Opus D’Amour
The Happiest Medium
December 20, 2010 - review by Lina Zeldovich
“Opus D’Amour And Its Complex Simplicity”
“In the modern day of striking computer graphics, photo-shopped pictures and short attention spans, it is not easy to impress a sophisticated New York theater-goer with a hundred year old romance play in black and white, especially when it’s only acted in the form of ardent letters. Yet, the remarkably talented crew of Opus D’Amour manages to pull us into the story within minutes. ... With a simple set of black lacquer chairs and music stands against the white background of the austere walls decorated only with old music sheets, Ciel and Hewitt make this long-forgotten story come alive under the thoughtful directions of Nadia Foskolou. And it’s not until Scriabin will finally write his famous love poem Opus D’Amour, that colors light up the set as a culminating musical accord. Engaged by the play’s beautifully orchestrated duo-chromatic style, we follow the couple through their passion, societal rejection and struggle to be together as if peeking through a delicate gossamer lace of the la bemolle minors and c sharp majors, scribbled on the white music sheets in black filigree.”
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