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#PicksAndPiquesTheatreReview2018 #TheatreCriticJohnsonThomas #TheSoundOfMusic #AceProductions #CreateFoundation #RodgersAndHammerstein #RaelPadamsee #AdvaitHazarat #KarlaSingh Cast: #ArunodaySingh, #MeherMistry, #KunalVijayakar, #MarianneDcruzAiman #HoshangKatrak Director: #AdvaitHazarat Associate Director: #KarlaSingh Rating: * * * ½ Venue: Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point Runtime: 120 + mins This much loved timeless, old-school musical made famous by the classic film and live performances in prestigious theatres across the globe, comes to the Mumbai stage in an ambitious amalgam of heavenly singing, nimble dancing and astonishing visual artistry. The musical compresses the tale of romance between the postulant Maria Ranier and the navy Captain Georg von Trapp, after which they escape from Nazi entrapment, with his seven children. It’s of course based on the real life ordeal of Von Trapp Family Singers. This latest stage adaptation has stacked the deck with impr...

#PicksAndPiquesJulyTheatre2018 #TheatreCriticJohnsonThomas #Opera #HarpAndSopranaConcert #AMusicalMarriage Rating: * * */5 #GioacchinoRossini #IsabellaColbran #MariannaGubri #MariaChiaraPizzoli As part of the brand new Opera Season in Mumbai envisioned by #AvidLearning supported by the #ItalianEmbassy and #TheRoyalOperaHouse and performed by artistes from the #GivingVoiceSociety, the Harp and Soprano musical marriage concert was a one of a kind rare event that gave the rapt audience a glimpse of what was to come in the coming weeks. With #MariannaGubri plying her unique magic with the Harp and #MariaChiaraPizzoli performing classical lyrical arias created by Rossini and Colbran, it was a night of learning that took the yearning for the experience of an Opera to new heights. Their exploration of the rich and beautiful selected works from the classical repertoire for soprano and Harp had an incandescent fusion that was mellifluous as well as interesting. Their carefully chosen...