News - Powered by Yahoo NewsSF Opera offers rich, varied 90th seaso
While the recession is not over in the world of the arts, San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley?s plan for the company?s 90th season, announced today, indicates that tough times may not last forever. Still carrying a deficit, a continuing concern, the company in 2012-13 is offering a felicitous mix of popular masterpieces with international stars, new productions and more risky ...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:06:22 -0800 -
Enter The Dragon: Lang Lang Plays in the Lunar New Year at Lincoln Cente
Chairman Gary Parr and Gala Co-Chairmen Lady Linda Wong Davies (Linsley Lindekins) In traditional Chinese culture, the dragon is an auspicious creature, venerated as a symbol of wealth, imperial power and social prowess. Since 2012 marks the year of the dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac calendar New York society dutifully fêted the felicitous occasion with a grand party. Lincoln Center (as ...
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:33:35 -0800 -
?The Last Nude,? by Ellis Aver
D uring the 1920s and '30s, the Polish-Russian painter Tamara de Lempicka was a sensation in Paris for her hyper-realistic art deco nudes, her Greta Garbo good looks and her scandalous bisexual liaisons. Her bold, stylized portraits brought her notoriety and wealth. Today, some of them are in the collections of Jack Nicholson and Madonna . Her 1927 painting of a sultry Italian American ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:49:31 -0800 -
Life in art dec
Fictionalized biography details sensational 1920s painter During the 1920s and '30s, the Polish-Russian painter Tamara de Lempicka was a sensation in Paris for her hyper-realistic art deco nudes, her Greta Garbo good looks and her scandalous bisexual liaisons. Her bold, stylized portraits brought her notoriety and wealth. Today, some of them are in the collections of Jack Nicholson and Madonna ...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:03:32 -0800 -
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Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:00:02 -0800 -
The Other Kind Of Job Interview You Have To Know Abou
When I was out of work some years ago, a journalist friend suggested I phone a friend of hers, Paul, a reporter on the national affairs beat at a nightly television news show. At that point I had only worked in print journalism, so I was curious. Paul was friendly on the phone and invited me to come by the next day to chat and watch the show being taped. Not only did I find Paul and his job ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:14:19 -0800 -
Music filled the ai
The violin duet of Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan and Viji Krishnan at the 17 edition of the Pongal Music Festival held at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore, was a well-planned concert showcasing th...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:50:29 -0800 -
When data get into the grip of passio
Michael Martin overheard a panhandler on Castro Street: "My wife was just kidnapped. I need a quarter!" In other romantic notes, The Chronicle's Benny Evangelista sent me a Valentine's Day press release for a product "...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:02:44 -0800 -
Michelle tells: 'It felt like being reborn'
FRAGILE star Michelle Williams is rediscovering her strength and sensuality in the life of Marilyn Monroe.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800 -
Adoration and Mas
ROME, JAN. 31, 2012 ( Zenit.org ).- Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university.
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