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Ozymandias: 'Breaking Bad' Opera Given Life by One World Symphony's Sung Jin Hong
Perhaps one of the most captivating cable shows of the last two years, Breaking Bad will again be "the one who knocks," yet this time on the operatic stage. And like the Breaking Bad musical before it, it's playing now. -
Botched Surgery Forces Farting Opera Singer Amy Herbst Into Early Retirement, U.S. Government Being Sued
A botched surgery may have effectively ended the career of a promising opera singer. And no, this is not just a load of hot air. Kentucky singer Amy Herbst, 33, may never belt out opera again after a failed episiotomy rendered her painfully incontinent--and I'm not trying... -
Laurello, Lerew or Warren: Sō Percussion to Premiere One American Composers Forum National Finalist in New Jersey
Sō Percussion's unique style of ensemble infuses all things struck and battered. Sure, composers the likes of Edgard Varèse, John Cage and Steve Reich have passed down their percussive theories, but this quartet has formulated a repertoire--if not an entire ideology--that's... -
The Big Dream: David Lynch Presents Ringo Starr with Lifetime Achievement Award for Peace and Love
With only two Beatles still surviving, it's near impossible for either Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr to stay out of the limelight. Macca, aged 71, is still as prolific as he was in his 40s, yet Ringo, 73, remains ever more humble and tame (especially since Harry Nilsson... -
UNPLUGGED: ISSUE Project Room Hosts Lo-Fi, D.I.Y. Legends R. Stevie Moore and Gary Wilson
For over a decade now, ISSUE Project Room has played a pivotal role in showcasing raw, left-of-center talent--both old and new. No surprise, then, it's also one of Classicalite's favorite venues in all of Gotham. Be it Charlemagne Palestine, Tony Conrad, Yasunao Tone... -
Genius Pianist Vijay Iyer and Trio Making Jazz at Lincoln Center Debut in the Allen Room
Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer might just be the kind of badass we need in our lives. Not only has he garnered numerous citations--DownBeat's International Critics' Poll awarded him Jazz Artist of the Year and Pianist of the Year, to name but two--but he's also slated to become -
Collateral Damage: Where Will Copyright Law Get Us to Next...Nowhere?
Call it "collateral damage," indeed. Technology has become an everyday re-invention of the new age. While computerization inserts itself as the norm, industries deliberate on better ways of protecting their products from illegal sharing and piracy. -
NewMusicBox's Alex Temple on Staying Musically Relevant in 2014 (feat. Joanna Gruesome...and the Late Sonic Youth)
Remaining successful in the modern world is no easy feat. In order to be a successful artist today, one must stay relevant. But what does that mean, you may wonder? -
After Lang Lang Takes Grammys with Metallica, Sony Classical Releasing 'Happy Chinese New Years' EP
The Grammys will play host to a new invention of orchestral thrash this year, as the deft concert pianist Lang Lang will team up with metal pioneers Metallica. This wouldn't be the first time the heavy quartet paired up for an orchestral hybrid--"Carol of the Bells" being an earlier collaboration with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. -
Song to the Moon: Renée Fleming Returns to the Met for Dvořák's 'Rusalka,' Cinecast Audience Set to Beat Bizet's Best
Opening on Thursday and running until February 15, the Metropolitan Opera will be presenting the great Antonin Dvořák's 'Rusalka.' Even better, Renée Fleming will return to one of her signature roles--singing the emblematic "Song to the Moon" aria as only she can. -
Stevie Wonder, Gil Scott-Heron and Malcolm Cecil Reflect on How They Created Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Music and politics are often at an impasse. It's arguable the affect music can have as a force behind political motion--and how music can ultimately effect change on a large scale. -
Some 50 Years Later, Bob Dylan's 'Tarantula' Resurfaces...Chaos and All
"Please leave the politics out and just read the damn thing for yourself." -- Ian Holubiak -
John Williams, Owen Pallett, Arcade Fire Listed Among the 2014 Oscar Nominees for Best Score
While most movie fans sit on the edge of their seats waiting to see if Leo FINALLY wins that long overdue Academy Award for Wolf of Wall Street, the scores behind the films, thankfully, have their own place in the winners' circle. -
Brooklyn Academy of Music Showing Matthew Barney, Jonathan Bepler's 'River of Fundament' Doc (re: Norman Mailer's 'Ancient Evenings')
Matthew Barney, deft artist behind five-part visual masterpiece The Cremaster Cycle, takes wind once more with a new documentary entitled River of Fundament, a loosely based allegory on two-timing Pulitzer Prize winner Norman Mailer's Ancient Evenings. -
Dutch Study Suggests Art and Music Save Lives, Research in Favor of Expression
In a new study on past and present artists and musicians from the Netherlands, researchers suggest that the toll of creating art and music correlates with a longer and more fulfilling life. -
Just Like Babs Did: Late Marvin Hamlisch to be Fêted with Jack Everly and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The late Marvin Hamlisch will be paid tribute this month by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and Maestro Jack Everly in Maryland. Jack Everly will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, January 23 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, as well as.. -
WATCH: Andy Warhol's 8-Hour 'Empire' Screening at James Fuentes
Andy Warhol, the deliciously crass and unavoidably relevant pop-artist, continues his reign of unconventional artistry with a screening of the less than beloved Empire, a film featuring an eight-hour time-lapse of the iconic Empire State Building. -
John Lurie, Lounge Lizards and 'Bear Surprise' Creator, Releases New LP Via Amulet Records
Perhaps Classicalite has introduced you to John Lurie before: The Lounge Lizards, star of Jim Jarmusch films like Stranger Than Paradise and Down By Law, whacky television fisherman on his show Fishing with John, or visual artist/accidental creator of the viral meme Bear Surprise. -
Classicalite Recording News: Smithsonian Folkways Re-Releasing All 'UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music' Titles
Care of Washington, D.C.'s most favored (and revered) archivist label, the full UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music will see the material world for the first time since 2005. Yes, indeed, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is re-releasing this entire catalog... -
Lee Ranaldo Orchestrates Sandy-Inspired 'Hurricane Transcriptions' for Australian Premiere with Ensemble Offspring
While the impact Hurricane Sandy had on the east coast lingers on, Americans west of Pennsylvania (and certainly down in Australia) may still have a hard time contextualizing the carnage. -
The Sound of Silk: Morgan Neville's New Documentary on Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble
Sure, everyone's talking about the Oscars, but color Classicalite more impressed about this upcoming film. Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom) is directing The Sound of Silk, a new documentary following the Silk Road Ensemble, which features world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. -
For Better or Worse, Village Voice's Pazz+Jop Rank the Top Albums and Singles of 2013 [POLL]
While many argue the merits of the long-suffering publication as well as the results therein--hey, the lot of us feel the same way about the Grammys--the Voice's P+J issue (conceived of by disgraced music editor, Bob Xgau) is about as consensus as we're likely to get these days. -
Black Music: LeRoi Jones-Amiri Baraka's Writings on Jazz Culture
Jones/Baraka's 'Black Music' looks at the implications of white influence on black music (i.e. jazz). Newark's poet laureate was known for his precision, if not his tact when tackling difficult issues that affected the black community. -
Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia, with Bill Cosby and Wynton Marsalis, Debuts at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
In a world sick with Cyrus hysteria and One Direction-less fever, the formation of a jazz ensemble would seem unlikely. But for Philadelphians, the emergence of a newly-founded jazz orchestra echoes the sounds from a city in its youth. -
Jesse McGuire, the "Star-Spangled Banner"...and How He Won the Panthers-49ers Playoff Game Before Kickoff
The word "viral" has become a household term in describing the Internet's most relevant and popular posts. Would one ever assume a trumpeter's rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner" to go viral, though? As unpredictable as the Internet may be, astoundingly, Jesse... -
Jazz Guitarist Joe Pass Turns 85 Today, So Here's the 'Virtuoso' with Ella Fitzgerald
Today, we celebrate guitar virtuoso Joe Pass' birthday. The jazz heavyweight would have been 85 years old. -
UPDATE: National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Masters Ceremony Concert (feat. Jarrett, Braxton, Davis, and Aebersold)
TONIGHT: The National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Masters concert will be broadcast as scheduled.
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