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March 2, 2012 1:18 AM
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PONTILLO, Regina

PONTILLO, Regina | OperaMania | Scoop.it
Regina Maria Pontillo Of Berkeley, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012, after complications of a severe asthma attack. Regina was an extremely talented and charismatic singer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist...
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February 25, 2012 12:19 PM
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Kickstarter To Outfund National Endowment for the Arts

Kickstarter To Outfund National Endowment for the Arts | OperaMania | Scoop.it
If you're thinking about applying for an NEA grant, you might want to consider just doing it yourself on the Web's favorite crowdsourcing tool, Kickstarter.
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February 23, 2012 11:32 PM
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Ariadne auf Laptop - Intermezzo

Ariadne auf Laptop - Intermezzo | OperaMania | Scoop.it
This Saturday, 25 February, Ariadne auf Naxos will be streamed live from Festspielhaus Baden Baden on Medici TV. The show begins at 7pm (which is 6pm UK time), and will also be broadcast on the 3sat TV channel at 8.15pm...
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February 19, 2012 11:47 PM
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Renee Fleming slams press sexism - Intermezzo

Renee Fleming slams press sexism - Intermezzo | OperaMania | Scoop.it
One of the pressures a female opera singer has to face is that journalists are tougher on women than men. It's a form of sexism says Renee Fleming, interviewed by Die Welt as she sings her first Ariadne in Baden-Baden...
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February 17, 2012 9:51 PM
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Fuse Book Review: The Precarious Existence of Symphony Orchestras » The Arts Fuse

Fuse Book Review: The Precarious Existence of Symphony Orchestras » The Arts Fuse | OperaMania | Scoop.it
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February 16, 2012 12:47 AM
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A new music discovery service for Twitter: Monstro

http://themonstro.com/ is a cool new music discovery service that uses social data from Twitter. You'll see what songs are trending on Twitter, with charts a...
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February 14, 2012 2:29 AM
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Valentine's Day 2012 Google Doodle is a Tony Bennett love note

Valentine's Day 2012 Google Doodle is a Tony Bennett love note | OperaMania | Scoop.it
Valentine’s Day 2012 is celebrated with a video-animation Google Doodle that also showcases the tender crooning of Tony Bennett at age 25, sweetly hitting the high notes of “Cold, Cold Heart.” The song was written by country boy Hank Williams, who...
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February 11, 2012 3:49 PM
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La Scala Super News for 2013, Starring Verdi

La Scala Super News for 2013, Starring Verdi | OperaMania | Scoop.it
It's a Verdi blockbuster for 2013 that will unveil new productions of Traviata, Falstaff, Nabucco, Oberto, Macbeth, and Un ballo...
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February 9, 2012 2:21 PM
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Kronos Quartet inspires young musicians in Berkeley - San Jose Mercury News

Group spends afternoon at school...
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February 9, 2012 12:38 AM
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Poppea Pre-Production!

Poppea Pre-Production! | OperaMania | Scoop.it
This week Opera McGill began staging rehearsals for our March production of Monteverdi's "L'incoronazione di Poppea", which represents the 20th opera produced during my five years here at McGill as well as the fifth collaboration with Schulich's...
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February 6, 2012 5:25 PM
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Philip Glass’s 75th Birthday Celebrations

Philip Glass’s 75th Birthday Celebrations | OperaMania | Scoop.it
Online version of the weekly magazine, with current articles, cartoons, blogs, audio, video, slide shows, an archive of articles and abstracts back to 1925...
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February 5, 2012 7:03 PM
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Opera Chic: Renata Tebaldi Winners' Concert on Rai5

Opera Chic: Renata Tebaldi Winners' Concert on Rai5 | OperaMania | Scoop.it
Renata Tebaldi, who would have been 90 years old on February 1, left behind a rich legacy that continues with...
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February 4, 2012 2:45 PM
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Opera Fresh: Marie-Nicole Lemieux Sings Berlioz, Wagner, and Mahler

Opera Fresh: Marie-Nicole Lemieux Sings Berlioz, Wagner, and Mahler | OperaMania | Scoop.it
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February 26, 2012 7:23 PM
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Maurice André - Carnaval of Venice (Arban)

The best classical trumpet player. Virtuosic performance of one of the most difficult pieces in the repertoire. Enjoy!
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February 23, 2012 11:37 PM
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Barney Rosset, publisher who fought obscenity laws, dies at 89

Barney Rosset, publisher who fought obscenity laws, dies at 89 | OperaMania | Scoop.it
The owner of Grove Press chafed at Puritanism and waged relentless obscenity challenges that helped redefine the First Amendment in America.
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February 19, 2012 11:49 PM
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In Memoriam: Todd Donovan (1970-2012) : San Francisco Classical Voice

In Memoriam: Todd Donovan (1970-2012) : San Francisco Classical Voice | OperaMania | Scoop.it
The go-to place for great music in the Bay Area.
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February 19, 2012 11:45 PM
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Figaro's back

Figaro's back | OperaMania | Scoop.it
Le nozze di Figaro - Royal Opera House, 14 February 2012 
Oops. David McVicar's finest production isn't as bulletproof as it once seemed.
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February 16, 2012 1:03 AM
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Royal Shakespeare Company Production To Be Beamed Into 3000 Schools

"The project, which is thought to be the first time any theatre company's work has been viewed by so many schools simultaneously, will see the RSC's staging of I, Cinna by Tim Crouch recorded and then streamed into the schools on July 2." TheStage...
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February 15, 2012 1:28 AM
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New Bow (Wow): Dogs : San Francisco Classical Voice

New Bow (Wow): Dogs : San Francisco Classical Voice | OperaMania | Scoop.it
The go-to place for great music in the Bay Area.
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February 13, 2012 9:30 PM
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Maria Callas "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix "

Samson et Dalila Camille Saint-Saëns Georges Pretre 1961 Para Maite.
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February 11, 2012 3:47 PM
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Bayreuth 2013 - Wagner's early operas - schedule and ticket details

Bayreuth 2013 - Wagner's early operas - schedule and ticket details | OperaMania | Scoop.it
By the time he had Tannhäuser in the bag, Wagner had grown to dismiss his three earliest operas as unrepresentative of his true talents. That's one of the reasons they've never been part of the Bayreuth Festival.
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February 9, 2012 12:40 AM
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Gustav & Gustavo: The Mahler Project

Gustav & Gustavo: The Mahler Project | OperaMania | Scoop.it
As the Los Angeles Philharmonic's The Mahler Project rounds third base, Los Angeles Magazine reports on Dudamel's five-week long initiative...
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February 9, 2012 12:36 AM
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Opera Chic: Michael Tilson Thomas & Jacques Pepin: Kitchen Symphony

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February 5, 2012 9:26 PM
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San Francisco Opera announces financial results for FY11

San Francisco Opera announces financial results for FY11 | OperaMania | Scoop.it
Again, the company posted a deficit. But there were some bright spots, including a 32.5% increase in the top line.
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February 5, 2012 2:04 PM
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Opera Chic: La Scala Axes Ballerina who Spoke out on Eating Disorders

Opera Chic: La Scala Axes Ballerina who Spoke out on Eating Disorders | OperaMania | Scoop.it
(Photograph: Marco Brescia/La Scala) She shared her story with The Observer in December 2011 and stated that anorexia and bulima...
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