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Obama Burnout

by Lara Pellegrinelli

January 22, 2009

Barack Obama found early support for his presidential bid in Harlem, but not everyone there will be celebrating the inauguration. Proud as they are of the first African American president, some think....

Celebrating Carnatic Music

by Lara Pellegrinelli

December 19, 2008

For many music lovers, Indian classical music is synonymous with Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who inspired the Beatles decades ago. But here in New York, Indian classical music is alive and well....

South Indian Classical Music Festival

by Lara Pellegrinelli

December 19, 2008

For many Americans, Indian classical music is synonymous with Ravi Shankar the sitar virtuoso who inspired the Beatles decades ago. But here in New York, Indian classical music is alive and well. E....

English Channel Swim in NYC

by Lara Pellegrinelli

October 27, 2008

The first woman to swim the English Channel was a 21-year-old New Yorker named Gertrude Ederle. Three years ago, one of her old training routes was revived -- a swim from Battery Park, at the tip of ....

Dr. Atomic Hits the Met

by Lara Pellegrinelli

October 13, 2008

It's an opera about the atomic bomb and a single, tension-filled day that led up to the first nuclear test. Doctor Atomic opens tonight at The Metropolitan Opera. Created by Pulitzer-prize winning co....

Pamelia Kurstin Brings Back the Theremin

by Lara Pellegrinelli

August 12, 2008

The electromagnetic instrument the theremin has been making appearances New York's jazz clubs, world music cafes even the Museum of Modern Art. That's because of a new champion of the unusual instrum....

Moving Performances at the Lincoln Center Festival

by Lara Pellegrinelli

July 03, 2008

The Lincoln Center Festival is presenting Die Soldaten: a post-war German opera that looks at the human capacity for cruelty. If the material doesn't move you, the production will: audiences are sea....

Hooray for Dhallywood

by Lara Pellegrinelli

April 28, 2008

Last night, approximately two thousand people filled the Manhattan Center for the Dhallywood Music & Film Awards. Dhallywood takes its name from the capital of Bangladeshi – Dhaka – and the burge....

A Peacemaker's Puppets

by Lara Pellegrinelli

April 10, 2008

This Friday, a new production of Philip Glass’s Satyagraha will debut at the Metropolitan Opera. It tells the story of Mahatma Gandhi’s experiences in South Africa, ones that helped define his ....