music
Joseph Shabalala dies, founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo
February 13, 2020Shabalala’s death was announced as the country marked 30 years since the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, which led to the end of the country’s brutal system of racial oppression known as apartheid.
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‘Miss Americana’: Taylor Swift doc establishes the personal as political
February 4, 2020It would be easy to dismiss Taylor Swift as a shallow pop sensation with no influence on politics, but that assessment would be wrong.
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A marvel of inventiveness in two one-acts from Pacific Opera Project
January 29, 2020You wouldn’t have to be an opera lover to love Pacific Opera Project’s latest venture, a double bill of two 20th-century works.
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‘Fire in My Mouth’: Julia Wolfe’s choral response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
December 18, 2019Great tragedy often inspires great art.
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World-renowned singer Julia Migenes bids adieu with nostalgic French popular songs
November 14, 2019Grammy-winning opera singer Julia Migenes travels back to the Paris of Edith Piaf, Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway in this evening of nostalgic French chansons.
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