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In 1902 an enterprising young American persuaded a "short, fat and ugly" tenor to record 10 arias in a Milan hotel room for 100 pounds. The singer was Enrico Caruso, and the album, a huge hit, gave rise to the classical recording industry. In The Life and Death of Classical...
Having established himself as one of the greatest chess masters of all time, Kasparov is an underdog again. As a leader of the Other Russia, a coalition of opponents to the government of Vladimir Putin, Kasparov has become Russia's most conspicuous political gadfly--a symbol of the sense that...
Virtually everyone in town seems to agree. Montfort's city council has appealed for the Malians to be released and offered a path to legalization based on the merits of their situations. Their employer has sought work permits that would allow the 23 Malians to obtain resident visas, noting that...
My, how things change when you switch continents for a semester.I’m not talking about the language barriers, time zone differences, or weather changes I encountered upon arriving in Buenos Aires, Argentina, two weeks ago.I’m referencing the meteoric rise of the Harvard women?...
Beautifully choreographed by Val Caniparoli and set to the music of Bartók, “Sonata” stood out for its vivacity. Divided by two marches, the dancers began with moments of swelling creativity, traditional ballet positions were redefined with sharp, angled arm movements.