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This week's San Diego theater report with news from Pacific Lyric Association, Patio Playhouse, Write Out Loud and San Diego Opera
Carlisle Floyd, the composer-librettist whose operas explored the passions and prejudices of the South in lyrical tales that drew on rural fundamental
Floyd was celebrated for combining uniquely American stories with modern musical conventions in his revolutionary operas
Tutu-clad tradition made way for scenes of male modelling and Orwellian injustice – but the value of dance stayed at the fore
Book: ‘Being Portuguese in Spanish’ by Jonathan Wade – Editor’s Note Posted on 15 April 2020. Among the many consequences of Spain’s annexation of Portugal from 1580 to 1640 was an increase in the number of Portuguese authors writing in Spanish. One can trace this practice as far back as the medieval period, although it was through Gil Vicente, Jorge de Montemayor, and others that Spanish-language texts entered the mainstream of literary expression in Portugal. Proficiency in both languages gave Portuguese authors increased mobility throughout the empire. For those with literary as...