Higdon, 56, is one of America’s most acclaimed and most frequently performed composers ... She is best known for “blue cathedral,” an orchestral work that has been performed more than 500 times worldwide. Her works have been recorded on more than 60 CDs. Higdon’s first opera, “Cold Mountain,” won the prestigious InternationalOperaAward for BestWorld Premiere and the operarecording was nominated for two Grammy awards ... ....
NEW YORK (AP) — When Rihanna attended this week’s glitzy Met Gala, she was actually returning to the scene of the crime. The Grammy-winning singer had earlier shot a spinoff of the “Oceans” film franchise that centers on a heist at the annual Met Gala ... ___. Online ... Miscarriages color mom-to-be's art ArtNews Levine's recordings withdrawn from Met Opera radio channel Art News USA TODAYBEST-SELLERS Art News. ....
MILFORD, Mass. (AP) — Artist Ashley MacLure’s world is filled with fairies, young girls riding giant moths — and anguished, bleeding women ... “One moment, you’re elated ... “Suffering is a real thing, and it’s best shared,” he says ... ___ ... Levine's recordings withdrawn from Met Opera radio channel ArtNewsUSA TODAYBEST-SELLERS Art News Music mural displayed for 1st time since Hurricane Katrina Art News....
Our recording of Verdi’s magnificent opera Rigoletto took place in Kaunas, Lithuania, where I am the ChiefConductor of the KaunasCitySymphony Orchestra. Tragically, Dmitri had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in June of 2015 and after that diagnosis he told me that his dream was to record Rigoletto, which was his signature role for many years and a role that he had performed at the greatest opera houses of the world....
A Grammy-nominated conductor, Jobin has a passion for opera, new and American repertoire, and sacred music. Jobin is chief conductor of the Center for ContemporaryOpera in New York, interim resident conductor of the Toledo Symphony and associate conductor of the ToledoOpera... Her first full-length recording, the hilarious Volpone by John Musto, was nominated for a 2010Grammy for BestOperaRecording....