The Irish singer’s shaved head was as much a part of her identity and allure as her sound.
Category: Music
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Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Video Removes Protest Scene
A news clip of a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta was edited out of the music video after criticism that the song and video were offensive.
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Sinead O’Connor, Evocative and Outspoken Singer, Is Dead at 56
She broke out with the single “Nothing Compares 2 U,” then caused an uproar a few years later by ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “S.N.L.”
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Wagner’s ‘Parsifal’ at the Bayreuth Festival Experiments With AR
Cutting-edge technology has again come to the Bayreuth Festival, where Wagner premiered his final opera with the latest stagecraft in 1882.
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Review: At Mostly Mozart, the Sense of an Ending
Louis Langrée, in his last season with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, conducted a classic Langrée program: Mozart and a premiere by Amir ElSaffar.
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Reimagining ‘Madame Butterfly,’ With Asian Creators at the Helm
As opera houses rework Puccini’s classic, criticized for stereotypes about women and Japanese culture, artists of Asian descent are playing a central role.
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At Wagner’s Festival, New Technology Reveals a Leadership Rift
The Bayreuth Festival’s production of “Parsifal” will feature augmented reality. Securing the equipment set off a financial and philosophical dispute.
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Tony Bennett’s 10 Essential Songs
Over a career of 70-plus years, the singer infused his performances with a huge range, dramatic flair, rhythmic agility and an inquisitive approach to interpreting lyrics.
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Bel Canto Rarities, Delivered With Unflashy, Revelatory Style
Teatro Nuovo’s concerts of Donizetti’s “Poliuto” and the Ricci brothers’ “Crispino e la Comare” delight with historically informed singing.
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Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Dueted. Their Stars Were Reborn.
The crooner and the pop star seemed like unlikely collaborators when they joined up in 2014. But the two masters of reinvention inspired and bolstered each other’s careers.