Opera
Dame Josephine Barstow, Susan Bullock Among the Stars Gathering to Honor British Bass Richard Angas at Leeds Grand Theatre
Third Eye Blind: Totally Not Gay Hugh Jackman, Again, to Host 68th Annual Tony Awards on June 8
An Emmy award-winner for his 2004 gig as a Tony-giver, Wolverine himself, Hugh "Logan" Jackman, will make an unprecedented third-time appearance as the much sought-after host of the 68th annual Tony Awards on June 8. Home Sweet Home: Adelina Patti, the Soprano Who Sang for President Abraham Lincoln
In 1862, during the American Civil War, soprano Adelina Patti visited the White House and sang for Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary. Patti--then only 19, yet already well known in the U.S.--sang a number of songs, ending with "Home Sweet Home," a song requested by Lincoln himself.
