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Saturday, August 29, 2026
The Other Bennet Sister
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The Other Bennet Sister (BBC, 2026). Left to right: Maddie Close (Jane Bennet Bingley), Poppy Gilbert (Elizabeth Bennet Darcy), Elizabeth ...
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Behind the arras: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
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DVD cover (from Sweden) of Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris , Focus Features, 2022. Image source: Kvarnvideo Business as usual With the ever-gro...
Friday, July 31, 2026
In memoriam: Robert Cole
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Robert Cole in Zellerbach Hall, with the set from Mark Morris's The Hard Nut onstage. Set designed by Adrianne Lobel after Charles Bur...
Saturday, July 11, 2026
"Farewell to hope": Baldassare Galuppi's L'Olimpiade
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DVD cover for Baldassare Galuppi's L'Olimpiade (The Olympiad, 1747), with Romina Basso as Megacle (left) and Ruth Rosique as Arist...
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