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
