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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Fuse Concert Review: Chameleon Arts Ensemble Pay Glorious Respect to Father and Sons — by Susan Miron

It doesn't get much better for father and sons than when these virtuosos give their superb all for the Bach clan..

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:15AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Fuse Concert Review: Mezzo-Soprano Susan Graham — An Explosion of Love Songs by Susan Miron

A vital part of  Susan Graham's appeal is her winning personality; she makes a recital hall audience happy to be here before she sings a note.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:31AM
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Fuse Opera Review: A Delightful “Magic Flute” from Boston Baroque by Susan Miron

Boston Baroque staged a very enjoyable and entertaining performance of Mozart's much-loved opera.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:54PM
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Fuse Classical Music Review: Cantata Singers — A Soul-Stirring Performance by Susan Miron

There was no question that Music Director David Hoose loves these four pieces. The chorus was meticulously prepared, and sounded wonderful.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:58AM
Friday, March 11, 2016

Fuse Concert Review: Jordi Savall — Giant of the Early Music World by Susan Miron

The extremely prolific viol virtuoso Jordi Savall clearly has deep feelings about Celtic music.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:50PM
Monday, February 29, 2016

Fuse Classical Music Review: Sir András Schiff — “The Last Sonatas,” Performed Divinely by Susan Miron

Those assembled at Boston's Jordan Hall were thoroughly prepared to be enraptured.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:31PM
Monday, February 1, 2016

Fuse Concert Review: A Match Made in Heaven — A Far Cry and Blue Heron by Susan Miron

I look forward to more collaborations between these two ensembles, who were born to make, as they say, really beautiful music together.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:32PM
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Fuse Theater Review: Shakespearean Sublimity — “Red Velvet” by Susan Miron

As an aged Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson creates a spellbinding picture of vulnerability and strength.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:31PM
Thursday, August 6, 2015

Fuse Concert Review: The Borromeo String Quartet @ 25 — Sublime by Susan Miron

No other concerts I’ve heard this summer can come close to the thrill I experienced hearing the Borromeo Quartet.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:49AM
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Fuse Concert Review: Boston Early Music Festival — Musical Miracle Workers by Susan Miron

After experiencing, in seven days, Monteverdi's three extant operas and his Vespers of 1610, I am in awe of BEMF and everyone associated with it.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:31PM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Fuse Concert Review: More Masterly Monteverdi from the Boston Early Music Festival by Susan Miron

The Boston Early Music Festival's production of Monteverdi's final opera, L’incoronazione di Poppea, is not to be missed—that is, if you can get a ticket.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:02PM
Monday, June 8, 2015

Fuse Concert Review: Boston Early Music Festival’s Ulisse Hits the Mark by Susan Miron

Sunday's performance of Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria—by a company whose members know each other's abilities, voices, and personalities well—gave every indication of an extraordinary wee…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:30PM
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Fuse Concert Review: Chameleon Arts Ensemble Pianists Impress ‘Up Close’ by Susan Miron

Had they not had interesting and flourishing careers already in place, Elizabeth Schumann and Gloria Chien could give many full-time piano duos a run for their money.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:13AM
Monday, April 20, 2015

Fuse Concert Review: Joseph Calleja — A Tenor to Love by Susan Miron

Joseph Calleja's voice is absolutely gorgeous, and he has been compared to the great Golden Age tenors Gigli and Caruso.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:35PM
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Fuse Concert Review: Pianist Daniil Trifonov — Seriously Impressive by Susan Miron

After hearing pianist Daniil Trifonov in this recital performance, I would say no one on the celebrity circuit has a more impressive technique.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:52AM
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Fuse Concert Review: Charles Dutoit and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Triumph with “King Roger” by Susan Miron

The BSO's captivating performances of King Roger received unanimous rave reviews from the local press, to which I add mine.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:02AM
Friday, February 27, 2015

Fuse Concert Review: Genius Finally Getting its Proper Due — Blue Heron’s “Ockeghem@600″ by Susan Miron

The first in what is surely going to be Blue Heron's memorable series of testaments to the neglected brilliance of composer Johannes Ockeghem.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:11PM
Monday, January 19, 2015

Fuse Concert Review: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain — Delightfully Daffy by Susan Miron

The fooling around was far more compelling than I could have imagined: the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain know how to throw a fun, funny, family-friendly show.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:04PM
Saturday, December 13, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: Pianist Inon Barnatan — In a Class By Himself by Susan Miron

Pianist Inon Barnatan's Celebrity Series recital felt like a tremendous occasion. In fact, it communicated a sense of joy, of invigorating discovery, which is rather rare.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:21AM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Fuse Opera Review: BEMF Stages Two Delightful Neapolitan Comic Operas by Susan Miron

BEMF's double bill of two short and comic Pergolesi operas made for an unusual and totally delightful presentation.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:10AM
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: “The Play of Daniel” — The Boston Camerata’s Production is One for the Ages by Susan Miron

The Boston Camerata's imaginative staging of The Play of Daniel generated plenty of "serious fun."

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:28AM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: Boston Baroque Celebrates Monteverdi — Beautifully by Susan Miron

I am starting to love Vespers of 1610 deeply, so I am happy to be given so many opportunities by first-rate groups to re-experience it.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:50AM
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: Pianist Richard Goode’s Sublime Beethoven Sonatas by Susan Miron

Pianist Richard Goode provided everything that is asked of a Beethoven master: color, infinite shadings, interesting, convincing tempi, and soul.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:55PM
Monday, October 20, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: The Calming Artistry of Blue Heron by Susan Miron

Simply put, Blue Heron is one of the best perks of concertgoing in 21st century Boston.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:17AM
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: Pianist Maurizio Pollini — Chopin Performed Thrillingly by Susan Miron

Maurizio Pollini's Chopin was breathtakingly beautiful, and often downright thrilling.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AM
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: Chanticleer Serves up Plenty of Charm in Rockport by Susan Miron

Chanticleer has armies of longtime fans; I am now unquestionably going to join the club.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:29PM
Monday, June 30, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: The Boston Choral Ensemble’s “Cosmic Journey” — An Out-of-This-World Experience by Susan Miron

What I'll remember most is how the BCE's various choral pieces seemed custom-made for the Hayden Planetarium's celestial projections, and how, for an hour, the so-called real world faded awa…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AM
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Fuse Theater Review: “Cassandra Speaks” — The Voice of a Crusading Journalist by Susan Miron

Cassandra Speaks is yet another dazzling vehicle for actor Tod Randolph, who excels in etching brilliant stage portraits of famous, complicated women.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:42AM
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: At Rockport Music — Violinist Stefan Jackiw and Pianist Anna Polonsky by Susan Miron

Violinist Stefan Jackiw and pianist Anna Polonsky created another Rockport Music evening to remember.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:20AM
Saturday, May 31, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: Lorelei Ensemble — An All-Female Group of Outstanding, Committed Singers. by Susan Miron

What is perhaps most astonishing is that the Lorelei Ensemble seems, in its current formation, like the most natural of phenomena.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:59AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Fuse Concert Review: Pianist Sean Chen — A Musician of Impressive Maturity and Artistry by Susan Miron

A critic can only wish pianist Sean Chen well in what bodes to be a spectacular career.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:02AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards