Seaman is a magician, able to take 200 voices, several dozen strings, and four powerful soloists and make setting feel like an intimate private concert, even like chamber music in some movements. By controlling pace and volume precisely, he leads listener through every delicate step, never forcing music on audience, but rather presenting it as a gift.

Each of soloists seemed personally moved by music, no one more so that soprano Danielle De Niese. The Australian-born singer captured stage visually in a stunning lime green ball gown that set off her green eyes, but what shone most was her deep love of music. Although soloists play prominent roles in performance, no one sings for any length of time or very many movements. By end Ms. deNiese seemed to be enjoying music so thoroughly that it seemed that she'd rather sing in chorus next time around, just to get to participate more.

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When you have 500 performances to pick from, there's no one good way to decide what to see. I opted for Russian roulette approach and picked each show at random, based on how it fit in to my schedule. I opted for a Friday night, a Saturday matinee, a Saturday night, a Sunday early show, and, if I could take it, a late Sunday afternoon show. My goal was to squeeze in five shows each weekend, but I didn't quite make it. I saw eight shows total. Still, if you count one show I saw that was actually four short plays, that jacks number up to 12.

There are those who'd consider my commitment lightweight. Some folks take it upon themselves to see at least one show daily for run of eleven day Festival. Shows are performed until late at night and many of them are quite short. It's not unreasonable to try to see three shows a night. And it's not expensive - a pass for five shows cost US$40 dollars this year. Single shows ran between seven and 15 dollars, and Festival offered a number of 2 for 1 shows, making it all that more fun to bring a friend.

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