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Ailing superstar maestro and pianist Daniel Barenboim, 80, quits longtime German opera post
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SUZY MABEL : PRETTY YOUNG ACTRESS : PERFORMED AT THE MUSIC HALLS OF PARIS
The subject of this vintage real photo postcard is theatre actress, Suzy Mabel. I was unable to find much biographical information about this pretty
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Classical music: The gala opening this weekend of the UW-Madison’s new Hamel Music Center is SOLD OUT. What do you think of the building, the music and the event? Plus, veteran music critic John W. Barker has died
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Machine de cirque: something improbably different at La Scala [by Tracy Danison]
Machine de Cirque, quantum acrobacy with gemütlichkeit ©Loup-William Théberge Imagine the Marx Brothers endowed with Buster Keaton’s naïve
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Peek Backstage During Roberto Bolle's Final Bow with ABT
Roberto Bolle's rise in ballet reads like a fairy tale—one in which he's the prince. At 15, he was hand-picked by Rudolf Nureyev to perform with La
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Classical music: This Saturday afternoon, Live From the Met in HD closes this season with an acclaimed performance of Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites.” Read a background story and rave reviews, and see the schedule of next season’s 10 productions
ALERT:The Brass Choirs of the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras will present an afternoon of brass music this Saturday afternoon, May 11, at
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Liverpool gig guide: The Good The Bad and The Queen, Idlewild, John Head, Bloxx, Tirzah
Idlewild While Easter weekend is upon so are a slew of great gigs and Getintothis’ Simon Kirk has you covered with the details. With the
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The actual Paris Orphée
Gluck’s Orfeo/Orphée is one of those works where things get a bit complicated because an Italian and a French version wre produced and then all
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All's right with the world
I'm back with more Verdi. Had to take some time off after the Eurovision Song Contest. I was totally spent after watching that. This is why I don't