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The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.
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A passport to everywhere: Film festivals have grown with such ferocity that they are now like Hallmark holidays: There s seemingly one for every occasion, and many more than you can hope to keep track of. This weekend, for instance, marks the start of the acclaimed San Francisco International Film Festival (details and schedule at sffilm.org). But we re here to tell you about another film fest that kicks off this weekend one that often flies under the radar but that features some utterly rewarding gems. The East Bay International Jewish Film Festival, kicking off Saturday, has as its motto: See a film see the world. And that has never seemed so desirable as at a time when
James Levine, who ruled over Met Opera, dead at age 77
RONALD BLUM, Associated Press
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1of8FILE - Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine conducts the symphony on its opening night performance at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. on July 7, 2006. Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for 4 1/2 decades before being eased out when his health declined and then fired for sexual improprieties, died March 9, 2021 in Palm Springs, Calif., of natural causes, his physician of 17 years, Dr. Len Horovitz, said Wednesday, March 17. He was 77.Michael Dwyer/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8FILE - James Levine conducts the Metropolitan Orchestra of New York during a rehearsal for a performance at Vienna s famed Musikverein on May 11 1996. Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for 4 1/2 decades before being eased out when his health declined and then fired for sexual improprieties, died March 9, 2021 in Palm Springs, Calif., of natural causes, hi
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The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.
Puccini impersonator: To many an opera lover, there is no such thing as too much Puccini. If you re in that category, you ll want to tune in at 5 p.m. Sunday to Opera San Jose s event, livestreamed from Italy, where a theatrical impresario known for his nonstop channeling of multiple musical personas takes on the composer as his newest alter ego and presents four renowned opera stars singing his music.