An operatic soprano, introduced by the night’s chirpy emcee duo as Haolan Geng, took the stage at the tony David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, accompanied by only a young woman pianist in a floor-length black gown. Geng’s precise, soaring vocals belonged at the Metropolitan Opera House just across the way as she bellowed a … Continue reading
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There’s No Going Back: The (Mouse)Trap of Womanhood in Narcissister’s “Voyage Into Infinity” and “The Substance”
“What has been used on one side is lost on the other side. There’s no going back,” lectures a stern voice at the other end of the telephone after Demi Moore’s frantic has-been actress turned Suzanne Somers’-like exercise guru Elisabeth Sparkle calls customer service to whine about a hitch in her new, ill-advised foray into … Continue reading