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The contemporary resurgence of the countertenor was on full display in a glorious concert staging of Handel's greatest opera.
Read More »Concert Opera Review: The English Concert, Handel’s ‘Giulio Cesare in Egitto’
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Book Review: ‘The Jericho River, A Novel About The History Of Western Civilization,’ by David W. Tollen
In "The Jericho River - A Novel About The History of Western Civilization" - David W. Tollen has created a group of characters both intriguing and eminently likable. Often the action is unbelievable, but also mythologically and historically correct in most cases.
Read More »Book Review: Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger
A lengthy, at times interesting account of the round-the-world party that was the life of the Burtons
Read More »Elizabeth Taylor Dead at 79
Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dead at 79 of congestive heart failure
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Rome – The Complete Series
Bruno Heller and his team do a fantastic job creating drama and suspense from situations dictated by history.
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