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Updated Reviews - Before Night Falls
Date: 6/17/2010 By
We will keep posting reviews as we see them - so keep checking back!
Champion Of Liberation: Fort Worth Opera premieres Jorge Martín’s rousing “Before Night Falls”
by David Shengold, Gay City News
"One likes to think the late Cuban poet, novelist, dissident, and gay icon Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990) would have joined in the deserved standing ovation that the crowd..."
An Opera Apart
by Jay Nordlinger, National Review
"Fort Worth, they say, is 'Where the West Begins.' And residents of this city like to joke that nearby Dallas is 'Where the East Peters Out.' The opera company in Fort Worth has a slogan of its own..."
Go Before Night Falls: Fort Worth Opera's production of Reinaldo Arenas' memoir is a testament to art.
by Anthony Mariani, Fort Worth Weekly
"One of the coolest moments last Saturday at the world premiere of Fort Worth Opera's Before Night Falls happened before the first note..."
The Revolution will be Vocalized
by William Madison, Billevesées
"It's the special gift of Fort Worth Opera's general and artistic director, Darren Keith Woods, that he makes opera fun. As I've observed before, here..."
Opera review: Before Night Falls, Fort Worth Opera
by Joseph Dalton, My Big Gay Ears
"Within moments after the curtain rises on Jorge Martin's "Before Night Falls," the hero collapses into his deathbed. It's an obvious allusion..."
Imprisoned by Clichés, Laments and Exposition
by Heidi Waleson, Wall Street Journal
"Jorge Martín's opera "Before Night Falls" given its premiere recently by the Fort Worth Opera, is based on the memoir by the dissident Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas. Tortured and imprisoned..."
Fort Worth Opera Festival – Before Night Falls Review
by David Weuste, Rosebrook Classical
"'Before darkness overtakes me, Before Night Falls…' This is the mantra that spurs Reinaldo Arenas to finish his massive autobiography, and conclude his final rebellion. It is also..."
Vermont composer scores with opera premiere
by Willie Docto, Rutland Herald
"The opera world just got a lot brighter, thanks to the Fort Worth Opera. The premiere of Addison composer Jorge Martín's "Before Night Falls" was a huge risk – but the effort paid off..."
Before Night Falls: an opera tells the Cuban tragedy - English version
by Daniel Fernandez, The Miami Herald
"Cuba and the Castro regime that has plagued the island for more than half a century has hit a beautiful Texas city through music..."
Before Night Falls: una ópera cuenta la tragedia cubana - Spanish version
by Daniel Fernandez, The Miami Herald
"Cuba y el régimen castrista que ha azotado a la isla durante más de medio siglo ha impactado a una hermosa ciudad texana a través de la música. "
Go Before Night Falls.
Fort Worth Opera's production of Reinaldo Arenas' memoir is a testament to art.
by ANTHONY MARIANI, Fort Worth Weekly
"One of the coolest moments last Saturday at the world premiere of Fort Worth Opera's Before Night Falls happened before the first note was even struck or sung."
A Night to Remember
Fort Worth Opera scores a major success with Before Night Falls.
by Gregory Sullivan Isaacs, Theater Jones
"Incredibly, Dallas/Fort Worth has given the opera world two major new works in just one month. Before Night Falls, an opera by Cuban-born composer and librettist Jorge Martín..."
Fort Worth Opera Takes a Leap Away From Tradition
by Olin Chism, Art+Seek
"The Fort Worth Opera took a daring departure from tradition with the world premiere of Before Night Falls on Saturday night in Bass Performance Hall. The new opera..."
Review: Before Night Falls premieres at Ball Hall
by Chris Shull, DFW.com
"Good feeling greeted the world premiere of Before Night Falls on Saturday at Bass Hall. The new opera by Cuban-American composer Jorge Martin..."
Classical music review: Bass Hall resounds with bravos for 'Before Night Falls'
by Scott Cantrell, The Dallas Morning News
"Loud applause and bravos rang through Bass Performance Hall Saturday night at the end of Before Night Falls. But it's possible to admire the opera's liberation messages..."
Brave Debut of Jorge Martin's Before Night Falls Presents a Few Drawbacks
by Wayne Lee Gay, D Magazine Front Row
"Cuban-born Reinaldo Arenas' Before Night Falls, published in 1992, two years after its author's death, captured not only Arenas's own anguish..."
Brilliant BEFORE NIGHT FALLS has perfect premiere in Ft. Worth
by Alan Savada, Opera-L
"...the audience rose to its feet at the conclusion last night for repeated cheers and bravos for the entire cast as well as the superb production team, but none greater than those for Mr. Martin when he took his bow. Tears fell from many of those on stage as well as those in the audience..."
Date: 6/17/2010 By
We will keep posting reviews as we see them - so keep checking back!
Champion Of Liberation: Fort Worth Opera premieres Jorge Martín’s rousing “Before Night Falls”
by David Shengold, Gay City News
"One likes to think the late Cuban poet, novelist, dissident, and gay icon Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990) would have joined in the deserved standing ovation that the crowd..."
An Opera Apart
by Jay Nordlinger, National Review
"Fort Worth, they say, is 'Where the West Begins.' And residents of this city like to joke that nearby Dallas is 'Where the East Peters Out.' The opera company in Fort Worth has a slogan of its own..."
Go Before Night Falls: Fort Worth Opera's production of Reinaldo Arenas' memoir is a testament to art.
by Anthony Mariani, Fort Worth Weekly
"One of the coolest moments last Saturday at the world premiere of Fort Worth Opera's Before Night Falls happened before the first note..."
The Revolution will be Vocalized
by William Madison, Billevesées
"It's the special gift of Fort Worth Opera's general and artistic director, Darren Keith Woods, that he makes opera fun. As I've observed before, here..."
Opera review: Before Night Falls, Fort Worth Opera
by Joseph Dalton, My Big Gay Ears
"Within moments after the curtain rises on Jorge Martin's "Before Night Falls," the hero collapses into his deathbed. It's an obvious allusion..."
Imprisoned by Clichés, Laments and Exposition
by Heidi Waleson, Wall Street Journal
"Jorge Martín's opera "Before Night Falls" given its premiere recently by the Fort Worth Opera, is based on the memoir by the dissident Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas. Tortured and imprisoned..."
Fort Worth Opera Festival – Before Night Falls Review
by David Weuste, Rosebrook Classical
"'Before darkness overtakes me, Before Night Falls…' This is the mantra that spurs Reinaldo Arenas to finish his massive autobiography, and conclude his final rebellion. It is also..."
Vermont composer scores with opera premiere
by Willie Docto, Rutland Herald
"The opera world just got a lot brighter, thanks to the Fort Worth Opera. The premiere of Addison composer Jorge Martín's "Before Night Falls" was a huge risk – but the effort paid off..."
Before Night Falls: an opera tells the Cuban tragedy - English version
by Daniel Fernandez, The Miami Herald
"Cuba and the Castro regime that has plagued the island for more than half a century has hit a beautiful Texas city through music..."
Before Night Falls: una ópera cuenta la tragedia cubana - Spanish version
by Daniel Fernandez, The Miami Herald
"Cuba y el régimen castrista que ha azotado a la isla durante más de medio siglo ha impactado a una hermosa ciudad texana a través de la música. "
Go Before Night Falls.
Fort Worth Opera's production of Reinaldo Arenas' memoir is a testament to art.
by ANTHONY MARIANI, Fort Worth Weekly
"One of the coolest moments last Saturday at the world premiere of Fort Worth Opera's Before Night Falls happened before the first note was even struck or sung."
A Night to Remember
Fort Worth Opera scores a major success with Before Night Falls.
by Gregory Sullivan Isaacs, Theater Jones
"Incredibly, Dallas/Fort Worth has given the opera world two major new works in just one month. Before Night Falls, an opera by Cuban-born composer and librettist Jorge Martín..."
Fort Worth Opera Takes a Leap Away From Tradition
by Olin Chism, Art+Seek
"The Fort Worth Opera took a daring departure from tradition with the world premiere of Before Night Falls on Saturday night in Bass Performance Hall. The new opera..."
Review: Before Night Falls premieres at Ball Hall
by Chris Shull, DFW.com
"Good feeling greeted the world premiere of Before Night Falls on Saturday at Bass Hall. The new opera by Cuban-American composer Jorge Martin..."
Classical music review: Bass Hall resounds with bravos for 'Before Night Falls'
by Scott Cantrell, The Dallas Morning News
"Loud applause and bravos rang through Bass Performance Hall Saturday night at the end of Before Night Falls. But it's possible to admire the opera's liberation messages..."
Brave Debut of Jorge Martin's Before Night Falls Presents a Few Drawbacks
by Wayne Lee Gay, D Magazine Front Row
"Cuban-born Reinaldo Arenas' Before Night Falls, published in 1992, two years after its author's death, captured not only Arenas's own anguish..."
Brilliant BEFORE NIGHT FALLS has perfect premiere in Ft. Worth
by Alan Savada, Opera-L
"...the audience rose to its feet at the conclusion last night for repeated cheers and bravos for the entire cast as well as the superb production team, but none greater than those for Mr. Martin when he took his bow. Tears fell from many of those on stage as well as those in the audience..."
