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Lyric sets world premiere of new opera based on Ann Patchett novel for 2015-16 season
Lyric Opera of Chicago has shied away from commissioning any new operas over the last decade, at a time when other major American opera companies such as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Los Angeles Opera have...Tags: Music, Broadway Theater, Theater, Civic Opera House, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Outdoors: Best bass lakes nearby
South Bend TribuneI’ve always believed we have some of the nation’s best fishing at our doorstep and Bassmaster Magazine agrees. The 500,000-circulation periodical listed the nation’s best bass fishing lakes and six of those lie within 3½ hours of South...Tags: Arts and Culture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Lifestyle and Leisure, Ceremonies
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Hollywood on black culture: Should it be looking forward not back?
24 FramesHollywood's black history lessons: Is it time to look forward instead of backward? Patrick Goldstein studies the repercussions if the George Lucas-backed "Red Tails" doesn't catch hold.... -
'House' recap: And the Emmy for best pustules goes to ...
Show TrackerFade in: Dutch slave ship off the coast of Bermuda, 1793. Slaves are sick. The shipâs doctor fears the worst. The Dutch decide to throw the infected Africans overboard one by one, to halt the spread of the disease. Wait,...... -
Djimon Hounsou is the Angel of Death in the new ‘Paradise Lost’
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelJohn Milton's epic poem is getting the Alex “The Crow” Proyas treatment early next year. He's landed Bradley Cooper to play Lucifer and Benjamin Walker as his Michael. And now there's an Angel of Death for the film. The great Djimon Hounsou... -
Cajon Pass fire expected to be contained Monday
L.A. NOWA 1,200-acre brush fire that has burned for two days in the Cajon Pass, destroying several structures and forcing 1,500 residents to evacuate, was expected to be fully contained Monday, officials said. The fire broke out Friday about 12:45 p.m....... -
Exclusive: With ‘Super 8,’ J.J. Abrams & Co. give ‘Spielberg Kids’ their comeback
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelIn the early 1980s, Steven Spielberg — as a director and producer — served up gangs of daring, resourceful, fun-loving moppets who came to define their generation. He became a Norman Rockwell of the big screen, presenting American suburbia... -
Cross-border pot smuggling tunnel has sophisticated features
L.A. NOWThe drug tunnel found this week on the U.S.-Mexico border has several sophisticated features, officials said. The tunnel, discovered in a San Diego warehouse district, was one of the longest ever discovered and had several unique features that highlighted... -
Pete Postlethwaite: 1946-2011
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelThe great grizzled British character actor Pete Postlethwaite has died, too young to go at age 64. The longtime smoker fought and lost a long battle with cancer. Cinema audiences last caught a whiff of his menace in “The Town,” playing The... -
'Precious' is truly precious at the box office; $2.5 million is 'remarkable'
Gold Derby"It was a fantastic expansion for 'Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire,' which Lionsgate widened from 18 to 174 theaters this weekend," Gitesh Pandya of BoxOfficeGuru.com reports to Gold Derby. "Going into the weekend, I thought it had a... -
Man awaiting trial in UC Riverside professorâs death dies in jail
L.A. NOWA Long Beach construction worker awaiting trial in the death of a UC Riverside professor last year died in his jail cell on Christmas Day, authorities said today. A guard on a security walk found Marlon Martinez, 22, lying in...... -
Matthew McConaugheyâs return to court will be for Lionsgate
Frankly My Dear» Orlando Sentinel â Frankly My DearHe broke into the big time with one legal thriller (A Time to Kill), proved the limits of his skills as an actor in another (Amistad) and could probably use a hit outside of his rom-com niche. Thus, Matty McConaughey (”That's Matthew. Please.”...
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