But, you know what, he was actually singing
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Anastasia Tsioulcas
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Culture correspondent @NPR, music critic @nytimes, 2024-25 @umwallacehouse Fellow. ah-nah-STAH-zee-ah tsee-OOL-kahs/Αναστασία Τσιούλκα(ς)/اناستازيا تسيولكاس
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Usher in a Tron roller skating fantasy was not on my bingo card
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Hey @carnegiehall the word is "aficionados" -- XOXO, AT carnegiehall.org/calendar/2024/…
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Watching the Duane Davis case (re the murder of Tupac Shakur) in Nevada from afar. Judge has set bail at 750K. Judge, referring to how many years have passed: "There are a lot of people who are still scared of him."
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My review of 'Maestro' from a few weeks ago; reupping it now that it's on Netflix. It chronicles the brilliant Leonard Bernstein and his disorderly conduct -- but even more so, it's a portrait of Felicia Bernstein and their singular marriage. npr.org/2023/11/22/121…
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As ever, Bob, you are so generous!
Bob Mondello@Bob_Mondello · Nov 22, 2023Smart, sharp, pungent MAESTRO review from my pal @anastasiat @MorningEdition
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So many flutes
Rodney Carmichael@rodneyology · Nov 14, 2023i talked to Andre 3000 about why he gets so many requests to play flute at funerals, a wild ayahuasca trip that had him purring like a panther and the release of his debut solo album New Blue Sun coming this Friday.
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#BREAKING: Duane “Keffe D” Davis has pleaded not guilty in the murder of Tupac Shakur. As of now, he is being represented by public defenders.
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BREAKING: WCPE has reversed its plans not to broadcast six contemporary operas from the Met.
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EXCLUSIVE: I talked to the general manager at WCPE about her plans not to air six of the Met Opera radio broadcasts this season -- all the recent works & 3 of the 6 written by Black or Mexican composers.
It was an interesting conversation.
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It was an interesting conversation.
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BREAKING: Juilliard has fired Robert Beaser after an independent law firm concluded an investigation that looked into accusations of sexual misconduct against its former composition department chair.
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Freshly up at @nytimesarts: my review of the late @ChickCorea’s trombone concerto w @JosephAlessiJr, plus Barber & Prokofiev, with @marinalsop at @nyphil. (Did I make a dad joke in the lede? Yes.) nytimes.com/2023/05/26/art…
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Also very happy to see that Tyshawn Sorey's superb "Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)," which I featured in its premiere at @rothkochapel, was recognized as a finalist. npr.org/sections/decep…
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Delighted that @RhiannonGiddens & @michaelabels ' wonderful opera, "Omar," which I covered in its premiere last year at @SpoletoFestival , just won a Pulitzer Prize! npr.org/2022/06/07/110…
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Snark first: Can't pronounce "Rhiannon" or "Tyshawn Sorey"? wth
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I wrote about Cavafy and the current Cavafy festival here in NYC for @nytimesarts from a very personal perspective: nytimes.com/2023/05/04/art… @OnassisStegi @OnassisUSA
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Cavafy, "Finished."
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A beautiful appreciation of Harry Belafonte from my colleague Elizabeth: npr.org/2023/04/25/516…
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Streaming services have struggled with classical music. (Hint: metadata.) Today on Morning Edition: how close has @AppleClassical come to getting things right?
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Newly published on @nytimesarts: the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra goes massive with a @SeanShepherd_ premiere, plus Brahms & Beethoven. nytimes.com/2023/04/23/art…
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