Program 3 features Beethoven’s late masterpiece "Missa Solemnis" — with Fabiano, soprano Laura Claycomb, mezzo Sasha Cooke and bass Shenyang — and excerpts from Palestrina’s 1562 "Mass for Pope Marcellus II."
Why Beethoven?
Why are two dozen of his works in the current San Francisco Symphony schedule?
Read More
Lovable English eccentric Robyn Hitchcock often finds himself in remarkable situations, from 2008’s expedition to Greenland to study climate change to co-starring in Jonathan Demme films "The Manchurian Candidate," "Rachel Getting Married" and the concert documentary "Storefront Hitchcock." A few months ago, while visiting his daughter Maisie in Berlin, he unexpectedly went with her and Michael Stipe to Yoko Ono’s birthday party, where he and Stipe ended up singing "Give Peace a Chance" onstage.
Read More
“Queen of Versailles” documentary star David Siegel is of course suing the filmmaker for making him look bad by actually filming him and then releasing it. His lawyers are trying every tack, but the latest strategy seems to be attacking his own son Richard.
Read More
Things appear to have further gone down hill for Clint Eastwood after his failed attempt to get Mitt Romney elected. There are rumors about his marriage being on the rocks, and this week he had to go to court to get an order of protection against a man who claims to be his son.
Read More
Yes, the only person who cares that Hulk Hogan has a sex tape is Hulk Hogan, and he is doggedly pursuing Gawker to remove all traces of the sordid romp.
Read More
Future Twin frontwoman Jean Yaste likes to start things.
Not just the leader of the San Francisco garage, lo-fi rock band, she also opposes condominium development in The City, is involved with the group that took over land in Albany and converted it to a guerilla farm, and is co-founder of an all-female moped gang.
Read More
Local dance legend Anna Halprin may turn 93 in June, but she is as active as ever. She presents her iconic “Planetary Dance” at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival on Sunday in the closing event of Bay Area Dance Week.
Read More
Self-proclaimed “domestic broker to the stars” Adrian Smith helps celebs hire maids, and he has filed a lawsuit against the Seinfelds for rejecting his candidates, who, he claims, they called unattractive, old and fat.
Read More
We can all sleep tight tonight knowing “Teen Mom” star Farrah Abraham has finally inked a six-figure deal to distribute her sex tape.
TMZ has been keeping this important story alive for weeks, but Abraham herself did an amazing job in plotting out the entire turn of events. First, deny you have made a sex tape so as to build anticipation. Then, admit to having the sex tape but say that no one will be seeing it.
Read More
This just in: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are reportedly dating again.
Though he is 20 years older than her (who cares, It’s Johnny Depp!), the pair were seen holding hands at a super-secret Rolling Stones gig in L.A. over the weekend, according to the New York Daily News.
Read More
URL: http://www.sfexaminer.com/archive/21?page=9&%3Bamp%3Bfield_blog_image_list=All&%3Bamp%3Btid[21]=21&%3Bquicktabs_1=0&%3Btype[story]=story&%3Bquicktabs_6=1&quicktabs_1=0
