Tag: Classical music
Danny Elfman writes a solo album with ‘venom’ pouring out
NEW YORK — When Danny Elfman started creating music during quarantine, what came out was a surprise even to him.
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Met Opera $31M in black in 2019-20 as pandemic starts
The Metropolitan Opera showed a tax return revealing it is $31 million in the black during the fiscal year that ended last July 31,...
Carnegie Hall reopens in October after 19-month closure
NEW YORK — Carnegie Hall will resume performances in October following a 1 1/2-year closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic but with a limited...
La Scala announces 2021-21 season, with hope of fewer limits
MILAN — Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Monday announced a 2021-22 season of 13 operas, seven ballets and numerous concerts as Italy’s most...
Locked out stagehands protest outside Metropolitan Opera
NEW YORK — Locked out Metropolitan Opera stagehands protested the use of nonunion shops to construct sets for the company's upcoming season, attracting a...
Silenced by pandemic, Met Opera to make brief return
NEW YORK — Silenced for 14 months by the pandemic and dealing with labor strife, the Metropolitan Opera will make a brief return Sunday.
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Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85
CHICAGO — Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father’s and sisters’ in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman...
Muti: Pandemic year silenced culture, leaving world stunned
RAVENNA, Italy — Conducor Riccardo Muti has once again reopened the Italian musical season in his adopted hometown of Ravenna after another — and...
Symphony on Prairie to return after pandemic cancellation
FISHERS, Ind. — The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is bringing back its popular Symphony on the Prairie performances, a year after the pandemic forced the...
Getting up Close with Glenn and Ted Nash, new duo in jazz
NEW YORK — Glenn Close recently made music-related headlines for her playful performance of “Da Butt” at the Academy Awards, but the revered actor...