Oct. 23: Gianandrea Noseda conducts the London Symphony and a host of singers in Britten's "War Requiem" at Avery Fisher Hall, as part of the White Light Festival.
A host of singers and dancers from the three host countries were joined by Grammy award-winning Canadian singer Bryan Adams.
The stage also served as an outdoor arena for a host of singers, poets and rappers, who gave the masses lines like: "Bush!
Thomas Adès, a part-time Los Angeles resident, led a host of singers and L.A. Phil players in a shrill, chaotic, relentless, and altogether wonderful performance.
He collaborated with a host of singers, songwriters, vocalists, bands and MCs to have them record over Ashton's original, stripped down versions of the tracks for what ended up sounding like "Sigur Ros vs. Bon Iver vs. Mumford and Sons vs. who the fuck knows".
Mira and Helen have records by a host of female singers, among them Dolly Parton, Joni Mitchell, Nancy Sinatra and Kate Bush.
In this scene, Garland and a host of other singers and dancers are in blackface; it's just one of many such offensive displays in Berkeley's work, which also features yellowface and homophobic humor, as well as a relentless focus on women's largely exposed bodies.
Tomorrow's matinee features Hei-Kyung Hong, the radiant Korean soprano, as Mimi, and a host of other singers taking on their roles at the Met for the first time, including Roberto Aronica as Rodolfo, Richard Zeller as Marcello, and Zvetelina Vassileva, who appeared with the company last season as Leonora in Verdi's "Forza del Destino," in a role that should fit her voice far better: Musetta.
The legendary Franco Zeffirelli directed the production of Carmen for Arena di Verona that opened this summer and featured over-the-top action on stage including a host of dancers, singers, soldiers on horseback, and lively colors.
So Jimmy, John and Jason, if you're still trying to figure out a way to play together, here's my advice: Think outside the white rock n roll box and hark back to your roots in black music, to the juke box music you all grew up playing along to, and I'm sure you'll find a host of amazing singers just dying to work with you.
Ian's songs have been recorded by singers as diverse as Cher, John Mellencamp, Celine Dion, Nana Mouskouri, Charlie Daniels and Roberta Flack and she has performed with Tom Paxton, Lou Gossett Jr., Judy Collins, Phil Ochs and a host of other singer-songwriters.
