Out & About: Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra tells operas' stories
Out & About: Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra tells operas' storiesFayetteville Observer"Basically, if you've ever watched the first 'Bad News Bears' movie or the Tom & Jerry or Bugs Bunny cartoons, then you've heard opera." Kastner hopes the ease of recognition will help open more doors to opera in the future.
Review: At San Francisco Symphony, take a time machine to the Barbary Coast
Review: At San Francisco Symphony, take a time machine to the Barbary CoastSan Jose Mercury News... one-upping itself; by the time soprano Laura Claycomb improvised her hilarious descant accompaniment to the sing-along tune "San Francisco," a vintage Hollywood anthem about the Golden Gate, I expected Bugs Bunny to go streaking across the stage.and more »
Turns out I'ma symphony kind of guy
Turns out I'ma symphony kind of guyThe OlympianAs I listened, I realized some of the music came from my childhood days watching Bugs Bunny cartoons. “Franz Liszt is kind of like the Mitt Romney of composers,” Edwards commented at the end of the rhapsody. “He was kind of vague about his background, ...and more »
When Flash Mobs Go Right: A Symphony Surprises Copenhagen Subway Riders
When Flash Mobs Go Right: A Symphony Surprises Copenhagen Subway RidersCo.CreateLast month, many passengers found their morning commute interrupted by a flautist playing the opening strains of Grieg's composition, Peer Gynt (those less fluent in classical music will recognize it as the "morning theme" from most Bugs Bunny ...and more »
Sony teams Hunan acrobats with Kitchener orchestra
Sony teams Hunan acrobats with Kitchener orchestraToronto.com... of importing Chinese musicians along with the acrobats, why not collaborate with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, which had already been involved in successful shows at the Sony Centre, working with small bands, Russian dancers and even Bugs Bunny.