When re-issues threaten to overrun the annual Top 10 list, the weakness of the 2000 movie menu is obvious. It wasn't a bad year. Sure, there were vapid teen acts and Madonna's maternal and matrimonial goings on, but there was plenty of great music, even if we had to dig to find it. Wit at Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Opera's Pelleas and Melisande and the University of College-Conservatory of Music drama department's Marisol. They shared provocative subject matter brought to life on stage with luminous theatricality.
Women continue to dominate the professional direction dance takes in Greater Cincinnati.
New leadership at three of Cincinnati's top musical institutions made the biggest headlines in 2000. In China it was the year of the Dragon, but in Cincinnati it was the year of the Pig. Jordan Shines in Opener Vs. Voice your opinion with our online form. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.