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Jack Kerouac's last acclaimed novel--Big Sur--has been adapted for the big silver screen. Unlike On the Road, Big Sur's adaptation has received critical acclaim. I went to see the movie earlier this month at Cinema Village because I have been a fan of Kerouac since... -
Ewan McGregor and Zoe Saldana Join Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis Biopic, 'Kill the Trumpet Player'
Actors Ewan McGregor and Zoe Saldana have signed on to Don Cheadle’s movie about Miles Davis, "Kill the Trumpet Player." Cheadle will direct and star in the film, which is currently in preproduction. -
The New Hot Five: What the Cows Are Listening To
We know that elephants like percussive Eastern music (well, at least the ones in the elephant orchestra we featured recently). Now, though they don't appear to play, we can clearly see what cows like... -
Opera About Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Focuses on Crack Use, Fall from Grace
Blogger Brent Bambury called Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's fall from grace "operatic." And now, his sordid saga has its own opera, based on music from "Carmen." -
Jackie Evancho a No Show at Fresno's Saroyan Theatre
Sunday's Jackie Evancho concert, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Saroyan Theatre, has been canceled, according to the Fresno Convention Center website. Ticket holders are expected to be issued refunds. No explanation was given. The singer, who is featured on Sunday's... -
San Francisco Symphony Joins Thousands to Cheer for Batkid
Batkid made the streets of San Francisco safe once again for law-abiding citizens on Friday, as he rescued a damsel in distress, foiled a bank robbery, and then rescued the San Francisco Giants' mascot from the clutches of the Penguin. -
Dame Felicity Lott Closes a Chapter at Wigmore Hall
Dame Felicity Lott, one of the great sopranos of our time, is about to bow out as a solo recitalist. Her performance at Wigmore Hall tomorrow, always a favorite venue for her, will be her farewell... -
Fantasia Barrino, k.d. lang Star in Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis' 'After Midnight' on Broadway
After Midnight, a Broadway musical featuring original arrangements by jazz great Duke Ellington, melds classic songs from the 1920s and '30s with dance to recreate Harlem's Golden Age and the legendary Cotton Club... -
Franz Liszt Academy of Music Finally Reopen in Budapest
The Liszt Academy music school founded by Franz Liszt, the first piano superstar, recently reopened its main concert hall--refurbished under an ambitious plan to give the 138-year-old institution, and its music study program, a new lease on life... -
Alma Deutscher, 'Ellen DeGeneres' and 'Today Show' Child Composer, is Not a “Little Miss Mozart”
Alma Deutscher, age 8, is a music prodigy who recently released an album of her own compositions. 'The Music of Alma Deutscher,' featuring her works for violin, viola and piano, was the best-selling classical album last week, according... -
Amira Willighagen’s "O Mio Babbino Caro" on 'Holland's Got Talent' Invites Comparisons to Jackie Evancho
Amira Willighagen, age 9, sang Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro" during a recent audition for Holland's Got Talent. Her performance stunned the judges, who found it hard to believe that such a lovely, mature-sounding voice could come from such a small girl... -
RETRO: Renée Fleming Duets with Lou Reed on "Perfect Day" for 20th Anniversary of Czech Velvet Revolution
The late Lewis Allan Reed and the Velvet Underground influenced not only a generation of rock musicians, but also the late Czechoslovakia-cum-Czech Republic president Václav Havel. And that was why Reed got the invite to perform with... -
Classicalite Recording News: The Decca Sound Dead in the U.S. as Universal Music Classics is Born
How to interpret the news that Universal is to drop the Decca company name in the United States? The first thing to say is that it's not as bad as it looks at first glance. The second thing is that, in fact, it might even indicate that... -
Louisville Orchestra's New Music Director is 26-Year-Old Conductor Teddy Abrams
The Louisville Orchestra named Teddy Abrams, 26, as Music Director Designate. Abrams' three-year contract as music director will begin in September 2014...
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