Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral Christmastide A Christmas Concert. A concert recorded live with Robert De Cormier and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Ely Cathedral in December of 1988. Continue reading
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12/14/15 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Chris Brown – This Christmas
This Christmas covered by Chris Brown for the in 2007 film of the same names originally written and performed by R&B legend Donny Hathaway in 1970. Continue reading
12/14/15 O&A NYC Hollywood Monday: It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. The movie is based on the short story The Greatest Gift, which Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939 and published privately in 1945. It’s a Wonderful Life is now considered one of the most popular films in American cinema. The numerous television showings in the 1980s helped the film become traditional viewing during the Christmas season. Continue reading
12/11/15 O&A NYC Shall We Dance Friday: Rudolf Nureyev and Merle Park – The Nutcracker (1968)
This historic performance from 1968 captures choreographer/performer Rudolf Nureyev at the peak of his career. Filmed at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the ballet features artists of the Royal Ballet including Wayne Sleep, Jillian Gibbs and Merle Park as Clara. Continue reading
11/23/15 O&A NYC Hollywood Monday: Somewhere Over The Rainbow- The Wizard Of OZ
In 1939 MGM released the Frank Baum children’s classic The Wizard of Oz. The public wanted child star and box office powerhouse Shirley Temple to play the role of Dorothy. The studio decided to go with 17-year-old newcomer Judy Garland instead. This was one of the first scene filmed it sets the tone for the rest of the film. Continue reading
11/18/15 O&A NYC Wildin Out Wednesday: Our Gang /The Little Rascals- Mush n Milk “Don’t drink the milk… Why? Its spoiled!”
Mush n Milk is one of the series classics. Set in a boarding home for children it is most remembered for the breakfast scenes line, “Don’t drink the milk… Why? Its spoiled”.
11/16/15 O&A NYC Hollywood Monday: Stages
11/9/15 O&A NYC Hollywood Monday: In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 dramatic mystery film directed by Norman Jewison starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates. The movie is based on the 1965 John Ball novel of the same name, which tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Poitier). Tibbs is a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a racist small town in Mississippi. Continue reading
11/6/15 O&A NYC Shall We Dance Friday: Le Jeune Homme et la Mort- Rudolf Nureyev or Mikhail Baryshnikov? You decide
Le Jeune Homme et la Mort (1946) choreography by Roland Petit, set to Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582, with a one-act libretto by Jean Cocteau. The story of a young man driven to suicide by his faithless lover. Two of the most memorable interrupters of the male role (both stage and film) have been Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Continue reading
