and mastered as part of any classical music training program and vocal studio. Hence, it’s understandable that The In Series might want a shot at mining this rich composer’s trove […]