#musicalinfluences rhetoric

[ianwalkermusic-blog]

Joyce, as usual, SLAYS this performance. 1000% commitment, and excellent musical/dramatic choices. Ugly and beautiful in exactly the right way. It is controlled, but appears completely out of the character’s control

[ianwalkermusic-blog]

I keep returning to this performance. Vital, alive, seemingly spontaneous, infinitely musical and expressive. I love the simple, humble choreography by Peter Sellars. The music shows all my favorite aspects of Handel: Naturalistic phrases, and a really tasteful mixture of simplicity and complexity. The structure is clear, beautiful, and emphasizes the text.