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Rise Stevens dies at 99; mezzo soprano sang 'Carmen'
Rise Stevens, an American mezzo soprano celebrated for her earthy interpretation of "Carmen," whose career also encompassed television and movie appearances alongside matinee idols Bing Crosby and Nelson Eddy, died Wednesdayof natural causes at her home...Tags: Entertainment Events, Louis B. Mayer, Music, Bing Crosby, Kennedy Center Honors
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Orlando Ballet will add performance for 2013-14 season
Marking its 40th anniversary, Orlando Ballet plans to expand its Mainstage Season to four productions. The popular “Vampire's Ball” won't return, but fans of classical ballet can look forward to “Carmen” and “Romeo and...
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Capturing the excitement of the West
Artist Cliff Barnes, a long-time resident of Burbank, received two national art awards this summer and attended both juried out-of-state exhibits. The American Plains Artists selected Barnes' watercolor “Riding Proud” as Best of Show at its...
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Opera Comique plays at The Sherman Playhouse
Opera Comique opens this Thursday at the Sherman Playhouse and tickets are just $10 on opening night, half the usual price. It's a comedic farce that takes place at the 1875 premiere of Georges Bizet's Carmen in Paris, in a theater that's not quite up the...
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Rising Star finalists compete for $5,000 prize
Four vocalists, three instrumentalists, two dancers. That's the field competing this year for the title of Howard County's Rising Star, an honor bestowed annually at the "Celebration of the Arts in Howard County." This year's gala, Saturday, March 24 in...Tags: Entertainment Events, Dance, High Schools, Concerts, Jerry Springer
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Maryland Symphony Orchestra performs previously unknown Pierne concerto
davem@herald-mail.comMaryland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Elizabeth Schulze recalled Sunday how she made a local connection to French composer Gabriel Pierne, whose work represented a time in France when some of the greatest music was being created. Schulze, speaking...Tags: Music Industry, Jules Massenet, Music, Concerts, Culture
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MSO presents the romantic music of France
katec@herald-mail.comParlez-vous français? (Do you speak French?) Non? (No?) Pas de problème. (No problem.) Music is the universal language. No translation will be needed at this weekend’s Maryland Symphony Orchestra concerts, which feature works by six French...Tags: Concerts, Education, Music, Entertainment, Theater
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Bolshoi and London ballets coming to a movie screen near you
Culture MonsterAlmost like mini-residencies, this spring's offerings from London’s Royal Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet from Moscow will each bring three unique concerts featuring some of the most beloved and stylistically demonstrative choreography born from those... -
San Francisco Ballet returns to Orange County
The San Francisco Ballet, one of the country's oldest and most esteemed professional ballet companies, will return to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in September for the first time in three years.
The company will perform Sept. 27 to 28 and Sept....Tags: Companies and Corporations, Fine Arts, Dancing, Dance, Human Interest
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Maryland Symphony Orchestra announces 30th season
Maryland Symphony Orchestra announces 30th season: MSO Pops Concert, "Wicked Divas" — Saturday, Sept. 24: Julia Murney and Alli Mauzey join the MSO for an evening of popular songs from Broadway musicals. Both artists have starred on Broadway and...Tags: Wicked (musical), Concerts, Johann Sebastian Bach, Entertainment, Arcangelo Corelli
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'Carmen' coming to Carmike
A 3-D version of the opera “Carmen” will open Saturday at Aberdeen's Carmike Cinema. “Carmen,” written by Georges Bizet, is considered the world's most popular opera. It is described as an “exciting story of love, jealousy...Tags: England, Opera (genre), Music Theater
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Pipe Dreams
"The question you're always asked is, 'Is opera still relevant?' " says handsome young tenor on the rise Joseph Kaiser. Despite his amiable temperament, he seems peeved by the frequently posed query. And why not? Singers like Kaiser and star baritone...Tags: New York, Frank Sinatra, Kenneth Branagh, Bing Crosby, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana)
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