Opera (1790)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
English Translation by Marmaduke E. Browne,
revised by John Cox
Boston Lyric Opera
Citi Performing Arts Center / Shubert Theatre
Boston, MA
March 15, 17m, 20, 22, 24m, 2013
A stunningly good production of the Mozart classic, with excellent singing, acting and staging; extremely funny and entertaining to boot.
Lore
Film (2012)
Directed by Cate Shortland
Kendall Square Cinema
Cambridge, MA
A semi-verbal, impressionistic treatment of a group of children traveling through Germany at the end of World War II.
A Raisin In The Sun
Play (1959)
by Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Liesl Tommy
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theatre
Boston, MA
March 8 – April 7, 2013
The 1950s classic about African-Americans on Chicago’s South Side facing housing discrimination during the postwar era.
Quartet
Film (2012)
Directed by Dustin Hoffman
A delightful light drama about a group of retired virtuosi in a home for aging musicians in England.
The Gatekeepers
Film (2012)
Directed by Dror Moreh
With Ami Ayalon, Avi Dichter, Yuval Diskin, Carmi Gillon, Yaakov Peri, Avraham Shalom
A documentary consisting largely of interviews with the men who, over the last thirty years or so, have led the Shin Bet, Israel’s highly secretive domestic security agency.