Monthly archive November, 2017

11/12/17 “ALL IS CALM” at Bodhi Tree Concerts

11/12/17 “ALL IS CALM” at Bodhi Tree Concerts

Blog Post: “ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914” 11/12/17 Enemies can be friends, even if only for one night.  In the middle of a war, they can pile out of their trenches and make merry together. This isn’t a fantasy, or a metaphor. It really happened – on the battlefields in Belgium, in 1914. It was the beginning of World War I, and the Germans were facing off against the Brits. One Christmas Eve, one side started Read More →

“AS ONE” Mini Review

“AS ONE” Mini Review

11/10/17 The latest entry to San Diego Opera’s dētour series of intimate  presentations is "As One," the provocative, two-person, 80-minute chamber opera composed by Laura Kaminsky, with libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed (Reed also created the accompanying film/video). There are so many moving, touching moments, so many universals in this journey of transition (from Hannah Before to Hannah After) --  one bifurcated soul coming together. But the struggles of feeling different, being bullied, grappling with puberty and self-acceptance Read More →