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September 2, 2025

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World Premiere Review: Natasha at the New National Theatre Tokyo

On 11 August 2025, the New National Theatre Tokyo (NNTT), Japan’s premier performance venue, launched the boldly imaginative Natasha — a one-act, multilingual opera by Toshio Hosokawa with a libretto by Yoko Tawada. As the third new commission under Artistic Director Kazushi Ono, this production not only continues NNTT’s recent dedication to cultivating Japanese contemporary composers but also stakes a…

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Celine Dion Live Rendition of Edith Piaf Classic at Paris Games 2024 Opening

Celine Dion – who has canceled her live tour in March 2020 as a result of her health – recently brought down the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony with a stunning rendition on an Edith Piaf classic. Her performance of Hymne à l’Amour, a valedictory tribute to Piaf’s romantic passion, was a public triumph for both Paris and Céline…

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Joyce Carol Oates’ review: The Lost Landscape

In many ways, literature stands firmly as part of music, just as lyricism is an integral aspect of creativity. Recently, I found myself reading a book written by Joyce Carol…

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Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft

After listening to the whole album in one sitting, I wondered how I could wisely interpret Billie Eilish’s latest studio album. While it may only take 43 minutes, there are…

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The Perfection of Joy in Beethoven’s Ninth

Beethoven is a name we all know well today. As a composer in the late 18th century, Beethoven was already making headlines. And one of his profound creative work was…

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A Day With Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s Kuala Lumpur event painted a compelling picture of AI’s influence. Stretching far beyond mere spreadsheets and managerial tasks, I wonder how it can help reclaime 100+ minutes a day,…

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How did Chilly Gonzales make the piano sexy again?

It is officially the month of great gigs. ARTE Festival 2023 returns this season and we are spoilt for choice. Out of the already spectacular program, I thought choosing Chilly…

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Khusugtun: Of Horses & Mongolia’s Robin Hood

The Mongolian culture has their lives so intertwined with horses that their key traditional instrument, the bowed, two-string morin khuur (or horsehead fiddle), is elaborately decorated with a carved horse’s head at the top of the neck. Genre: World music Meet the band called Khusugtun,…

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