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Going For Baroque With Handel's Xerxes

George Heymont | Posted 01.25.2012

George Heymont

The San Francisco Opera's company premiere of Xerxes included several instruments rarely heard in operatic ensembles: the arch lute, baroque guitar, and theorbo (a long-necked lute sometimes referred to as a chitarrone).

What Is the Purpose of Public Education?

Heather Wolpert-Gawron | Posted 05.25.2011

Heather Wolpert-Gawron

If we start with the commonalities that we all agree education must serve, perhaps we can then move forward and develop a plan of evolution and reform that more of this country buys into.