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Often dismissed by rock historians as a product of the antiseptic Californian country-music scene, an artist who relied on watered-down covers of classic rock n’ roll and pop standards, this descrip……続きを見る

Puccini's masterpiece, "La Boheme", is a love story which begins on Christmas Eve. The story of youngsters who experience all kinds of love, joy and pain throughout poverty has been loved by many pe……続きを見る

"Pagliacci" is the opera famous for the aria "Vesti la giubba", lamenting about his situation to put on make-up and force a smile for the play even after witnessing his wife's be……続きを見る

Puccini's "Turandot" is well known for the aria named "Nesson dorma". The composer Puccini worked on this piece for years but at last died before completing it, leaving the piece……続きを見る

"Rigoletto", a piece famous for the aria that compared women with reeds along bright and lively rhythms, is actually the most socially critical opera among Verdi's numerous works. Verdi cr……続きを見る

A pure drop explores all of Buckley's fascinating facets and seeks to explain why he became so extraordinarily influential. It was his take on John Cale's cover version of Leonard Cohen's rather obs……続きを見る

On 31 March 1945, at The Playhouse Theatre on Forty-Eight Street the curtain rose on the opening night of The Glass Menagerie. Tennessee Williams, the show's thirty-four-year-old playwright, sat hun……続きを見る

Danny Dyer is one of the most recognizable names in British film and television. Best known for hard-man roles in Mean Machine and The Football Factory, Danny is now making headlines as Mick Carter,……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An epic, mesmerizing oral history of Hollywood and Los Angeles from the author of the contemporary classic Edie Jean Stein transformed the art of oral history in her grou……続きを見る

Hailed as an “American counter-culture classic,” this “funny” and candid musical memoir offers a delicious glimpse into the 1930s jazz scene (The Wall Street Journal) Mezz Mezzrow was a boy from Chi……続きを見る

 "Carmen" is a love story between the passionate gypsie Carmen and the naïve and stubborn Don Jose at Sevilia of Spain. We now look at "Carmen", the hit work of the Fre……続きを見る

"L'elisir D'amore" is a dynamic opera composed of rapid intersections between major and minor notes along with mixtures of lively music and lyrical melody, without any moment to get bored, entertain……続きを見る

The opera "Norma" is a pieced adored by the composer Bellini, who said "I want to protect this Norma no matter what". Evidently, it is evaluated as the piece which brought about the renaissance and ……続きを見る

"Die Zauberflote", with the famous aria of "Queen of the Night", is the last masterpiece of the genius composer Mozart with the fairytale-like plot and the beautiful music comple……続きを見る

"La Traviata" is a tragic love story in which Violeta, a lady from the high society of Paris falls in love with an aristrocrat Alfredo, but break up because of the gap between the two's so……続きを見る

MC Flux, AKA Carl Rodney Thomas, is a top drum and bass MC, a UK pioneer in this type of dance music. Inspired in his teens by reggae, back in the 90s he became Youth Champion of the Reggae Young So……続きを見る

Opera "Tosca" is about a tragic love story of a woman whose destiny is changed overnight in Rome during the Napoleon War, right after the French Revolution. Let's explore "Tosca"……続きを見る

The inspiring biography of one of Australia's best-known businessmen, TV stars and footy club presidents. Eddie McGuire charts the incredible rise of Edward Joseph McGuire AM from his childhood in t……続きを見る

Want to know what really goes on during an Olly Murs UK tour? Then get the lowdown in my new book, On The Road - the official, uncensored, up close and personal story of 2015's Never Been Better UK ……続きを見る

From the man who wrote the songs that outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in 1967-1968, comes the story of the first decades of his life in Hollywood and New York. Immerse yourself in Grammy,……続きを見る

*Tongue-in-cheek and totally unhelpful, this little book is the perfect gift for all Benedict Cumberbatch fans* Benedict Cumberbatch. Does the mere sight of his name give you tingles? Do you feel a ……続きを見る

Con un’intervista esclusiva a John Carpenter e a sua moglie Sandy King. Fabio Migneco accompagna il lettore in un viaggio emozionante alla scoperta di una delle grandi icone pop dei nostri tempi, Jo……続きを見る

Just in time for the Chairman's centennial, the endlessly absorbing sequel to James Kaplan's bestselling Frank: The Voice Finally the definitive biography that Frank Sinatra, justly termed 'The Ente……続きを見る

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A celebration of Nicolas Cage ー the man and the meme Nicolas Cage: leading man or character actor? Action hero or goofball comedian? Internet joke or one of the greatest actors of his generation? B……続きを見る

A no-holds-barred look into the remarkable life and career of the prolific musician, songwriter, and producer behind Eurythmics and dozens of pop hits. Dave Stewart’s life has been a wild rideーone ……続きを見る

Over the last five decades, the films of director Brian De Palma (b. 1940) have been among the biggest successes (The Untouchables; Mission: Impossible) and the most high-profile failures (The Bonfi……続きを見る

Hadley Freeman brings us her personalised guide to American movies from the 1980s – why they are brilliant, what they meant to her, and how they influenced movie-making forever. For Hadley Freeman, ……続きを見る

Digging through the myths around Australia's most famous artist, many of which he created himself as a masterful self-promoter, this book is the biography that Sidney Nolan deserves. In an authorita……続きを見る

Décryptez l’art de Sir Joshua Reynolds en moins d’une heure ! Génie du portrait, Sir Joshua Reynolds a tenté toute sa vie d’élever ce genre au même rang que la peinture d’histoire. C’est également à……続きを見る