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READ: South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo Reacts to Nelson Mandela Death
Madiba left us today, age 95, after a long battle with a liver infection. A key anti-apartheid fighter, Mandela spent 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first black president. Read the words of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who joined Mandela in Norway to accept... -
Russian-British Pianist Evgeny Kissin, Backed by Natan Sharansky, Becoming Israeli Citizen
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Prima Donna: Rufus Wainwright and Daniel MacIvor Working on New Opera, 'Hadrian,' in Toronto
Singer and composer Rufus Wainwright is writing another opera. He will follow 2009's 'Prima Donna', which premiered in Manchester, with 'Hadrian'--a commission for the Canadian Opera Company. It's based on the life of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and his love for Antinous... -
Alice Herz-Sommer, World's Oldest Pianist (and Holocaust Survivor), Turns 110
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Fueled by Opium and Desire, Berlioz’s ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ is the Subject of Chicago Symphony Orchestra Program
French conductor Stéphane Denève will lead the CSO in an exploration of Hector Berlioz’s 'Symphonie Fantastique' on Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m. at Symphony Center. -
Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer Lead Cast in NBC's Live, Nazi-Ridden Version of 'The Sound of Music'
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IMG Artists Invests Hundreds of Millions in China Projects, Including Classical Music Reality TV
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READ: It’s Time for Musicians to Form a New Minnesota Orchestra
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Angelo Campori, Italian Opera Favorite, Dies at 79
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