Encore David R. Wallace rather than the Word

rather than the Word

and music for film

The Grumbling Gods surveys the history and allure of Palm Springs

On October 4

They argue that the show acts as a vehicle for progressive moral fiction--fiction that gives voice to victim experiences

Encore David R. Wallace rather than the WordIn 2010, Carlisle Floyd, one of American opera's most titanic talents, found himself at an impasse. Caring for family and with few leads as to his next project, he unexpectedly found a spark of inspiration in the story of Edward Kynaston. This seventeenth century British actor had his star turn on the stage unceremoniously ended by a ban on male actors performing women's roles. Centuries later, his misfortune gave this brilliant composer a way back