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One typically does not situate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart within the company of composers like John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, or Henry Manzini. But in…

BTown Jazz Festival to feature national talent, debut pieces

Society Notebook: Opera Maine supporters reunite to kick off new season The summer will feature programs and performances aimed at inclusivity. By Amy Paradysz 12 of 12 Calien Lewis of Cape Elizabeth, Dan Crewe of Cumberland, and Vince and Anne Oliviero of Cape Elizabeth. Photos by Amy Paradysz There are several reasons to describe Opera Maine’s 2021 summer season as refreshing, starting with the annual gala at Falmouth Country Club, held in a glamorous tent with six chandeliers, but noneth...

Courtesy of Josh Brown   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s upcoming schedule is based on three V’s — “to be visible, viable and victorious — even during a pandemic,” according to Artistic Director Marianne Cornetti. “Because we are still in a pandemic year, and not knowing how confident our audience would be in attending performances before July, we wanted to maintain ...

Courtesy Jarod Cox Jarod Cox became interested in jewelry design at a young age — sculpting beads from the Kentucky clay and collecting geodes that he found in Fishing Creek near where he grew up. Cox has turned that love into a business. Through Fishing Creek Jewelry, the metalsmith and lapidary artist specializes in fashioning locally-sourced stones and gems into wearable art. One such stone is Kentucky agate, which Cox cuts and polishes before setting in handcrafted bezels of s...

Chicago announces Arts 77, a huge increase in arts funding, with $60 million for artists, concerts and new public art at O’Hare Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune © Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune An image of Chicagos Picasso sculpture is on display in a window OHare International Airport in April 2020. The Arts 77 plan will include funding for public art as part of the airports expansion. In the biggest show of civic support for the arts in years, if not decades, City of Chicago off...

When the pandemic struck, among other things, it triggered a shortage of face masks across the country. And that’s when one Indian American art director based in New York City decided to help those on the front lines. Sonal Naroth, 31, an award-winning art director and producer, acclaimed for her work on the Golden Globe-winning TV series, “Ramy,” and the Academy Award-nominated film, “Marriage Story,” organized the Agents of (Face) S.H.I.E.L.D initiative to produce fac...

The Virginia Opera 2021 season includes a masterclass series, live performances of "Trouble in Tahiti," and a virtual Spring Gala.

  CALGARY -- Calgary’s arts community took to Twitter Monday to mourn the passing of one of the city’s true arts champions, Bob McPhee. The former longtime CEO and General Director of Calgary Opera passed away Saturday, after an extended bout of cancer, at the age of 65. Our hearts are heavy today with the sad news of the passing of our dear friend and former General Director and CEO of Calgary Opera Bob McPhee. A highly decorated leader in Canada’s arts scene and an artist in h...