NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press asked two dozen classical music critics to pick the production or performer they most looked forward to seeing in the new Metropolitan Opera season. Of those who responded, many mentioned two new productions:
ROME (AP) — Tourists in Rome can admire 400-year-old frescoes in the French embassy after a restoration that has imbued the works with fresh splendor.
NEW YORK (AP) — A tenor wearing no blackface, a baritone undeterred by illness and a rising star stepping in for a mourning mezzo — these are some of the performers in the spotlight as the Metropolitan Opera launches its new season Monday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Niecy Nash says the Emmy Awards have more work to do when it comes to the diversity of nominees.
Sunidhi Chauhan, a leading singer in Indian cinema, was announced Wednesday as a new performer for next week’s major anti-poverty concert in New York. The Global Citizen Festival, which hopes to spur activism to fight extreme poverty, has already announced Western superstars Beyonce, Pearl Jam, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran as headlining acts. Revealing further acts for the September 26 show in Central Park, the festival announced an appearance by 32-year-old
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Like the characters in her TV series “Transparent,” which is nominated at this Sunday’s Emmys, Jill Soloway understands the challenges of having a transgender parent: She based the show on personal experiences.
[Marketwired] – Randgold Resources Limited and AngloGold Ashanti have concluded an investment agreement aimed at the formation of a joint venture to redevelop and operate AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi gold mine in Ghana. …
Top environmental advocates on Wednesday urged the international community to increase and coordinate investments in research and development for renewable energy to make it cheaper than coal within 10 years. “A sensible approach to tackling climate change will not only pay for itself but provide economic benefits to the nations of the world,” they said in a petition, ahead of a key climate change conference in December. “We urge the
