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CLEAN : Glass Marcano becomes first black woman orchestra conductor in France
Carried by her overflowing energy, Venezuelan conductor Glass Marcano achieves a life dream by conducting a symphony orchestra (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Afghan orchestra plays concert after reuniting in Qatar's Doha
The orchestra of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music holds a concert after all its members were reunited in Qatar's Doha following their escape from Taliban rule, having to smuggle their instruments out of the country as they...
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USA: NEW YORK: REACTION TO DEATH OF COMPOSER RODRIGO
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Some of the biggest names in classical music have been reacting to the death of Spain's best loved composer Joaquin Rodrigo.
Sharon Isbin, one of the world's foremost classical guitarists, became his pupil and one of his...
Bloomberg
Inside a High-Security Ebola Isolation Chamber
Nov. 4 ""A UN employee who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone is being treated at the Begin hospital, near Paris. The same hospital treated another patient in September who survived Ebola. Bloomberg went to the hospital to...
Curated Video
ENTERTAINMENT DAILY: ENT1- AIDA
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As part of China's quest for new cultural jewels to embellish its economic success, the city of Shanghai has staged the world's most grandiose opera, AIDA.
The performance of Giuseppe Verdi's showpiece 1871 opera of ancient...
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VOICED Elephants play percussion in orchestra at sanctuary
0:00 Dave Soldier, elephant orchestra conductor
0:05 Cutaway close up girl playing trumpet
0:08 Dave Soldier conducting elephants
0:15 Various of elephant playing drums
0:24 Dave Soldier conducting drumming elephant
0:29 School orchestra...
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An orchestra in Pasadena, California is facing musician cuts and financial shortfalls, as the economic recession forces donors and patrons to cut back on their arts and entertainment spending.
HEADLINE: Sour economy threatens to silence orchestra
CAPTION: An orchestra in Pasadena, California is facing musician cuts and financial shortfalls, as the economic recession forces donors and patrons to cut back on their arts and...
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Neil Young discusses his new music and art exhibit
Neil Young is not slowing down.
The legendary 68-year-old musician recently published a memoir, launched a digital music player, his 35th studio album comes out Tuesday (4 NOV. 2014) and his first ever art exhibition opened Monday (3...
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Native New Yorker John Gilbert on becoming the youngest music director ever - of the New York Philharmonic orchestra. (Sept. 11)
HEADLINE: Gilbert gets baton at NY Philharmonic
CAPTION: Native New Yorker Alan Gilbert on becoming the youngest music director ever of the New York Philharmonic orchestra. (Sept. 11)
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CLEAN : Seeking strong female role Fleming turns to life of O Keeffe
Next November opera singer Renee Fleming will join the Philharmonic when she stars in Letters from Georgia
Bridgeman Arts
Scenes from universities and musical academies, Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 5 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Wide shot of universities an schools in Ukraine, eastern Europe. People / students sitting on benches / banks...
Curated Video
Classical fans can join the British Philharmonia Orchestra via a new VR project
CLASSICAL FANS CAN JOIN THE BRITISH PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA VIA A NEW VR PROJECT
Bloomberg
Expedia CEO, CFO Resign Following Clash With Diller
Dec.04 -- Expedia Group Inc. announced that Chief Executive Officer Mark Okerstrom and Chief Financial Officer Alan Pickerilll resigned effective immediately after clashing with the board about the company’s direction. Bloomberg’s Kailey...
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VOICED : Orquesta estudiantil en Colombia homenajea a indigenas en medio de protestas
Guardias indigenas que llegaron a Bogota para unirse a las protestas contra el presidente Ivan Duque fueron homenajeados por una orquesta estudiantil en medio de otro encuentro fallido entre el gobierno y los promotores de las...
Press Association
Orchestra plays under wind turbines to mark Earth Overshoot Day
Orchestra for the Earth performs in front of the UK’s first commercial wind farm in Cornwall.
The orchestra has partnered with renewable power company Good Energy to mark Earth Overshoot Day on August 22.
It is the day when humanity’s...
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CLEAN : Football fans in Madrid divided on Super League plans
FILE IMAGES of Syrian opposition figure Michel Kilo. Prominent exiled opposition figure Michel Kilo dies of Covid-19 in Paris after a lifetime of peaceful struggle against Baath party rule in Syria, colleagues says (Footage by AFPTV via...
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CLEAN : Despite Covid hurdles, US orchestras find the joy in music
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) rehearses for a show as the musicians resume live performances while navigating a maelstrom of Covid-19 rules (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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INDIA: MOTHER TERESA SAYS SHE WANTS TO WORK WITH AIDS PATIENTS
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Barely four days after retiring, Mother Teresa says she wants to work with AIDS patients.
Due to ill health, the missionary has just relinquished her post as the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity in...
Curated Video
Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra - the musical jewel of the Middle East
This is where the long hours of rehearsal are put in before the orchestra takes to the stage.
The Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra is a young entity, the vision of conductor and composer, Walid Gholmieh who founded it. Since Gholmieh...
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The New York Philharmonic arrived in China Saturday in advance of an historic trip to North Korea. It will be the most prominent American cultural group to travel to North Korea in decades
HEADLINE: New York Philharmonic bound for North Korea
CAPTION: The New York Philharmonic arrived in China Saturday in advance of an historic trip to North Korea. It will be the most prominent American cultural group to travel to North...
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Hit musical returns to London
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London, 21st June 2006
1. Wide shot Adelphi Theatre, London
2. Mid shot entrance
VNR - No re-use/re-sale without clearance
3. Excerpt Evita - 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina'
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London, 21st June 2006
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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra makes history by winning the Birgit Nilsson Prize
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra added a prestigious feather to its cap Wednesday (9 APRIL 2014) with the Birgit Nilsson Foundation picking it as this year's winner of its $1 million (USD) prize, named after the late Swedish soprano....
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: SA ORCHESTRA
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Orchestra musicians, often are a hard-bitten lot, but they can soften when a symphony dies. So the members of South Africa's leading orchestra gave a pair of concerts to thank their followers -- no salary, no tickets, no...