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Placido Domingo is known and admired for his unique vocal strength
Placido Domingo is known and admired for his unique vocal strength and incredible versatility. Over the last 50 years he has performed 144 different ...

Here I was conducting coast to coast on radio, this thing...
Here I was conducting coast to coast on radio, this thing... Well, it’s I guess legendary now, that debut. Audience was out of its head. I rememb...

You have to fight for democracy, you have to fight every day. It
You have to fight for democracy, you have to fight every day. It wont happen by itself. If you just sit back there will be no #democracy, therefore ...

Seventy years ago, on December 28, 1944, On The Town opened on
Seventy years ago, on December 28, 1944, On The Town opened on #Broadway. Carol J. Oja’s new book “Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in...

On December 23, 1893, Hansel und Gretel, the fairy tale #opera of
On December 23, 1893, Hansel und Gretel, the fairy tale #opera of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck, premiered in #Weimar, #Germany. Legendary ...

On this day in 1808, one of the most famous concerts in musical
On this day in 1808, one of the most famous concerts in musical history took place in #Vienna. Ludwig van Beethoven premiered four monumental works a...

On December 18, 1892, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker,
On December 18, 1892, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker, performed by the Russian Imperial Ballet, premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Pe...

In celebration of #Hanukkah, we share with you Leonard Bernsteins
In celebration of #Hanukkah, we share with you Leonard Bernsteins arrangement of Simchu Na, a Hebrew song with melody and lyrics by Matityahu Weiner. ...

Happy #Birthday--or should we say, #HyvääSyntymäpäivää!--to
Happy #Birthday--or should we say, #HyvääSyntymäpäivää!--to Finnish composer Jean #Sibelius on the anniversary of his birth! During the compose...