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The West Coast premiere of Tod Machover's opera 'Schoenberg in Hollywood' is a bizarre look at uncompromising modernism and entertainment.
Beneath the emotions of loss and reverence, and with a new pope in place, Rome continues its spiritual, cultural and gastronomic transformation.
Listen to contemporary Louisiana composers alongside iconic works by Vivaldi and Bach, in a 200-year-old Louisiana opera ...
The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...
With cobblestone streets and fairy tale architecture, Prague is nicknamed the City of a Hundred Spires" and boasts colourful baroque buildings, Gothic churches and a medieval astronomical clock ...
First look at new pope will include announcement of papal name Choice of name signals agenda for coming papacy Common names include John, Leo, Pius and Gregory VATICAN CITY, May 6 (Reuters) - When ...
For this week's This is Home, we visit a church in Parkersburg that recently became the home to two centuries-old works of religious art.
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Present Music will present its next concert, "Baroque Pop!," inside the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Quadracci Pavilion on Sunday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. The event will coincide ...
With its vineyard-covered hills, baroque churches, and oak-lined streets, South Africa’s Stellenbosch channels the Douro Valley – just swap port wine for pinotage. Vibe: Wine, culture ...
COMMENTARY: Unlike a politician focused solely on this world, a pope’s chief responsibility is helping to guide millions of souls to the next. Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, where ...
But following a brief pause, Mr Trump let on that he was joking about wanting himself to lead the Catholic Church. He added: "No, I don't know. I have no preference. I must say we have a Cardinal ...
Opera has occupied a central place in Boston Baroque’s repertoire for most of its 52-year history, but for much of that timespan, those operas were performed in concert, or with minimal stagecraft.