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Quincy Jones Isn't the First Person to Accuse Elvis of Racism Bonnie Stiernberg, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, legendary producer Quincy Jones revealed that he refused to work with Elvis Presley because the so-called King of Rock and Roll was racist. Asked by the publication if he ever worked with Presley, Jones replied, “No. I wouldn’t work with him.” “I was writing for [orchestra leader] Tommy Dorsey, oh God, back then in the ’50s,” he continued. “And Elvis came in, and Tommy said: ‘I don’t want to play with him.’ He w...

Tenor Andreas Schager " Caecilie" and "Allersseelen," to help caress her vocal chops for the more difficult music to come. Not that either of these is the equivalent of "Twinkle, twinkle little star": She brought power and joy to her performances. Later in the concert, her virtuosity was in full view in her duet with van den Heever in Lohengrin's " Euch Luften...Entweihte Gotter ," as a brilliant Ortrud, with her mane of graying hair, to her colleague's glowing, confused Elsa and as the melting Dyer's Wife in Strauss's FRAU. I evidently haven't heard enough of Volle on stage at the Met, bec...

Cultural activities to enjoy in May, from stunning choreographic premieres to an IRL cultural festival.