Beverly Sills

The NYC Opera Is Fighting For Its Life

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 07.19.2011

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NEW YORK — The New York City Opera, a pillar of American culture that for decades has built daring new productions along with the careers of sta...

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The Unadulterated Joy of Wretched Excess

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Silberger, Angela Lansbury, Tyler MacNiven, Burning Man, Wild Wheels, Art Cars, Driving the Dream, Mike Nichols, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Beverly Sills, In the Land of the Owl Turds, Elaine May, Harrod Blank, Oh My God! It?S Harrod Blank, John Golden Theatre, Similac, Automorphosis, Sfsecrets, Film, Arts News
George Heymont

You could not find a more delightful pick-me-up than Automorphosis., a sublimely over-the-top tribute to individualism, to acting out your fantasies, and to the joyous results of not holding back when the creative urge strikes.

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More Funding for School Arts Programs, Less for Sports

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christopher Lockhart, Metropolitan Opera, Fiddler on the Roof, Arne Duncan, Kenji Yamamoto, Bye Bye Birdie, Wicked, Trust: Second Acts for Young Lives, Jane Lynch, Lincoln Center, Les Miserables, Freddy Awards, Nancy Kelly, Maria Callas, Albany Park Theatre Project, Matthew Kallis, Barack Obama, Tom Hanks, Mill Valley Film Festival, Phantom of the Opera, Beverly Sills, Rawley Farnsworth, Lehigh Valley, John Gilkerson, David Feiner, Laura Wiley, Glee, American Film Institute, Most Valuable Players, Aida, Aptp, Arts News
George Heymont

Sports programs often produce extremely competitive students whose careers peak early in life. Arts programs often produce extremely creative students whose critical thinking skills deepen as they mature.

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Beverly Sills' Art, Jewelry For Sale In New York

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — An auction of the late soprano Beverly Sills' estate fetched more than a half-million dollars Wednesday – far more than expecte...

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Hang Out With Marsalis, Domingo, Gilbert and Others -- For Free

Jane Levere | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Kevin Kline, Beverly Sills, Thomas Mellins, Martin Scorsese, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Patti LuPone, Lincoln Center, Audra McDonald, Placido Domingo, Leonard Bernstein, Maurice Sendak, Peter Martins, Alan Gilbert, Wynton Marsalis, New York News
Jane Levere

How's this for a holiday gift? Time with Placido Domingo, Alan Gilbert, Peter Martins, Wynton Marsalis and Audra McDonald, free of charge, at the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts.

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