Opera (1893)
by Giuseppi Verdi
Conductor: James Levine
Metropolitan Opera, New York
Live in HD
A nice, rousing production of Verdi’s last opera, featuring the great Falstaffian, Ambrogio Maestri, in the title role, and the great, long-time music director of the Met, James Levine, in a majestic operatic reappearance after a long medical leave.
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis
Film (2013)
Directed by Christopher Wilcha
With The Avett Brothers, Joan Baez, Punch Brothers, Rhiannon Giddens, Oscar Isaac, The Milk Carton Kids, Colin Meloy, Marcus Mumford, David Rawlings, Patti Smith, Willie Watson, Gillian Welch, Jack White
The fabulous concert documentary accompaniment to Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen brothers’ forthcoming tribute to folkies in the early 1960s.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Film (2013)
Directed by Peter Jackson
Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens,
Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro
based on the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Part II of the film mega-version of the short introductory Middle Earth novel – long, with non-stop battling of orcs, elves, dwarves and dragons, and much better than Part I.
Mat Zo
Concert
Royale Boston Nightclub
Theater District, Boston, MA
Recording
Damage Control by Mat Zo
A twenty-three year old DJ/composer/producer with a growing international reputation wows the crowd with his inventive amalgamations and restlessly driving beats.
not Jenny
Play (2013)
by MJ Halberstadt
Directed by Rebecca Bradshaw
Bridge Repertory Theater of Boston
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston, MA
December 6 – 15, 2013
An intense, intimate and beautifully acted production about two twin sisters and their brother who reunite, after many years, in the wake of a family tragedy.