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Elliott Carter tribute concerts in this, his centenary, continue apace. On Sunday, the Verge Ensemble presented an almost all-Carter evening at the National Gallery; a broad selection of his solo and chamber works surrounded the premiere of "a garden of flourishing paths" by District native...(more)
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The orchestra’s music director, Ryan McAdams, put his young players in what could have been an unforgiving spotlight.
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Britney Spears seems to have handled 2008 relatively well. Number of scalps shorn: zero. Number of babies bobbled: zero. Number of albums made: one. It's called "Circus," her sixth, and it offers a slew of bad-girl club tunes garnished with flecks of remorse. Is it...(more)
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FREEDOM Akon Akon has two of the decade's best R&B albums under his belt thanks to an unlikely formula that merged Horatio Alger pluck, Cinemax raunch and Auto-Tune. His recent single, "I'm So Paid," epitomizes the singer's unique sense of soft-core triumphalism: sentimental melodies channeled...(more)
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Blockbuster Inc. will begin selling concert tickets at about 500 of its video rental stores, bolstering its effort to create a one-stop shop for entertainment....
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NEW YORK, Dec. 1 -- YouTube, one of the most popular and populist media platforms, announced Monday that it is taking its first step toward generating content by launching a symphony orchestra. The YouTube Symphony Orchestra revolves around two main goals: the creation of a...(more)
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Chanticleer has never been afraid to turn a profit at Christmastime. Cyber-snow is falling on the chorus's Web site, where the ensemble peddles no fewer than four holiday CDs (all available in an attractive gift basket). The challenge faced by Chanticleer, and other touring classical...(more)
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Organisers call off a climate change awareness concert in Mumbai in the wake of last week's terror attacks.
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Here is one opera lover’s attempt to explain bel canto as I understand it, along with recommendations of a few recordings.
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Miami’s reputation as a dead zone for live local music is changing, and record labels are starting to pay attention.
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There is an honorable tradition in opera of singers relying on a prompter to provide cues for words or entrances. But during rehearsals for the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde,” which opens on Friday night, the German tenor singing Tristan, Peter Seiffert, has...(more)
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