Word: metropolitanism
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...main event is the renowned Edinburgh International Festival, which was created in 1947 by Rudolf Bing, then general manager of Glyndebourne Opera and later general manager of New York City's Metropolitan Opera. Various royals and city fathers became involved, inviting groups to attend. But legend has it that eight groups came uninvited, booked their own halls and launched what has come to be known as the Festival Fringe--an eclectic gathering of street performers, experimental theater, stand-up comics, musicians and much more. "[The founders'] aim after the war was to bring the nations of the world together through...
...Innocently, I confirmed his suspicions: “Not only am I related to Michael Steinhardt, but he’s my dad!” I replied, excited and impressed that my own father’s name had acquired a positive and prestigious reputation in the Baltimore metropolitan area...
According to the Harvard press release announcing the deal, the 50,000-watt transmitter utilized by WWZN will allow Crimson games to be broadcast to much of New England and not just the Boston metropolitan area...
...with the kind of ecstatic raves not seen in a long time. Richard Dyer, a critic at the Boston Globe, declared that Li "has the talent, the looks and the personal charisma to be a standard-bearer for a new generation." Following his recital at New York City's Metropolitan Museum in April, Li was besieged by his (mostly female) fans, and had to barricade himself in the green room to escape the crush...
Died. Nicolai Ghiaurov, 74, Bulgarian bass whose warm, rich voice and striking stage presence carried him through almost a half-century of opera stardom; of heart failure; in Modena, Italy. He debuted at New York City's Metropolitan Opera in 1965 as Mephistopheles in Gounod's Faust and went on to such signature roles as King Philip in Verdi's Don Carlo and the title role in Moussorgsky's Boris Godounov...