October 26, 2014
Review by Roderick Smith
A Night at the Opera
This is Bob Dylan about as pure as you can hope to get. That strapping
band of his now a brilliant “orchestra.” All in perfect step. His
voice exquiste. That may come as a surprise to the usual and tiresome
complaint so often made but it is a fact. He sings with pure expression
and with clarity. His weathered and golden voice has been honeyed by some
unknow elixir. It is absolutely riveting to hear these songs coming forth
with such power. The gorgeous stage makes for dazzling theater. The
lights down low in an amber burning fire. It feels as though you ARE in
Scarlet Town. The little cowboy maestro moving in a fabulous pastiche of
those crooners long ago. His legs and arms in Chaplinesque sync with a
ripping band. No question that his new material is the well from which
this two act operetta is built. The songs are all front and center.
Having seen all three shows in Hollywood I can only say that though the
set list was as unvaried as any Puccini, each performance roared as though
it had never been done before. One suggestion however if you are not in
the front rows bring your opera glasses. Watching this Bob Dylan upclose
is absolutely mesmerizing!
Roderick Smith
www.rodericksmith.com
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