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Constantine Orbelian to attempt revival of New York City Opera after drop in money and performances
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Constantine Orbelian was promoted Tuesday to executive director of the largely dormant New York City Opera, which hasn’t given a staged performance since 2022 and says it will return with William Grant Still’s “Troubled Island” at City Center in 2025-26. Orbelian, 68, became music director for the 2021-22 season and added ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Saturday Night’ director credits success of ‘SNL’ to show’s Canadian influence
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2024
TORONTO – Jason Reitman says showing his film about the origins of “Saturday Night Live” in Toronto feels “amazing,” given the sketch-comedy institution’s Canadian roots. The Canadian-American filmmaker’s feature “Saturday Night” was set to screen Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival. Vancouver’s Gabriel LaBelle stars as “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels in the film that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Lily Collins is ‘Emily in Paris,’ Rome and Barcelona
By Hilary Fox (), The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
ROME (AP) – First Paris, now Rome and next Barcelona – Lily Collins is taking on two more European cities. As the star and producer of “Emily in Paris,” she’s been playing the unlucky-in-love marketing executive, breaking hearts (including her own) in France for the past three seasons of the Netflix show. That changes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pulling reggae and gospel awards from 2025 Junos raises concern on inclusivity
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2024
TORONTO – Changes to several categories at the 2025 Juno Awards are raising concerns among musicians that Canada’s top music celebration is backtracking on inclusivity. Jason Wilson, a two-time Juno nominee and adjunct professor in music at the University of Guelph, says a decision to remove the reggae category from next year’s Junos can only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Freeland criticizes use of public funds for doc on Russian soldiers amid TIFF protest
By Sonja Puzic, The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland denounced Tuesday the use of public funds for a documentary about Russian soldiers, hours before a crowd of people protested its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. Freeland said she shares the “grave concerns” raised about “Russians at War,” a film set to make its North American debut at TIFF ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Book Award long list for young people’s literature has a poetic touch
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – This year’s long list of National Book Awards for young people’s literature has a poetic touch. Five of the 10 nominees announced Tuesday by the National Book Foundation are novels written in verse, including Olivia A. Coles’ “Ariel Crashing a Train” and Shifa Saltagi Safadi’s “Kareem Between,” a young Muslim’s coming-of-age ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opposition criticizes Montreal mayor for blocking comments on social media accounts
By The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2024
Montreal’s Opposition leader is criticizing Mayor Valérie Plante for restricting access to her social media accounts. Aref Salem says Plante and her party, Projet Montréal, are limiting Montrealers’ freedom of expression by blocking comments on social media platforms X and Instagram. He says social media is one of the only ways for citizens to interact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elimination of reggae, gospel awards raises concern Junos backtracking on inclusivity
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2024
TORONTO – Changes to several categories at the 2025 Juno Awards are raising concerns among musicians that Canada’s top music celebration is backtracking on inclusivity. Jason Wilson, a two-time Juno nominee and adjunct professor in music at the University of Guelph, says a move to eliminate the reggae category from next year’s Junos can only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Use of public funds for TIFF screening of Russian soldiers doc ‘not right’: Freeland
By The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the use of public funds to support the screening of a documentary about Russian soldiers at the Toronto International Film Festival is “not right.” Freeland says she shares the concerns Ukrainian diplomats and Ukrainian-Canadians have expressed about “Russians at War,” which depicts some soldiers’ disillusionment with the military action. Freeland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kate’s soft-focus Insta-ready video marks a shift in how royals tell their story
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Public displays of affection on a royal video? My, how times have changed! When the Princess of Wales announced that she had completed chemotherapy treatment in a soft-focus, Insta-ready video, she ventured into realms not previously inhabited by Britain’s royal family, traditionally known for the stiff-upper-lip, “never complain, never explain” ethos of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peter Frampton finally finds Rock & Roll Hall of Fame doors open to him
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – At the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony last year, Sheryl Crow was about to sing her hit “Everyday Is a Winding Road” when she invited a rock icon up on stage. “Ladies and gentlemen, I have to bring out one of my heroes – Peter Frampton,” she said ... Read More »
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