Carmina Burana, photo by David BazemoreThe Santa Barbara Independent reviews Carmina Burana:
An Historic OccasionGranada Theatre, May 31, 2008
Reviewed by Charles Donelan
Along with a professional orchestra assembled for the occasion and three superb vocal soloists, the Santa Barbara Choral Society and State Street Ballet created a lively, coherent, and wholly satisfying new version of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. With the chorus standing on risers behind the dance stage and the orchestra below in the Granada’s amazing adjustable pit, the stage proper became a dream space in between — the perfect location for the unfolding of William Soleau’s world premiere choreography.
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Noozhawk.com's review of Carmina Burana:
Carmina Burana Doubles Its MagicGranada Theatre, May 31, 2008
Reviewed by Margo Kline
Carmina is a kind of beautiful monster. It is an immense musical work, and Soleau created an equally profound dance vocabulary for it.
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