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Dario G was known for "Sunchyme" and other hits.

'90s Music Star Dies of Rectal Cancer: Dario G Was 53

The lead singer of Blondie is one of the biggest legends in rock! She co-formed the band in 1974 in New York, where they made their bones by helping spark the Punk generation at CBGB's. Blondie released their debut album in 76 and and followed with three more classic albums to round out the decade.

It's Debbie Harry's Birthday!

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The John & Alice Coltrane Home and the Coltrane Family, in partnership with Impulse! Records, Detroit Jazz Festival, Hammer Museum, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, The New York Historical Society and others, have declared 2024–2025 to be The Year of Alice, celebrating the extensive life work of spiritual leader, composer and musician Alice Coltrane.

The Year of Alice Initiative Celebrates a Coltrane Family Legacy

The Belgian artist has passed away due to breast cancer. Born in Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium, Devos studied at the Institut de Musique et de Pédagogie in Namur with Benoît Giaux and Élise Gäbele. She went on to get a Master of Art in 2013 at the Royal Academy of Music in London, under Lillian Watson.

Soprano Jodie Devos Has Died, Aged 35

The plot of Katya Kabanova is devastatingly simple. Older husband goes away on business, telling his loyal young wife to keep her eyes off a fanciable young man. The ivevitable happens. Husband returns. Katya jumps into the river. The difference between Janacek’s opera and so many others is that the...

Review: The woman dies, the opera thrives

Delighted to see a piece of original research by conductor-scholar (and exNYT critic) Will Crutchfield published in this weekend’s NY Times. Historians try to be precise, so it is awkward to admit that I can’t recall exactly when I first noticed the existence of an opera by Carolina Uccelli. At some point, maybe about six years ago, the name jumped out at me from a list. I do recall my reaction. A female composer got an opera onto the stage in 1835? With an all-star cast? She must have been extraordinary!

A woman staged an opera in America in 1835

Peter Collins, popularly known as a record producer who worked with some of the biggest musical acts in rock history, including Bon Jovi, Air Supply, Rush, Alex Cooper, and more, has passed away at the age of 73. The news of the musician's death circulated when Rush took to their...

Peter Collins Cause of Death Revealed: Bon Jovi Record Producer Dead at 73

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 Stevie Van Zandt has opened up about what he described in his memoir as a “very public career suicide”, when he walked away from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. The rock musician, 73, already had a long association with The Boss when he joined his band in 1975. However, during the recording of Springsteen’s breakthrough 1984 record Born in the USA, Van Zandt chose to quit the group in what he has called “the big mistake of my life”.After leaving, he released a number of solo records under his moniker Little Steven, and also starred in the critically adored...

Stevie Van Zandt reflects on ‘big mistake of my life’ after quitting Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band

Tom Ball is a legendary America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent alum — and hopefully someday there will be a place for him on the Broadway or West End stage. In 2022, Ball astonished the Britain's Got Talent Judges with this incredible vocals, eventually placing third overall, before jumping the pond to compete in America's Got Talent: All Stars.

Tom Ball's Remarkable Cover of West Side Story's "Somewhere" Is a Vocal Triumph

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Put on your off-the-shoulder sweatshirt and get moving!

‘Flashdance’ Soundtrack: A Look at the Songs That Made It the Ultimate ’80s Dance Movie

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Virginia fans of The Young and the Restless have asked where Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) has been. She has not been seen or mentioned in Genoa City for quite a while. There is nothing online about Sarpy's status, and Y&R spoilers for next week do not mention the character, so fans wonder if she has been let go.

Fans of The Young and the Restless are concerned about Brtyni Sarpy and Conner Floyd's status

The music collection of Liverpool flautist and humourist Fritz Spiegl (1926-2003) is up for sale at Sotheby’s next week, July 11. It includes a letter in English from Mendelssohn, and plenty from more recent English composers and conductors. Delius (photograph of the composer being read to in his garden...

Fritz Spiegl goes on the block

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David Gilmour has released a new single, a cover of the Montgolfier Brothers' 1999 song "Between Two Points," featuring his daughter Romany Gilmour on vocals and harp. "I've had that song on my playlist since it was released," David Gilmour explained in a press release. "More recently I mentioned it to one or two people: I assumed that it had been a hit, but no one knew it. I asked Romany to give it a go."

Listen to David Gilmour’s New Single ‘Between Two Points’

There’s a new player in our viola section and she wears a kind of hijab – a black headscarf that also covers her shoulders. For what I can hear she’s not that good, but she must have sneaked through some kind of audition and now we are having to adjust both to her playing and to her presence.

Dear Alma, Our new violist wears a hijab

It’s not just the rest of the world that bottom-bumping Ryanair enjoys tormenting. Sharon Corr, a member of the Irish folk pop band The Corrs, has sent this message to Michael O’Leary, the Ryanair boss – not that she can hope for a polite reply…. Today. I...

Ryanair ‘shames’ Irish violin star

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Collins produced four RUSH albums during the 1980s and '90s.
Peter Collins, RUSH and Queensrÿche Producer, Dead at 73
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Peter Collins, RUSH and Queensrÿche Producer, Dead at 73

The Chiaroscuro Quartet, which plays on on gut strings and with period bows, has had a change of violinist. The Spaniard Pablo Hernán Benedí is leaving after 14 years. He is replaced by French violinist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux. The other members are violinist Alina Ibragimova, violist Emilie Hörnlund, and...

Gut quartet replaces violinist

Mezzo-soprano Olesya Petrova has joined the roster of Tact Artist Management. Petrova recently received acclaim for her performances as Madame Ulrica Arvidsson in “Un Ballo in Maschera” at the Metropolitan Opera with OperaWire noting, ” Petrova opened her aria with a menacing tone as she dug into the lowest notes of her chest voice.” She also sang the role at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Teatro de la Maestranza.

Olesya Petrova Joins Tact Artist Management

It’s all change at the summits. Christoph Müller was named today as Intendant of the Settimane Musicali di Ascona, near Locarno. He joins new Intendant Daniel Hope at Gstaad and new boss Sebastian Nordmann at Lucerne. Verbier is also undergoing generational change.

Another Swiss rolls in Alpine festival scene

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If you know someone born under the zodiac sign of Cancer, you've probably felt the intensity of their emotions. When a Cancer gets emotional, they can turn a light shower into a monsoon or a friendly hug into a lifetime commitment! Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac, spans from June 21 to July 22. Represented by the Crab, Cancer is a Water sign, deeply connected to emotions, intuition, and the subconscious. Governed by the Moon, which represents emotions, Cancer is known for its profound sensitivity, nurturing nature, and emotional depth. Let's delve into the complexities of Cancer and explore why they are considered one of the most emotional and sensitive signs of the zodiac.

The Most Sensitive and Emotional Zodiac Sign

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Guess what? Covent Garden has called in a British tenor

In a rare departure from its offshore c asting, the Royal Opera made a local call...

Guess what? Covent Garden has called in a British tenor

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