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Sofia Coppola Tries Her Opera Hand at Giuseppe Verdi's 'La Traviata'

American film director Sofia Coppola, creator of generational benchmarks like 'Lost in Translation' and 'The Virgin Diaries,' opens her debut opera in Italy next month. A staging of Giuseppe Verdi’s 'La Traviata,' the Italian libretto will premiere at the Rome Opera House.
By Philip Trapp

  • Tony Conrad, Experimental Composer and Filmmaker, Dies at Age 76

    Drone music composer and structural filmmaker, Tony Conrad, died on Saturday at age 76. The artist was best known in music circles for his minimalist violin work on 'Outside the Dream Syndicate,' his acclaimed 1973 album with German krautrock band, Faust.
    By Philip Trapp

  • What's Going on with the Musical 'Nerds' and its Finances?

    There appears to be a potential scandal brewing on Broadway or, at the very least, a lot of questions have been asked since the surprise March 8th postponement slash cancellation of the planned musical about the rivalry between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. It turns out that the musical comedy Nerds may have left town in the middle of the night without leaving its creditors a forwarding address.
    By Teresa Swan