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Critics look ahead to Met season

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:

Indian star Chauhan joins NY anti-poverty concert

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