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www.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago
San Francisco

Summer music 2024: 8 classical performances you shouldn't miss

The Bay Area's classical music scene offers a variety of exciting events for the summer season. [ more ]
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 month ago
Film

Cannes 2024: Emilia Perez, Three Kilometers to the End of the World, Caught by the Tides | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

Audiard's film 'Emilia Pérez' takes bold risks with operatic ambitions and unique storytelling, resembling Almodóvar's style. [ more ]
Theregister
1 month ago
Tech industry

Opera sings sweetly with native version for Windows on Arm

Opera has released a native version for Windows on Arm using Chromium, hinting at Microsoft's support for the operating system. [ more ]
TechCrunch
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Opera's AI assistant can now summarize web pages on Android | TechCrunch

Opera's AI tool Aria can now summarize text-based web pages on Android for quick understanding. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Liverpool FC

Atalanta v Liverpool: Europa League quarter-final, second leg live

Liverpool fans remain optimistic despite challenges in Europa Conference League quarter-final. [ more ]
Black Enterprise
2 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Seattle Opera's 'X: The Life And Times Of Malcolm X' Receives Rave Reviews For Groundbreaking Representation And Powerful Performance

The opera 'X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X' premiered in Seattle at the McCaw Hall, part of Seattle Opera's efforts to bring more inclusive content to Black audiences.
The opera incorporates various musical genres like jazz and Afrobeat to portray Malcolm X's life, touching on his traumatic childhood and criminal activities. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
3 months ago
Web design

L.A. lost Yuval Sharon to Detroit. Here's what we're missing - and what we might win back

Yuval Sharon has taken on the role of artistic director at Michigan Opera Theatre while still maintaining his work with the Industry in L.A.
Sharon embraces unconventional approaches to opera by staging productions in unique venues and blending traditional works with experimental operas. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Web design

Thomas Ades Takes a Step Toward the Classical Music Canon

Living composers struggle for recognition in the music industry.
Contemporary music's fate often hinges on marketability and legacy. [ more ]
Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
4 months ago
Silicon Valley real estate

Rigoletto in San Jose | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Opera San Jose is performing Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto this winter.
Rigoletto is a fast-paced opera with a compelling plot. [ more ]
Cloud Pro
4 months ago
Web design

Opera browser's new AI cluster in Iceland, powered by 100% renewable energy, showcases another example of the shift to energy efficient data center ops

Opera plans to deploy an AI cluster at a green data center in Iceland.
The move is part of Opera's efforts to enhance its AI infrastructure.
The data center in Iceland will provide Opera with sustainable and renewable energy. [ more ]
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www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
Dining

Skip the Flowers for a Sweethearts Cake From Nick Morgenstern

The Sweethearts Cake from Nick Morgenstern is a delectable dessert that features raspberry, whipped cream, and vanilla ice cream.
A revival of Johann Sebastian Bach's Coffee Cantata, a lighthearted operatic pastiche about a caffeine-crazed young woman, will be performed at Lost Draft Coffee Shop in SoHo. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 week ago
Berlin

On my radar: Golda Schultz's cultural highlights

Golda Schultz, a soprano from South Africa, has had a successful international singing career, debuting at prestigious venues and releasing albums. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
Dining

Skip the Flowers for a Sweethearts Cake From Nick Morgenstern

The Sweethearts Cake from Nick Morgenstern is a delectable dessert that features raspberry, whipped cream, and vanilla ice cream.
A revival of Johann Sebastian Bach's Coffee Cantata, a lighthearted operatic pastiche about a caffeine-crazed young woman, will be performed at Lost Draft Coffee Shop in SoHo. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 week ago
Berlin

On my radar: Golda Schultz's cultural highlights

Golda Schultz, a soprano from South Africa, has had a successful international singing career, debuting at prestigious venues and releasing albums. [ more ]
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TechCrunch
4 months ago
Web development

Opera to launch new AI-powered browser for iOS in Europe following Apple's DMA changes | TechCrunch

Opera will launch a new AI-powered browser built on its own engine for iOS in Europe.
Apple will allow alternative browser engines to run on iOS as a result of the requirements of the European Digital Markets Act (DMA). [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Scala

In Maria Callas's Career, La Scala Played a Major Role

Maria Callas's career at La Scala in Milan marked her finest years as an opera singer.
Callas's performances at La Scala contributed to her enduring myth and legendary status as an opera singer. [ more ]
BrooklynVegan
5 months ago
Web design

'Last Days' opera, based on Kurt Cobain-inspired film, making US premiere

Gus Van Sant's film 'Last Days' inspired an opera of the same name.
The opera will have its US premiere in Los Angeles on February 6, 2022. [ more ]
The Paris Review
5 months ago
Books

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In early March of 2021, Louise Glück visited Claremont McKenna College in Southern California, where I teach.
parisreview6 months ago
We’ve unlocked a special excerpt of our Art of Poetry interview with Louise Glück, which appears in full in our Winter issue. You can read it on our website: https://t.co/yDa9o2bb5Q
The Paris Review
6 months ago
Books

An Excerpt from our Art of Poetry Interview with Louise Gluck - The Paris Review

Louise Glück's Writers at Work interview is featured in the new Winter issue.
The article shares a personal story of Glück's road trip and musical preferences. [ more ]
The Paris Review
6 months ago
Writing

Hostess

Louise Glück visited Claremont McKenna College and drove with a professor from Berkeley to avoid flying.
Glück packed food and CDs for the road trip and talked about opera and her experiences with anorexia. [ more ]
The Paris Review
6 months ago
Writing

An Excerpt from our Art of Poetry Interview with Louise Gluck - The Paris Review

Louise Glück's Writers at Work interview is featured in the new Winter issue.
The article shares a personal story of Glück's road trip and musical preferences. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
6 months ago
Web design

Under Pressure, English National Opera Will Move to Manchester

English National Opera is moving its main base from London to Manchester due to financial issues and pressure from Arts Council England.
The company will still present a substantial opera season in London but will work to develop new audiences and programs in Manchester. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
6 months ago
Music

5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now

George Lewis's opera, Afterword: An Opera in Two Acts, draws influence from Anthony Braxton's operas and depicts the formation and development of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
The opera offers poetic meditation, stretches of conversational English, and a stream-of-collective-consciousness libretto.
Gwendolyn Brown delivers an extraordinary performance as the contralto soloist. [ more ]
Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture News
6 months ago
Web design

Unspeakably sad yet somehow uplifting: San Francisco Opera's 'Omar'

Stupendous operas like Omar and The Central Park Five are bringing real-life stories and histories to the stage.
Omar is a large-scale opera with 12 principals, 32 choristers, and a diverse musical and visual language.
The opera tells the story of Omar ibn Said, a 19th-century Islamic scholar who was captured and sold into slavery in Charleston, SC. [ more ]
WSJ
7 months ago
Web development

'Florencia en el Amazonas' Review: Exuberant Spanish Singing at the Metropolitan Opera

The Mexican composer Daniel Catán's "Florencia en el Amazonas," which had its Metropolitan Opera premiere on Thursday, is well-traveled; it has had several productions and been seen in numerous opera houses since its 1996 world premiere at the Houston Grand Opera.
www.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago
London

The Singer in the Village' Who Became an Opera Star

Youngest Carmen at the Met and Royal Opera House: Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina's early career success and passion for opera. [ more ]
Kqed
3 weeks ago
Education

'Innocence' at SF Opera: An Astonishing Masterwork About a School Shooting

The opera 'Innocence' explores the ongoing trauma and complex layers of school shootings, delving into the loss of sense and common bonds. [ more ]
Consequence
1 week ago
Music

Fleshgod Apocalypse announce new album, unleash single "Bloodclock"

Fleshgod Apocalypse's new album 'Opera' inspired by frontman's near-death experience [ more ]
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