The surrender of the Confederate Army at Appomattox. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The beginning of Passover, 1865. The intersection of these three events are the crux of a compelling, if improbable tale by Matthew Lopez, The Whipping Man, the second straight theatrical coup for new Caldwell Theatre artistic director Clive Cholerton. Set in … [Read more...]
Lisitsa impressive in big-sonata Boca recital
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BOCA RATON -- "Did Beethoven write that just to drive pianists crazy?" a man in the audience asked Valentina Lisitsa on Wednesday night just after the pianist had finished taking her listeners through Beethoven's momentous Hammerklavier Sonata. "He was crazy," a woman in the audience said in reply, and in truth the 29th piano sonata of Beethoven (in B-flat, Op. 106) is … [Read more...]