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Soprano Anna Netrebko Pulls Out Again for Tatar Republic Debut, Promises a Follow Up at the End of the Month
It appears that soprano superstar Anna Netrebko is still phoning in ill to her appearances. -
The God-Child Myth: Are Child Singers Jackie Evancho, Amira Willighagen, Angelina Jordan Astar, Etc. Actually Talented?
The appeal and draw that lies in young talent far exceeds actual understanding. It just seems to be interesting to most folks, and the way that the internet trends these days makes way for these prodigies to become but a blip on your computer screen. -
PHOTOS: Make Your Own Bootleg Vinyl Courtesy of Cocky Gold Blog, Hipsters and Oldies Unite for a Process Too Easy to Not Replicate
Vinyl has made quite the resurgence in popular culture--or at least to Brooklyn hipsters of all stripes. -
No Mo' Satchmo: Critic and Playwright Terry Teachout Wins $250,000 Prize from GOP's Lynde and Harry Brandley Foundation
Ah, the right wing agenda may not be fitting for most liberal artists, that is if you consider yourself one. -
New Museum Offers Multifaceted Music Performances in May, Roberto Cuoghi and Ragnar Kjartansson Featured
This month, Lower Manhattan's New Museum, a soundproof structure, will premiere the "chants of an imagined ancient lament" on the various floors of the building. The production is supposed to transport modern-day New Yorkers back to ancient Assyria in... -
US Highball: Watch Montclair State's Harry Partch Ensemble in David Lang's 'Collected Stories: Heroes' @ Carnegie Hall
Last week, David Lang, Carnegie Hall's Debs Composer Chair, oversaw a brilliantly curated series of concerts he called Collected Stories. From April 22-29, his programming explored subjects commonly found in music--heroes, spirits, love/loss, travel, (post)folk. -
Kris Bowers Teaches YouTubers the History of Jazz Piano Playing from the 1800s to Now, NPR Makes Corrections
YouTube can always secure a firm grip on the latest trending media. Perhaps one of those videos that has become a household, well, vid, is the "Evolution of Dance" phenomenon. You remember it, maybe fragments of a orange-shirt, jean-wearing dance virtuoso, taking you through the steps of dance history, in the most interesting way he can. -
Symphonic Synchrony: Three New Devices That Allow Any Simple Object to Become a Beloved Musical Instrument
I don't know about you, but my band and I have a recurring joke that we can plug in and tune into our fruit in the van, hearing myriad scores and compositions of our own concoctions, some subjectively known as L'Orange: Suite Deux and Beet-le-mania. -
Joyce DiDonato Offers Masterclasses for Aspiring Opera Singers, Ages 18-24, During Carnegie Hall Residency Program
Calling all opera singers between the ages of 18 and 24: Classicalite's mezzo of choice, Joyce DiDonato, is available for some serious vocal refinery with her upcoming masterclasses at Carnegie Hall. -
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann Says La Scala Head Alexander Pereira Is "the Right Man" for Milan's Opera House
Jonas Kaufmann has had his bouts with the flu recently, but his latest endorsement of La Scala head honcho Alexander Pereira has proven well enough to stir up some controversy. -
Say It Ain't So, Conductor: Mariss Jansons Decides to Up and Leave the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra to Join the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, who has led from his post for nearly a decade, has decided he can't take it anymore and announced Tuesday that he will resign for the 2014-15 season. -
Who Shot Ya: Top 10 Most Sampled Jazz Artists of All Time via WhoSampled, From Nina Simone and Erykah Badu to Biggie and Snoop
Could jazz music be considered the predecessor to modern hip-hop and funk form? Well, potentially, and this year even Snoop Dogg gave props to Herbie Hancock as that very forefather to the rap movement. -
Emerson String Quartet Performs Shostakovich and Britten at Alice Tully Hall for Lincoln Center's Great Performer Series
Emerson continues their exploration of the late quartets of Shostakovich, who is surely one of the masters of the 20th-century form. Interestingly enough, Emerson's program will pair Shostakovich's 13th and 14th quartets with the third one of Benjamin Britten. -
Welsh Soprano Superstar Katherine Jenkins OBE Engaged to Long-Time Secret Director Beau Andrew Levitas, Fans Had No Clue!
Opera superstar Katherine Jenkins has finally been made a real woman. In a posting on Daily Mail, Jenkins revealed that she is 'thrilled and surprised' after accepting the proposal from her beau, Andrew Levitas. -
Viral Vixens: German Quartet Salut Salon Dominate YouTube Channels with Deliciously Humorous, Idiosyncratic Performance
For a good time, call the new German quartet Salut Salon. The group of women, trending on the social mediascapes, infuse a refreshing new blend of music, acrobatics and, believe it or not, some slapstick humor.
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