Opera, the well known and very popular form of western classical music which was immensely common in UK, Italy, France and Germany is now gaining popularity in India as well, especially in New Delhi.

The organisations that have been dedicated to the cause of popularising Opera in Delhi include The Neemrana Music Foundation (TNMF) and the Delhi Opera Ensemble (DOE).

Some of the upcoming performances in New Delhi include:

• French Opera – If I Were King : January 12, 14 and 15 – Siri Fort, Delhi
• French Rock Opera – Hair : March – April, 2010

The youth is showing special interest in learning this art and many students are joining organisations such as DOE to learn more about the art and make their individual presence felt as Sopranos and Tenors.

To know more about Operas, visit : What is Opera?

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Concord Records will release the first three expanded Indiana Jones™ soundtracks individually on February 17, 2009.  All three expanded and re-mastered soundtracks feature previously unreleased music from the first three films.

Indiana Jones™ Audio Streams:
“Washington Ending” & “Raiders March”

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/audio/asx/John_Williams_Washington_Ending_Raiders_March.asx

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/audio/qtl/John_Williams_Washington_Ending_Raiders_March.qtl

“Keeping Up With the Joneses”

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/audio/asx/John_Williams_Keeping_Up_With_The_Joneses.asx

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/audio/qtl/John_Williams_Keeping_Up_With_The_Joneses.qtl

Indiana Jones™ Trilogy Music Video

Preferred Retail Links:
Raiders

http://www.amazon.com/Soundtrack/dp/B001FBSMOE/?tag=concordreco0c-20

Temple of Doom

http://www.amazon.com/Indiana-Jones-Temple-Doom/dp/B001J32H6M/?tag=concordreco0c-20

Last Crusade

http://www.amazon.com/Indiana-Jones-Last-Crusade/dp/B001J32H6W/?tag=concordreco0c-20

Download album art and press release here:

http://www.specialopsmedia.com/assets/IndianaJones/assets.zip

Indiana Jones™ Official Site:

http://www.indianajones.com

and MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/indianajones

On February 17, 2009 Concord Records will release individually the soundtracks to the original three Indiana Jones films: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

All three feature Oscar-winning composer John Williams’ soundtracks digitally remastered from the original tapes, plus unreleased music from each respective film. Previously available only as part of last year’s highly successful box set release Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, these reissued CD’s will be available individually for the first time. About the boxed set, Film Music Magazine raved, “It’s a collection on five CD’s that delivers over an hour of unheard Indy music, all with spectacular sound and sleek packaging. The chance to finally hear that minute of Indy toppling the Anubis statue in ‘Raiders’ is like a dream come true. Now with just about every bit of Indiana Jones music on deck here, listing to some of John Williams’ greatest achievements for the popcorn cinema has never sounded more fun, or fresh. Raid this covenant of CD’s immediately.”

Produced by Laurent Bouzereau, the reissued CD’s expand the first three iconic Indiana Jones soundtrack albums, which have been collectors’ items for many years.

Concord Records also released the soundtrack to last year’s mega-blockbuster Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (which was recently nominated for a 2009 Grammy® Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media).

With 45 Academy Award nominations and five Oscars® under his belt, John Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in history, and has collaborated with Steven Spielberg for the past 35 years on 23 films including Jaws, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Schindler’s List.   Williams also composed the acclaimed scores for George Lucas’ STAR WARS saga, Superman: The Movie, Memoirs of a Geisha, and the first three Harry Potter films.

Mr. Williams’ most recent work “Air and Simple Gifts,” was commissioned for President Barack Obama’s inauguration and performed by renowned musicians Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero and Anthony McGill January 20th, 2009 for a global audience of millions.

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Worldwide Phenomenon Mamma Mia! The Movie Takes in “Money Money Money” with DVD Ringing in $30 Million on First Day

The Most Successful Film Musical of All Time Worldwide Becomes The Must-Have Home Entertainment Title of 2008

Universal City, California, December 17, 2008 – Consumers said “Gimme Gimme Gimme” to Mamma Mia! The Movie, the most successful film musical of all time worldwide, as first day domestic DVD and Blu-ray™ consumer spend totaled over $30 million. Universal Studios Home Entertainment sold over 2.25 million units of the Golden Globe® -nominated blockbuster on December 16, 2008. An unprecedented worldwide box office phenomenon, Mamma Mia! The Movie has already been proclaimed the fastest selling DVD of all time in the U.K. after first-day sales reached 1.6 million units, surpassing the previous decade-long record holder Titanic on November 24, 2008 by over a half-million units, or 50 percent of total sales.

Overflowing with high-spirited fun, Mamma Mia! The Movie is the ultimate film for every “Dancing Queen” to enjoy at home this holiday season, and makes the perfect gift for the whole family. The film recently garnered two Golden Globe ®nominations including Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Actress in Musical or Comedy for Meryl Streep.

“Adding spectacular star power to the record-breaking popularity of the global stage hit and the unforgettable music of ABBA has made Mamma Mia! The Movie the must-see film event of the year,” said Craig Kornblau, President, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures Digital Platform. “That unbeatable combination has created extraordinary demand for the new DVD and Blu-ray releases, as demonstrated by its phenomenal success in the U.S. and all over the world.”

In the U.K., Mamma Mia! The Movie continued its winning streak, selling 3.2 million units in its first week, beating Titanic’s 10-year record by 35 percent. In Australia, the DVD became the biggest DVD release of the past two years, holding the number-one spot for four consecutive weeks. The title is now poised to become one of the continent’s top- five DVDs of all time. It is also Universals’ biggest home entertainment release ever in Germany, with one million units shipped to date. In Nordic territories, the title has broken all industry records to date, with 1.2 million units shipped in its first week.

Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s hit songs, Mamma Mia! The Movie is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family. Two-time Oscar® winner Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada) and Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) head up an all-star cast that also includes Amanda Seyfried (“Big Love”), Colin Firth (Love Actually), Stellan Skarsgård (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), Julie Walters (the Harry Potter films), Dominic Cooper (The History Boys) and Christine Baranski (Chicago). The three women who created the worldwide smash stage hit—global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson and director Phyllida Lloyd—reprise their roles in bringing this joyful, musical story to the big screen. Craymer shares producing credit with Gary Goetzman (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Charlie Wilson’s War). Executive producers are Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Mark Huffman.

Seen by more than 32 million people around the world, the stage production of Mamma Mia! is celebrating more than seven years on Broadway and is currently playing record-breaking engagements in Las Vegas and on national tour in the United States. There are currently eight productions of Mamma Mia! running around the world.

Available for a limited time only, the most infectiously fun movie of the year comes in two-disc Special Edition widescreen DVD and two-disc Blu-ray Hi-Def with digital copy. Both versions are packed with bonus materials including a deleted musical number, “Name of the Game,” and a sing-along feature that provides onscreen lyrics to the film’s 22 musical numbers. And, only on Blu-ray, fans can create their own video, audio or text track to watch with the movie and share with friends.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi.

**Also, celebrate the success of the DVD Release by joining the WORLD’S LONGEST CONGA LINE at http://www.mammamiacongaline.com/
o Upload your photo and join the world in the virtual Conga!

To download box art and artwork please click here:

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Check out some clips from the DVD here: “Dancing Queen” Sing Along clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wYJ3MABNOA

Anatomy of a Musical Number: Lay All Your Love on Me

Becoming a Singer

A Look Inside http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbx6SfKpoes

Outtakes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XqRn3MP6D4

The Making of Mamma Mia! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTUvrIJAalE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qyqNNWB7Ho

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What: Natya Tarangini & Raja-Radha Reddy present the Parampara Series 2008

“Prachisudha, the nectar of the east”

When:

24th Oct, 08

- Raja-Radha Reddy (Kuchipudi Dance)

- Ashwini Bhide (Hindustani Vocal)

25th Oct, 08

- Aruna Mohanty (Odissi Dance)

- Sudha Raghunathan (Carnatic Vocal)

26th Oct, 08

- Anita Ratnam (Indian Contemporary Dance)

- Advaita (Indian Contemporary Music)

Where: Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi, 7 pm Daily

Associate Sponsor: ONGC Co Sponsor : NTPC

For more information about the event and invitation, refer to the TOI

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As you get ready to celebrate Christmas with joy, happiness and well being, here is a preview of some of the most popular and loved Christmas Carols -

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

He’s making a list
And checking it twice
Gonna find out Who’s naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you’re sleeping
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!

O! You better watch out!
You better not cry
Better not pout
I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born.

Silent night, holy night!
Son of God love’s pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

Joy to the World

Joy to The world! the Lord has come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing

Joy to the world! the Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy

He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonder wonders of His love

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

You know Dasher, and Dancer, and
Prancer, and Vixen,
Comet, and Cupid, and
Donder and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose
and if you ever saw it
you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
play in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas eve
Santa came to say:
“Rudolph with your nose so bright,
won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then all the reindeer loved him
as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
you’ll go down in history!

Here’s Wising you a Bright and Merry Christmas!

Which is your all time favourite Christmas Carol?

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What: Nav Bharat Times & Dramatech present “Fiddler on the Roof” in Hindi.

Delhiites have the opportunity to witness a musical comedy this December which is guaranteed to offer warm family entertainment – ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ – original book by Joseph Stein.

When: 6:45 pm December 8, 9, 15 & 16 2007

Where: Sriram Centre

Tickets are available at Tekson’s South Extn & Hall on Show days (from 2pm)

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