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Every clue suggested we were in for a wild homoerotic evening of dance: The sweaty imagery of the title, “Hot Guys Dancing,” the GLBT territory of the venue, Diversionary Cabaret, and the fiercely physical reputation of its director, Michael Mizerany. But Mizerany took a creative risk and turned the title on its head. The dances that appeared on the little black stage in “Hot Guys Dancing” celebrated acceptance and ordinary guys, an unexpected departure from the sexy acrobatics or Liza antics we’ve seen before. For the series debut Jan. 11-13, Mizerany assembled dances with substance that covered compelling themes and…
The image of the barrel-chested, horn-helmeted, sword-swinging opera singer dies slowly. Making opera less exotic and more believable is a preoccupation of opera companies and singers around the globe. San Diego Opera will open its 2013 season with a smartly updated production of Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera The Daughter of the Regiment, transforming its garrison of French soldiers stationed in a quaint Swiss mountain village at the turn of the 19th century to a platoon of American GI’s in France during World War II. “When I was given my costume,” said tenor Stephen Costello, “I thought, ‘I haven’t dressed like this…
Wars hot and cold dominated the 20th century, stirring composers’ imaginations in myriad ways. Stravinsky’s 1918 “The Soldier’s Tale” portrayed war as class conflict cynically abetted by religion, while Benjamin Britten’s 1962 “War Requiem” lamented the utter futility of armed conflict. On the other hand, Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” and Samuel Barber’s “Symphony Dedicated to the Air Forces” were written as unabashed musical propoganda during the Second World War. San Diego Symphony Music Director Jahja Ling and the orchestra gave a rich, probing account of Carl Nielsen’s Fifth Symphony at Copley Hall Friday (Jan. 11), a lesser…
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