Saturday, March 11, 2006

Best of Mozart - Five years later, Cardiff awaits completion of a downtown plan (North County Times)



Five years later, Cardiff awaits completion of a downtown plan (North County Times)
ENCINITAS ---- After nearly five years, $96,000, and multiple public workshops, a plan for Cardiff's commercial district remains incomplete. And the best answer officials say they can muster as to why is that they're working to get it right.
Vienna, Muti show their distinctive styles - MLive.com

Vienna, Muti show their distinctive styles
MLive.com, MI - Mar 10, 2006
... Best? ... In the Mozart, and in the Schubert symphony that followed post-intermission, Muti was a minimalist as much as an activist, standing back and enjoying the ...

Soprano Anna Moffo Dies
Washington Post - NEW YORK -- Opera singer Anna Moffo, a soprano hailed for her glamorous looks as much as her singing , has died, the Metropolitan Opera said Friday. She was 73, according to the Grove Dictionary of Music. Opera News Online, operated by the ...
Anna Moffo -- famed American opera soprano (San Francisco Chronicle)
Anna Moffo, an American soprano who was beloved for her rosy voice, dramatic vulnerability and exceptional beauty, died Thursday night at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York. She was 73 and lived in Manhattan. She died of a stroke after...
Weekend's Best Bets - The News-Review

Weekend's Best Bets
The News-Review, OR - 22 hours ago
... for People's Choice, Kids' Choice, Best Individual Display and Best Club Display. ... of Oregon Opera Ensemble and Orchestra will perform Mozart's "Marriage of ...

Best of Mozart - Toscanini On TV: Maestro to The Masses (Washington Post)



Toscanini On TV: Maestro to The Masses (Washington Post)
In 1948, only one in 10 Americans had ever seen a television. There were no more than 350,000 sets in the entire country, and more than half of those were in the New York area. Still, a good deal of television history was made in 1948, even if there weren't yet many people watching. A venerable...
Master pianist and Lesley too - Lynn News

Master pianist and Lesley too
Lynn News, UK - Mar 10, 2006
... Comedian and best-selling author, Tony Hawks, historian Richard Holmes and ... up with Lynn Festival Chorus for a programme including Mozart's Clarinet Concerto ...

Soprano Anna Moffo dies
CBC News - Opera singer Anna Moffo has died at the age of 73, according to the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The soprano, known for her glamourous looks, sang with the company for almost 20 years. Her career ended when she was in her forties, as her ...
Things to do in March (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Pull out and save this page. It's your guide to the best family activities of the month.
BSO vs. CSO: Beethoven's Seventh revealed who's best - Chicago Tribune

BSO vs. CSO: Beethoven's Seventh revealed who's best
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
By John von Rhein. With the Boston Symphony Orchestra paying a rare visit to town and Bernard Haitink conducting the second and final ...

Close To Home
CTV - After a man is arrested for killing his mother-in-law, he confesses that he committed the crime. However, Judge Meyers throws out the defendant's testimony after his lawyer, Doug Hellman, claims that he was not given legal counsel during his ...

Friday, March 10, 2006

Best of Mozart - Music Review: Violinist Znaider shows artistic genius with brilliant interpretation of Mozart (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)



Music Review: Violinist Znaider shows artistic genius with brilliant interpretation of Mozart (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
When last heard in Pittsburgh, violinist Nikolaj Znaider was making the best of a mediocre situation. He appeared last March with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in one of the more ponderous and overly sentimental works in the orchestra canon, Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy."
Former SF ballerina Joanna Berman is dancin' downtown - Inside Bay Area

Former SF ballerina Joanna Berman is dancin' downtown
Inside Bay Area, CA - 15 hours ago
... of a Longer Story," a three-movement dance, is set to Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in D ... There was an interesting, versatile repertory, my best friends were in the ...

Pianist to perform in Reno
Tahoe Daily Tribune - Allan Fuller, one of the Reno area's best-known pianists, will present a recital benefiting the Reno Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. April 3 at First United Methodist Church, 209 W. First St. in Reno. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling the ...
Soprano Anna Moffo dies at 73 (The Toledo Blade)
NEW YORK Opera singer Anna Moffo, a soprano hailed for her glamorous looks as...
Vienna, Muti show their distinctive styles - MLive.com

Vienna, Muti show their distinctive styles
MLive.com, MI - 20 hours ago
... Best? ... In the Mozart, and in the Schubert symphony that followed post-intermission, Muti was a minimalist as much as an activist, standing back and enjoying the ...
A polite opening, then the deluge Globe and Mail
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San Francisco Gate - No one is getting enough sleep. No one is getting enough sleep because everyone is so damned stressed. Everyone is so damned stressed because everyone has way, way too much to do and far too little time in which to do... RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) Big ...

Best of Mozart - Australia goes Dutch (Sydney Morning Herald)



Australia goes Dutch (Sydney Morning Herald)
A series of arts events will cast light on a forgotten chapter in our founding story. -
Off her toes Former SF ballerina Joanna Berman is dancin' downtown - Alameda Times-Star

Off her toes Former SF ballerina Joanna Berman is dancin' downtown
Alameda Times-Star, CA - 10 hours ago
... of a Longer Story," a three-movement dance, is set to Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in D ... There was an interesting, versatile repertory, my best friends were in the ...

March's medley of music
News-Review - The likes of Mozart, Gershwin and Bernstein will find an audience in Douglas County during the next two weeks. The Umpqua Symphony Association is presenting Musical March Madness beginning Saturday. That night, the University of Oregon Opera ...
Symphony Brandenburg event to feature local and regional soloists (Newport News-Times)
Members of the Newport Symphony Orchestra (NSO) will present a special concert of all six of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 at the St. James Episcopal Church in Lincoln City. Soloists will include string and wind players from the coast and beyond.
Inhabiting Mozart's world onstage - Prague Post


Prague Post
Inhabiting Mozart's world onstage
Prague Post, Czech Republic - Mar 9, 2006
... respond somehow to this. I knew I wanted Petite Mort, which is set to Mozart and is one of Ji 's best pieces. And then I got ...

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Best of Mozart - Symphony concerts celebrate Austrian music (The Toledo Blade)



Symphony concerts celebrate Austrian music (The Toledo Blade)
A century of Austrian music is in the spotlight this weekend when conductor...
Inhabiting Mozart's world onstage - Prague Post


Prague Post
Inhabiting Mozart's world onstage
Prague Post, Czech Republic - 4 hours ago
... respond somehow to this. I knew I wanted Petite Mort, which is set to Mozart and is one of Ji 's best pieces. And then I got ...

Best Bets: 'The Three Musketeers'
Bellingham Herald - The Tony Award-winning Acting Company presents Alexandre Dumas' romantic swashbuckling adventure "The Three Musketeers" at 7:30 tonight, March 9, at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. Tickets are $21, $27 and $30 at the theater ticket office ...
La clemenza di Tito (Hour.ca)
My mistake was made within the first words of our conversation, when I casually mentioned to stage director Chas Rader-Shieber that I'd heard the production of Mozart's La clemenza di Tito he's bringing to the Op ra de Montr al was innovative. Wrong choice of words.

Best of Mozart - Simon Hoggart's sketch (Guardian Unlimited)



Simon Hoggart's sketch (Guardian Unlimited)
Simon Hoggart: It was a great day at Westminster yesterday, the occasion of Sir Peter Tapsell's triumph.
La clemenza di Tito - Hour.ca


Hour.ca
La clemenza di Tito
Hour.ca, Canada - 7 hours ago
... words, and you figure out what the piece is about and how to best tell that ... Though a lifelong lover of Mozart, it wasn'ta particular dream of his to produce ...

Townsend s solitaire Mozart of the bird world
Independent Record - It is indeed a rare occasion when a bird is heard singing this time of year. When it happens, it is one of those moments when your head snaps around in disbelief so that your eyes can validate what your ears have heard. This happened to me a couple ...
Pop, country & jazz (San Jose Mercury News)
Major concerts MARCH 9 Burt Bacharach. 8 p.m. Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., San Francisco. $67. (415) 775-2107. MARCH 10 Flogging Molly. 9 p.m. The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. $22.50. (408) 998-8497, www.ticketmaster.com.
Tortelier conducts expansive PSO program - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Tortelier conducts expansive PSO program
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 12 hours ago
... "I can't wait to play it with Nikolaj Znaider," he says. "He is wonderful, one of the best around, and I haven't done any Mozart with him before now.". ...

Best Bets
Lexington Herald-Leader - Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical Oklahoma! comes sweepin' into town this weekend. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Lexington Opera House, 401 West Short Street. Tickets are $40 to $75. Call (859) 233-3535 ...

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Best of Mozart - Chick Corea embarks on his "Ultimate Adventure" (Asbury Park Press)



Chick Corea embarks on his "Ultimate Adventure" (Asbury Park Press)
Chick Corea says he learned a valuable lesson in the late '60s when he replaced Herbie Hancock in Miles Davis' band. The trumpeter had outraged many fans by breaking up his acclaimed acoustic quintet to form the electronic band that recorded the groundbreaking jazz-rock album "Bitches Brew."
Creation Story - Style Weekly


Style Weekly
Creation Story
Style Weekly, VA - 19 hours ago
... Otherwise, Deiss created his own music, acknowledging that he s not a Mozart expert. ... I ve found that the best way to write for kids is not to write down to ...

THE LEADING MEN: What Euan's Doin'
Playbill - Here are three "Leading Men" who March to the sound of their own drummers and accompanists: Euan Morton ("NewClear"), Jarrod Emick ( Ring of Fire ) and Colm Reilly ( Bein' Green ). Euan Morton was so incredibly charismatic and convincing as the ...
Game on (The Age)
John Doyle is not sure we'll choose the boxing over Prison Break. -
World music, jazz fusion pioneer returns to the Baltics - Baltic Times

World music, jazz fusion pioneer returns to the Baltics
Baltic Times, Latvia - 2 hours ago
... He s also got Linley Marthe, one of the best bassists in the world, no ... up in Vienna (the city with all those cool jazz folks like Mozart) and emigrated to ...

Sunday, March 05, 2006

Best of Mozart - Full event listings from Monday's Calendar section (San Jose Mercury News)



Full event listings from Monday's Calendar section (San Jose Mercury News)
SOUTH BAY International Women's Day Celebration. Workshops, films, lectures. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 11. India Community Center, 555 Los Coches St., Milpitas. $15-$20. www.indiacc.org or (408) 934-1130.
Classical Music Review | Vienna Philharmonic - New York Times

Classical Music Review | Vienna Philharmonic
New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago
... can play to the other's worst instincts as easily as to the best. ... On Sunday it was Mozart's splendidly festive "Haffner" Symphony and three adventures beyond ...
As If Boredom Ruled New York Sun
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University Opera shines in 'Figaro'
Wisconsin State Journal - "With men, my lady, you always twist and turn, but in the end you'll give in," sings the fair Susanna (soprano Kerianne Carlton) to the Countess Almaviva (soprano Seong Shin Ra) in the University Opera's production of Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro ...
Amsterdam Celebrates Rembrandt Birthday, Aims to Lure Tourists (Bloomberg.com)
March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Rembrandt's ``The Night Watch'' is the Netherlands' best-known painting. It's also part of a campaign to draw as much as 125 million euros ($149 million) of extra tourist money into Amsterdam this year.