Well, this San Francisco music blogger doesn’t get to see the John Adams opera Doctor Atomic until a week from tomorrow. I am a big John Adams fan going back to the 80’s, and pretty opinionated about musical theater, so I’m sure I’ll have a thing or two to say about it after that.
I’m taking the kind advice from M.C. of The Standing Room fame to avoid reading too much about it before I see it, but I did read Anthony Tommasini’s review in today’s New York Times, which was tantalizing. So far, it sounds like it’s a landmark work.
If you’re nowhere near San Francisco, or do not have the will power to avoid reviews, Lisa Hirsch offers a handy list of reviews from journalists around the country.
In the Wings also has some lovely comments, give a good idea of what the piece “smells” like, without giving too much away.
There are probably dozens or hundres more out there. Here’s a handy shortcut.
(This is my first attempt at “Trackback”. Am I doing it right?)
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Seems to have worked! The trackback ping appeared at Iron Tongue of Midnight just fine.
Yep, and thanks for the link! Looking forward to hearing your reactions next week.
