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Met Opera marks 1st year of Ukraine war with concert

“We demonstrate the free world’s ongoing cultural resolve to defend Ukraine’s liberty in the face of brutal oppression,” said Met general manager Peter Gelb during intermission.

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Stephen RaskauskasJuly 16, 2018

WFMT celebrates Carl Grapentine with Beethoven, Bernstein, and bubbles at Ravinia
Keegan MorrisJuly 14, 2018

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Fleming, Netrebko, Kaufmann headline Met Opera on-line gala
Associated PressApril 14, 2020
Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Roberto Alagna, and Bryn Terfel are among 38 opera stars in 13 nations scheduled for the Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home gala, which will be streamed live on April 25.

Deaf Hip-Hop Dancer is Moved by Beethoven’s 5th in New Music Video
Stacy GerardApril 14, 2020
With beautiful images and stunning dancing, this video reminds us that not everyone engages with music the same way.

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Montreal Jazz Fest cancels Robert Lepage’s “SLĀV” amid criticisms of white artists performing slave songs
Keegan MorrisJuly 5, 2018
After protests and denouncements of cultural insensitivity, the Montreal International Jazz Festival has canceled SLĀV, a stage production that featured a predominantly white cast dressed as black slaves singing slave songs.

Hear the Album Inspired by the Incredible Life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Lisa FlynnJuly 5, 2018
With the Supreme Court very much in the news these days, a Chicago label has released a musical tribute illuminating the personal and professional life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is marking 25 years on the high court.
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Hitler offered to make this Jewish composer an “honorary Aryan.” Instead, he immigrated to the U.S. through Mexico.
Stephen RaskauskasJuly 3, 2018
One of the most popular operettas of all time, The Csárdás Princess, was composed by Hungarian Emmerich Kálmán. Discover his incredible story escaping Nazi persecution by coming to the United States through Mexico.
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