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☆ Opinion | How to Save Opera in America? Make It New Again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Peter Gelb | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1910, Puccini was in New York to supervise the opening night of his opera “La Fanciulla del West,” the Met’s very first world premiere. With the tenor Enrico Caruso and the soprano Emmy Destinn, household names in their day, in the leading roles, “Fanciulla” was a runaway hit. Now, more than 100 years later, with a severe lack of music education in our schools and competition from an ever-expanding array of streaming entertainment options, opera faces its greatest existential challenge. We are fighting to survive economically (our European colleagues are better off with substantial government funding), regain our artistic footing and secure new audiences and donors. This is particularly difficult to accomplish because for decades there has been resistance to substantial artistic change from administrators, academics and critics.

Persons: Lise Davidsen, Giacomo Puccini’s “, ”, Puccini, Enrico Caruso, Destinn, “ Fanciulla ” Organizations: Metropolitan Opera, scalpers Locations: New York, Fanciulla del West

☆ The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Contemporary works will be front and center in the coming season, the Metropolitan Opera announced on Wednesday, with four company premieres among its six new productions. It will be the fifth opera by Adams that the Met has presented, putting him in the same category as Tchaikovsky and Bellini. The lineup is part of the house’s efforts to attract new audiences by embracing contemporary operas, which are outselling many of the classics. The Met is still grappling with headwinds as it works to recover from the pandemic. In January, the company said it had withdrawn nearly $40 million in additional emergency funds from its endowment to help cover operating expenses.

Persons: Jeanine Tesori, George Brant, Moby, Dick, ”, Jake Heggie, Gene Scheer, “, Osvaldo Golijov, David Henry Hwang, “ Antony, Cleopatra, John Adams, Adams, Tchaikovsky, Bellini, Verdi’s, Aida ”, Strauss’s, Salome, Puccini’s, Simon McBurney Organizations: Metropolitan Opera, Met

☆ Forgotten film reels bring Maria Callas' Paris debut to colourful life
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A new film "Callas - Paris, 1958" is about to transport audiences back to the night 65 years ago when opera legend Maria Callas for the first time dazzled a Paris audience. Celebrities including Charlie Chaplin, Brigitte Bardot and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, as well as then French president René Coty attended the three-hour performance at the Paris Opera. It was also broadcast live on television to more than 30 million people, but until film-maker Tom Volf and his team meticulously restored film reels that had lain forgotten, it had only been seen in black and white. He said the work of his team made the film "as vivid as if it was shot last month". It will be released in cinemas in some 40 countries between November and December in celebration of the centenary of Callas' birth.

Persons: Callas, Maria Callas, Charlie Chaplin, Brigitte Bardot, Duke, Duchess of, René Coty, Tom Volf, Volf, Norma, Hanna Rantala, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Paris, Thomson Locations: Paris, Duchess of Windsor, New York

☆ Elon Musk learned social cues from reading books because he had no friends as a child
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk was bad at understanding social cues as a child because he had no friends in school. As a result, he picked up social cues from reading books, according to his new biography. As a teenager, Elon Musk followed his sister around to clubs and parties so he didn't have to be lonely. Maye Musk told Isaacson that Elon Musk "became so lonely and sad," when he started going to school. Musk walked "behind her and her friends," Isaacson wrote, "carrying a book to read whenever they went into a club or party."

Persons: Elon Musk, Walter Isaacson, Isaacson, Elon, Maye Musk, Kimbal, Tosca, Tosca Musk, Musk Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon, Toronto

☆ Elon Musk and his siblings hated one of their mom's boyfriends so much that they put tiny firecrackers in his cigarettes that exploded, book says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Musk siblings hated a man Maye Musk was dating so much they put firecrackers in his cigarettes. Maye Musk dated the man after she divorced Errol Musk, Walter Isaacson wrote. Isaacson's book, "Elon Musk," details the billionaire's childhood and the strained relationship between his parents. AdvertisementAdvertisementMaye Musk and Errol Musk were married for nine years and are also parents to Kimbal Musk and Tosca Musk. AdvertisementAdvertisementMaye Musk and Errol Musk didn't immediately reply to a request for comment for this story, which was made outside of normal working hours.

Persons: Walter Isaacson's, Elon Musk, Musk, Errol Musk, Walter Isaacson, Maye, Maye Musk, Isaacson, Elon Musk's, Kimbal Musk, Tosca Musk, Grimes, He's, Claire Boucher, he'd, Errol Musk didn't Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Elon Musk learned hypnosis as a child and managed to convince his sister that she was a dog and to eat raw bacon, a new book says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk learned magic tricks and hypnosis when he was a kid, according to a new biography. He even convinced his sister, Tosca, that she was a dog and got her to eat raw bacon. Musk didn't have a social life when he was younger and frequently trailed Tosca to parties because he didn't want to be lonely, the book says. That's according to a new biography, "Elon Musk," by the author Walter Isaacson, which hit bookshelves on Thursday. Musk "also learned magic tricks and how to hypnotize people, once convincing Tosca," his little sister, "that she was a dog and getting her to eat raw bacon," it continued.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tosca, Walter Isaacson, Elon, Musk, Isaacson Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon, Toronto

☆ Elon Musk followed his little sister around as a teen because he didn't want to be lonely, reading books when she went to clubs or parties, biography says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk trailed his little sister to clubs and parties when they were teenagers, according to a new book. Musk's family was living in Toronto at the time and he had no social life, the biography said. Musk insisted on joining his sister when she went out because he didn't want to be lonely, according to the book. At the time, Musk's family was living in Toronto, and "he spent most of his time reading or working on the computer," Walter Isaacson writes in the biography, "Elon Musk." "Elon Musk" hit bookshelves on Tuesday.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Walter Isaacson, Tosca, Isaacson, Elon Organizations: Elon, Service, SpaceX Locations: Toronto, Wall, Silicon, Russia

☆ Four takeaways from Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Paul Glader | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —“You’ll never be successful,” Errol Musk in 1989 told his 17-year-old son Elon, who was then preparing to fly from South Africa to Canada to find relatives and a college education. That’s one of the scenes Walter Isaacson paints in his 670-page biography of Elon Musk, who is now the richest person who ever lived. In a 2022 email sent to Elon Musk on Father’s Day, Errol Musk said he was freezing and lacking electricity, asking his son for money. Isaacson’s book revealed Musk had a third child (Techno Mechanicus) with the musician Grimes in 2022, and Musk confirmed the revelation Sunday. “Stop falling for weird s—.”Are robocars, an AI company and a robot called Optimus on tap?

Persons: “ You’ll, Errol Musk, Elon, Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk, Isaacson, Musk, ” Musk, Errol, ” Elon Musk, ”, Covid, Anthony Fauci, Fauci, Grimes, “, ” Isaacson, Simon, Schuster Zilis, Zilis, Jenna, Musk’s, “ I’ve, Jared Birchall, Alex Spiro, Kimbal, Optimus, Sam Altman, Altman, Larry Page Organizations: CNN, Blacks, Defamation League, Elon, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Tesla Locations: South Africa, Canada, United States, Texas

☆ When working together at Zip2, Elon Musk had to go to the ER for stitches and a tetanus shot after his brother, Kimbal, once tore off a hunk of flesh from his hand
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kimbal Musk bit Elon Musk and "tore off a hunk of flesh" off his hand during a fight in the 1990s. Elon Musk had to go to the emergency room for stitches and a tetanus jab. Kimbal Musk bit his brother because he thought Elon Musk was about to punch him in the face, the book said. "When we had intense stress, we just didn't notice anyone else," Kimbal Musk told Isaacson. Kimbal Musk, just over a year younger than Elon Musk, also moved in with Errol around four years later.

Persons: Kimbal, Elon, Elon Musk, Walter Isaacson's, Elon Musk's, Walter Isaacson, Isaacson, Zip2, Kimbal Musk, Navaid Farooq, Tosca, Maye, Errol Musk, Errol, —, Peter Rive, he'd Organizations: Service, Kimbal Locations: Wall, Silicon, Zip2, Palo Alto, Durban, Pretoria, South Africa

☆ The 16 Best Items to Add to Your Registry—and Where to Register
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Erika Veurink | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +17 min

By Erika VeurinkA wedding registry is a couple’s chance to creatively express the kind of life you hope to create together. If you’re a bride or groom to be, you can easily add a link to these eye-catching utensils to your Zola registry. Add the link to the multipurpose pressure cookware to your registry on Zola, or shop it at Amazon or Walmart. Add this link to your Zola registry (and browse other local gift options) and your guests can send a wedding-week-pick-me-up or gift an ongoing subscription. And if you don’t know where to start, Bloomingdale’s wedding registry checklist will help you narrow down what you need.

Persons: Erika Veurink, Zola, ”, Maria Del Russo, servingware, Simone Silverman, Silverman, Del Russo, “, Margaux, Alexandra Daniel, Daniel, Dyson, Holly Liss Jammet, Jammet, Jones, Great Jones, Tricia Lowenfield, Sarah Swann, napkins Swann, Gregory Blake Sams, You’ll, you’d, Sams, Christolfe, Coffee, Anbouba, Neiman Marcus, Delaney Lundquist, she’s, Lundquist, Lily Sullivan, ” Sullivan, Hawkins, Food52, Sullivan Organizations: New, Margot Magazine, Designs, Zola, Elle, Walmart, ” Investment, ”, Farmers, tote, Courtland, Co, Target Locations: Zola, New York City, Florida, Italy, Flamingo, Los Angeles, Great, York, City, Charleston, S.C, Sur, Charlotte, N.C, Brooklyn, N.Y

☆ New V&A show 'DIVA' salutes and studies top stars
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Elton John's 50th birthday costumes are seen on display at DIVA, an exhibition celebrating the power and creativity of iconic performers, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, Britain June 19, 2023. Titled "DIVA", the exhibition features some 60 costumes and 250 items from screen sirens and stage stars from the 19th century to today, many displayed for the first time. "Some of this goes all the way back to the turn of the century, 1900, you know opera singers, silent film stars. It uses the objects to recount the creation of the diva, delving into personal stories and looking at performers' activism and sway on social issues, including equality and civil rights. "The diva has a strong sense of self, an attitude and knowing... how to use their voice," lead curator Kate Bailey said.

Persons: Elton John's, Anna Gordon LONDON, Victoria, Marilyn Monroe, Maria Callas, Franco Zeffirelli's, Bob Mackie's, Tina Turner, Cher, Elton John's Louis XIV, Janelle Monae's, Mackie, Kate Bailey, Hanna Rantala, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Victoria, Albert Museum, REUTERS, Royal Opera House, nk, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ Elon Musk's sister says she has been overcharged because she shares a last name with the world's richest man
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tosca Musk told the Daily Mail she was given an inflated price for a film location because of her last name. Elon Musk's sister says she's been overcharged because she shares a surname with the world's richest man. Tosca Musk told the Daily Mail the family weren't "born rich". From left to right: Tosca Musk, Kimbal Musk, their mother Maye Musk, and Elon Musk Courtesy of Maye MuskTosca Musk is a filmmaker and the CEO and founder of Passionflix, a streaming service and production company for romantic movies. Representatives for Tosca Musk did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside normal working hours.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Tosca Musk, she's, Kimbal Musk, Tosca, Maye Musk, Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos Organizations: Daily Mail, Elon, SpaceX, Tesla, Amazon, Bloomberg

☆ Meet Maye Musk, the Sports Illustrated cover model and the glamorous mother of one of the richest men in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Despite her support for her children, Maye Musk has been a celebrity in her own right for decades. Maye Musk Maye Musk attended the Met gala with Elon Musk last year. "They followed their passions, and they all went in different directions," Maye Musk told Insider in a 2020 interview. Elon Musk, in particular, had tried his hardest in school, but only in the subjects he liked, Maye Musk said. Even at 14 years old, Maye Musk said Elon Musk had shown a passion for investing.

But Mr. Musk’s Twitter feed is often an echo chamber. 48 hours of Elon Musk’s tweets Circles representing Musk’s tweets are sized by the total retweets, likes, replies and quote tweets in response to what he posted. A chart of Mr. Musk’s original tweets, replies and quote tweets over a two-day period in November. A website tracking Mr. Musk’s private jet movement suggested that he traveled away from San Francisco around that time. Shareholders are now also seeking billions of dollars in damages in a lawsuit after Mr. Musk’s takeover proposal never materialized.

☆ Tosca Musk, Elon’s sister, has a business venture of her own – and it’s all about romance and female sexuality
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Faith Karimi Cnn Photographs Austin Steele | Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

It’s their first public film premiere since the pandemic started. Musk, 48, is the force behind Passionflix, which adapts romance novels into movies and streams them to a devoted niche audience. “Passionflix focuses on adapting romance novels exactly as the fan and the author envision it,” Musk says in a separate CNN interview. From left to right: Tosca Musk, Kimbal Musk, mother Maye Musk and Elon Musk at Maye's 50th birthday party in 1998. One of the founding members, she says she spent the pandemic years curled up on her couch, watching Passionflix movies.

☆ Elon Musk's famous family includes a model, several millionaire entrepreneurs, and secret twins. Here are the members of the Musk family tree.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-14 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Sinéad Baker | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk has had a wild life, but he's not the only member of his family to launch businesses, make millions, or achieve fame. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty ImagesHis family is chock-full of entrepreneurs and rebels, from his filmmaker sister, Tosca, to his actress ex-wife, Talulah Riley. And in November, he quietly had twins with one of his top executives, Shivon Zilis, according to documents obtained by Insider. The twins were born weeks before his second child with Grimes was born. Here's a closer look at the Musk family tree.

☆ Elon Musk's sister thought the Tesla CEO would follow through with Twitter deal: 'I would believe that he's going to do it'
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-10 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's sister Tosca believed her brother would go through with the $44 billion Twitter deal. "If he says he's going to do it I would believe that he's going to do it," she said in a profile. "If he says he's going to do it I would believe that he's going to do it," Tosca Musk told the Sunday Times. Twitter said they will be taking Musk to court to force him to follow through with the deal. Tosca Musk is Elon Musk's sister and the youngest of three siblings.

Potrivit fostului agent FIFA Giovanni Becali meciul cu scandinavii va fi ultimul de acasă pentru selecționerul României, Mirel Rădoi. Indiferent de ce se va întâmpla, Rădoi va pleca!”, a declarat Giovanni Becali pentru digisport.ro. Meciul România - Norvegia va fi arbitrat de o brigadă din Turcia condusă de Ali Palabiyik. El a condus partida Portugalia U21 - România U21 din 2018, care a fost debutul lui Mirel Rădoi ca selecţioner al naţionalei de tineret. Din păcate, unii joacă obligați de UEFA și FIFA, iar alții își pot anula meciurile când vor”, a declarat selecționerul României, Mirel Rădoi.

Persons: FIFA Giovanni Becali, scandinavii, Mirel Rădoi, Giovanni Becali, Rădoi, digisport.ro, Ali Palabiyik, El, Omar Elabdellaoui, Elabdellaoui, Ciprian, David Lazar, Valentin Cojocaru, Cristian Ganea, Valentin Crețu, Vasile Mogoș, Iulian Cristea, Bogdan, Ionuț, Alin, Vlad, Mario, Bogdan Mitrea, Răzvan Marin, Alexandru Maxim, Alexandru, Erik Bicfalvi, Dan Nistor, Alexandru Albu, Dennis Man, Florin Tănase, George Pușcaș, Denis Alibec Organizations: fotbal, Ligii Națiunilor ., FIFA, Euro, Liga Națiunilor, Arena Naţională, Windsor Park, Liga Naţiunilor, România U21, Arena Națională, Galatasaray, UEFA, AC Milan, Astra Giurgiu, FC Viitorul, CFR Cluj, FC, Universitatea Craiova, UTA Arad, Norvegiei Locations: României, Norvegiei, Irlanda de Nord, Belfast, Craiova, Craiovei, România, Austria, Norvegia, amicalul, Belarus, Bucureşti, Irlandei de Nord, Turcia, Portugalia U21, Mogoșoaia, Israel, israelian, Norvegia Portari, Italia, Aris Salonic, Verona, Polonia, Atena, Grecia, Cagliari, Ungaria, FC Ural, Rusia, Anglia

☆ Elon Musk's mom on raising successful kids: 'I didn't treat them like babies or scold them'
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-31 | by ( Maye Musk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

My middle child, Kimbal, started farm-to-table restaurants and is teaching children to build fruit and vegetable gardens in underserved schools. I tell them I did it by teaching them about hard work and letting them follow their interests. I started working for my dad when I was eight years old. When Kaye and I were 12, we started working in the clinic as receptionists. I taught them them importance of working hard and doing good things.

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