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Worth a Reprise at Age 401
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What came through consistently, in a seamless procession of solemn antiphons, ravishing solos, intricately wound polyphony, buoyant instrumental work and artfully dispersed ensembles, was an intense commitment to bringing Monteverdi’s masterwork to life. Obviously, no small credit was due to the composer, from whose flamboyant imagination such glories sprang. But in Ms. Greenleaf’s passionate leadership, Mr. Metcalfe’s exacting direction and the meticulous, stylish performances of all assembled, Monteverdi was in exceptionally capable hands.
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Vespers Born of Determination and Joy
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(...), the defining quality of the Green Mountain performance may lie less in its intelligent and musicianly approach to the many scholarly issues surrounding the work than in its underlying spirit, engendered by Ms. Greenleaf. Not that she would ever say so.
“It’s not about me,” she said of the venture. “I’m just one of the parts.”
But for her, she added, “the project grew out of a really dark time, and it has created a lot of beautiful, flourishing joy.” And not only for her.
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