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A Dynastic Struggle Worthy of a Wagner Opera
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Dynastic Struggle Worthy of a Wagner OperaGetty Images During Germany’s last 150 years, a king has been dethroned, a kaiser has abdicated, and a...
Byron Janis, Renowned Classical Pianist, Dead at 95
People via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe musician was known for performing at the 1960 Cultural Exchange between the U.S. and the Soviet Union Dario Cantatore/Getty Byron Janis at Stenway...
Wilhelmenia Fernandez, opera singer who starred in the stylish French thriller Diva – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWilhelmenia Fernandez, who has died of cancer aged 75, was an American soprano best known to...
World-famous American pianist Byron Janis dies at age 95
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoByron Janis, the world-famous pianist who linked nations with music even as he overcame debilitating arthritis to keep playing, has died. He was 95. “The passing of Byron, my husband of 58 years ...
How fast should Beethoven's Ninth Symphony be performed?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBenjamin Zander is convinced Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony should sound far different than most people...
This Italian Foodie Spot Is Music to a Tourist’s Ears
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGetty ImagesBarreling down an Italian country road in a taxi, zipping past everything from grassy...
Byron Janis, piano virtuoso who discovered two Chopin manuscripts in a French château – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoByron Janis, who has died aged 95, was an American virtuoso pianist with only nine working fingers...
Review: The Israel Philharmonic was led by the same conductor for 40-plus years. His successor...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the first U.S. tour with its new music director, Lahav Shani, the Israel Philharmonic performs Paul Ben-Haim's neglected Zionist 1940 Symphony No.1.
Rosa Raisa, the Chicago prima donna Puccini tapped for a premiere at Milan’s La Scala
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago scored big time when Milan’s La Scala announced that soprano Rosa Raisa would perform the title role in the world premiere of “Turandot” at the famed opera house. In 1926, things usually ...