"Morgiane," a forgotten opera written by Black composer in 1855, performed for the first time
"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2025.
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The Story Behind How the Eagles Unearthed and Finished Jackson Browne’s “Take It Easy”
Why a serious case of writer's block led to the Eagles finishing and releasing Jackson Browne's, "Take It Easy" ...
Voice of the Eagles Merrill Reese wrote foreword for 'Flying High.' How to buy our book
How the Eagles Soared to Super Bowl Glory" is a 208-page coffee-table book by Delaware Online/The News Journal and the USA ...
Veteran Documentarian Dawn Porter Making Narrative Debut With ‘NOBODY: The Bert Williams Story,’ Biopic Of Vaudeville Icon
EXCLUSIVE: Esteemed documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter is set to make her narrative feature debut with NOBODY: The Bert ...
Rupert Everett on Why He Started Writing, Being Dazzled by Julie Andrews, and What He Thinks of the Kardashians
In advance of his new collection of short stories, ‘The American No,’ Everett opens up about finding the humor in rejection, ...
Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies
Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...
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Orson Welles’ All-Black Version of ‘Macbeth’ Excited Theatergoers Nationwide
The sort of throngs you’d expect for a generational prize fight—all of them hoping to get a ticket to the most sensational ...
Up and Coming Weekly4d
First Green Beret class of the year graduates
In a Regimental First Formation ceremony held on Jan. 23 at the Crown Complex, a total of 167 men donned their Green Berets for the first time. The event was hosted by Col. David M. Lucas, commander ...
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In 1939, singer Roberta Flack was born in Asheville, N.C. She had a half-dozen ballad hits in the 1970s, including three No. 1 -- ``The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,'' ``Killing Me Softly With His ...
The Hollywood Reporter14d
‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: Carey Mulligan Adds Grace Notes but Tom Basden and Tim Key Provide the Melody to This Minor-Key Charmer
Basden wrote the songs, which are tuneful and pleasing to the ear, even if it’s the window they provide into Herb and Nell’s past that makes them so stirring. The actors sound lovely together ...
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D.G. Martin: Inauguration conjures memories of marching Green Beret
Wearing the distinctive Green Beret of the Special Forces, Lieutenant Martin was one of more than 200 soldiers who represented the John F. Kennedy Center for Special Warfare in the parade.