Mozart

Young Korean-American Hahn-Bin Wows Carnegie Hall In Debut Performance

Jim Luce | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York


Jim Luce

Was it a deal with the devil that made this young Korean-American superstar become so incredibly talented? Was it the training from Itzhak Perlman? No explanation suffices.

Interview With David McVicar: "I Am Good at What I Do Because I Care So Much"

Christina Patterson | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment


Christina Patterson

Opera's leading director is frequently described as a genius, but rarely escapes the label of "enfant terrible" and "angry young man."

Mozart Killed By Strep Throat: Study

AP | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 09.18.2009 | Style


PHILADELPHIA — For more than two centuries, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has endured – as has the speculation about what led to hi...

Obama Talks Mozart on Maddow

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 09.18.2009 | Comedy


Maggie Van Ostrand

In a debate with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, President Obama said, "If only we had had the Public Option in our health overhaul, Wolfgang Mozart would be alive today."

New Mozart Pieces Unveiled (VIDEO)

AP | VERONIKA OLEKSYN | Posted 09.02.2009 | World


SALZBURG, Austria (AP) -- Technically demanding and at times furiously paced, two newly identified Mozart works unveiled Sunday are helping scholars c...

Mozart Works, Previously Unknown, Discovered By Austrian Foundation

AP | VERONIKA OLEKSYN | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


VIENNA — The International Mozarteum Foundation said Thursday it has discovered two more works composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The previou...

Michael Jackson Was No Beethoven

Sheldon Filger | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment


Sheldon Filger

For the global mass media, and especially corporate media in the United States, the death of pop music icon, Michael Jackson, was an unheralded business opportunity.

Asperger's Syndrome (AS) Or Typical Male Behavior (TMB)?

Emily Bracken | Posted 06.28.2009 | Comedy


Emily Bracken

Now, I don't mean to belittle those with Aspies-as it's known in the lay-community, but to me, these "symptoms" sound a lot like the characteristics of your average, meat-eating American male.

Action!

Brian Dickie | Posted 04.27.2009 | Chicago


Brian Dickie

These are difficult times so we have much to do other than producing good opera.

Michael Phelps In Good Company

Keith Thomson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green


Keith Thomson

According to a 2002 Time/CNN poll, 47% of Americans have smoked marijuana. Here's a list of famous users and advocates of the plant.

Beethoven and Lord Byron Need Carrie Bradshaw to Live On

Samara O'Shea | Posted 12.19.2008 | Style


Samara O'Shea

On November 25th St. Martins Press will release a book that has already been published--from my quick count--at least five times. The sixth has the Carrie Bradshaw seal of approval.

Lost Handwritten Mozart Musical Score Discovered In France: Report

Reuters | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home


A French municipal library has discovered a musical score handwritten by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in its archives, the Nantes town hall said on Thursda...

The Lords of The Fly

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.16.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

The production contained some pre-requisites for the medium -- a tragic storyline that centered around love, sex and three principles, making it a theoretical candidate for an operatic treatment.

The Oasis Playlist: What We're Listening To

Huffington Post | Posted 09.27.2008 | Living


We took some time yesterday to sit down with Shayn Almeida, also known as DJ Dharma, whose music has been keeping all of us here at the Oasis calm, se...