Congratulations To Anna Netrebko And Yusif Eyvazov On Their Marriage
Russian soprano Anna Netrebko married Azerbaijani tenor Yusif Eyvazov at the Palais Coburg in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Best wishes to the happy couple!
View ArticleChance To Live At Paul Robeson Residence In New York City
Paul Robeson was one of the first African-American entertainers to live in the apartment building on Edgecombe Avenue.If you're hunting for a new spacious apartment in New York City, look no further...
View ArticleClaritin Allergy Medicine Could Save Escamillo From Spring Allergies
Claritin allows you to get back to your daily activities which may include kicking a soccer ball into a shopping cart or going to the opera!The latest commercial for allergy medication product Claritin...
View ArticleAlexa Goes For Hell's Revenge In New Commercial From Amazon
Alexa, Amazon's virtual assistant that uses artificial intelligence technology, is activated by voice interaction to control music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts,...
View ArticleHelmut Newton Gets Resurgence In New Virtual Cinema Documentary
(Photographer Helmut Newton seen here with operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti)"Obituaries and appreciations of the photographer Helmut Newton after his death on January 23, 2004, are riddled with the...
View ArticleRossini Helps Launch "Muppets Now" Streaming On Disney +
Everyone Is a Critic: Show favorites Statler and Waldorf perched in their favorite boxIt's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights. It's time to raise the curtain on the Muppet Show...
View ArticleCelebrating Kathleen Battle's 72nd Birthday With MET Streams
Kathleen Battle (center) is featured in the 1982 Metropolitan Opera production of Mozart's Così fan tutte with Maria Ewing (left) as Dorabella and Kiri Te Kanawa (right) as Fiordiligi (Photo: Winnie...
View ArticleLeontyne Price Live MET Performances Get 2-CD Release
"Celebrate one of opera's greatest artists with Leontyne Price at the Met. This new release features excerpts from the beloved American soprano's Met performances of Aida, Tosca, Il Trovatore, Antony...
View ArticlePeter Pears Longtime Collaborator Julian Bream Passes Away
Julian Bream (left) accompanies Peter Pears on the lute. The two performed in concert and recorded together."The British guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream has died peacefully at his home in rural...
View ArticleCountertenor Jakub Józef Orliński Breakdances & Sings For Pepsi Beat
Breakout opera-star Jakub Józef Orliński dances and adds vocals to a new track called "Never Alone" (Nigdy Sam) in a newly-released music video from Warner Music Poland. Known for his high-flying vocal...
View ArticlePolish Film "The Hater" Uses Bach, Beethoven, Fauré, and Purcell
Dido's Lament: Ewa Majcherczyk is accompanied by string quartet in this 17th-century masterpieceA new Polish film on Netflix directed by Jan Komasa, The Hater (Sala samobójców. Hejter), features...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Lawrence Brownlee Interviews Denyce Graves
As part of his online interview series, Sit Down With LB, tenor Lawrence Brownlee has a Facebook LIVE conversation with the legendary mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves. From their homes in Florida and New...
View Article100 Years Later: All The American (Operatic) Ties To Susan B. Anthony
The original "Iron Lady": Susan B. AnthonyOn this day 100 years ago in America, the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified which began to pave the way for all women's right to vote. One...
View ArticleMezzo-Soprano J'Nai Bridges Gives Her Great Big Story To CNN
"J’Nai Bridges knows that most people perceive opera as being an artform for the elite. Because opera was traditionally catered towards nobility, many today still don’t feel welcome. Bridges wants to...
View ArticleEx-wife of Andrew Lloyd Webber to Receive Star in Hollywood
Happy Duo: Sarah and AndrewSoprano Sarah Brightman has performed with opera legends Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, as well as Andrea Bocelli. In June it was announced that she will...
View ArticleMET Opera Home Audiences Finally Get The Big Picture With Demo
Easy as 1-2-3: The new tutorial to stream opera onto your television posted on Instagram has over 12K viewsTwelve years ago when the Metropolitan Opera was getting ready to launch its MET on Demand...
View ArticleMarina Abramović Is About to Birth "7 Deaths of Callas" In Munich
What was dubbed "An opera project by Marina Abramović (2020)," the new performance for 7 Deaths of Callas is set top open on September 5 at the Bayerische Staatsoper. With music by Marko Nikodijević...
View ArticleChristopher Macchio Slaughters Puccini In Political Propaganda Night
Opera suffered a major blow in the America's capital. Donald Trump ended the fourth evening of the Republican National Convention on the lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., with singer...
View ArticleSapphic European Opera Soprano Gets Lobotomy In "Ratched"
Harriet Sansom Harris plays the chain-smoking diva.Ryan Murphy's latest exploration for Netflix is Ratched. Described as "an American psychological thriller drama web television series about the...
View ArticleAmazon Prime's "Utopia" Lifts From Bizet's "Carmen" For New Ad
A new television ad for Amazon Prime's new show Utopia features a deconstructed version of Bizet's famous Habanera "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Carmen. "Utopia is an upcoming American drama web...
View ArticleOpera Singing Countertenor John Holiday Rocks "The Voice"
High-soaring vocals ripped through the air of NBC's The Voice competition when countertenor John Holiday performed the Ella Fitzgerald hit "Misty." Pop star John Legend was the first to turn his chair...
View ArticleRapper Drake Installs MET Chandelier in $100 Million Mansion
Canadian rapper Drake has finally has revealed his $100 million mansion in Toronto and it is a showstopper. Coming in at just 5,000 square feet less than the White House, this home is filled the finest...
View ArticleWW84 Confusingly Uses Mozart For Emotional Affect
Remember coloratura soprano Christine Johnston? Well, she's resurfaced in the second full-length feature Wonder Woman film titled WW84. Unfortunately it's not flattering for anyone. For some reason the...
View ArticleBulgari "Never Too Much" With the Help of Verdi Force
Presenting MAI TROPPO: a celebration of the joyful exuberance of Bulgari and Rome. The new MAI TROPPO (Never Too Much) Bulgari advertising campaign, is an ode to life, joy and happiness. Deeply rooted...
View ArticleTRY Channel Sneaks In An Opera Reference - For Better Or Worse
The TRY Channel on YouTube feature comedians from Ireland, well, trying things. In this most recent holiday edition, they plow through advent calendar drink boxes (beer, gin, whisky) and there is one...
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