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Opera Singer Renee Fleming Meets Kiss at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Band Says They Were Screwed Over By Execs

Famous opera singer and soprano Renee Fleming cozied up to all four original Kiss members at the 2014 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.Though the two have vastly different musical styles, Kiss vocalist Paul Stanley called Fleming “a star” after a chance meeting during an interview. He then let her cuddle inside his trademark cape, making for a very bizarre combination of musicians.This strange and hilarious meeting happened before the newest Kiss drama in which Stanley says the band was “screwed over and misled” by the executives of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on his Twitter account.Though Stanley did not delve any deeper in his Twitter rant, it is believed his anger was because the band was not put on camera until just before the first chorus of the famed song “Rock and Roll All Nite” and focused on popular bassist Gene Simmons during Tommy Thayer’s guitar solo.
By Jaime Prisco

  • Dating Rumors Swirl Around Famous Tenor Jonas Kaufmann and Pop Singer Madonna

    Rumors have been flying about a love connection between the world's most famous tenor, Jonas Kaufmann, and famous pop star Madonna. Sources claim that the musically inclined pair first met at a Christopher Makos exhibition in London and are now an item. The Queen of Pop is hoping that the two will be able to make an album together.Madonna, fresh off an extremely talked-about "Interview" magazine cover, has had a slew of lovers in the past. In the summer, she was rumored to be dating her 26-year-old dancer and choreographer Timor Steffens, but that quickly ended and has now set her sights on Kaufmann.But the recently separated Kaufmann seems to still be playing the field. Recently, he has been spotted with Christiane Lutz, an opera director who works at the Graz and Lubeck theaters.
    By Jaime Prisco

  • Cecilia Bartoli to Become Artistic Director for 2015 Salzburg Whitsun Festival in Austria, Appointed by Alexander Pereira

    The Salzburg Whitsun Festival will has a new appointee this season: Cecilia Bartoli, who will head the post of artistic director. Bartoli, who has been at the helm since 2012, was given the appointment by Alexander Pereira.
    By Ian Holubiak
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