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Born on this day in 1909 author James Agee.
The master of Broadway musical theater died suddenly earlier today at his home in Connecticut.
Happy 82nd birthday to The Queen of Rock and Roll.
“Liberace invites us to his Thanksgiving holiday celebration, playing and singing songs of the season, as well as classical numbers such as Falla’s ‘Ritual Fire Dance’ which a Hopi Indian dances to.”
The opera utilizes the idea of “magical realism,” telling a realistic story combined with elements of magic and fantasy.
While the formulaic nature of some of Rossini’s other operas can undermine his ability to balance bravura singing and playing with legitimate drama, a concert Maometto II proves, with what it offers as much as what it lacks, that the formula still works.
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Born on this day in 1848 prima donna assoluta (and pedagogue supreme) Lilli Lehmann.
Matthew Aucoin and librettist Sarah Ruhl’s reimagination of the ancient Orpheus myth, told from Eurydice’s point of view. Erin Morley stars in the title role, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium.
I proposed to Edita that we turn my 20-page paper into a book, a musical biography.
In San Francisco Opera’s new Così fan tutte, the elements that most visibly read as “American” were a penchant for slapstick humor, overcooked blocking, and an abundance of cartoonish period costumes that hobbled the opera’s first act.
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Born on this day in 1892 illustrator and designer Erté.
A concert performance featuring Lisette Oropesa, Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres, with Il Pomo d’Oro Choir and Orchestra conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.
Teatro Grattacielo presented two visions of love’s magic on November 13 and 14—one via Spain and Argentina (in collaboration with Opera Hispánica) and the other via Alsace by way of Italy.
Born on this day in 1924 actress Geraldine Page.
Born on this day in 1912 dancer Eleanor Powell.
Born on this day in 1920 actress Gene Tierney.
