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Granted, we've already shared the Quickie playbill for critic, playwright and Lower East Side (now West Village) habitué Marc Spitz's newest production, 'Revenge and Guilt.' With this his first time in the director's chair, of course, we... -
Pianist Herbie Hancock and Soprano Martina Arroyo Awarded 2013 Kennedy Center Honors
On Thursday, jazz pianist/composer Herbie Hancock and operatic soprano Martina Arroyo were named as recipients of this year's Kennedy Center Honors--one of the United States' top cultural awards... -
TRANSLATION: Arnold Schoenberg's 'Pierrot Lunaire,' Op. 21 - "Crosses"
Teil II: 14. "Crosses" -
Claudio Abbado, Citing Ill Health, Pulls Out of Japanese Tour
Claudio Abbado, generally considered as one of the world's most profoundly insightful conductors, has had his serious health problems in recent years. Which makes the news that the 80-year-old maestro has pulled out of the upcoming... -
TRANSLATION: Arnold Schoenberg's 'Pierrot Lunaire,' Op. 21 - "Decapitation"
Teil II: 13. "Decapitation" -
Classicalite's Five Best: Rosh Hashanah Musical Works
Required listening to make the Jewish new year that bit more musical. -
World Maker Faire New York to Present Music for Suitcases, Singing Lobsters and More
The World Maker Faire New York is a celebration of do-it-yourself science projects, emerging technologies, electronic music, rockets and robots. -
In Remembrance: English Symphony Orchestra Marks Five Years Since Vernon Handley’s Death
Hard as it may seem after the many decades during which he bestrode the music world, September 10, 2013 marks exactly five years since conductor Vernon Handley died. His final band, the English Symphony Orchestra, have published... -
Canceled 'Bunheads' Cast Does Final Farewell Dance, Featuring Sir Elton John
Let us not shed a tear, however, as Classicalite knows Emma Dumont, Kaitlyn Jenkins, Bailey Buntain, Julia Goldani Telles and, of course, Sutton Foster will keep on dancing, indeed. -
Classicalite's Five Best: Classical Music and Movie Trivia
Strange facts about music and the movies, from 'Moonstruck' to Dalek conductors to Pavarotti not winning a Golden Raspberry. -
Classicalite Recording News: Debussy Google Doodle Causes Upsurge in CD Sales
A rather lovely story from the good fellas at Google. Their recent Google Doodle marking the anniversary of Debussy's birth (his 151st, since you ask) was a hit for the classical recording industry... -
Russian Conductor Vasily Petrenko Says Orchestras “React Better” to Male Conductors
Mr. Petrenko is in hot water over his comments about woman conductors. -
Swingin’ on the Gallows Pole: Harlots, Hugs and Haupstimme in Schoenberg's "Galgenlied" [TRANSLATION]
With a metrical duration of 13 measures (plus an anacrusis) and an overall existence of slightly less than 20 seconds, "Galgenlied"--the 12th of Arnold Schoenberg's 'Dreimal Sieben Gedichte' from the minor Belgian Symbolist Albert... -
Salzburg's Mozart Distillerie Refines "Mozart Chocolate Cream" for 60th Anniversary
Do you like your Mozart sweet and intoxicating? Here you are...just don't drive afterwards!
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