Music photographer William Claxton dies at 80 - International Herald Tribune LOS ANGELES : William Claxton, a celebrated photographer who worked with such entertainers as Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra and who helped establish the organization that runs the Grammy Awards, has died. He was 80. Claxton died Saturday at Cedars ...
In Vienna, Gounod's Faust survives illness of director on good music - Newsday VIENNA, Austria (AP) _ Damnation was the dominant theme Saturday in a new Vienna State Opera production of Charles Gounod's Faust. But redemption triumphed in the form of wonderful singing and a powerful orchestral performance. On stage of course was ...
Froth and awe: Iraq celebrates Oktoberfest - Chicago Sun-Times BAGHDAD -- Dirndl-clad waitresses deliver frothy beers, the brass band has the oompah music in full drive, and there are sausages on the grill. Welcome to Iraq? It may still be a far cry from the Oktoberfest party in Munich, Germany, that draws in 6 ...