NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera is replacing Robert Lepage''s controversial production of Wagner''s Ring Cycle with a new staging by British director Richard Jones. Jones'' version of the four-...
02.24.2021 dailymail.co.uk , abcnews.go.com , chron.com and 35 sitesIn February 1921, a composer-pianist with the quirky name Zez Confrey (from his middle name, Elzear) recorded an original piece that grabbed pianists and listeners by their ears, became a bestseller a...
02.22.2021 Wsj.comProlific artists who never take a break can seem ageless—we get so used to hearing from them we lose track of time. Both Neil Young (age 75) and Willie Nelson (age 87) work at such an astonishing clip...
02.22.2021 Wsj.comMet Opera, ENO to coproduce Wagner''s Ring by Richard JonesNEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera is replacing Robert Lepage''s controversial production of Wagner''s Ring Cycle with a new staging by B...
02.24.2021 Sfgate.com and 10 sitesNeed a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights: Spider-Man 3 finds its "home": After three of the stars of the Spider-Man franchise shared three fake "home"-centric titles for the next installment (Spider-Man: Phone Home, Spider-Man: Home-Wrecker and Spider-Man: Home Slice), lead actor Tom Holland revealed the true moniker via Instagram post. According to the shared video, his third Spidey feature is called Spider-Man: No Way Home. The sequel is due in theaters on Dec...
02.26.2021 Fandango.com. Welcome to Morning Open Thread, a daily post with a MOTley crew of hosts who choose the topic for the day''s posting. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, resp...
02.22.2021 Dailykos.comThe Neuroscience of Springtime Bliss and Wintertime Doldrums Source: Photobank gallery/Shutterstock "We were shining our light into the days of blooming wonder. On and on and on, we kept singing our s...
02.25.2021 Psychologytoday.comMax Steiner practically created the language of Hollywood movie music. In a career encompassing some 300 films, he composed and orchestrated scores that riveted hearts and minds. The recipient of 24 O...
02.22.2021 Timesofisrael.comJames McCune Smith was not just any physician. He was the first African American to earn a medical degree, educated at the University of Glasgow in the 1830s, when no American university would admit h...
02.26.2021 Smithsonianmag.comClassical Movements'' Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival has decided, like several other prestigious summer festivals, to plan to be live and in-person this summer. To make this more possible, the festival will be moved two weeks late...
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