She sang 687 performances of 54 roles at New York’s Metropolitan Opera over 42 years, and she made her Broadway debut at age 81.
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Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk co-founder, dies at 73
The German electronic artist is considered one of the most important musicians of the computer age.
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Dead Gowns plans live stream concert May 2
An Evening with Dead Gowns is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at facebook.com/statetheatreportland. The State Theatre and 98.9 WCLZ will host the streamed performance. Geneviève Beaudoin (vocals, guitar and piano) and Luke Kalloch (baritone guitar and vocals) will play tunes from their 2018 EP “New Spine” and […]
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Boston Symphony Orchestra flutist Doriot Anthony Dwyer dies at 98
Dwyer was the second woman ever to win a principal chair in a major U.S. orchestra.
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Recollections of a Lewiston roadie
Kenny Smotherman talks about working for Springsteen, J. Geils, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jackson Browne, and the Lewiston music scene — or what’s left of it.
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Do-it-yourself music makers dare to dream
In their own bedrooms and basements, inspired young songwriters in Maine have access to the high-tech tools and distribution outlets to blossom on their own terms.
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Sounds of extinct species call to listeners
Musician and sound artist Steve Norton brings his sound installation to Maine Audubon. Tragically, it’s the only way you will ever hear these vanished birds and amphibians.
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Creative kid from Cape Elizabeth now on the rise as pop singer Role Model
Tucker Pillsbury released a six-song EP on Interscope Records in November, then headlined a U.S. tour.
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Learn the secrets to a perfect dinner party from Questlove
Or, if you’re not lucky enough to be invited, buy the book.
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Amy Calder: Sharing stories through music
Violist Hye Min Choi, 36, occasionally performs with the Colby Symphony Orchestra in Waterville, when she is not teaching at Boston University School of Music.