Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Banned in Moscow! Rimsky-Korsakov’s last opera “The Golden Cockerel”
August 7, 2017Santa Fe Opera deserves warm plaudits for restoring this provocative, forward-looking Russian gem.
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Anarchist activist Sam Dolgoff lovingly remembered by his son
July 25, 2017In 71 bite-sized chapters of Left of the Left: My Memories of Sam Dolgoff, Sam’s son Anatole discusses his father’s relationships with famous figures of the left, and those not so well known.
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Hershey Felder’s “Our Great Tchaikovsky,” musical biography and pro-gay manifesto
July 24, 2017"Our Great Tchaikovsky" is a combination of musical gems—not just the all-time hits such as The Nutcracker and The 1812 Overture, but also some precious pianistic miniatures.
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Writer/actor Austen Jaye portrays Harry Belafonte’s civil rights commitment
July 20, 2017Despite its drawbacks it is well worth the experience of this shared humanity.
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Ionesco’s not so absurd “Rhinoceros” warns of the fascist takeover
July 20, 2017"More than half a century later, I’m seeing a lot of clumsy horned creatures smashing their way through the halls of Congress. They belong in a zoo!"
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The musical “Animal Farm,” buoyantly dark allegory of a lost utopia
July 18, 2017The big takeaway for us is not to believe that all revolutionary movements will eventually devolve into their opposites and turn into a new enslavement.
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Two theatre works 400 years apart shock with effects of anti-Semitism
July 11, 2017The singing and acting are completely engaging, proving, as many companies are coming around to appreciate today, that glitz and lots of stage furniture do not necessarily a musical make.
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A Cuban labor leader continues his American tour in Los Angeles
July 7, 2017It's the first time since 2001 when representatives of the Federation of Cuban Workers have been granted visas to exchange ideas with the U.S. labor movement.
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