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Brava, Jessye! Met Opera Guild’s 80th Luncheon salutes Jessye Norman

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On Friday 21 November, the Metropolitan Opera Guild’s 80th Annual Luncheon presents Brava, Jessye! to salute Jessye Norman, who recently wrote about her life in a memoir titled Stand Up Straight and Sing! A perennial highlight of the opera season, the Luncheon will bring together a host of artists and other luminaries to honour the sumptuous-voiced soprano and her long and … [Read more...] about Brava, Jessye! Met Opera Guild’s 80th Luncheon salutes Jessye Norman

Prima Donnas: Deborah Voigt and Rufus Wainwright take on Aspen

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Deborah Voigt and Rufus Wainwright will be appearing together at this year's Aspen Music Festival. Voigt will make two appearances in collaboration with Wainwright who, according to the press release, has been named “the greatest songwriter on the planet” by Elton John. She will guest with the Grammy-nominated singer at a special event The Best of Rufus … [Read more...] about Prima Donnas: Deborah Voigt and Rufus Wainwright take on Aspen

Help Julian, a 16-year-old American dancer, represent the Bolshoi in Sochi

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This blog has often championed a good cause: young composers getting their first project off the ground... established composers getting a new project off the ground! Here is a very worthy cause,and an investment in the future of ballet! The young, and very talented, Julian MacKay - who comes from an astonishingly talented family of dancers - is a sixteen-year-old American who … [Read more...] about Help Julian, a 16-year-old American dancer, represent the Bolshoi in Sochi

Rufus Wainwright is raising money to record his opera Prima Donna

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Rufus Wainwright has gone to PledgeMusic to raise money to fund a studio recording of his opera Prima Donna. PledgeMusic? For those who have just caught up with Kickstarter, which was launched in April 2009, it's time to turn your attention to PledgeMusic which débuted in August of the same year. It is "the most creative and interactive way for you to be part of your … [Read more...] about Rufus Wainwright is raising money to record his opera Prima Donna

Armani luxury hotel opens in Milan – close to La Scala and via Montenapoleone

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Giorgio Armani opened a luxury hotel in the centre of Milan today. It is in via Manzoni, near to La Scala, the Montenapoleone shopping district, and that other great Milanese hotel Grand Hotel et de Milan where Verdi lived and composed and everyone from Maria Callas to Rufus Wainwright has stayed. Armani's new hotel will surely attract some superstar names too. Jessica Alba … [Read more...] about Armani luxury hotel opens in Milan – close to La Scala and via Montenapoleone

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