TOKYO — Sitting alone before a grand piano in a stark studio, Ryuichi Sakamoto takes the listener on a journey…
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Book Review: ‘Kind of a Big Deal’ tells backstory of hit comedy that escalated quickly #Book #Review #Kind #Big #Deal #tells #backstory #hit #comedy #escalated #quickly
“Kind of a Big Deal: How ‘Anchorman’ Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century” by…
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Tenor Freddie de Tommaso, a young British sensation, makes US opera debut #Tenor #Freddie #Tommaso #young #British #sensation #opera #debut
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — “British Tenor Saves Night at Opera,” proclaimed the Daily Mail. The opera was Puccini’s “Tosca,”…
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Union for Philadelphia Orchestra musicians authorize strike if talks break down #Union #Philadelphia #Orchestra #musicians #authorize #strike #talks #break
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Musicians authorized a strike against the Philadelphia Orchestra if bargaining breaks down for an agreement…
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Rhiannon Giddens is as much scholar as musician. Now, she’s showing her saucy side in a new album #Rhiannon #Giddens #scholar #musician #shes #showing #saucy #side #album
NEW YORK (AP) — Most people familiar with singer Rhiannon Giddens know her scholarly side. She won a MacArthur “genius…
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Opera Philadelphia head to retire, and postpone 2023-24 production to save money #Opera #Philadelphia #retire #postpone #production #save #money
NEW YORK (AP) — David Devan will retire next spring as head of Opera Philadelphia following 13 years as general…
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Tom Jones, creator of the longest-running musical ‘The Fantasticks,’ dies at 95 #Tom #Jones #creator #longestrunning #musical #Fantasticks #dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Jones, the lyricist, director and writer of “The Fantasticks,” the longest-running musical in history, has…
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Cecilia Bartoli veers into opera management while still singing at 57 #Cecilia #Bartoli #veers #opera #management #singing
SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Cecilia Bartoli has a favorite role she wished she could sing. “There is one character which…
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Carl Davis, award-winning American composer behind many British TV shows and films, dies at 86 #Carl #Davis #awardwinning #American #composer #British #shows #films #dies
LONDON — Carl Davis, the American composer and conductor behind the scores for numerous award-winning British television shows and movies,…
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Nathalie Stutzmann become second woman to conduct at Bayreuth, 2 years after gender barrier broken #Nathalie #Stutzmann #woman #conduct #Bayreuth #years #gender #barrier #broken
BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Two years after the debut of the Bayreuth Festival’s first female conductor, Nathalie Stutzmann became the…
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