Maria Callas

Emel Sayın, the graceful voice of Turkish music, pays tribute to masters

She took lessons from legendary composers, played opposite famous actors in Turkish movies in Yeşilçam and has always retained her graceful style since being crowned the winner in a vocal competition.

Pittsburgh Favorite Ruoti Is 'Lady With All the Answers' (Playbill)

Playbill - The Lady With All the Answers, the solo-actress play about advice columnist Ann Landers, continues to appear on the American regional theatre scene. Veteran actress Helena Ruoti plays the lady in question starting...

Bare-naked souls take on all taboos

PAULA CITRON Globe and Mail Update Dave St-Pierre At Fleck Dance Theatre in Toronto on Wednesday Montreal choreographer Dave St-Pierre has been called the “pornographic son” of Pina Bausch. Just like that of the vaunted German...

'Music is emotion'

She is redefining classical crossover, and is pioneering a new genre of opera listener by listener. And just like her ambitious high notes, Katherine Jenkins is doing it in the most unusual of places.

Gianni Raimondi; La Scala tenor; 85

Gianni Raimondi, a tenor with a pure and powerful voice who sang many times with Maria Callas, has died at his home near Bologna, Italy, La Scala opera house said. He was 85. Mr. Raimondi died Oct. 19 in the town of Pianoro, in...

Planet fashion: Francesca Versace's favourite fashion destination

Niece of Donatella, Francesca Versace has fashion in her blood Francesca Versace is the daughter of Santo, designer label Versace's president and niece of Versace's creative director Donatella, so fashion has always been in her...

Opera, Dance, and More

OPERA DIVA MARIA CALLAS RECALLS TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES IN 'MASTER CLASS'Veteran local actor Barbara Murn channels the prima donna of La Scala and longtime mistress of Aristotle Onassis in Theatre Tulsa's production of MASTER...

Arianna Huffington: The superblogger

The Times, November 01, 2008 - Ginny Dougary Born in Greece, educated at Cambridge and now the queen of Capitol Hill: Arianna Huffington’s superblog has made her one of the most influential political commentators in America...

The life and deaths of Patti Smith

From rock icon to hippy pacifist, at 61 Patti Smith is the music industry's most enduring female icon. In an extraordinarily intimate interview she talks to Amy Raphael about growing up, motherhood and the bereavements that...

EMI reportedly wants others to distribute music in the U.S. (at Fortune)

The British music company is reportedly trying to coax rivals into distributing and marketing its music in the United States. Three industry sources told Fortune that the storied British company - whose catalog includes the...

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