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“O Promise Me,” written by Reginald De Koven, became one of the most popular wedding songs of America and England.

Culture 2021 Year in Review: The Conductor - Ben Glassberg-Frost on Classical Music, COVID and Cameras

Basil Twist in Paris: When Puppets Meet Baroque Opera Before his directorial debut in France, with Mondonville’s “Titon et l’Aurore” at the Opéra Comique, the virtuoso puppeteer discussed the challenges of working in a pandemic. Basil Twist at the Opéra Comique in Paris on Jan.16. “It’s just totally incredible that we’re putting on an opera here,” he said.Credit...Elliott Verdier for The New York Times Jan. 19, 2021 PARIS — Where can American artists direct opera at the mome...

Basil Twists Underwater Masterwork SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE Is Now A Film SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE - Basil Twists now-legendary underwater puppet production set in a 1,000-gallon fish tank - will be released as a film on VIDEO ON DEMAND December 18, it has been announced by Mr. Twist, who makes his full-length film directorial debut. Created for the theater by Mr. Twist in 1998, SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE is set to the celebrated classic score of Hector Berliozs 19th century composition. The film of SYMP...