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Playhouse on Park has made the play-with-music "All is Calm," about a real-life Christmas Eve ceasefire on a World War I battlefield, into an involving streaming production filmed at Auerfarm in Bloomfield and viewable online through Jan. 3.
BOSTON — Though only Massachusetts and three of the 13 state and city governments that had been part of discussions around creating a regional effort to staunch vehicle emissions along the East Coast agreed Monday to be part of the program from the get-go, Gov. Charlie Baker said it is "a pretty good place to start." Twelve states and Washington, D.C. began the process more than two years ago of developing a regional "cap-and-invest" program to reduce carbon pollution from cars and trucks and generate the resources needed to expand clean transit options and improve public health. On Monday,...
Created by Peter Rothstein, with musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach, "All Is Calm" is a retelling of firsthand accounts of this truce and uses Christmas carols, patriotic tunes, trench songs and spoken text from the letters and diaries of soldiers. "When we produced 'All Is Calm' in 2018, the audience response was overwhelming, and we've received requests to produce it again since then," said David Bennett, San Diego Opera's general director. "Although current safety protocols in response to COVID-19 make it impossible for us to produce it live now, I'm thrilled to be ...
DEL MAR (KUSI) – The San Diego Opera will resume its 2020-21 season Monday evening with a drive-in filmed encore presentation of its 2018 production of “All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The event begins at 7 p.m. Prior to screening the film, there will be a live concert of holiday favorites starring members of the San Diego Opera Chorus, including a singalong patrons can enjoy from the comfort and safety of their cars. This family-friendly a capella opera tells the story of the Christmas truce of 1914, when soldiers from France, the United Kingdom an...
Orchestra aims to reflect Minnesota's diversity in its virtual 'Midwinter Gathering' The Minnesota Orchestra embraces a wider circle for its first-ever virtual holiday celebration. By Rob Hubbard Special to the Star Tribune December 15, 2020 — 10:11am Text size Copy shortlink: Gathering: It's a need many of us...