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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

'Original Cast Album: Company' provides a glimpse of Sondheim's perfectionism by Lloyd Schwartz

In 1970, Stephen Sondheim's comic musical Company broke most of the conventions of American musical theater. Now, a newly restored documentary goes inside the making of the original cast alb…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:06PM
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

From Anorexia To Dystopia, New Operas Eloquently Tackle Contemporary Topics by Lloyd Schwartz

Ellen West, a new one-act chamber opera presented by Opera Saratoga, is based on a tragic poem by Frank Bidart, while Poul Ruders' The Thirteenth Child draws on Margaret Atwood's The Handmai…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:03PM
Monday, October 14, 2019

Documentary Reveals The Depth And Complexity Of Opera Star Maria Callas by Lloyd Schwartz

Maria by Callas weaves together performance clips, home movies, interviews and poignant diary excepts to present an intimate portrait of the singer in her own words.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:24PM
Monday, January 14, 2019

New Recording Of 'Doctor Atomic' May Be The Opera's Definitive Performance by Lloyd Schwartz

John Adams' opera, which premiered in 2005, centers on the first atomic bomb test at Los Alamos, N.M. Now, a new album features a recording of Doctor Atomic conducted by the composer himself.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:32PM
Monday, November 28, 2016

Heart-Stopping Production Numbers Make Up For A Thin Plot In 'An American In Paris' by Lloyd Schwartz

The new Broadway musical was inspired by the hit 1951 Hollywood musical starring Gene Kelly, with music by George Gershwin. Critic Lloyd Schwartz explains why he hopes a lot of people see th…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:02PM
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Revisiting Mary Martin's Lighter-Than-Air Exuberance In NBC's 1955 'Peter Pan' Live by Lloyd Schwartz

In 1955 and '56, NBC aired live telecasts of the Broadway hit Peter Pan, starring Mary Martin. Critic Lloyd Schwartz calls the performances, now available on Blu-ray, a "tribute to freedom a…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:10PM
Friday, July 24, 2015

Rediscovering The Thrill Of George Balanchine's New York City Ballet by Lloyd Schwartz

Lloyd Schwartz discusses the timeless appeal of the late choreographer George Balanchine. "[He] was our Shakespeare. ... watching a Balanchine ballet is like watching music come alive," he s…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:02PM
Friday, August 5, 2011

'Sweethearts' On Screen, But What Happens Off? : NPR by LLOYD SCHWARTZ

Around the same time that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were swinging their way into America's hearts with a snappy new American approach to movie musical comedy, another musical movie coup…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:47AM
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