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American Ballet Theatre: Together Tonight – an 80th Anniversary YouTube celebration

11 May 2020 by gramilano Leave a Comment

May 2020 was to have been a special month for the American Ballet Theatre – the time to celebrate its 80th anniversary.

American Ballet Theatre – known as Ballet Theatre from 1939 until 1957 – was founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant and its first performance was on 11 January 1940.

Chase was its director, together with Oliver Smith, from 1945 to 1980. Mikhail Baryshnikov took over until 1989. Smith returned with Jane Hermann from 1990 to 1992, when Kevin McKenzie took over as artistic director, a position her still holds.

ABT will present American Ballet Theatre: Together Tonight, a virtual celebration in support of the ABT Crisis Relief Fund on its YouTube Channel…

At 88, Elaine Stritch bows out for good

3 April 2013 by gramilano Leave a Comment

With “Elaine Stritch at the Carlyle: Movin’ Over and Out” which runs from 2 – 6 April one of the greatest stars of the stage leaves it for good. Elaine Stritch, with her signature leggings and white blouse, offered a cabaret that was more talk than song, and her colleagues turned out in force. At the […]

Tony Bennett on opera

14 October 2011 by gramilano 1 Comment

You recently sang at the Metropolitan Opera House and you will be singing in Baltimore at the Lyric Opera House. Did you hear any opera as a kid, and were there any opera singers you found inspiring as you developed your own craft? I grew up in the Depression, and one of the very first […]

Streisand is MusiCares’ Person of the Year

10 December 2010 by gramilano Leave a Comment

Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder top the list of stars announced Wednesday as performers at MusiCares’ Person of the Year gala honoring Barbra Streisand on 11th February. Image via Wikipedia Other names now attached to the L.A. Convention Center dinner and tribute concert, which will recognize Streisand for her artistic and philanthropic work, include Herbie […]