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Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Undergoing Brain Tumor Treatment, to Sing at Helikon Opera in November

It has been an arduous and complicated year for Dmitri Hvorostovsky, the Russian baritone who has undergone treatment for a recently discovered brain tumor. However, as a sign of hope, Hvorostovsky has announced that he will sing at the Helikon Opera's opening gala on November 2, 2015.
By Ian Holubiak

  • Repetition in Music: 'Mere Exposure Effect' and 'Semantic Satiation'

    The use of repetition in music raises a controversial debate for many listeners. In many cases, it is the sole delineator between the addicting songs and the irritating ones. Now, the folks over at IFL Science have put together a video arguing how incredibly fundamental repetition in music is to impressing itself on the listener, using the "mere exposure effect" and "semantic satiation" as its foremost defense.
    By Steve Nagel

  • German Opera Director Nikolaus Lehnhoff, Known for Janáček Stagings, Dead at 76

    Opera Director Nikolaus Lehnhoff died last Saturday, at age 76, according the German news agency DPA. Known most recently for bringing the characters and music of Leos Janáček new life with his directing talent and reviving the creative spirit of the East Sussex Opera House, Expatica reported that Lehnhoff was respected for his "swish, elegant, but always thought-provoking stagings that avoided some of the provocative excesses of some of his more controversial colleagues."
    By Steve Nagel