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Zoo Snake a Twitter Star

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Caroline M Cooper

cobra close-upOn Monday, the Zoo closed its Reptile House. Via WNYC, read more

Posted in Around Town | Tagged bronx zoo snake, twitter

Plácido Domingo Caught in Argentine Labor Dispute

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Caroline M Cooper

domingoII_“I understand the problems. I’m not a victim of anything,” Domingo said at a press conference he convened in the Argentine capital. “There are circumstances that need to be solved.” Via WQXR, read more

Posted in Classical | Tagged labor dispute, Plácido Domingo

Cello Can Replace Voice? Chanticleer Thinks So

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Caroline M Cooper

withcelloIIBoth the low tones and long-playing notes of the cello were appealing matches in the sudden search for a substitute. Via WQXR, read more

Posted in Classical | Tagged cello, Chanticleer

Classical Musicians Open Pockets, Cancel Performances, for Japan

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Caroline M Cooper

japanAs relief efforts for Japan continue, the classical music world has rallied to organize concerts and events in support of the disaster-rattled country. Via WQXR, read more

Posted in Classical | Tagged aid, disaster response, Japan relief

A Chestnut Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Caroline M Cooper

handseed“I’d love to see someday that we get the nuts from this and we go over to the green market in Grand Army Plaza. We’d set up a table and say, ‘This is what the American chestnut is like.'” Via WNYC, read more

Posted in Around Town | Tagged brooklyn, Dendrology

Do I Hear $135 Million?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Caroline M Cooper

beethoven-home-pageIINew York stands to lose a large swath of one of its most celebrated music manuscript holdings, as the Morgan Library and Museum faces the potential sale of the Robert Owen Lehman Collection. Via WQXR, read more

Posted in Classical | Tagged Lehman Collection, Morgan Library, music manuscript sale

James Levine Scales Down Remainder of Season at the Met

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Caroline M Cooper

james_levine“Obviously Jimmy’s health is somewhat precarious,” Met general manager Peter Gelb told WQXR. “We’re adopting a kind of ‘wait and see’ approach.” Via WQXR, read more

Posted in Classical | Tagged James Levine, Met Opera

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: 100 Years

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Caroline M Cooper

chalkNew York’s landmark industrial disaster killed 146 of the factory’s 500 employees, most of them young immigrant women and girls of Italian and European Jewish descent. Via WNYC, read more

Posted in Around Town | Tagged Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

“I want to play Mimi”

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Caroline M Cooper

2anothercloseup“That’s, that’s great,” Knox halted him. “Thanks for coming in, thank you. Good to hear you.” Outside the studio, the line streamed and forked into various rooms as would-be Rent cast members were rapidly eliminated. Via WNYC, read more

Posted in Around Town | Tagged auditions, moxie, musical, Rent

Rare Balkan Treats at La MaMa

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Caroline M Cooper

sanja%20mitrovicII“It’s really difficult to see this kind of theater here,” said Elisabeth Vincentelli, theater critic for the New York Post. “A lot of it has a strong emphasis on the body and can be pretty punishing.” Via WNYC, read more

Posted in Around Town | Tagged Balkan theater, La MaMa

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