Playing for time in the game of life
Nenad Bach – composer and peace activist – found a way to ease his Parkinson’s through pingpong.
Read MoreLuciano Pavarotti
Leaps to fame
Though vastly different men, ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti were larger than life figures who defined their art forms. Now these irresistible legends are the subjects of new films.
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The twisting tale of ‘Turandot’
“Turandot” (1926) – Giacomo Puccini’s last opera – offers what Copland House director Michael Boriskin calls “the fascinating question of legacy.”
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Find your ‘voice’ through technique
Few disciplines require more technique than making music and that includes something that comes naturally to many of us – singing.
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Milan: Tailored to the cognoscenti
Foggy and unremittingly cold in winter, hot and humid in summer, Milan isn’t a city you come to for the weather. Nor for fresh…
Read MoreMaking ‘house’ calls
It’s a peaceful afternoon in Waccabuc, and Gwen Korovin, an ear, nose and throat doctor who specializes in the care of the professional voice,…
Read MoreYada, yada, yada
A good way to get people yakking is to ask them how yakking started. There are lots of questions and theories, but no real…
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