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Opera companies prioritize “one-truck shows” — what are the benefits?
APRIL 3, 2024 | Opera America
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Surging gas prices and escalating costs for rental trucks and labor have caused a spike in transportation fees, driving shipping costs to an all-time high. As opera companies explore ways to trim costs, “one-truck shows,” where all of the elements of a production fit into a single semi-truck, have become trendy.
Photo by Harrison Hill
10 Living Composers to Know: A Black History Month Listening Guide
FEBRUARY 23, 2024 | Los Angeles Philharmonic​
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From cinematic scores to concert hall pieces, their works resonate with the legacies of underrepresented voices that came before them while boldly carving their own new narratives. This listening guide is an introduction to Black composers making history in the present moment.
Courtesy of Universal Animation Studios
Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
OCTOBER 18, 2023 | Film Obsessive
Alvin and the Chipmunks may be most associated with singing and dancing at Christmastime, but their 1999 Halloween direct-to-video film proves that they're fun on any holiday—especially during the spooky season!
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Tchaikovsky AI Chatbot
Strike up a conversation with Russian Romantic composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky!
Piper created an artificial intelligence chatbot with MeowApps, WordPress and OpenAI's GPT-4 to allow people to chat with Tchaikovsky about his personal and professional life based off the composer's real diary entries from 1884.
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