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BBC Television's "Ballet Season" Includes Lost Footage of Margot Fonteyn in 'Sleeping Beauty,' New Documentaries Galore
A Time to Break Silence: S.A.L.T. of the Earth Opera Sings for Human Rights at Lorin Maazel's Castleton Farm in Virginia
Lorin Maazel's horse farm in Castleton, Va. will host for the second time A Time to Break Silence, an awareness event exploring the connections between art and human rights. An international group of singers called S.A.L.T. Opera (Sharing music, Aiding others, Loving Together) will be performing music that they believe has the power to help aid in the recovery of individuals who have endured the extreme hardships of war. Classicalite's Five Best: Rock Stars and Their Musical Mentors
The trend of recent decades of rock stars to turn to classical music isn't so very surprising. No, especially not when you consider some very direct influences between the mainstream classical world and the rockers. Here, then, are Classicalite's Five Best rock stars and their classical mentors.