Handel’s ‘Messiah’ wasn’t meant to be Christmas music, but it still became a Chicago holiday staple

Some Chicagoans came to appreciate “Messiah” as a piece of music with appeal that extended beyond its Christian themes.

In Rome, the King of Paparazzi Is a Star in His Own Right

Rino Barillari has been snapping photos of, and sparring with, the famous for 65 years, from Princess Margaret to Lady Gaga, Peter O’Toole to Spike Lee. He is now a fixture himself in the celebrity ...
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Oscar winner Morricone’s lost opera debuts in Naples after 30 years

At long last, vindication has arrived for an Oscar-winning composer who sought to prove he was as capable of breathing life ...