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Despite Medication Change, James Levine's Met Opera Tenure Still Uncertain

The Metropolitan Opera's beloved conductor, James Levine, has had a tumultuous battle with Parkinson's Disease, which has hindered his abilities to continue with the company. With tenure of four decades, and despite doctors claiming a change in medication could help curb his symptoms, Levine's future with the orchestra remains uncertain.
By Ian Holubiak

  • BRIEF: Renée Fleming Retires; Sydney Theaters Suffer

    Here at Classicalite -- be it classical music, jazz, theater or dance -- arts news gets made fresh every single day.
    By Shane Jordan

  • Justice Antonin Scalia Dies at 79: Friendship Battles with Ginsburg Remembered in Opera

    United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at the of 79. Scaia was well known for being one of the most conservative Justices on the bench. Scalia was also known as a lover of the opera as well as the subject of one. The comedic opera, 'Ginsburg/Scalia,' composed by lawyer and musician Derrick Wang, focus on Scalia’s close friendship with rival Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Despite their drastically different interpretations of the law, Scalia and Ginsburg will forever be remembered as the closest friends on the bench.
    By James Knight
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