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L'Allegro

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[lah-ley-groh, la-] / lɑˈleɪ groʊ, læ- /

noun

  1. a poem (1632) by John Milton.


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There is the way you feel watching “L’Allegro,” too: overwhelmed and overcome, yet somehow, also, at peace.

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But “L’Allegro” is still “L’Allegro,” and in this iteration there were fresh faces, as well as the welcome return of veterans, including Maile Okamura and Elisa Clark.

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Doesn’t a line like, “Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings,” from “L’Allegro,” take on new, harrowing meaning?

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At a time when melancholy can easily overshadow joy, Morris’s “L’Allegro” is more than an incandescent evening of music and dance.

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In the work, the poems represent different states of mind: L’Allegro is a cheerful extrovert while il Penseroso is a meditative introvert.

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