TurandotGiacomo Puccini wrote what was supposed to be his last opera at a time where, riddled with disease and old age as he was, he felt like his own turmoil was reflected in the outside world: itself staggering, unsteady, overwhelmed and smashed by the chaos of European diplomacy. In spite of these obstacles, he persevered and worked until the very end of his life on this opera that he left unfinished but that proved to be a "way out" for him in many ways.

which has premiered many of his works

Poole encounters a very different type of policing at his new post that challenges his more buttoned-up sensibility

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band is back with another must have of a two sider

No wonder that Czech and Bohemian music has fascinated many musicians and musicologists for three centuries

2022 marked the 60th Anniversary of this pivotal single and album by pioneering soul/funk house band-turned-international supergroup

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"Buffalo Killers' sound harks back to the late 60s/early 70s when rock bands such as CSN&Y

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United States Army Brass Band - Death or Glory

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calligraphy and enamels