Davies mixes Wagner with Glass in SPAC season debut
Saratoga Springs conductor Dennis Russell Davies opened his first season as SPAC principal conductor and classical music director with a program pairing Wagner with his chosen composer in residence Philip Glass. The tepid crowd greeted Glass with prolonged but tempered applause, while boos marked the end of his segment on "the CIVIL war."
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Saratoga
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Rome Opera Scene Highlights Glass and Wagner
Review notes Robert Wilson stage piece written for the Rome Opera with Glasss repeating patterns and recited texts. Milagro Vargas David Warnlow and chorus share the singing while Malcolm Smith and Davies elevate the single seating. The first half opens with Wagner s Flying Dutchman Overture followed by a Siegfried Idyll praised for luminous sound and intimate scale.
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Rome
Glass
Robert Wilson
Robert E. Lee
Seneca
Mezzosoprano Milagro Vargas
Malcolm Smith
Saratoga-Potsdam
Kimberly Farr
David Warnlow
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Wotan
Masur Schiff perform ordinary music in vivid fashion
At Tanglewood Kurt Masur and Andras Schiff impressed with a shirtsleeved Boston Symphony Orchestra. The program mixed Schubert Rosamunde Overture with Grieg Piano Concerto, producing a lively clash of familiar pieces through Masur’s batonless, expressive conducting.
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Kurt Masur
Leipzig
Gewandhaus Orchestra
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Andras Schiff
Grieg
Masur Schiff Conductor Duo Deliver Stylistically Free Read
Masur and Schiff give performances of Brahms and Grieg that avoid affectation yet feel fresh and decisive. Schiff’s Grieg lyricism and Masur’s Rosamunde opening reveal a unified, detailed approach with open orchestral tone and controlled pianissimos, rousing a large Tanglewood audience.
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Jennifer Beals Struggles With Mood On Photo Shoot
New York Daily News reports Jennifer Beals arriving in New York from Los Angeles in a testy mood during a Greenwich Village photo session. She resents photographers, criticizes nudity choices, and deflects questions about her personal life and race.
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Frankenstein’s Monster
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South Side
NBC Considers All News Cable Network
NBC News President Lawrence K. Grossman says NBC has examined creating an all news cable channel to rival Ted Turner. The plan, described as a long shot, has been under consideration for a month or two with a decision expected by year’s end. NBC began gathering reactions from station affiliates in New York this week.
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Ronnell Bey stars in Ain't Misbehavin at Auburn Merry-Go-Round
Ronnell Bey joins the Auburn Merry-Go-Round Playhouse cast of Ain't Misbehavin a Fats Waller musical opening Tuesday at 8 30 p m. He has previously performed at New York Public Theater Grand Finale and Toronto's Royal Alexandra. Also in the cast are Karen Jackson Julia Simpson George Croom and Richie McCall with Edward Sayles directing. The show runs through Saturday and August 26 to 31.
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Joseph Papp
Fats” Waller
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Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
Ronnell Bey
New York
Royal Alexandra
Toronto
Syracuse University
Julia Simpson
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Auburn Company
George Croom
Richie McCall
Movie listings for area theaters with multiple titles
A compact overview of cinema schedules across Bayberry Camillus Penn Can Mall Shoppingtown and other venues listing titles such as The Black Cauldron National Lampoon's European Vacation Follow That Bird Fright Night Return of the Living Dead Real Genius Back to the Future St Elmo's Fire Pee Wee's Big Adventure Year of the Dragon Summer Rental Fletch Beverly Hills Cop Cocoon Goonies Rambo Karate Kid and more with showtimes ranging from early afternoon to late evening at each location. The listings include venues like Camillus Cinema I II IV V VI Cinema East North South West and several malls plus drive ins.
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Camillus Cinema I
National Lampoon
Camillus Cinema II
Camillus Cinema IV
East I
St. Elmo's Fire
Cinema-North
Fayetteville Mall
Fayetteville Mall Cinema
Genesee
Fletch
Hollywood
Lakeshore Drive-In
Manlius Cinema
Swann
North Drive-In
Palace
Beverly Hills
Penn Can Mall Cinema
Penn Can Mall
Shop City Cinema
Tri-County Mall
E.T
Westcott
Westhill
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Tom Simcox
Oneida
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Baily
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Ftrom Sctv
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Civic Center
RT Dance Company
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Manlius Ciheara
James St
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Steven Spielberg
John Candy
Geen Poi
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Tomi Hanks
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Cinema East
Real Genius
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