Unusually graphic and violent, Harrison Birtwistle’s ‘The Minotaur’ captures the flavor and feeling of ancient Greek myth with an extremely compelling production. “And now. . .the rest of the story.” You radio fans probably recognize Paul Harvey’s signature phrase, wherein after a brief tease usually built around fairly well recognized facts, he would delve into the background of things as varied as a celebrity’s childhood to the development of a famous product. I thought of Harvey as I watched this fascinating production of English composer Harrison Birtwistle’s The Minotaur , as it gives an unusual perspective on a myth that is … Video Aside from the relatively rare interpolations of the sea projections, other backdrops and some of the masks the gallery wears, The Minotaur ’s AVC encoded 1.78:1 1080i image plays out in tones…