A deep dive into Gustav Flaubert's masterful 1856 novel Madame Bovary. Spoilers: It's... masterful.

A look at Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet from 1968 starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting. Spoiler: This is the gold standard of Romeo and Juliet film adaptations.

This is the third of 3 episodes about Romeo and Juliet adaptations.

A look at Orlando Ballet's 2024 production of Romeo and Juliet, music by Sergei Prokofiev and choreographed by James Sofranko. Spoilers: It was really good and a really good adaptation of the play.

This is the second of 3 episodes about Romeo and Juliet adaptations.

A deep dive into Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. I take a look at the source play and then the adaptation itself. Spoiler: I don't think it's very good, but it is an interesting movie that's worth seeing.

This is the first of 3 episodes about Romeo and Juliet adaptations.

A deep dive / historical record of Opera Orlando's January 2024 performance of "Frida," Robert Xavier Rodriguez's 1991 opera about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. There's not much about this opera online and I enjoyed it a lot, so this is my contribution to posterity.

A deep dive into Akira Kurosawa's 1957 film Throne of Blood, an adaptation of Shakepeare's Macbeth set in feudal Japan. Spoiler: this movie rules.

This is the fourth and final part of my Macbeth-a-thon. (For now. Dun dun dun)

A look at Orlando Shakes's 2024 production of Macbeth. Spoiler: It was good and interesting and I really enjoyed it. (As much as one can "enjoy" the subject matter of Macbeth)

My review / analysis of Opera Orlando's 2024 production of Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth. I look at the Opera Orlando production in specific and the opera as an adaptation of Shakespeare's play.