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Olympics opening ceremony moments: Céline Dion, Lady Gaga, curious torchbearer and French musicians
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics' opening ceremony got underway after a rough start to the Summer Games on Friday, with rainy skies over the Seine and suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network. ZIZOU’S FLAME French soccer legend...
Comic-Con 2024: What to expect as the convention returns to San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Comic-Con International, the comic book and pop culture extravaganza, is kicking off in San Diego. The convention, which draws over 130,000 fans annually, opens for a preview night Wednesday and runs through Sunday. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the Hollywood...
Conductor John Eliot Gardiner quits the choir and orchestra he founded after musician assault claim
LONDON (AP) — Renowned British conductor John Eliot Gardiner said Wednesday he is quitting the orchestra he has led for six decades, almost a year after he allegedly hit a singer backstage after a concert. Gardiner said he was stepping down as leader and artistic director of the...
Music Review: Jimin's 'Muse' is charming, not necessarily innovative
Flying solo from the nest of a mega successful band is difficult, but BTS member Jimin did it with last year’s “FACE,” his first studio album under his own name. Finding that magic with a sophomore outing is always a much harder proposition. And doing so while serving South Korea's mandatory...
Music Review: Glass Animals weave heartstring-tugging vignettes on new album
Love songs have existed for millennia but leave it to Glass Animals to give them a refreshing spin, where love isn't always a honeymoon phase or heartbreak — it's much, much more. The British indie-pop band, known for hits like 2014's “Gooey” or 2020's viral “Heat Waves," has...
Meyer appointed as director of Lausanne's Orchestre de Chambre, will leave La Scala in early 2025
ROME (AP) — Dominique Meyer has been appointed executive director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, effective July 15, the orchestra’s board of trustees said on Friday. Meyer, however, will remain superintendent of Milan's Teatro alla Scala until the end of his term on...
Music Review: Megan Moroney's charms grow stronger on sophomore album, 'Am I Okay?'
It begins with the title track: “Am I Okay?” Megan Moroney, a storied student of country music — and an expert in the genre's ability to flip a turn of phrase and change its meaning in surprising and unexpected ways — does exactly that. It's a love song, a declaration that maybe, just...
Gary Ginstling surprisingly quits as New York Philharmonic CEO after 1 year
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Ginstling surprisingly resigned as chief executive officer of the New York Philharmonic on Thursday after one year on the job. No reason was given for his departure, announced days ahead of Jaap van Zweden's final performances as music director, at Vail,...
Q&A: Ahead of orchestral tour, Beck says listening to classical music is a 'spiritual' experience
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s been 30 years since Beck released his breakout lo-fi anthem “Loser.” In the time since the song and its hit album "Mellow Gold,'' Beck has sought to shed the slacker image inadvertently linked with him. The versatile, genre-bending musician will...
Tarmo Peltokoski, 24-year-old Finnish conductor, to become Hong Kong Philharmonic music director
Tarmo Peltokoski was hired Thursday to succeed Jaap van Zweden as music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. Peltokoski, at 24 far younger than most music directors, will start a four-year term in the 2026-27 season after serving as music director designate in 2025-26, the...
