Elixir of Love A Bel Canto Treat From Houston Grand Opera

Edit Houston Press 22 Oct 2016
The set-up.. The latest issue of Opera News heralds the return of Kathleen Battle, that supernaturally gifted American soprano who raised the fine art of singing into the ether in the '70s and '80s ... The execution. ... The verdict. ... His works are the preeminent examples of bel canto style, extremely difficult to pull off because of their vocal demands, but when sumptuously performed as is HGO's Elixir there's heavenly music in the air....

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Edit China Daily 22 Oct 2016
Haigeng Hall, the people's government of Yunnan province ... The fashionable tattooed pianist is expected to bring alive the classic scene ... The Monte-Carlo Ballets are now in demand throughout the world thanks to the iconic works of Jean-Christophe Maillot such as Vers un pays sage (1995), Romeo et Juliette (1996), Cendrillon (1999) La Belle (2001), Le Songe (2005), Altro Canto (2006), Faust (2007) and LAC (2011) ... The Family in Beijing....

The Five Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Scary Cars, Tacos and Pyro

Edit Houston Press 21 Oct 2016
And although his character is often played as a country bumpkin in his attempts to secure the love of Adina, the local beauty and hotel owner, Pittas says that’s not how he sees him in the bel canto comic opera ... “It’s bel canto of the highest level.” Sounds perfect to us too, putting this first offering from HGO's season on our list for Friday night ... The Hobby Center, 800 Bagby ... The Legend of Zelda ... The U.S....

The 3rd Chorus Competition of China Minmetals Corporation Successfully Concluded (China Minmetals Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Oct 2016
Li Lianhua Addressing the Competition ... to the Party for its founding of the New China ... In the final stage of the competition, Duan Yun from MCC and Zhao Kun from Minmetals Development performed the solo and chorus of 'I Love You China' respectively in the folk style and Bel Canto, both expressing the love of those from Minmetals for the motherland and fully reflecting the profound cultural integration between Minmetals and MCC....

Dining in Mariposa

Edit Fresno Bee 20 Oct 2016
Ray O’Canto visits 1850 restaurant, Butterfly Creek Winery, and Costa Livos Olive Oil … Click to Continue » ... ....

Dining in Exeter

Edit Fresno Bee 20 Oct 2016
Ray O’Canto visits Monet's Wine Bistro, Wildflower Cafe, Murals … Click to Continue » ... ....

Dining in Kingsburg

Edit Fresno Bee 20 Oct 2016
Ray O’Canto visits Dala Horse Restaurant, Artist Maxine Olson, Bella Rose Bakery & Cafe, and Royal & Ancient GrillClick to Continue » ... ....

Dining in Clovis

Edit Fresno Bee 20 Oct 2016
Ray O’Canto visits House of Juju, On the Edge, 559 Local … Click to Continue » ... ....

Hamburg – The Dantesque marathon reading stops in Paradise (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Oct 2016
... Affairs of the Italian Republic) ... In Hamburg, on Saturday 22 October, from 12 to 6 p.m., the Zentralbibliothek der HÖB (Hühnerposten 1, 20097 Hamburg) will host 33 lovers of Italy and Dante from the world of politics, science, art and literature, who will each read a Canto of the Supreme Poet's experience of a philosophical love for Beatrice....

Bloom hires Kristen Figeroid

Edit Screen Daily 19 Oct 2016
Heading into the AFM, Alex Walton has brought on the highly regarded executive as president of international sales and distribution ... “She has a great eye for material and talent as well as a keen understanding of the global film landscape. She is the perfect fit.”....

Kristen Figeroid joins Bloom

Edit Screen Daily 19 Oct 2016
Heading into the AFM, Alex Walton has brought on the highly regarded executive as president of international sales and distribution ... “She has a great eye for material and talent as well as a keen understanding of the global film landscape. She is the perfect fit.”....

Ann Patchett taps into 'emotional power' of her own family in new novel

Edit The Miami Herald 19 Oct 2016
"I get too distracted by the facts," she said in 2007. "No room left for the imagination." If she wrote about herself, "I would write the most boring book in the world." ... Orange Prize winner "Bel Canto" (2001) took place somewhere in South America, "State of Wonder" (2011) in the Amazon ... "The christening party took a turn when Albert Cousins arrived with gin."....
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