He admitted to The Monitor: “I found even the most basic principles of piano technique very difficult, because it required a great deal of self-discipline, and I always felt that for years, as I dreamed of one day becoming a composer, there would be no need for that kind of perfection.” Despite this, Mr. Lupu …
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Like Frank in the movie, both Beacom and Holcomb have children who love to sing. Both said they asked hearing people to describe it to find out what kind of sound their child made. And the idea of not being able to enjoy music, even though many deaf people love it, is a metaphor that …
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“Yesterday, as I hope you know, was Super Bowl Sunday, also known as ‘Cryptocurrency Awareness Day’.” – JIMMY WHO “It’s all crypto now. Even the halftime show, blood is against cryptos.” – JIMMY WHO “It was crypto and Peacock all day. There were more ads for Peacock than there were peacocks on planet earth.” – …
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The Metropolitan Opera announced Wednesday that it will tighten security measures than those on Broadway or other venues, requiring all eligible adult staff and audience members to take Covid-enhancing shots to enter the opera house. The Met is the first major performing arts organization in the city to announce a supporting shooting authorization that will …
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Hollywood has stopped escaping the pandemic: For the first time since March 2020, movie theaters had a huge selection of new movies for special screening over the holiday weekend. And the studios didn’t risk their bets by offering simultaneous streaming options. To see it gloriously revised “encanto“camp crime drama”Gucci’s HouseThe latest installment in ” or …
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Marketing material directs consumers to a new website, thisisbroadway.org, which includes, describes, and links to sales sites for every Broadway show that will be on stage this season; Two shows, “Springsteen on Broadway” and “Pass Over,” are already underway, and 15 more shows are scheduled to begin in September. The site also includes recommendations based …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Wagner was the worst. Five hours—sometimes more—here squirming in 1932-era seats in the War Memorial Opera House, sunk into lumpy, dusty cushions, suffering from the bulge of springs and the squeezing of wide armrests, dying to catch a glimpse of the surrounding scene. The tall person’s head is one row ahead. “Especially …
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Citing the ongoing dangers of the coronavirus pandemic, Broadway’s theater owners and operators said on Friday they had decided to require theater audiences to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and to wear masks to attend a performance. Announcing that shows will begin a few days before the first Broadway play in more than 16 months, the …
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The Tokyo Games are delayed by a year, the recent rise in coronavirus cases and exit of marquee athletes, but the flurry of events and the increase in medal numbers for the United States has helped Peacock, Comcast’s fledgling streaming service. The company said on Thursday that as of this week, the service has 54 …
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