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    Dec 6, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Arts Council of the Blue Ridge will close up shop next week

    After 34 years of representing artists and the arts in the Roanoke Valley, The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge is closing its doors.
    WDBJ7 Reporter/Anchor
    After 34 years of representing artists and the arts in the Roanoke Valley, The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge is closing its doors. The council was an advocate for the opera, ballet, private artists, among other groups  in the area. The decision to...

    Tags: Arts, Fine Artists, Artists, Arts and Culture

    2. Nov 1, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Tree planting at Patrick Henry High in Roanoke has special meaning

    Opera Roanoke and Patrick Henry High School team up to honor a special tradition and a special man today.   It was all part of the Joe Green Tree Project. The family of legendary opera composer Giuseppe Verdi would plant a tree for each of his operas, so Opera Roanoke adopted the tradition last year.  This year's tree planting at Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke was in memory of Seth Williamson, a longtime radio announcer, music reviewer and essayist.
    Reporter
    Opera Roanoke and Patrick Henry High School team up to honor a special tradition and a special man today.   It was all part of the Joe Green Tree Project. The family of legendary opera composer Giuseppe Verdi would plant a tree for each of his operas,...

    Tags: Forestry and Timber

    3. Nov 4, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. Roanoke Opera features classics 'unplugged'

    It's a show hundreds of years in the making. Sunday night, ghoulish drama, music and dance made its way to Roanoke.    
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    It's a show hundreds of years in the making. Sunday night, ghoulish drama, music and dance made its way to Roanoke.     Opera Roanoke continued it's performance series of The Masques of Orpheus. The opera featured scenes from popular classic composers....

    Tags: Edgar Allan Poe, Halloween

    4. Aug 27, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. Roanoke group works to support the Opera & break stereotypes

    It's traditionally a word of praise for a great performance, now a Roanoke arts group is hoping "BRAVO" will take on another meaning.
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    It's traditionally a word of praise for a great performance, now a Roanoke arts group is hoping "BRAVO" will take on another meaning. "BRAVO" in this instance stands for "Blue Ridge Advocates for the Valley's Opera." The group is trying to educate,...

    Tags: Services and Shopping

    5. Jul 20, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Justin McLeod's Blog

    <strong>August 15</strong>
    August 15 Goodbye They say all good things must come to an end.  With that, I'm leaving WDBJ and the news business.  I've accepted a position as the community relations coordinator for Roanoke City Schools.  There are several reasons why I'm switching...

    Tags: Social Issues, Tim Tebow, Noomi Rapace, Holidays, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal

    6. Jun 25, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Popular soap opera actress is in Roanoke this week

    Fans of Bold and the Beautiful will notice a familiar face at the Miss Virginia pageant.
    Reporter
    Fans of Bold and the Beautiful will notice a familiar face at the Miss Virginia pageant.   Bobbie Eakes played Macy on the hit CBS daytime drama and this week she's in Roanoke to emcee and perform during the pageant.   Eakes was Miss Georgia back in...

    Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Talk Shows (genre), Drama (genre), CBS Corp., Television Industry

    7. Jan 30, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Danville native and black opera pioneer Camilla Williams dies at 92

    The opera world is remembering a groundbreaking star who grew up singing in church in Danville.
    The opera world is remembering a groundbreaking star who grew up singing in church in Danville. Camilla Williams died yesterday. She was 92. Born in Danville in 19-19, she became the first African-American woman to sing with a major U.S. opera...

    Tags: Martin Luther King Jr.

    8. Jun 18, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. Rising music stars from around the world to perform in Blacksburg

    Young, fresh, rising music stars from around the world are in Blacksburg for a two-week music festival.
    Young, fresh, rising music stars from around the world are in Blacksburg for a two-week music festival. These musicians are hoping to spark new interest in a centuries old art. “It catches a lot of people off guard,” said Philip...

    Tags: Theater, Music Theater, Entertainment, Virginia Tech, Music Industry

    9. Mar 17, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Opera Roanoke presents Madama Butterfly

    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opera Roanoke is celebrating its 35th season.&nbsp; One of the feature productions this year is Madama Butterfly.
    Reporter
        Opera Roanoke is celebrating its 35th season.  One of the feature productions this year is Madama Butterfly.     The opera will be performed twice this weekend.  Friday, March 18 the show will begin at 8pm, Sunday, March 20 the performance is at 2:...

    Tags: Human Interest, Music Theater

    10. Jan 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. They conduct classical, but they love pop and rock too

    Ever wonder what longhairs listen to when they let their hair down? Once upon a time, when conductors were regarded as remote intellectual titans, no one would have thought to ask. Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, once described the archetypal image of a conductor as "this inaccessible person with an accent and an ascot."
    Ever wonder what longhairs listen to when they let their hair down? Once upon a time, when conductors were regarded as remote intellectual titans, no one would have thought to ask. Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, once described...

    Tags: Marin Alsop, Leonard Bernstein, John Denver, Michael Jackson, Culture

    11. Dec 23, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  11. New Carlos Rubio novel contains intrigue

    <strong>Name:</strong> Carlos Rubio
    Name: Carlos Rubio Age: 68 City in which you reside: Martinsburg, W.Va. Day job: I taught at Shepherd in the English and Language Department from 2001 to 2009. At the moment I work with the Education Department as a student teacher supervisor. Book...

    Tags: Book, Italy, Cuba, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc.

    12. Jan 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Winter classical music preview: Diverse events, from 'Boheme' to Boulez

    The period from the new year through the end of March invariably includes some of the most highly anticipated events of Chicago's classical music season. Here are 10 such events, listed in chronological order:
    The period from the new year through the end of March invariably includes some of the most highly anticipated events of Chicago's classical music season. Here are 10 such events, listed in chronological order: Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo...

    Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Culture, Edgar Allan Poe, Arts and Culture, Contemporary Music (genre)

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