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Missy Mazzoli’s The Galloping Cure Sparks Ecstatic EIF Reviews
arts14 days ago

Missy Mazzoli’s The Galloping Cure Sparks Ecstatic EIF Reviews

Early raves for Missy Mazzoli’s The Galloping Cure at the Edinburgh International Festival frame it as a bold, darkly comic take on the opioid crisis: a decaying town, a showman’s carousel, and a chilling price for relief that includes harvesting organs such as hair, eyes, kneecaps and tongue. Praised for its eclectic, multi‑layered score and striking visuals, the production is described as deeply integrated and stunningly realized, with critics calling it among the greatest/defining operas of our time and the reviewer saying he is blown away.

"Dudamel and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra: A Venezuelan Triumph at Edinburgh Festival"
music3 years ago

"Dudamel and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra: A Venezuelan Triumph at Edinburgh Festival"

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel reunited with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela for their first performance together since 2017, when Dudamel criticized the Venezuelan government and stopped traveling there. The emotional reunion took place at the Edinburgh International Festival, with Dudamel expressing his joy at reconnecting with the musicians he has known since they were children in the El Sistema program. The orchestra members were energized by Dudamel's return, feeling like they were "reborn" and seeing "some light once again" in Venezuela. Dudamel hopes to continue building on the legacy of El Sistema and make music a fundamental human right for everyone.