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Tosca: The Original Political Thriller

Tosca: The Original Political Thriller Austin T. Richey, PhD Louisa Proske’s Tosca – Glimmerglass Festival 2025 [Photo by Kayleen Bertrand] It is easy to think of Tosca as “classic opera”: grand voices, famous arias, candlelit churches, sweeping passion, and a tragic heroine standing at the center of it all. It is all of those things....

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Contemporary with Ballets Jazz Montreal 26/27 Masterclass

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Ballet with Grand Rapids Ballet 26/27 Masterclass

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Street/HipHop with Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theatre 26/27 Masterclass

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Ballet with Dance Theatre of Harlem 26/27 Masterclass

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Road to Tosca and Beyond: A Puccini Celebration

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What is (a) Happening

What is (a) Happening?: Black Mountain College By Austin T. Richey, Ph. D. Digital Media Manager and Storyteller, Detroit Opera Black Mountain College, c. 1940s. Black Mountain Summer School, North Carolina. John Cage came to Black Mountain College in April 1948, during a brief stopover in Asheville, North Carolina. He, along with his partner and...

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