Dutch National Opera Forward Festival 2023 Review: Perle Noire, Meditations For Joséphine – Bullock Stars In A Work Of Raw Emotion
The star of the show was, of course, Bullock, who created an intense, powerful, and insightful reading that was not, and never was supposed to have been, Josephine Baker. She was Julia Bullock! However, by identifying with Baker’s situation and immersing herself in the emotional torment she undoubtedly suffered, Bullock was able to produce a...