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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Lady Gaga has finally addressed the backlash she received following her performance at the 2024 France Olympics opening ceremony in Paris. The pop star performed a French song, which sparked mixed reactions among fans and viewers.

Lady Gaga Breaks Silence After Paris Olympics Performance Leaves Fans Fuming

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As an actor, Merritt Butrick was cast in one of the most coveted roles in the history of science fiction media. He played David Marcus, the son of the iconic Captain James T. Kirk, portrayed by William Shatner in the 1982 theatrical movie, Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn. Sadly, Butrick died of AIDS in 1989. He was only 29 years old. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Star Trek' Actor Merrit Butrick: 35 Years After His Tragic Death

Friends are reporting the death of Harold Meltzer, a prolific composer who taught at Syracuse University. Meltzer suffered a stroke five years ago and was left severely disabled. His works have been recorded on Albany, Naxos and Bridge. Gloria Cheng writes: ‘In spite of the debilitating effects of Harold’s stroke...

Death of US composer, 58

"You can be racist but not deaf," the superstar defiantly told the world in the face of racist attacks while gearing up for the performance of a lifetime. The world took notice during the 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in Paris this afternoon as French pop superstar Aya Nakamura strutted across a bridge over the Seine. Donning a gold metallic feather mini dress and a bold blonde bust down, the songstress belted out her smash hit single “Pookie” while accompanied by a live band helmed by France’s Republican Guard.

Meet Aya Nakamura, The French Superstar Who Bucked Racism To Perform At The Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony

The death has been announced of Jürgen Ahrend, a German craftsman famed for restoring damaged organs in Dutch and German churches. His most important work can be heard in the Martinikerk in Groningen and St. Jacobi in Hamburg. His son, Hendrik, continues the workshop.

Organ rebuilder, 94

Toronto psychologist Chris Sunfield has given up his day job to reinvent himself as an indie artist. He had something totell you about Anton Bruckner, whose bicentenary falls on September 4. Take a look. Might not make the Vienna Philharmonic playlist.

A psychologist makes a song of Bruckner’s obsessions

In a year of generational transition with Jasper Parrott stepping back at HP and Barrett Wissman fading out at IMG,one of Germany’s older family firms is also moving on. Cornelia Schmid is giving up executive duties at K D Schmid. Her leadership role will be split between Karen Macdonald in London and newly hired Christoph Drescher in Berlin. ‘We are deeply grateful for Cornelia’s ongoing support and continuing influence on our values,’ they say.

Biz news: Shakeup at Schmid

The career of Georges Pretre – who would have turned 100 this week – was unconventional, to say the least. He won his greatest respect and affection in Vienna, where he conducted the symphony orchestra and impressed with an unfailing elegance and insouciance. In France, he was music director of the two Paris opera houses in the 1970s but he was passed over for modernist and foreign candidates when it came to building the Bastille.

The underrated French conductor, 100

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The Colburn School in Los Angeles, host to Esa-Pekka Salonen’s conducting Fellowship, has received a huge $16.6 million donation from an Illinois-based foundation. Salonen said: ‘I am deeply grateful to The Negaunee Foundation for supporting this program from the very beginning. With this new and generous gift, we hope to make the Negaunee Conducting Program into the foremost conducting apprenticeship, finding talented individuals, regardless of their age or where they are in their studies, and nurturing that talent to share with the world.’

LA school gets $16.6m donation for Salonen program

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

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The stars align on August 13, 2024, forming a celestial setting that brings dreams to life for certain zodiac signs more so than for the others of the zodiac. Taurus, Libra, and Pisces are especially blessed during this period. The cosmos are working in your favor to manifest desires you may have been harboring for a while. Whether it is reaching career goals, finding love, or undergoing personal growth, these signs are set to see their dreams come true if the day is pursued properly and with passion.

3 Zodiac Signs Whose Dreams Come True  | August 13, 2024

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

In her Lebrecht Interview on BBC Radio 3, Lise Davidsen talked about turning to the mental coach of the Norwegian Olympic team for guidance about motivation and managing her career. ‘I thought, this isn’t for me, this is amazing but I don’t know how to do this any more. She was surprised to hear that I don’t have an off-season. You prepare for the Olympics and then you have a long time off. She talks about swimming in, and swimming out…. how do you get your head out of it. There are things that are way more important than what I do.’

What an opera diva learned from the Olympics

When the Swiss French tenor Benjamin Bernheim sang the Hymn to Apollo at the Paris Olympics closing show he had been given a weekend leave of absence by the Salzburg Festival. His Salzburg jump-in was Léo Vermot Desroches.

Salzburg gave tenor weekend pass to close the Paris Olympics

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If you search slippedisc.com for ‘Oregon’ you will find a catalogue of musical incompetence unmatched in a ny other US uinversity. Things have gone a bit quiet since they fired the excellent Matthew Halls as Artistic Director of the Oregon Bach Festival. So it’s reassuring to report that the hopeless Oregonians have just struck again.

Oregon fires another Bach man

We’re cooling off during the dog days of summer with frozen treats from all over the world. We’ll sample the Cosmic Cousin of Neapolitan Ice Cream, an Australian flavor called Iced Vovo, and a Gelato Sandwich. [Ep 297]. Show Notes:. Support Destination Eat Drink at Buy Me A...

Destination Eat Drink – Frozen treats from Italy, Australia, St. Louis & Canada

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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As Paris 2024 draws to a close, Team GB still have medal chances before the closing ceremony sees the end of the Games.Weightlifting, cycling and modern pentathlon will be the focus as organisers prepare for the handover to Los Angeles.SUPER CAMPBELL ON SUNDAYEmily Campbell will look to emulate the breakthrough silver medal she won in Tokyo three years ago when she competes in the women’s 81kg+ weightlifting category at 1130am (10.30am BST) . Gold is surely out of the question for the Nottingham lifter, in a division dominated by China’s reigning champion Li Wenwen, who routinely lifts over 30kg more...

Day 16 at the Olympics: Au revoir Paris

Air fares for last-minute flights from the UK to Paris are falling as anger grows in the Olympic host city about what tourism businesses are calling le flop.Budget airlines are cutting fares in an attempt to fill planes to a city described by one hotelier as “empty”.One traveller and Olympic fan, Rebecca Halpern of Crawley, said: “They put many potential visitors off – us included – with the ridiculous price of accommodation a few months ago.“It’s good that they’ve dropped prices for last-minute travellers. But most people have to plan their holidays further in advance and chose to go elsewhere.”The...

Olympic travel prices tumble as Paris experiences ‘le flop’

The death has been confirmed of Steve Davislim, an Australian tenor of Chinese and Irish origin who lived mostly in Vienna. Davislim spent the 1990s at the Zurich Opera, limelighting as tenor soloist in David Zinman’s garlanded recording of Beethoven’s 9th. He recorded Mozart with Thielemann, Bach with John Eliot Gardiner and Richard Strauss with Simone Young. Opera roles took him to the Salzburg Festival, Hamburg Opera, Berlin Staatsoper and various stages in Vienna, notably the Volksoper.

Sudden death of Vienna tenor, 57

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East Berlin’s Italian diva has died, at 85

The Italian soprano Celestina Casapietra died this week in her homeland. After early successes in Milan she married the...

East Berlin’s Italian diva has died, at 85

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