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Performer: John DeMain

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Seattle Opera's Porgy and Bess is a vocal and dramatic stunner

Seattle Opera's memorable Porgy and Bess excels with an exceptional cast who performed with utmost sympathy for their roles.
****1
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Zambello’s Porgy and Bess at Glimmerglass

Glimmerglass’ Porgy and Bess proves one more time that Gershwin’s opus remains America’s most important 20th-century opera.
****1
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Broadway meets Opera: Lost in the Stars

Emotionally-engaged performance of Weill's Apartheid Opera. 
*****
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Zambello's Show Boat at the Washington National Opera

The arrival of Show Boat at the Washington National Opera this month, after stops in Chicago and Houston, has provoked a certain amount of consternation in operatic circles.
***11
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The Music Man at Glimmerglass: Fun, American style

Want to know what small-town America looks and feels like in the thick of summertime, circa 1940? The Glimmerglass Festival’s purest musical theater offering, The Music Man, is festive, frolicsome Americana, brimming with spectacular sets, clever staging, and a sensational ensemble showcasing Olympic-sized talent.
****1
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Stellar Lost in the Stars at Glimmerglass Festival

The seldom-seen opera musical Lost in the Stars found prominence Friday night, enrapturing a full house at Glimmerglass Festival in New York, moving some of the actors themselves to tears, and stirring the audience to its feet for curtain call.
*****
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