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Suave to the end, Melvyn Bragg takes a final bow - (but not without a few well chosen barbs)

29 December 2009 8:33 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

• Veteran broadcaster ends run with show on RSC

• Highbrow swansong for programme's 31-year stint

Melvyn Bragg's final voice-over on the last regular edition of the South Bank Show after 31 years is cleverly double-edged.

"The brave work is continuing," he notes, "keeping this now well-established British institution full of new life as it moves into the future."

Bragg is speaking about the Royal Shakespeare Company, subject of the final programme three decades after it featured in the second instalment of his arts show, but the note of optimistic defiance could also be taken to refer to another well-established British artistic institution moving on : himself.

Earlier this year, ITV released a carefully-phrased press release announcing that the South Bank Show was ending because of Bragg's retirement.

In fact, it seemed clear at the time – and has become more so since – that the relationship between the events was reversed: Bragg was »

- Mark Lawson

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Q&A: Emmy Rossum Plans to Name Her Children Oscar, Tony, and Grammy

13 November 2009 8:09 AM, PST | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

Photograph at left by Adam Kuehl. Do you remember what you were doing when you were seven years old? When I was that age, I was playing with Star Wars action figures and seeing how much Bubblicious I could cram into my mouth. But not Emmy Rossum. At the tender age of seven, she was making her professional operatic debut. She performed in Carmen at New York's Metropolitan Opera, and The Damnation of Faust at Carnegie Hall. She shared the stage with Luciano Pavarotti and Plácido Domingo, acting in dozens of productions in six different languages, all before she turned 18. Emmy Rossum is living proof that you probably wasted your adolescence. She's also done pretty well for herself as a young adult. Remember when child actors used to burn out on drugs and become tabloid fodder? Rossum decided to skip the Drew Barrymore fuck-all-of-you-i-want-more-pain-meds stage of her career and move directly into making movies. »

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Pavarotti 'duet' for Faryl Smith album

23 October 2009 2:05 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Faryl Smith's new album will feature a duet with late tenor Luciano Pavarotti, according to a report. Vocals from the opera legend have been digitally added to a new version of 'O Holy Night' recorded by Smith, The Sun claims. A source said: "Faryl is thrilled - she never thought she'd get the chance to sing with Pavarotti and now she has. The technology is note-perfect and it sounds as if they're really there together." (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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Southern California's Westminster Chorus Wins 'Choir Of The World' Title In 60th Int'l Musical Eisteddfod

13 July 2009 12:22 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Southern California's Westminster Chorus traveled to Llangollen, Wales for the 60th annual International Musical Eisteddfod - one of the most prestigious choir competitions in the world - and won the title "Choir of The World" and the festival's most coveted award, The Luciano Pavarotti Choir of The World Trophy. The chorus also won the Folk and Barbershop subcategory competitions earlier in the week. »

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Spanish Tenor Jose Carreras To Retire From Opera Stage

9 May 2009 12:57 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Spanish tenor Jose Carreras, one-third of the famous Three Tenors along with Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, has reportedly announced that he will be taking his final vow from the operatic stage.

The 62-year-old opera singer told The Times that his career is "done."

He said, "If I can do concert recitals, adapting the repertoire to my needs, then no problem, that's good enough. But with operas, unless the right circumstances come up, my career is done."

His retirement means that out of The Three Tenors, Domingo, his fellow Spanish singer, is the last one standing. Italian Pavarotti has succumbed to cancer in 2007 at the age of 71.

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Rocker Rod Stewart stocks up on tight trousers in Hong Kong

13 March 2009 9:08 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Hong Kong - Veteran rock star Rod Stewart proved he is wearing well at 64 by stocking up on tight-fitting trousers and stage clothes while in Hong Kong, a celebrity tailor said Saturday. The Scottish singer had several fitted suits and shirts made by Manu Melwani, known as Sam the Tailor, while he was in Hong Kong March 7 for a concert, Melwani said. 'He is very healthy and in excellent shape,' said Melwani, whose previous celebrity customers have included former Us president Bill Clinton, former British prime minister Tony Blair, Britain's Prince Charles and opera giant Luciano Pavarotti. 'The trousers I made for him were rather tight-fitting at his request, but they looked good »

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13 Questions With Fashion Bomb

1 March 2009 8:37 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Fashion Bomb is a unique, new breed of audio mercenary. Containing elements of industrial, metal, rock and goth, they aren’t easily categorized into any one genre of music and instantly arrest the listener with uncompromised style, quality and sonic fluency. Their visual image and presentation is just as striking as their sound, featuring sleek, almost militaristic dark attire, seven inch platform boots and a commanding stage presence that always leaves the crowd screaming for more. Last fall the band signed with Full Effect Records and released their first full-length disc Devils To Some, Angels To Others, and recently they hit the studio to record their sophomore follow-up with Fear Factory’s Ray Herrera. In the following interview with vocalist Val and lead guitarist Acid, we discuss their music, image, plans for world domination and favorite horror flicks…

Fangoria: How would you define your musical style?

Val: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary defines our style as intelligent, »

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Cinema Paradiso In Fort Lauderdale Unveils Events Lineup For The Month

15 January 2009 7:01 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Cinema Paradiso has unveiled their events lineup for the month, offering free screenings of the Director Guild of America awards film nominees for members for a week.

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and DGA members can watch the films nominated for the DGA awards, "Slumdog Millionaire," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "The Dark Knight," and "Milk," for free from January 19 to 23.

On January 17, Cinema Paradiso is showing the late Luciano Pavarotti's birthday tribute held in October last year.

Also, on January 20, the inauguration of president-elect Barack Obama will be featured on the big screen. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m.

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