Opera Star To Sing Marseillaise On Bastille Day
U S opera star Jessye Norman is slated to sing The Marseillaise before President Mitterrand on July 14 at Place de la Concorde for the bicentennial. She will meet in Lang to discuss the performance and record a version with the Orchestra of Paris conducted by Semyon Bychkov.
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Paris
U.S
Jessye Norman
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
Place de la Concorde
Ms. Norman
Champs Elysees Theater
Thurs- Lang
Norman
Philips
Orchestra of Paris
Semyon Bychkov
Ailing Elizabeth Taylor Skips AIDS Tribute in New York
Elizabeth Taylor is resting in California with back problems and will miss the Carnegie Hall tribute to AIDS researcher Dr. Mathilde. Publicist Chen Sam says she remains active in the fight against AIDS, but her health prevents attending the New York event.
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New York
Elizabeth Taylor
California
Miss Taylor
Carnegie Hall
Mathilde
Taylor
Chen Sam
Five Soviet Musicians Sign Recording Pacts
A Western company signed five Soviet musicians to five year deals led by conductor Yuri Temirkanov violinist Vladimir Spivakov and 17 year old pianist Evgeny Kissin. The move follows glasnost era openness with Michael Emmerson of BMG Classics highlighting first long term Western contracts for all. Other artists include violist Yuri Bashmet cellist Natalia Gutman and the Moscow Virtuosi and the Leningrad Philharmonic.
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New York
Yuri Temirkanov
Vladimir Spivakov
Evgeny Kissin
West
Michael Emmerson
BMG Classics
Glasnoster
Captain Kangaroo to Speak in Maine Lecture Series
Bob Keeshan known as Captain Kangaroo has been invited to Gov. John R. McKernan's lecture series in Augusta Maine. The 61 year old creator of CBSs long running children program has focused on children's issues including television violence. His talk titled Small Children Need Big Friends will address child care and early childhood issues.
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Augusta
Maine
Bob Keeshan
John R. McKernan
McKernan
Willis Lyford
Keeshan
CBS
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
National Governor's Association
Lyford
Cartel Organizer Sees Friend Become Judge
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani, a key figure in shaping the OPEC cartel, comments on his backgammon partner Sarkis Teshoian becoming an associate justice of Uxbridge District Court. Yamani jokes about how hard it will be to beat a judge at backgammon and notes their friendship will change after the ceremony in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Worcester
Mass
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
OPEC
Yamani
Sarkis Teshoian
Teshoian
Uxbridge
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