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...voice, once likened to a "laser beam that can knife through an orchestra," had its technical shortcomings. But her talent as an actress more than made up for her sometimes ragged pitch. "I sing the beautiful parts as beautifully as I can, and if the character is screaming, I make it ugly," she said of portraying Richard Wagner's warrior-goddess Brünnhilde, one of her most memorable roles...
...long time I thought it had to be an either/or kind of thing. But there are living examples of how dance can coexist with the medical field. For example, through CPIC (Center for Public Interest Careers), I had the opportunity to mentor with a physician who runs a youth orchestra with her husband.Figuring out how to navigate how to do both is tricky, but you have to give yourself permission to take one and put it in the backseat. It can be hard. People have exacting standards for themselves and sometimes there’s a feeling that...
...economic conditions deteriorating, it became clear to us that we were going to really have to pull in the rein on our expenses," says Ulsh. OBT reluctantly scrapped its live orchestra and a few of its dancers - remaining ballerinas will now pirouette to recorded tunes. "We want to preserve the artistic integrity," says Ulsh. "At the end of the day, what we're putting on the stage defines...
...Chicago Symphony Orchestra has endured a 19% endowment drop, from $229 million last June to $185 million for this May. It's been about six years since Chicago's endowment has sunk so low, according to the orchestra's president, Deborah Rutter. But ticket revenues were actually higher this year compared to last. Though advance sales for the coming season are down 4%, Rutter is optimistic. The Chicago Symphony is among the lucky few that have yet to toy with thoughts of closing...
...watch some of Britain's Olympic gold-medal cyclists train at the National Cycling Centre, tel: (44-161) 223 2244. Evening would find me at Bridgewater Hall, tel: (44-161) 907 9000, which has some of the U.K.'s best acoustics, watching a performance by the Hallé Orchestra, followed by a Sichuan feast at Red Chilli, tel: (44-161) 236 2888. For a nightcap, I'd head to Socio Rehab, tel: (44-161) 832 4529. See pictures of London...