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Category: Music
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Only Karol G Knows How Wild Her Life Has Been
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At the Met Opera, Gravity-Defying Feats From an Unlikely Source: Georgian Dancers
The New York Times – Music:Why include traditional Georgian dance in a production of “Macbeth”? For the opera, the action director wanted something visceral: “I wanted to actually smell the sweat.”
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
The New York Times – Music:Lise Davidsen’s Verdi, Anthony Davis’s “The Central Park Five” and a new take on Britten’s cello suites among our selections.
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A.I. Music Fraudster Who Drew Millions in Royalties Is Sentenced to 18 Months
The New York Times – Music:Prosecutors say Michael Smith flooded music-streaming platforms with bots that repeatedly streamed his A.I.-generated music, earning him as much as $8 million.
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A Scottish Hip-Hop Hoax Helped James McAvoy Find His Movie-Making Voice
The New York Times – Music:In “California Schemin’,” the actor’s directorial debut, two Scottish rappers pretend to be American to make it in the business. It was much more personal than he thought.
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Freddie Jackson, ‘You Are My Lady’ Singer That Topped R&B Charts, Dead at 69
The New York Times – Music:With hits like “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)” and “You Are My Lady,” he made slow jams feel like grand romance.
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Hans Werner Henze’s Music Carried on Tradition With Skepticism
The New York Times – Music:Hans Werner Henze, born 100 years ago and the son of a Nazi, captured the ambivalence of making art in the shadow of the 20th century.
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Nashville Symphony Receives $10 Million Lifeline From Oracle
The New York Times – Music:The symphony announced last week that it was pausing the rest of the season after disclosing financial trouble. The concerts are back on now, thanks to a tech company gift.
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Overlooked No More: Eugenia Errázuriz, Who Opened Doors for Picasso
The New York Times – Music:She moved from Chile to Paris, where she used her wealth to support Picasso, Stravinsky and other artists. World War II forced her to go home, where she ended her life.
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Matt Rife Got His Love of Horror Movies From His Grandma
The New York Times – Movies:“She always had the Syfy channel on, and I just wandered in on so many of them,” the comedian and actor said. “It gets my adrenaline going.”
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An A.I. Songwriting Experiment: Humans Against the Machine
The New York Times – Music:Five humans convened for a weekend to create new music from scratch. Could they do better than A.I.? Could you even tell the difference?