Criticism

REVIEW: Die Tote Stadt at Bard, and Leon Botstein’s Korngold Project

Did Bard’s Festival raise our sense of the composer’s classical works? Yes and no.

The biggest problem here was sensory overload.

Although I saw this provocative production a month ago, I continue to think about it.

For all of its winking loucheness, the show is utterly devoid of any real suggestion of sex.

Cameron and David continue the conversation about what critics do and how they are perceived.

David and Cameron consider what it means to be a critic… and what other people think it means.

Playwright Jonathan Payne’s sense of distance robs us of our need for outrage.

… in Dominique Morriseau’s lovely new play, they do.

… but director Robert O’Hara’s insights alternate between brilliance and glare.

A radiant performance showcased the exceptional work done here by gifted young singers.