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Robert Tantich reviews Dorian A Rock Musical online

Dorian A Rock Musical is based on Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, an over-written and clumsily constructed novel, which never reveals the true nature of Dorian Gray’s hold over his mal ...

andrew 178 views 0 likes Jul 20, 2021

Robert Tanitch reviews two Philip Glass operas at The Metropolitan Opera House, New York

The Metropolitan Opera House New York nightly streams operas for free, which is a great treat. I recently caught up with two of American composer Philip Glass’s minimalist opera portraits. Glass, one ...

andrew 142 views 0 likes Jul 14, 2021

Robert Tanitch reviews the streaming of Circus Days and Nights from Sweden

There was a time when going to the circus meant watching the hunting and killing of animals, sea battles fought by convicted prisoners, gladiators fighting to the death, and lions eating Christians. T ...

andrew 225 views 0 likes Jun 14, 2021

Robert Tanitch reviews Dominic Hill’s production of The Macbeths for Glasgow Citizens Theatre on line.

The Glasgow Citizens Theatre, known affectionately as The Citz, has an international reputation. It is famous for its re-interpretations of classic plays and one of the regrets of my theatregoing-life ...

andrew 297 views 0 likes Jun 8, 2021