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House of the Dead

b_montoni — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:20:42 +0000

What do I think of when the word Opera comes to mind? I think of overweight men and women, extremely loud vocals, the late Luciano Pavarotti, and the Barber of Seville, just to name a few. However, the opera showed me that this presumption is false. The Lincoln Center theatre was absolutely magnificent as were our seats. The entire audience dressed up accommodatingly and respectfully as they were all dressed in suits and dresses. The scenery of the opera was fairly similar throughout but very realistic and believable.

Independent Event 3: Museum of Art and Design

b_montoni — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:28:28 +0000

Independent Event 2: The Art of Archie

b_montoni — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:14:36 +0000

Independent Event 1: The Remains of Romanticism

b_montoni — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:22:47 +0000

Alexander String Quartet at the Baruch Performing Arts Center

b_montoni — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:54:43 +0000

I'm not the biggest fan of classical music so I was not enthusiastic about the performance, but I do hold an appreciation and respect for the performers and their abilities to play such difficult music. To me classical music, especially being a string quartet, has a peaceful and soothing sound to it. It places me in a relaxing atmosphere where I can forget about everything and just stare at the performers and follow the bows move against the strings to create the beautiful music.

MOMA: Demoiselles d'Avignon

b_montoni — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:23:44 +0000

Last Saturday I visited the Museum of Modern Art with a friend from high school to see the Demoiselles d'Avignon. I have to admit, I don't usually go to museums and artistic events with this friend so this was a new experience for the both of us. I did not have too much time to spend so I did not have the chance to see some of the other fascinating things that I passed on my way to Demoiselles d'Avignon. However, it was very fortunate knowing that we would return with our class to discuss some other paintings.

BAM Harvey Theater: Quartett

b_montoni — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:56:51 +0000

There are many ways to describe my thoughts on the performance at the Harvey Theater, but the words that come to mind are amazing and confusing. I was really intrigued by the performance and the sound effects, which were often startling. If I remember correctly the first thing we hear was an extremely loud screeching sound that made me jump out of my seat. The costumes of the characters also grabbed my attention because of the vibrant colors and pale faces due to some makeup. Each character wore a single color, whether it was purple, green, red, or white.

"City Symphony" in August Rush

b_montoni — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:31:40 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hrDNGmAigU

Carnegie Hall: And the List Grows

b_montoni — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:30:43 +0000

So today was yet another first as I made my way to Carnegie Hall. It was quite obvious I had never been there as I tried every entrance but the correct one. For class we went to meet Jeremy Geffen, who organizes and selects the performances to be shown at Carnegie Hall. He mentioned to us that he sees hundreds of performances to select from and it takes him a couple of years to completely plan one event.

Reading from the Writer

b_montoni — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:57:22 +0000

The last entry I wrote dealt with a presentation about hip hop and how music gives its own "theory of justice". More recently, we were advised to attend a reading by Joseph O'Connor, which allowed me to be able to compare the two different styles and approaches they each took to get their message across. What intrigued me most about O'Connor's reading was his irish accent and witty jokes. He was also pretty direct with how he was going to go about giving his reading, by telling us how long each section would take.